Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Americans for the Arts Inc
The mission of Americans for the Arts (AFTA) is to serve, advance, and lead the network of lead the network of organizations and individuals who cultivate, promote, sustain, and support the arts in America.
- $405k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 2
- Grants FY2024
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 50%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $350,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $350,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 4
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $114M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 50% of the organizations Americans for the Arts Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k 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 | 2 | $400k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $400k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $10k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $27k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $300k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $345k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $396k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $363k | 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 FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Americans for the Arts Action Fund | $2,007,000 | 7 | 85% |
| The University of Florida Foundation Inc | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Arts & Business Council of New York Inc | $95,000 | 3 | 80% |
| Illinois Arts Alliance | $18,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Americans for the Arts Foundation | $11,000 | 2 | 3% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($10k), not named here.
About Americans for the Arts Inc
- How much does Americans for the Arts Inc give?
- Americans for the Arts Inc reported 2 grants totaling $404,526 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 4 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Americans for the Arts Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (95%), Education (4%), Public Benefit (0%).
- Who are Americans for the Arts Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Americans for the Arts Action Fund ($2.0M), The University of Florida Foundation Inc ($100k), Arts & Business Council of New York Inc ($95k).
- Does Americans for the Arts Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 50% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Americans for the Arts Inc based?
- Americans for the Arts Inc is based in DC.
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