EIN 43-1634280

Charities Aid Foundation of America

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
133
Year formed
1992
Most recent tax filings
2024-04-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Charities Aid Foundation of America (CAF America) is a global grantmaking organization helping donors support great causes by assisting them in making strategic, effective, and tax-advantaged grants.
Also known as...
Charities Aid Foundation America; CAF America
Total revenues
$951,859,237
2024
Total expenses
$911,493,403
2024
Total assets
$444,916,585
2024
Num. employees
133
2024

Program areas at Charities Aid Foundation of America

Donor advised funds: caf America currently operates donor advised funds (dafs) that in fy24 made over 146,000 grants totaling over $850m. We partner with u.s. corporate, individual and Foundation donors who support organizations in 105 countries.
Friends funds: friends funds are available to international charitable organizations to use as a tool to increase support from american donors. During fy24, donors worked with caf America to make 321 grants to 106 foreign charitable organizations who have established friends funds with caf America. This caf America program enables approved foreign charitable organizations to connect with us donors without creating their own u.s. irc section 501(c)(3) entity.
Donor advised gifts: in fy24, donors worked with caf America to make 1,331 single donor advised gifts (dags) totaling $78.1m. Single gifts enable donors to recommend grants without establishing a specific fund at caf America. This program serves as a complement to caf America's philanthropic advisory services and is a resource for donors interested in supporting a variety of causes.
Revenue and expenses pertaining to the operation and management of program services that is not allocable to any fund or type of fund.

Grants made by Charities Aid Foundation of America

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
The Mark Foundation for Cancer ResearchCharitable Donation$20,000,000
Colgate UniversityCharitable Donation$11,613,818
American National Red Cross (ANRC)Charitable Donation$7,097,476
...and 979 more grants made totalling $303,696,410

Who funds Charities Aid Foundation of America

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
General Mills FoundationGeneral Mills Foundation Corpus Account$25,023,040
Goldman Sachs GivesGeneral Support$17,776,795
Pepsico FoundationDonor Advised Fund/matching Gifts Fund$16,354,289
...and 555 more grants received totalling $219,201,497

Financials for Charities Aid Foundation of America

RevenuesFYE 04/2024
Total grants, contributions, etc.$927,224,718
Program services$798,172
Investment income and dividends$17,788,373
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$5,662,124
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$385,850
Total revenues$951,859,237

Organizations like Charities Aid Foundation of America

OrganizationLocationRevenue
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding TrustIndianapolis, IN$1,884,733,937
GS Daf (GSPF)New York, NY$3,183,956,165
Jewish Communal FundNew York, NY$1,135,661,152
American Endowment FoundationHudson, OH$1,320,890,881
Greater HorizonsKansas City, MO$890,380,325
PayPal Giving FundWashington, DC$504,438,362
The Ayco Charitable FoundationCohoes, NY$277,957,756
Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundSt Petersburg, FL$580,390,634
The Signatry / Servant FoundationOverland Park, KS$592,337,115
Bank of America Charitable Gift FundBoston, MA$1,188,933,572
Data update history
April 25, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2024
April 22, 2025
Used new vendors
Identified 4 new vendors, including , , , and
April 22, 2025
Received grants
Identified 27 new grant, including a grant for $7,560,872 from Deloitte Foundation
January 20, 2025
Received grants
Identified 209 new grant, including a grant for $16,354,289 from Pepsico Foundation
November 26, 2024
Received grants
Identified 82 new grant, including a grant for $6,000,000 from Pfizer Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsCharitiesDonor Advised Funds (DAFs)
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Operates donor advised fundsProvides grantsOperates internationallyNational levelTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
225 Reinekers LN 375
Alexandria, VA 22314
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County
Alexandria city, VA
Website URL
cafamerica.org/ 
Phone
(703) 549-8931
Facebook page
CAFAmerica 
Twitter profile
@cafamerica 
IRS details
EIN
43-1634280
Fiscal year end
April
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1992
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T30: Public Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
122784
FTB Entity ID
None yet
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2025-07-02
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