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Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University

The asu foundation for a new american university is a private, nonprofit organization that raises and manages private contributions to support the work of arizona state university.

$193M
Granted FY2025still arriving
22
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$174M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$1.1BHuman Services$20MEnvironment$5.1MArts & Culture$4.6MCommunity Improvement$3.6MCrime & Legal$634kScience & Tech$609kFood & Nutrition$457kOther$0
02FY2025 · 22 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $21k
  • $10k–50k10 grants · $239k
  • $50k–250k4 grants · $384k
  • $250k+5 grants · $192M
$35,200
Median grant
6
States reached
$2.3B
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY$174,380,512
ASU ENTERPRISE PARTNERS$12,855,273
NEWSWELL$4,063,546
THUNDERBIRD SCHOOL OF GLOBAL MANAGEMENT$497,496
EARTH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION$334,040
ASU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION$140,850
RESEARCH COLLABORATORY AT ASU$112,108
CONCORDIA SUMMIT INC$75,000
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA$56,500
NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY$41,500
MAYO CLINIC$35,200
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF ARIZONA INC$30,000
HILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE$25,000
VALLEY LEADERSHIP CORPORATION$25,000
ARIZONA FRIENDS OF FOSTER CHILDREN FOUNDATION$20,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY18–25, $142k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%Family Support Services: $46k → 20%FREEDOM NETWORK USA: $5k → 14%FREEDOM NETWORK USA: $5k → 14%The State of Black Arizona: $25k → 11%THE STATE OF BLACK ARIZONA: $10k → 11%THE STATE OF BLACK ARIZONA: $10k → 11%CHICANOS POR LA CAUSA INC: $20k → 11%ARIZONA FRIENDS OF FOSTER CHILDREN FOUNDATION: $20k → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
IL
MI
NY
NJ
CT
CA
UT
CO
VA
MD
AZ
NM
AR
SC
DC
HI
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.1B · 35 repeat orgs$26M to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +40% since the first grant, against +13% for those funded once.

35 repeat relationships: 12 still active in FY2025, 23 since wound down; 9 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

35
56

Total granted

$1.1B
$22M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+40%
+13%

Still filing today

83%
79%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4.3M went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationInternationalPublic BenefitHuman ServicesArts & CulturePhilanthropyOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • AP
    ASU PREPARATORY ACADEMY INC
    7× · 2017–2024 · $6.0M · revenue +321%
  • ES
    EARTH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC
    7× · 2017–2025 · $4.1M · revenue +125% · 95% of their budget
  • HM
    HAWAII MARINE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CENTER
    2× · 2022–2023 · $950k · revenue +74% · 65% of their budget

Funded once

  • CT
    CENTER TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
    one grant, 2020 · $20M · revenue -100%
  • TA
    THE ARIZONA AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION FFA FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2022 · $430k · revenue -14% · 32% of their budget
  • TU
    THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2023 · $285k · revenue +4%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
American Association of State Colleges and Universities

Aascu is a washington, d.c. based higher education association that represents the sector of over 500 regional public colleges, universities, and systems whose members share a learning and teaching centered culture, a commitment to…

Education
2
American Council of Engineering Companies of Arizona

To assist member firms in achieving higher professional, ethical business and economic standards, enabling member firms to provide quality consulting and engineering services for their clients and the public.

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3
Aacsb International - the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

Aacsb international provides quality assurance of business school programs, the latest in business education intelligence, thought leadership, and learning and development services.

Education
4
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
5
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

The american enterprise institute is a community of scholars and supporters committed to expanding liberty, increasing individual opportunity, and strengthening free enterprise. aei pursues these ideals through independent thinking and the…

Social Science
6
American Law Institute

The institute's mission, as set out in its certificate of incorporation, is to promote the clarification and simplification of the law and its better adaptation to social needs, to secure the better administration of justice, and to…

Crime & Legal
7
Arizona Community Foundation

To lead, serve and collaborate to mobilize enduring philanthropy for a better arizona.

Philanthropy
8
American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona

The american civil liberties union of arizona is the state's premier guardian of liberty working through the arizona legislature and communities statewide to defend and preserve individual rights and freedoms guaranteed to all by the…

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9
National Association of College and University Attorneys

To advance the practice of higher education attorneys for the benefit of the institutions they serve.

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10
Augustana College

Rooted in the liberal arts & sciences & lutheran expression of the christian faith, & is committed to offering a challenging education that develops qualities of mind, spirit, & body necessary for a rewarding life of leadership & service…

Education
11
Associated Universities Inc

Associated universities inc (aui) collaborates with the scientific community and research sponsors to plan, build, and operate cutting-edge facilities. we cultivate excellence, deliver value, enhance education, and engage the public.

