Washington, D.C. · Public charity
American Psychological Association
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION is a national membership organization created to promote the advancement, communication, and application of psychological science and knowledge to benefit society and improve lives. Apa fulfills these objectives by utilizing psychology to make a positive impact on critical societal issues, elevating the…
- $3.6M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 9
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 56%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $405k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $22,567
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $120,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 22
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 7
- Total assets, FY2024
- $250M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 56% of the organizations American Psychological Association funded were first-time grantees, receiving 34% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 66% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $51k 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 | 8 | $305k | 63% |
| FY2023 | 9 | $151k | 56% |
| FY2022 | 14 | $190k | 79% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $70k | 67% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $81k | 71% |
| FY2019 | 20 | $387k | 85% |
| FY2018 | 15 | $228k | 87% |
| FY2017 | 22 | $372k | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Academy of Sciences | $230,000 | 4 | 0% |
| International Brain Bee | $175,000 | 7 | 19% |
| Consumer Technology Association | $120,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Psychological Foundation | $55,000 | 1 | 4% |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | $49,392 | 2 | n/a |
| Trustees of Boston College | $46,559 | 2 | 0% |
| California State University San Marcos Corporation | $45,756 | 1 | n/a |
| Mental Health Leadership Initiative Inc | $45,000 | 2 | 1% |
| University of Pittsburgh | $43,743 | 2 | 0% |
| Franklin & Marshall College | $26,040 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Academy of Sciences | $230,000 | 4 | 0% |
| International Brain Bee | $175,000 | 7 | 19% |
| Consumer Technology Association | $120,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Psychological Foundation | $55,000 | 1 | 4% |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | $49,392 | 2 | n/a |
| Trustees of Boston College | $46,559 | 2 | 0% |
| California State University San Marcos Corporation | $45,756 | 1 | n/a |
| Mental Health Leadership Initiative Inc | $45,000 | 2 | 1% |
| University of Pittsburgh | $43,743 | 2 | 0% |
| Franklin & Marshall College | $26,040 | 1 | 0% |
| Global Leadership Exchange Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Capital Area Food Bank Inc | $24,775 | 4 | 0% |
| State of West Virginia | $24,360 | 1 | n/a |
| Asociacion de Psicologia de Puerto Rico | $24,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Oregon State University | $22,567 | 1 | n/a |
| Washington University of St Louis | $22,500 | 1 | n/a |
| The University Corporation | $21,236 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Kentucky Research Foundation | $20,940 | 1 | 0% |
| Northern Arizona University | $20,740 | 1 | n/a |
| Southern Illinois University- Carbondale | $20,679 | 1 | n/a |
| Norfolk State University | $20,669 | 1 | n/a |
| Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Patient-Centered Primary Care Foundation | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| University of North Georgia | $19,479 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Houston | $19,472 | 1 | n/a |
| President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College | $18,052 | 1 | 0% |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | $17,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Farm Aid Inc | $17,500 | 1 | 1% |
| NAMI National | $17,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Trustees of Tufts College | $16,663 | 1 | 0% |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $16,536 | 1 | n/a |
| State University of New York at Binghamton | $16,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Board of Regents Nevada System of Higher Education | $16,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital Inc | $16,000 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Northern Colorado | $16,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of California Davis | $16,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Psychology Training Consortium | $16,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Children's Center Utah | $15,400 | 1 | 0% |
| Sistema Universitario Ana G Mendez Incorporado | $15,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Asian American Psychological Association | $14,060 | 2 | 7% |
| Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Inc (Siop) | $14,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc | $14,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Trinity Services Inc | $14,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Hofstra University | $14,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital Inc | $13,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Department of Behavioral Health and Development Disabilities | $12,620 | 1 | n/a |
| Drexel University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Society for Research in Child Development Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Connecticut Psychological Association Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 10% |
| University of South Alabama | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents Univ of California | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Some Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cherokee Park United Church | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Duwamish Tribal Services Dba Duwamish Tribal Services Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Weber State University | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Give an Hour Nonprofit Corporation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Morris Brown College | $9,620 | 1 | 0% |
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York | $9,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Arizona State University | $8,800 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Arizona Foundation | $8,800 | 1 | 0% |
| Society of Indian Psychologists | $8,680 | 1 | n/a |
| Youable Emotional Health Services | $8,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Clover Educational Consulting Group Inc | $8,300 | 1 | n/a |
| Sul Ross State University Foundation | $7,500 | 1 | 3% |
| University of Delaware | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Loyola Marymount University | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Michigan State University | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Publishers International Linking Association Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center | $7,440 | 1 | n/a |
| Fort Lewis College | $7,375 | 1 | n/a |
| Belmont University | $7,200 | 1 | 0% |
| American Psychological Association Inc | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| American Psychological Association Inc | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Alliant International University Inc | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Maryland College Park | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Asian Neuropsychological Association | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Oklahoma State University | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Wisconsin Madison | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Barry University Inc | $6,070 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Texas | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Northern Illinois University Foundation | $5,500 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget American Psychological Association supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Folds of Honor Foundation · Howard Hughes Medical Institute · American Chemical Society · National Collegiate Athletic Association · Tulsa Community Foundation · American Council of Learned Societies · National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance Inc · National Geographic Society · Corporation for Public Broadcasting · American Cancer Society Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc
How this is measured
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About American Psychological Association
- How much does American Psychological Association give?
- American Psychological Association reported 9 itemized grants totaling $405,067, out of $3,571,323 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 22 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does American Psychological Association fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Philanthropy (40%), Education (26%), Science & Tech (13%).
- Who are American Psychological Association's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: National Academy of Sciences ($230k), International Brain Bee ($175k), Consumer Technology Association ($120k).
- Does American Psychological Association fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 56% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as American Psychological Association?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Folds of Honor Foundation, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, American Chemical Society.
- Where is American Psychological Association based?
- American Psychological Association is based in DC.
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