AEC Trust concentrates its philanthropy into very large, targeted grants made to other charitable foundations or philanthropic vehicles rather than to frontline nonprofits. Its two recorded payments were expenditure-responsibility grants, indicating funding routed through intermediary foundations or designated projects rather than unrestricted general support. The foundation appears to operate as a pass-through or funder-of-funders, favoring a small number of high-value transactions over broad retail grantmaking.
AEC Trust’s recent giving is defined by a pair of large expenditure-responsibility grants: $16,039,759 to The Homestead Foundation Inc in 2025 and $4,131,710 to Wagmore Foundation Inc in 2025. That pattern places the trust in the role of a funder moving major dollars through intermediary foundations rather than distributing many direct grants to operating nonprofits. Beyond those pass-through transactions, the trust has supported a mix of cultural capital projects, health infrastructure, housing and food supports, conservation, and climate-related advocacy. The National Center for Civil and Human Rights Inc received multiple grants across 2023 through 2025 for its expansion work, while the University of Florida and its foundation received repeated support tied to the Harn Museum of Art and the Florida Museum of Natural History. Other grants have gone to Dance Alive Inc for a capital campaign, Mass General Brigham Incorporated for emergency department work, and Kestrel Land Trust Inc for conservation projects in Massachusetts. The foundation’s record shows a small number of high-value transactions rather than broad, diversified retail grantmaking. It also includes recurring support for some organizations over multiple years, especially in the arts, museum, and conservation categories.
In museum and cultural institution work, AEC Trust backed the University of Florida and the University of Florida Foundation with grants of $150,000 in 2025, $150,000 in 2024, and $100,000 in 2024 and 2023 for museum expansion and operating support connected to the Harn Museum of Art and the Florida Museum of Natural History. The foundation also supported the National Center for Civil and Human Rights Inc with a $250,000 grant in 2025 for the Building the Vision expansion effort. In health and housing-related work, Mass General Brigham Incorporated received $150,000 in 2025 for the Cooley Dickinson Hospital emergency department campaign, and Center for Human Development received $75,000 in 2025 for the Community Housing Support Program. Food access appears as well: Survival Centers Inc received $75,000 in 2025 for the Amherst Survival Center Food Pantry. Conservation and climate-related giving includes $100,000 to Kestrel Land Trust Inc for Forest & Farm Conservation and $75,000 to Corporate Accountability Intl for climate and water justice work.
$24.1M
$36.8M
$12.9M
$24.5M
Most grants fall between $10K and $25K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$25K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in GA.
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Highly concentrated giving: very few (two) but very large grants in a single NTEE category (T). Predominantly one-time or episodic transfers routed through intermediary foundations rather than many small awards or broad program portfolios.
Notable grantees: THE HOMESTEAD FOUNDATION INC, WAGMORE FOUNDATION INC
AEC Trust’s typical grant size is tightly clustered: the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile are $10,000, $10,000, and $25,000, respectively. The recent record also shows a handful of much larger awards, including seven-figure expenditure-responsibility grants and several $100,000 to $250,000 project grants. The grant history suggests recurring support for some recipients across multiple years, especially in cultural and conservation work, rather than one-off only giving. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and funds individuals, but the recent record is centered on institutional grants. The available data does not show a public application process.
Grant recipients are concentrated in a few U.S. states, with Massachusetts appearing most often in the recent record. Atlanta appears repeatedly through grants to The Homestead Foundation Inc, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights Inc, and Fernbank Inc; Gainesville, Florida also appears several times through Dance Alive Inc and the University of Florida-linked recipients. Amherst and North Amherst, Massachusetts, show up in housing, food, and land-conservation grants. All recorded recipient grants are in the United States, and none go to Delaware recipients.
The recent record centers on charitable foundations and intermediary vehicles, plus selected nonprofits working in museums, civil rights, health infrastructure, housing, food security, conservation, and climate and water justice. Two 2025 expenditure-responsibility grants to The Homestead Foundation Inc and Wagmore Foundation Inc show a strong intermediary-funding pattern.
Yes. The National Center for Civil and Human Rights Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; the University of Florida and related foundation entries recur across 2023 through 2025; and Dance Alive Inc and Kestrel Land Trust Inc each received multiple grants in separate years.
The distribution is centered at $10,000, with a 25th percentile of $10,000 and a 75th percentile of $25,000. The recent grants list also includes larger project grants from $70,000 to $250,000, plus two much larger expenditure-responsibility grants in 2025.
Massachusetts is the top state by grant count in the recent record. Recipient cities that appear more than once include Atlanta, Gainesville, Amherst, and Somerville, showing a regional pattern rather than a single-city focus.
Recent grants point to museum and cultural institution expansion, hospital emergency department infrastructure, supportive housing, food pantry operations, land conservation, and climate and water justice. Named recipients include Mass General Brigham Incorporated, Center for Human Development, Survival Centers Inc, Kestrel Land Trust Inc, and Corporate Accountability Intl.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE HOMESTEAD FOUNDATION INC | ATLANTA, GA | $16,039,759 | 2025 | expenditure responsibility grant |
| WAGMORE FOUNDATION INC | PORTLAND, OR | $4,131,710 | 2025 | expenditure responsibility grant |
| DANCE ALIVE INC | GAINESVILLE, FL | $250,000 | 2025 | Capital Campaign |
| NATIONAL CENTER FOR CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS INC | ATLANTA, GA | $250,000 | 2025 | Building the Vision: National Center for Civil and Human Rights Expansion for Capital and Program |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | GAINESVILLE, FL | $150,000 | 2025 | Harn Museum of Art General Operating Support |
| MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM INCORPORATED | SOMERVILLE, MA | $150,000 | 2025 | Transforming Emergency Care: Campaign for the Cooley Dickinson Hospital Emergency Department |
| FERNBANK INC | ATLANTA, GA | $100,000 | 2025 | THRIVE: The Nature of Change (Capital Campaign) |
| LINK COUNSELING CENTER INC | ATLANTA, GA | $100,000 | 2025 | 50th Anniversary Capital Projects |
| AUDUBON SOCIETY OF RHODE ISLAND | SMITHFIELD, RI | $100,000 | 2025 | Nature for All |
| KESTREL LAND TRUST INC | AMHERST, MA | $100,000 | 2025 | Forest & Farm Conservation: Longley 181 acres in Williamsburg Hatfield, MA |
| AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | Hurricane Helene Response |
| CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | AMHERST, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | Community Housing Support Program |
| CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY INTL | BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | Corporate Accountability: Advancing Climate & Water Justice Alongside Frontline Allies |
| SURVIVAL CENTERS INC | NORTH AMHERST, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | Amherst Survival Center Food Pantry |
| RAISING EXPECTATIONS INC | ATLANTA, GA | $75,000 | 2025 | Raising Expectations, Inc. |
| LOUISVILLE PRESCHOOL INC | LOUISVILLE, CO | $70,000 | 2025 | Louisville Support Fund |
| MATHESON HISTORY MUSEUM INC | GAINESVILLE, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | Historic Preservation of the Matheson History Museum Complex and Collections |
| EKVNV YEFOLECVLKE | WEOGUFKA, AL | $50,000 | 2025 | Ekvn-Yefolecv Maskoke Ecovillage |
| TRANS JUSTICE HOUSING PROJECT INC | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | Services for transgender/gender non-conforming people experiencing homelessness |
| ATLANTA FULTON COUNTY PREARREST DIVERSION INITIATI | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | Policing Alternatives & Diversion (PAD) Initiative |
| VIRGINIA-HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY PTO | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | Everybody's Playground at Virginia-Highland Elementary |
| FEMINIST WOMENS HEALTH CENTER INC | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE CALLANWOLDE FOUNDATION INC | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | Build. Inspire. Grow. |
