Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $9,808,385 to it, the largest being JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND ($4,915,498). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 62% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $21M
- Funders on record
- 9
- Grants received
- $9.8M
- Net assets
- $41M
What American Association of Colleges of Nursing does
Mission
As the collective voice for academic nursing, aacn serves as the catalyst for excellence and innovation in nursing education, research, and practice.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Accreditation: the commission on collegiate nursing education (ccne), an autonomous arm of aacn, accredits baccalaureate and graduate nursing education programs, as well as nurse residency/fellowship programs.
$4,309,777 spent$4,628,324 earned by the program26% of program spendingConferences: national conferences focus on emerging issues of interest to a variety of constituent groups within schools of nursing.
$2,174,122 spent$1,887,090 earned by the program13% of program spendingAcademic nursing: this program area consists of multiple initiatives and activities related to nursing education, including the establishment of curricular standards, quality indicators for nursing programs, academic-practice partnerships, and interprofessional engagement.
$1,799,286 spent$476,682 earned by the program11% of program spendingGovernment affairs/policy: these programs support policy development, engagement, and advocacy for nursing education and research throughout the federal legislative and regulatory process.
$1,289,032 spent$115,619 earned by the program8% of program spendingCommunications: aacn serves as an authoritative source for information on baccalaureate and graduate nursing education, generating increased visibility within and outside nursing. Publications include the journal of professional nursing, syllabus newsletter, and the weekly aacn news watch, among others.
$1,280,194 spent$53,317 earned by the program8% of program spendingLeadership programs/online learning: aacn offers a comprehensive portfolio of programs designed for all individuals along the leadership continuum, from novice faculty to seasoned administrators.
$1,138,357 spent$551,657 earned by the program7% of program spendingAccess, connection, and engagement: aacn offers a portfolio of programs related to creating inclusive learning environments, strengthening pathways into nursing, and building leadership capacity.
$1,078,889 spent$818,959 earned by the program6% of program spendingGrants and contracts: these programs advance nursing education, research, and practice, including projects funded by the jonas philanthropies and the american nurses foundation.
$1,072,485 spentof which $550,000 as grants6% of program spendingData/research: aacn's institutional data systems and research center provides data on nursing programs, deans, faculty, and students as well as trends impacting academic nursing and the nursing workforce.
$546,924 spent$139,616 earned by the program3% of program spendingCertification: the commission on nurse certification (cnc) offers certification to graduates of clinical nurse leader programs who meet the eligibility requirements established by cnc.
$533,392 spent$199,787 earned by the program3% of program spendingNursingcas: this national centralized application service allows prospective students to research and apply to multiple nursing programs using one electronic application.
$512,369 spent$32,500 earned by the program3% of program spendingLeadership networks: these special interest forums provide information, networking, and professional development for nursing school faculty and staff.
$427,989 spent$240,878 earned by the program3% of program spendingStudent initiatives: aacn provides tools, education, and resources that address the professional development needs of graduate students from member schools.
$260,486 spent$23,992 earned by the program2% of program spendingFoundation: the foundation for academic nursing is a philanthropic division of aacnwhich raises funds to advance academic nursing, promote aacn's mission, and support members' goals that align with aacn priorities. Initiatives include the faculty scholars grant program and several scholarships.
$259,611 spentof which $153,602 as grants2% of program spending
The 14 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $16,682,913.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $32M to $43M (+33%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 3% · 2018 3% · 2019 4% · 2020 3% · 2021 2% · 2022 6% · 2023 1% · 2024 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
28% of AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (23% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Jean Giddens
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income fell $4.6M → $1.2M.
3 of 9 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 62% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING leans on a few funders — its largest provides 50% of grant income and the top three 88%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 99% · 2019 80% · 2020 100% · 2022 91% · 2023 84% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
80% of AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING's funders are still giving 1 year after their first grant; 56% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
62% of AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $3.8M that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 6 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $6.0M arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING is better cushioned than half of the 3,758 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,758 education nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $2.8M on record — $2.7M federal, $54k state.
- Department of Health and Human Services$2.6M
- Department of Veterans Affairs$142k
- Department of Defense$18k
- Membership Dues$32k
- Subscriptions$17k
- Educational Services$5k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
83% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
61%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING?
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $9,808,385 to it, the largest being JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND ($4,915,498). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 62% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING have?
- IRS filings report 9 organizations giving $9,808,385 in grants to AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING?
- JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND is the largest funder on record, with $4,915,498 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 9 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing