Georgia · Public charity
The American Opportunity Foundation Inc
Owning and supporting housing for moderate-to-low income families and the elderly.
- $488k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 12
- Grants FY2024
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 29%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $30,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $110,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 8
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
- Total assets, FY2024
- $76M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 29% of the organizations The American Opportunity Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $58k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 12 | $481k | 33% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $417k | 29% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $456k | 20% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $255k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $117k | 20% |
| FY2019 | 5 | $1.0M | 20% |
| FY2018 | 4 | $122k | 25% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $152k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennesaw State University Foundation Inc | $923,279 | 8 | 1% |
| Aof Hsi Management Services Corp | $900,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Warrick Dunn Charities Inc | $329,000 | 7 | 11% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta Inc | $152,000 | 2 | 1% |
| NAMI Georgia Inc | $125,000 | 8 | 2% |
| The Boyce L Ansley School Inc | $110,000 | 1 | 3% |
| The Drake House Inc | $92,761 | 5 | 1% |
| Children Without Beds Inc | $85,000 | 4 | 32% |
| George M Hughes Foundation Inc | $85,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Community Engagement Inc | $75,000 | 1 | 18% |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennesaw State University Foundation Inc | $923,279 | 8 | 1% |
| Aof Hsi Management Services Corp | $900,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Warrick Dunn Charities Inc | $329,000 | 7 | 11% |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta Inc | $152,000 | 2 | 1% |
| NAMI Georgia Inc | $125,000 | 8 | 2% |
| The Boyce L Ansley School Inc | $110,000 | 1 | 3% |
| The Drake House Inc | $92,761 | 5 | 1% |
| Children Without Beds Inc | $85,000 | 4 | 32% |
| George M Hughes Foundation Inc | $85,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Community Engagement Inc | $75,000 | 1 | 18% |
| National Alumnae Assoc Spelman College Atlanta Chp | $66,200 | 2 | 20% |
| Irie Dell Grant Memorial Scholarship Fund | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Aof Georgia Affordable Housing Corp | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| 826 New Orleans | $15,000 | 1 | 4% |
| Shadow Warrior Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Power of Girls | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Spelman College | $6,800 | 1 | 0% |
| Cobb Collaborative Inc | $5,500 | 1 | 2% |
Where it is load-bearing
The American Opportunity Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 13 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.
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How this is measured
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About The American Opportunity Foundation Inc
- How much does The American Opportunity Foundation Inc give?
- The American Opportunity Foundation Inc reported 12 grants totaling $487,655 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 8 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The American Opportunity Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Housing & Shelter (67%), Education (20%), Youth Development (5%).
- Who are The American Opportunity Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Kennesaw State University Foundation Inc ($923k), Aof Hsi Management Services Corp ($900k), Warrick Dunn Charities Inc ($329k).
- Does The American Opportunity Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The American Opportunity Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc, Georgia Power Foundation Inc, United Way of Greater Atlanta Inc.
- Where is The American Opportunity Foundation Inc based?
- The American Opportunity Foundation Inc is based in GA.
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