Illinois · Public charity
American Foundry Society
The mission of the American Foundry Society is to advance the success of its members and the metalcasting industry through advocacy, education, and innovation.
- $166k
- Granted FY2019
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2019
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2019
- Itemized, FY2019
- $133k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2019
- $37,400
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $89,080
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 5
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 2
- Total assets, FY2019
- $8.4M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 33% of the organizations American Foundry Society funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 3 | $133k | 33% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $325k | 80% |
| FY2017 | 5 | $337k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2019.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2019, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product Development & Analysis LLC | $341,040 | 3 | n/a |
| Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research Inc | $174,783 | 1 | n/a |
| Element Materials Technology Wixom Inc | $97,810 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Northern Iowa | $79,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Cast Metals Institute | $42,000 | 1 | 5% |
| ZMC Consulting Inc | $27,778 | 1 | n/a |
| Applied Thermal Technologies Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Secat Inc | $8,325 | 1 | n/a |
| Saginaw Valley State University | $7,772 | 1 | n/a |
| Northwestern University | $6,525 | 1 | 0% |
About American Foundry Society
- How much does American Foundry Society give?
- American Foundry Society reported 3 itemized grants totaling $133,005, out of $166,038 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 5 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does American Foundry Society fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Science & Tech (100%).
- Who are American Foundry Society's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Product Development & Analysis LLC ($341k), Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research Inc ($175k), Element Materials Technology Wixom Inc ($98k).
- Does American Foundry Society fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is American Foundry Society based?
- American Foundry Society is based in IL.
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