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American Public Works Association
The AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION (apwa) exists to develop and support the people, agencies, and organizations that plan, build, maintain, and improve our communities. Working together, apwa and its membership contribute to a higher and sustainable quality of life.
- $1.1M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 2
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $78k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $52,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $52,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 10
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $53M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 50% of the organizations American Public Works Association funded were first-time grantees, receiving 34% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 66% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 2 | $78k | 100% |
| FY2024 | 2 | $32k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $19k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $137k | 60% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $8k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 10 | $125k | 80% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $62k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $18k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
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 FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Public Works Association Oregon Chapter Scholastic Foundation Inc | $110,087 | 6 | 63% |
| Cal Poly Pomona Foundation Inc | $52,500 | 1 | 0% |
| University of the Pacific | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| California State University Sacramento | $46,500 | 2 | n/a |
| San Diego Community College District | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of California- Davis | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Texas A&M San Antonio Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Georgia | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The University Foundation California State University Chico | $21,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Sc Inc | $13,150 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Public Works Association Oregon Chapter Scholastic Foundation Inc | $110,087 | 6 | 63% |
| Cal Poly Pomona Foundation Inc | $52,500 | 1 | 0% |
| University of the Pacific | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| California State University Sacramento | $46,500 | 2 | n/a |
| San Diego Community College District | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of California- Davis | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Texas A&M San Antonio Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Georgia | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The University Foundation California State University Chico | $21,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Sc Inc | $13,150 | 1 | 0% |
| Apwa Foundation | $11,000 | 1 | 31% |
| Indian River State College | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Give Kids the World Inc | $9,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Maintenance Superintendent Assn | $7,261 | 1 | n/a |
| State University of Iowa | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| United Way of South Hampton Roads | $6,538 | 1 | 0% |
| For Kids Foundation | $6,155 | 1 | 1% |
| Central New Mexico Community College Foundation Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Iowa State University Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| National Association of Clean Water Agencies | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($12k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
American Public Works Association supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 13 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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: Enterprise Holdings Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Charities Aid Foundation America · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About American Public Works Association
- How much does American Public Works Association give?
- American Public Works Association reported 2 itemized grants totaling $77,500, out of $1,122,640 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 10 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does American Public Works Association fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (80%), Environment (8%), Health (6%).
- Who are American Public Works Association's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: American Public Works Association Oregon Chapter Scholastic Foundation Inc ($110k), Cal Poly Pomona Foundation Inc ($53k), University of the Pacific ($50k).
- Does American Public Works Association fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as American Public Works Association?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Enterprise Holdings Foundation, The Blackbaud Giving Fund, Charities Aid Foundation America.
- Where is American Public Works Association based?
- American Public Works Association is based in MO.
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