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EIN 13-6123529

American Express Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
0
City
New York
State
New York
Year formed
1956
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
T21: Corporate foundations
Description
The American Express Foundation is a corporate foundation located in New York, NY. It supports grants to the United Nations Foundation Inc (503096) and made 12,109 grants last year.
Total revenues
$51,293,531
2023
Total expenses
$25,823,209
2023
Total assets
$71,012,960
2023
Num. employees
0
2023

Grants made by American Express Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
American National Red Cross (ANRC)General Support$131,501
CHC Creating Healthier CommunitiesGeneral Support$126,626
CHC Creating Healthier CommunitiesGeneral Support$107,376
...and 776 more grants made totalling $3,613,327

Who funds American Express Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Bohnert FoundationUnrestricted-General Purpose$24,290
Campbell Young LeadersContribution To Support Organization$2,500

Financials for American Express Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$49,800,000
Investment income and dividends$1,493,531
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$51,293,531

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Data update history
April 23, 2025
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $2,500 from Campbell Young Leaders
February 18, 2025
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
January 20, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2023
January 13, 2025
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $24,290 from Bohnert Foundation
January 20, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsFamily foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCorporate foundationsCharities
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedState / local levelTax deductible donationsNo full-time employees
General information
Address
200 Vesey St 48th FL
New York, NY 10281
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
IRS details
EIN
13-6123529
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
1956
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T21: Corporate foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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