How much does Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc give?

Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc reported 20 itemized grants totaling $5,944,709, out of $13,486,898 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 155 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.

What does Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc fund?

By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (33%), Health (33%), International (14%).

Who are Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: AIDS United ($13M), Zipline International Inc ($3.6M), Springboard Healthlab ($1.8M).

Does Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc fund new organizations?

In FY2023, 86% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.

Which funders back the same organizations as Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc?

Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include AIDS United, Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc, The Mac AIDS Fund.

Where is Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc based?

Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc is based in NY.

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New York · Public charity

Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc

Established in 1992, the foundation is one of the leading independent aids organizations in the world. With the mobilization of our supporters and partners, we fund local experts across four continents to provide care as well as supporting governments to end aids.

$13M
Granted FY2024(still arriving): 20
Itemized grants FY2024: 21
Organizations funded FY2023: 86%
First-time grantees FY2023

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Itemized, FY2024: $5.9M; The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024: $25,000
Largest grant, FY2024: $2,871,282
Organizations funded a year: 3 to 155; FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024: 7
Total assets, FY2024: $37M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 86% of the organizations Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 96% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 4% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $9.0M went to new ones.

RenewedFirst-time

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

HealthHuman ServicesInternationalCivil RightsPhilanthropyYouth DevelopmentOther

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 year	Organizations funded	To those organizations	First-time grantees
FY2024still arriving	20	$5.9M	20%
FY2023	21	$9.4M	86%
FY2022	7	$1.3M	43%
FY2021	18	$2.8M	72%
FY2020	21	$3.1M	5%
FY2019	3	$11M	67%
FY2018	28	$3.1M	7%
FY2017	155	$9.1M	n/a

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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$15MHealth$15MInternational$6.5MCivil Rights$2.2MCommunity Improvement$2.0MHuman Services$1.2MCrime & Legal$806kYouth Development$605kOther$0

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
AIDS United	$13,269,989	5	55%
Zipline International Inc	$3,643,554	3	n/a
Springboard Healthlab	$1,760,421	2	3%
National Center for Civic Innovation In	$1,303,592	3	7%
Vital Strategies Inc	$1,157,028	2	2%
The Population Council Inc	$865,909	2	1%
Duke University	$770,958	2	0%
Prep4all Inc	$665,240	1	n/a
University of Houston	$647,968	1	n/a
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc	$621,487	2	1%

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All grantees of Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc by total granted
Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
AIDS United	$13,269,989	5	55%
Zipline International Inc	$3,643,554	3	n/a
Springboard Healthlab	$1,760,421	2	3%
National Center for Civic Innovation In	$1,303,592	3	7%
Vital Strategies Inc	$1,157,028	2	2%
The Population Council Inc	$865,909	2	1%
Duke University	$770,958	2	0%
Prep4all Inc	$665,240	1	n/a
University of Houston	$647,968	1	n/a
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc	$621,487	2	1%
The Global Forum on MSM & HIV (MSMGF)	$606,674	1	17%
Equality Foundation of Ga Inc	$600,269	4	19%
National Harm Reduction Coalition	$599,045	2	8%
Clinton Health Access Initiative Inc	$554,129	2	0%
Family Health International Inc	$517,163	1	0%
The Vision Community Foundatio	$510,200	2	45%
AIDS Foundation Houston Inc	$500,000	1	3%
Georgia Harm Reduction Coalition Inc	$500,000	2	5%
Florida Harm Reduction Collective Inc	$495,271	1	23%
San Antonio AIDS Foundation	$495,197	1	6%
University of Miami	$469,768	3	0%
Equality Ohio Education Fund	$445,380	1	20%
Trevor Project Inc	$441,285	1	1%
Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation	$434,814	2	0%
Transgender Law Center	$390,000	3	4%
Population Services International	$378,440	2	0%
Sero Project Inc	$300,000	2	n/a
Movement Strategy Center	$290,000	2	1%
Housing Works Inc	$290,000	3	1%
North Carolina Aids Action Network	$275,000	2	71%
Friends for Life Corporation	$271,220	3	3%
AIDS Alabama Inc	$265,000	3	1%
Southern AIDS Coalition	$265,000	4	21%
Thrive Ss Inc	$249,500	3	14%
My Brother's Keeper Inc	$244,000	2	4%
Regents Univ of California	$240,679	2	n/a
Global Philanthropy Project Inc	$239,798	1	4%
Remedy Alliance Inc	$238,882	1	7%
Dave Purchase Project	$235,000	1	5%
Tag Treatment Action Group Inc	$200,000	1	8%
The Foundation for AIDS Research	$198,950	1	1%
Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria	$195,008	2	4%
Alamo Area Resource Center Inc	$192,862	2	2%
US Helping US People Into Living Inc	$180,000	1	3%
Young Scholars For Academic Empowerment dba TruEvolution Inc	$180,000	1	4%
Miracle of Love Inc	$180,000	1	3%
The Montrose Center	$180,000	1	2%
In the Meantime Mens Group Inc	$180,000	1	13%
Funders Concerned About AIDS Inc	$176,000	6	9%
St Boniface Haiti Foundation Inc	$175,000	1	1%
The Knights & Orchids Society Inc	$154,000	2	12%
Casa Ruby Inc	$150,000	1	6%
Precision Strategies LLC	$150,000	1	n/a
Nashville Cares	$142,646	2	0%
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis Inc	$141,000	2	0%
Sisterlove Incorporated	$140,000	3	3%
Georgia AIDS Coalition Inc	$136,000	2	n/a
Camc Health Education and Research Institute Inc	$125,000	2	1%
Special Service for Groups Inc	$125,000	1	0%
Quantified Ventures	$101,400	2	n/a
Puerto Rico Community Network for Clinical Services Research and Health Ad	$100,000	1	2%
Birmingham AIDS Outreach Inc	$100,000	2	2%
Immigration Equality	$100,000	1	5%
Guiding Right Inc	$100,000	2	4%
The AIDS Institute Inc	$100,000	1	5%
Point Foundation	$100,000	1	2%
Avol Kentucky Inc	$100,000	1	7%
Equality Florida Institute Inc	$100,000	2	2%
Hyacinth AIDS Foundation Inc	$100,000	2	1%
National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directorsdba Nastad	$100,000	1	1%
Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc	$100,000	1	1%
Courage Forward Strategies	$90,881	1	n/a
North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition	$90,000	1	8%
Brave Space Alliance	$90,000	1	2%
Destination Tomorrow Inc	$80,000	2	16%
Mississippi Center for Justice	$80,000	1	2%
South Carolina HIV Council	$80,000	2	1%
One Stop Career Center of Pr Inc	$75,000	1	n/a
Migrant Health Center Western Region Inc	$75,000	1	0%
Legal Council for Health Justice	$75,000	1	3%
The Center for Community Solutions	$75,000	2	2%
AIDS Action Coalition of Huntsville	$75,000	2	0%
Los Angeles Lgbt Center	$75,000	1	0%
Center for Health Justice Inc	$75,000	1	8%
Abounding Prosperity Inc	$72,500	2	2%
Basic Nwfl Inc	$70,000	2	2%
Memphis Center For Reproductive Health Inc	$70,000	2	1%
Southerners on New Ground Inc	$70,000	2	1%
Voices of Community Activists & Leaders (Vocal-Ny) Inc	$70,000	2	1%
Freestate Justice Inc	$70,000	1	n/a
Central Louisiana AIDS Support Service	$65,000	2	6%
Vermont Cares	$63,109	2	5%
Outmemphis	$60,000	1	7%
Roper St Francis Foundation	$60,000	1	0%
The Philadelphia Center	$60,000	1	2%
The Translatin Coalition	$60,000	1	2%
Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation Inc	$60,000	1	1%
Board of the University of Alabama	$57,250	1	n/a
Rural Womens Health Project Inc	$54,500	2	13%
Iniciativa Comunitaria de Investigacion Inc	$52,021	1	1%
Global Action for Trans Equality Inc	$50,214	1	3%
Regents of the University of California	$50,000	1	n/a
Criminal Justice Ministry	$50,000	1	4%
Austin Harm Reduction Coalition	$50,000	1	n/a
Spark Reproductive Justice Now	$50,000	1	8%
AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition Inc	$50,000	1	0%
Collaborative Solutions Inc	$50,000	1	n/a
Emory University	$50,000	1	0%
People's Harm Reduction Alliance	$50,000	1	7%
Black and Pink Inc	$50,000	1	11%
Glbtq Legal Advocates & Defenders Inc	$50,000	1	1%
Sylvia Rivera Law Project Inc	$50,000	1	n/a
Association of Nurses in AIDS Care 2016	$50,000	1	n/a
Pridelines Youth Services Inc	$50,000	1	7%
Okaloosa AIDS Support and Informational Services Inc- Oasis	$50,000	1	7%
Project Weberrenew	$50,000	1	18%
Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center Inc	$50,000	1	0%
Lowcountry AIDS Services Childs	$50,000	1	1%
Collaborative Solutions Inc	$50,000	1	2%
