Florida · Public charity
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc
Embry-riddle is the world leader in aviation and aerospace higher education. Its mission is to teach the science, practice and business of aviation and aerospace, preparing students for productive careers and leadership roles in business, government and the military. The university's leadership position is rooted in its aviation…
- $182M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 6
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 29%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $132k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $12,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $77,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 7
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 3
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.7B
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 29% of the organizations Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 98% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 2% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6.0M 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 | 5 | $125k | 20% |
| FY2024 | 7 | $6.1M | 29% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $87k | 33% |
| FY2022 | 3 | $83k | 33% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $98k | 60% |
| FY2020 | 6 | $138k | 67% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $25k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $24k | 100% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Space Florida | $6,000,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Starter Studio FL Inc | $1,000,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Experimental Aircraft Association Inc | $435,070 | 6 | 0% |
| Museum of Arts and Sciences Inc | $70,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Museum of Flight Foundation | $47,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Brown Riverfront Esplanade Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Air & Space Forces Association | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Kiddie Hawk Air Academy | $25,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Team Volusia Economic Development Corporation | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce | $14,950 | 2 | 1% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Space Florida | $6,000,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Starter Studio FL Inc | $1,000,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Experimental Aircraft Association Inc | $435,070 | 6 | 0% |
| Museum of Arts and Sciences Inc | $70,000 | 6 | 0% |
| Museum of Flight Foundation | $47,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Brown Riverfront Esplanade Foundation Inc | $30,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Air & Space Forces Association | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Kiddie Hawk Air Academy | $25,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Team Volusia Economic Development Corporation | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce | $14,950 | 2 | 1% |
| Smithsonian Institution | $14,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Enterprise Florida Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Selectflorida Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Novapproach Spine LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| GRD Biomechanics LLC | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Volusia County | $8,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Aviation Hall of Fame | $8,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Halifax Medical Center Foundation Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($10k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc supplied at peak.
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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: Clay Lacy Foundation · Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353 · Ge Aerospace Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · 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
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About Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc
- How much does Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc give?
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc reported 6 itemized grants totaling $132,000, out of $182,333,454 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 7 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (78%), Community Improvement (14%), Science & Tech (6%).
- Who are Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Space Florida ($6.0M), Starter Studio FL Inc ($1.0M), Experimental Aircraft Association Inc ($435k).
- Does Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Clay Lacy Foundation, Textron Charitable Trust Dtd 122353, Ge Aerospace Foundation.
- Where is Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc based?
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc is based in FL.
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