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American Geophysical Union
Agu's mission is to advance and support an inclusive community of earth and space scientists and partners dedicated to discovery and solutions to societal challenges. Agu seeks to catalyze discovery and solutions to scientific and societal challenges; promote and exemplify an inclusive scientific culture; and partner broadly with other…
- $1.1M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 4
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $41k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $8,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $20,936
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 4
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $136M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations American Geophysical Union funded were first-time grantees, receiving 52% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 48% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $72k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 4 | $41k | 75% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $138k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $305k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $174k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $223k | 33% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $38k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $34k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $14k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | $573,948 | 3 | n/a |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science | $99,490 | 8 | 0% |
| Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science Inc | $90,000 | 2 | 44% |
| Anthropocene Alliance | $45,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Summer of Applied Geophysical Experience | $40,000 | 2 | 32% |
| Community Partners Campus Inc | $27,000 | 1 | 5% |
| National Association of Black Geoscientists | $20,936 | 1 | 12% |
| Trustees of Purdue University | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Organized Uplifting Resources and Strategies | $8,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hollygrove Neighbors Neighborhood Association | $5,500 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($36k), not named here.
About American Geophysical Union
- How much does American Geophysical Union give?
- American Geophysical Union reported 4 itemized grants totaling $40,851, out of $1,109,967 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 4 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does American Geophysical Union fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Science & Tech (75%), Education (13%), Environment (12%).
- Who are American Geophysical Union's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois ($574k), American Association for the Advancement of Science ($99k), Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science Inc ($90k).
- Does American Geophysical Union fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is American Geophysical Union based?
- American Geophysical Union is based in DC.
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