Illinois · Public charity
The Actuarial Foundation
THE ACTUARIAL FOUNDATION, a 501(c)(3) organization, is a philanthropic partner of the actuarial professionin the united states. Since 1994, the foundation has led the way to create quality math education initiatives for students, teachers, and families. Our mission is to unleash the power of math education and transform futures by…
- $1.2M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 4
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Itemized, FY2025
- $971k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $98,223
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $810,200
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 54
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2025
- 4
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.8M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 100% of the organizations The Actuarial Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $8k 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 | 4 | $971k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $8k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $281k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $201k | 75% |
| FY2017 | 54 | $455k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
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 FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scholarship America Inc | $810,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Scholastic Inc | $646,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Society of Actuaries | $98,223 | 1 | n/a |
| American Foundation for University of the West Indies Inc | $32,245 | 1 | 6% |
| Casualty Actuarial Society Trust | $30,363 | 1 | 57% |
| Houston Independent School District Foundation | $20,535 | 1 | 0% |
| Foundation for Puerto Rico Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Consortium of Florida Education Foundations Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Fidelity Investments | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Georgia State University | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scholarship America Inc | $810,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Scholastic Inc | $646,500 | 3 | n/a |
| Society of Actuaries | $98,223 | 1 | n/a |
| American Foundation for University of the West Indies Inc | $32,245 | 1 | 6% |
| Casualty Actuarial Society Trust | $30,363 | 1 | 57% |
| Houston Independent School District Foundation | $20,535 | 1 | 0% |
| Foundation for Puerto Rico Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Consortium of Florida Education Foundations Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Fidelity Investments | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Georgia State University | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Maryland College Park | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pennsylvania State University | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Connecticut | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Wisconsin Madison | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Addison Schools Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The University of Texas at Dallas Center for Brainhealth | $8,461 | 1 | n/a |
| Drake University | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Central Ct State University | $6,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Texas | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc | $4,952 | 1 | 0% |
| River Vale Educational Fund Inc | $4,844 | 1 | 0% |
| San Jose State University Research Foundation | $4,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Csulb | $4,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Truman State University | $4,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Board of Trustees of Illinois State University | $4,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Saint Joseph's University | $4,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Louisiana State University | $4,500 | 1 | n/a |
| St John's University New York | $4,000 | 1 | 0% |
| William Marsh Rice University | $3,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Florida State University | $3,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Ferris State University | $3,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Temple University - Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education | $3,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Williams College | $3,500 | 1 | 0% |
| University of California Santa Barbara | $3,500 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Central Florida | $3,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Maryville University - St Louis | $3,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Achievement First Hartford Academy | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Harlem Academy | $2,750 | 1 | 0% |
| Butler University | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Florida International University | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| St Thomas Aquinas College | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Depaul University | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Miami Dade College | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Walla Walla University | $2,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Rutgers the State University | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Northeastern University | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Board of the University of Alabama | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Arizona State University | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of St Thomas | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Associated Students Inc California Polytechnic State Univ San Luis Obispo | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Southwestern Ohio 4-H Camp Inc | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Spelman College | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Puerto Rico | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| West Chester University | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Fordham University | $1,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Harrisonburg High School | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Denver School of Science and Technology Inc | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Danville Community Consolidated School District #118 | $500 | 1 | n/a |
| Cochrane-Fountain City School District | $500 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
The Actuarial Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 27 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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: Folds of Honor Foundation · National Collegiate Athletic Association · American Chemical Society · Tulsa Community Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About The Actuarial Foundation
- How much does The Actuarial Foundation give?
- The Actuarial Foundation reported 4 itemized grants totaling $971,031, out of $1,233,880 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 54 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does The Actuarial Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (93%), Community Improvement (5%), Health (2%).
- Who are The Actuarial Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Scholarship America Inc ($810k), Scholastic Inc ($647k), Society of Actuaries ($98k).
- Does The Actuarial Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Actuarial Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Folds of Honor Foundation, National Collegiate Athletic Association, American Chemical Society.
- Where is The Actuarial Foundation based?
- The Actuarial Foundation is based in IL.
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