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Archaeological Institute of America

The ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA (aia) promotes archaeological inquiry and public understanding of the material record of the human past to foster an appreciation of the diverse cultures and our shared humanity. The aia supports archaeologists, their research and its dissemination, and the ethical practice of archaeology. The aia…

$299k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
4
Itemized grants FY2025
1
Organizations funded FY2024
0%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$48k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$19,625
Organizations funded a year
1 to 8
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
4
Total assets, FY2025
$19M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Archaeological Institute of America funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureRecreation & SportsPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving3$42k67%
FY20241$9k0%
FY20237$72k57%
FY20226$70k100%
FY20217$179k86%
FY20208$140k88%
FY20193$30k67%
FY20186$86k83%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$433kEducation$228kScience & Tech$64kInternational$30k

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Curators of the University of Missouri$71,5373n/a
Northwestern University$40,00010%
Cambridge University Press$34,1253n/a
Carleton College$34,00010%
Lycoming College$32,00020%
Regents of the University of Michigan$31,7742n/a
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte$31,2001n/a
American Academy in Rome$30,00030%
Regents of the University of California$25,0001n/a
Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia$24,0001n/a
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All grantees of Archaeological Institute of America by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Curators of the University of Missouri$71,5373n/a
Northwestern University$40,00010%
Cambridge University Press$34,1253n/a
Carleton College$34,00010%
Lycoming College$32,00020%
Regents of the University of Michigan$31,7742n/a
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte$31,2001n/a
American Academy in Rome$30,00030%
Regents of the University of California$25,0001n/a
Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia$24,0001n/a
Institute of Nautical Archaeology$20,00012%
University of Florida$20,0001n/a
The University of Tennessee Foundation Inc$15,00010%
University of Chicago$15,00010%
Winthrop University$15,0001n/a
Baylor University$15,00010%
Friends of Oberlin Village$15,0001n/a
State University of Iowa Foundation$14,99110%
University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation$14,95010%
The Research Foundation for The State University of New York$14,93610%
University of Connecticut$14,8001n/a
University of Tennessee$14,5461n/a
California State University San Marcos Corporation$14,00010%
University of Central Florida Research Foundation Inc$13,97510%
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale$13,7211n/a
Emory University$12,00010%
THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS Of the University of Cambridge$10,25010%
Cleveland Museum of Natural History$10,00010%
Uc Press Foundation$10,00021%
Smithsonian Institution$8,75010%
Texas A&M University$7,5001n/a
Trustees of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens$7,50010%
Pa Museums$7,00014%
Florida State University Research Foundation Inc$5,50010%
Field Museum of Natural History$5,50010%
Cornell University$5,00010%
University of Virginia Alumni Association$5,00010%

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Archaeological Institute of America supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNorthwestern University: $40,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCarleton College: $34,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLycoming College: $32,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Academy in Rome: $30,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetInstitute of Nautical Archaeology: $20,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetThe University of Tennessee Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Chicago: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBaylor University: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetState University of Iowa Foundation: $14,991 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation: $14,950 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Research Foundation for The State University of New York: $14,936 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCalifornia State University San Marcos Corporation: $14,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Central Florida Research Foundation Inc: $13,975 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEmory University: $12,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS Of the University of Cambridge: $10,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCleveland Museum of Natural History: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUc Press Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetSmithsonian Institution: $8,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrustees of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPa Museums: $7,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetFlorida State University Research Foundation Inc: $5,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetField Museum of Natural History: $5,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCornell University: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Virginia Alumni Association: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 24.

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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.

Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncCO4.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 2 of 2Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Archaeological Institute of America

How much does Archaeological Institute of America give?
Archaeological Institute of America reported 4 itemized grants totaling $48,125, out of $299,126 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 8 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Archaeological Institute of America fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (57%), Education (30%), Science & Tech (9%).
Who are Archaeological Institute of America's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Curators of the University of Missouri ($72k), Northwestern University ($40k), Cambridge University Press ($34k).
Does Archaeological Institute of America fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Archaeological Institute of America?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
Where is Archaeological Institute of America based?
Archaeological Institute of America is based in MA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 39 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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