Science & Tech
12
American Foreign Service Association

American foreign service association (afsa) is both the principal advocate for the long-term institutional wellbeing of the professional career foreign service and responsible for safeguarding the interest of afsa members. (continued on…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Valley Leadership Corporation; the most unlike its peers is Skystone Foundation Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

87 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 87 of the 103 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

6
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
18
Early backer (in before they grew)
85/87
Grantees still filing
53/87
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY: $1,014,775,727 · OtherARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY+59 more: $25,927,474 · OtherASU ENTERPRISE PARTNERS: $31,870,228 · EducationASU PREPARATORY ACADEMY INC: $6,031,013 · EducationEARTH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $4,127,567 · EducationTHUNDERBIRD SCHOOL OF GLOBAL MANAGEMENT: $2,453,402 · Education+13 more: $506,855 · EducationNEWSWELL: $4,063,546 · Arts & CultureINTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S MEDIA FOUNDATION: $412,144 · Arts & Culture+5 more: $60,910 · Arts & CultureHAWAII MARINE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CENTER: $950,000 · EnvironmentAREI INC: $50,000 · EnvironmentRESEARCH COLLABORATORY AT ASU: $438,608 · Science & Tech+1 more: $15,000 · Science & TechJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF ARIZONA: $150,000 · InternationalCONCORDIA SUMMIT INC: $75,000 · InternationalPHOENIX COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS: $52,300 · InternationalTHE TIA FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 · International+4 more: $35,500 · InternationalASU RESEARCH ENTERPRISE: $140,000 · Human ServicesFAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES OF AMARILLO: $46,250 · Human ServicesTHE STATE OF BLACK ARIZONA: $45,000 · Human ServicesArizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation: $20,000 · Human ServicesCHICANOS POR LA CAUSA INC CPLC: $20,000 · Human ServicesFREEDOM NETWORK USA INC: $10,304 · Human Services+1 more: $6,500 · Human Services
Other$1,040,703,201Education$44,989,065Arts & Culture$4,536,600Environment$1,000,000Science & Tech$453,608International$332,800Human Services$288,054

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetASU ENTERPRISE PARTNERS: $31,870,228 over 9y, 49% of budgetASU PREPARATORY ACADEMY INC: $6,031,013 over 7y, 9.7% of budgetEARTH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $4,127,567 over 7y, 95% of budgetNEWSWELL: $4,063,546 over 1y, 94% of budgetTHUNDERBIRD SCHOOL OF GLOBAL MANAGEMENT: $2,453,402 over 7y, 15% of budgetARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: $1,862,870 over 8y, 47% of budgetEDUCATION FORWARD ARIZONA: $1,071,887 over 8y, 12% of budgetHAWAII MARINE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CENTER: $950,000 over 2y, 65% of budgetASU ALUMNI LAW GROUP: $537,500 over 3y, 23% of budgetRESEARCH COLLABORATORY AT ASU: $438,608 over 4y, 23% of budgetTHE ARIZONA AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION FFA FOUNDATION: $429,573 over 1y, 32% of budgetINTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S MEDIA FOUNDATION: $412,144 over 5y, 3.4% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INC: $285,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Coalition of Immokalee Workers Inc: $230,667 over 1y, 11% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF ARIZONA: $150,000 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetASU RESEARCH ENTERPRISE: $140,000 over 1y, 7.0% of budgetMAYO CLINIC: $123,200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHighland Band Boosters: $65,650 over 4y, 6.3% of budgetPHOENIX COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS: $52,300 over 5y, 8.9% of budgetAREI INC: $50,000 over 2y, 8.3% of budgetAMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL: $50,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetFAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES OF AMARILLO: $46,250 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetTHE STATE OF BLACK ARIZONA: $45,000 over 3y, 21% of budgetSTATE POLICY NETWORK: $45,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBARRY GOLDWATER INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH: $40,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetLEADERSHIP CONSORTIUM: $37,500 over 3y, 10.0% of budgetAxia International: $35,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION & COLLEGE HALL OF FAME INC: $32,505 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetINSTITUTE FOR DIGITAL INCLUSION ACCELERATION: $30,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetARIZONA FOOD MARKETING ALLIANCE: $27,875 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetARIZONA HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC: $27,500 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetVALLEY OF THE SUN UNITED WAY: $27,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHILLEL THE FOUNDATION FOR JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE: $25,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetVALLEY LEADERSHIP CORPORATION: $25,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetGRAND CANYON COUNCIL INC BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA: $25,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTHE BROADWAY LEAGUE FOUNDATION INC: $23,060 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetMARINE CORPS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION INC: $22,100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetASU ENTERPRISE PARTNERS OUTREACH HUB: $22,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetAmerican Society for Engineering Education: $21,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetArizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCHICANOS POR LA CAUSA INC CPLC: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN IRELAND FUND (DBA THE IRELAND FUNDS AMERICA/THE IRELAND FUNDS): $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TIA FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 1y, 6.4% of budgetFIGHTER COUNTRY FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetArizona Asian American Bar Association: $17,000 over 2y, 9.2% of budgetTHE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOCIETY OF HISPANIC PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Arizona Community Fou…The Diane and Bruce H…Virginia G Piper Char…Mercy CareHelios Education Foun…The Foundation for Co…Burton Family Foundat…Silicon Valley Commun…The Bessemer Giving F…Greater Houston Commu…ImpactassetsincCalifornia Community …
Arizona Community FoundationAZ25.3× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Arizona Community Foundation · The Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation · Virginia G Piper Charitable Trust · Mercy Care · Helios Education Foundation · The Foundation for Community and Health Advancement · Burton Family Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The Bessemer Giving Fund · Greater Houston Community Foundation · Impactassetsinc · California Community Foundation

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Pga Tour Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
12report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 103 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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