Pennsylvania · Public charity
American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society, the oldest learned society in the United States, was founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin for the purpose of "promoting useful knowledge." In the 21st century the Society sustains this mission in three principal ways. It honors and engages distinguished scientists, humanists, social scientists, and…
- $1.8M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2019
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of American Philosophical Society’s FY2024 grant dollars went to Yale University, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Itemized, FY2024
- $15k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $15,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 1
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $310M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 0% of the organizations American Philosophical Society funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 1 | $95k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $95k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $110k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Area Center for History of Science | $300,000 | 3 | 20% |
About American Philosophical Society
- How much does American Philosophical Society give?
- American Philosophical Society reported 1 itemized grants totaling $15,000, out of $1,754,046 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 1 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does American Philosophical Society fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2019, its largest causes are Science & Tech (73%), Arts & Culture (27%).
- Who are American Philosophical Society's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2019: Philadelphia Area Center for History of Science ($300k).
- Does American Philosophical Society fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is American Philosophical Society based?
- American Philosophical Society is based in PA.
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