Washington, D.C. · Public charity
The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Foundation
The actec foundation promotes scholarship and education in trust, estate, tax, and related areas of the law by supporting scholarship to improve the law and by encouraging teaching, careers and life-long learning in the area. The foundation also encourages civic engagement of individual fellows of the american college of trust and estate…
- $148k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 75%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $103k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $32,800
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $50,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 4
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 3
- Total assets, FY2025
- $2.9M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 75% of the organizations The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 86% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 14% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $60k 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 | 3 | $103k | 33% |
| FY2024 | 4 | $70k | 75% |
| FY2023 | 2 | $60k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $20k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $30k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $56k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $130k | 75% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $42k | 100% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wyoming Foundation | $80,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Commons Law Center | $63,000 | 2 | 9% |
| The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel | $62,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Hofstra University | $60,000 | 5 | 0% |
| University of California Davis | $40,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University of New Mexico | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| George Mason University | $32,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Oklahoma City University | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bet Tzedek | $23,460 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Oregon | $22,000 | 2 | n/a |
Show all 15 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wyoming Foundation | $80,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The Commons Law Center | $63,000 | 2 | 9% |
| The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel | $62,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Hofstra University | $60,000 | 5 | 0% |
| University of California Davis | $40,000 | 2 | n/a |
| University of New Mexico | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| George Mason University | $32,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Oklahoma City University | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Bet Tzedek | $23,460 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Oregon | $22,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit | $20,156 | 1 | 0% |
| The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| State University of Iowa | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Florida | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Diversity Equity and Inclusivity Co | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Foundation 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.
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How this is measured
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About The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Foundation
- How much does The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Foundation give?
- The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Foundation reported 3 itemized grants totaling $102,800, out of $148,300 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 4 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (53%), Crime & Legal (25%), Science & Tech (10%).
- Who are The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: University of Wyoming Foundation ($80k), The Commons Law Center ($63k), The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel ($62k).
- Does The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 75% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Folds of Honor Foundation, Tulsa Community Foundation, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Foundation based?
- The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Foundation is based in DC.
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