Health Global Access Project Incorporated	$50,000	1	3%
The Hetrick-Martin Institute Inc	$50,000	1	1%
Selma Air Inc	$50,000	1	n/a
Just Detention International	$50,000	1	2%
St James Infirmary	$50,000	1	n/a
The Attic Youth Center	$50,000	1	4%
Indiana Recovery Alliance Inc	$50,000	1	52%
Centro de Servicios CSER AC	$50,000	1	n/a
The Chicago Recovery Alliance	$50,000	1	3%
Oklahoma Aids Care Fund Inc	$50,000	1	n/a
Health Equity Alliance	$50,000	1	5%
Point Source Youth Inc	$50,000	1	2%
Milan Puskar Health Right Inc	$45,000	1	1%
Transgender Resource Center of NM	$45,000	1	n/a
Harm Reduction Michigan	$45,000	1	n/a
Frederiksted Health Care Inc	$44,600	1	0%
National Black Trans Advocacy Coalition	$42,500	1	n/a
The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation	$42,000	1	1%
Community Initiatives	$40,000	1	0%
Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center Inc	$40,000	1	0%
Out Now Inc	$40,000	1	n/a
New Hampshire Harm Reduction Coalition	$40,000	1	n/a
Big Bend Cares Inc	$40,000	1	0%
The Colorado Nonprofit Development Center	$40,000	1	0%
The Grand Rapids Red Project	$40,000	1	3%
South Carolina HIV Task Force	$40,000	1	33%
Institute for Public Health Innovation	$40,000	1	1%
Prevention Point Pittsburgh	$40,000	1	n/a
HIV Alliance	$37,000	1	1%
Positively Living	$35,000	1	2%
Orange County Needle Exchange Program	$35,000	1	n/a
Northern Nevada HIV Outpatient Program Education and Services	$35,000	1	0%
Community Health Awareness Group	$30,000	1	1%
The Red Door Foundation	$30,000	1	n/a
The Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico	$30,000	1	n/a
Southern New Hampshire HIVAIDS Task Force	$30,000	1	2%
Connecticut Harm Reduction Alliance Inc	$30,000	1	46%
Vivent Health Inc	$30,000	1	0%
Missoula AIDS Funds Inc Dba Open Aid Alliance	$30,000	1	5%
Access Support Network	$28,000	1	1%
African American Office of Gay Concerns	$28,000	1	n/a
Urban Survivors Union	$25,000	1	n/a
Garden State Equality Educational Fund	$25,000	1	6%
Global Black Gay Men Connect Corporation	$25,000	1	1%
AIDS Project Los Angeles	$25,000	1	0%
Thrive Tribe Foundation	$25,000	1	10%
San Francisco Public Health Foundation	$24,990	1	2%
The Olive Branch Ministry	$22,000	1	n/a
Bradbury-Sullivan Lgbt Community Center	$21,000	1	3%
Chattanooga Cares Inc	$20,000	1	0%
Project Yesinc	$20,000	1	3%
Sex Workers Outreach Project	$20,000	1	10%
Howard Brown Health Center	$20,000	1	0%
Hips	$20,000	1	1%
Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction	$20,000	1	n/a
National Minority AIDS Council	$20,000	2	0%
True Colors United Inc	$20,000	2	1%
Compass Inc	$20,000	1	1%
Servicios Mdicos Universitarios Inc	$20,000	1	0%
Fundacion de Desarrollo Comunal de P R Inc	$20,000	1	n/a
North Jersey AIDS Alliance Inc	$15,000	1	0%
Greene County Public Health	$15,000	1	n/a
Casa Jove del Caribe Inc	$15,000	1	n/a
Taller Salud Inc	$15,000	1	n/a
Southern Nevada AIDS Research and Education Society	$15,000	1	4%
Centro Ararat Inc	$15,000	1	n/a
Brentwood Community Foundation	$15,000	1	n/a
Kanawha Charleston Health Department	$15,000	1	n/a
City of Portsmouth	$15,000	1	n/a
Project Link of South Florida	$12,000	1	n/a
Interior AIDS Association	$12,000	1	1%
DAP Health Inc	$10,000	1	0%
Civic Heart Community Services	$8,000	1	0%
Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues Inc Dba Funders for Lgbtq Issues	$7,500	1	0%

Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($125k), not named here.

Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 6 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 150 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

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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 150.

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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.

AIDS UnitedDC162.8× affinity83 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: AIDS United · Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc · The Mac AIDS Fund · The Estee Lauder Companies Charitable Foundation · The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation · AIDS Healthcare Foundation · Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc · Emory University · Human Rights Campaign Foundation · National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directorsdba Nastad · Borealis Philanthropy · National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inc

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 Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc

How much does Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc give?: Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc reported 20 itemized grants totaling $5,944,709, out of $13,486,898 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 155 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc fund?: By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (33%), Health (33%), International (14%).
Who are Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc's largest grantees?: By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: AIDS United ($13M), Zipline International Inc ($3.6M), Springboard Healthlab ($1.8M).
Does Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc fund new organizations?: In FY2023, 86% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc?: Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include AIDS United, Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS Inc, The Mac AIDS Fund.
Where is Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc based?: Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc is based in NY.