| GLOBAL GROWERS NETWORK INC | DECATUR, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | Global Growers 2024 Cultivating Futures Campaign |
| SUGAR LOAF FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT | BOULDER, CO | $50,000 | 2025 | SLFPD Biggest Needs Request |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC | GAINESVILLE, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | Florida Museum "Earth to Florida" permanent exhibition |
| ATLANTA COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROJECT INC | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | ACSP General Operating Support |
| WYLDE CENTER INC | DECATUR, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | Operating and Capital Support for Wylde Center |
| PUSH PUSH THEATER COMPANY | DECATUR, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | PushPush Arts: Capital Campaign for the purchase of an arts venue in College Park, GA |
| STATUS HOME INC | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | Destination Independence |
| OUTREACH UNITED RESOURCE CENTER INC | LONGMONT, CO | $30,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| TIDES FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | Building Multiracial Working Class Power in Georgia |
| PEAK ABUNDANCE | NEDERLAND, CO | $30,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CHEF ANN FOUNDATION | BOULDER, CO | $30,000 | 2025 | Colorado Healthy School Food Pathway pilot phase |
| SISTER SONG INC | ATLANTA, GA | $30,000 | 2025 | SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective General Operating |
| AUDIO INFORMATION NETWORK OF COLORADO | BOULDER, CO | $30,000 | 2025 | Information Equity for People Living with Vision Loss or Blindness |
| THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF BOULDER VALLEY INC | BOULDER, CO | $30,000 | 2025 | Supporting Animal Adoption Services at the Humane Society of Boulder Valley |
| GEORGIA CENTER FOR NONPROFITS INC | ATLANTA, GA | $25,000 | 2025 | The Campaign For Greater Good |
| SUR LEGAL COLLABORATIVE | DECATUR, GA | $25,000 | 2025 | Educating Immigrant Workers about their Labor Rights in Fulton and DeKalb County |
| GIRLS INC OF THE VALLEY | HOLYOKE, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | Her Future, Our Future Campaign |
| GRANT PARK CONSERVANCY INC | ATLANTA, GA | $25,000 | 2025 | The People's Playground |
| CHRIS 180 INC | ATLANTA, GA | $25,000 | 2025 | Trauma-Informed Mental Health Counseling for Children and Youth |
| FISCAL SPONSORSHIP ALLIES INC | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $25,000 | 2025 | General Operating Support |
| ATLANTA MUSIC PROJECT INC | ATLANTA, GA | $20,000 | 2025 | AMP Youth Orchestras & Choirs |
| TRU COMMUNITY CARE | LAFAYETTE, CO | $20,000 | 2025 | Safety Net for Uncompensated Care in Boulder County (SNUC) |
| CANINE PARTNERS OF THE ROCKIES INC | AURORA, CO | $20,000 | 2025 | Mobility Service Dogs |
| NAMI GEORGIA INC | ATLANTA, GA | $20,000 | 2025 | NAMI Georgia Operating Support |
| ATLANTA CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER INC | ATLANTA, GA | $20,000 | 2025 | General Operating Support |
| RESOURCE CENTRAL | BOULDER, CO | $20,000 | 2025 | Renew Our Schools--Inspiring Kids to Get Smart about Energy |
| CELEBRATE EDU | LAFAYETTE, CO | $20,000 | 2025 | Online Business Education for People with Disabilities |
THE HOMESTEAD FOUNDATION INC
$16,039,759expenditure responsibility grant
WAGMORE FOUNDATION INC
$4,131,710expenditure responsibility grant
DANCE ALIVE INC
$250,000Capital Campaign
Building the Vision: National Center for Civil and Human Rights Expansion for Capital and Program
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
$150,000Harn Museum of Art General Operating Support
MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM INCORPORATED
$150,000Transforming Emergency Care: Campaign for the Cooley Dickinson Hospital Emergency Department
FERNBANK INC
$100,000THRIVE: The Nature of Change (Capital Campaign)
LINK COUNSELING CENTER INC
$100,00050th Anniversary Capital Projects
KESTREL LAND TRUST INC
$100,000Forest & Farm Conservation: Longley 181 acres in Williamsburg Hatfield, MA
CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
$75,000Community Housing Support Program
Corporate Accountability: Advancing Climate & Water Justice Alongside Frontline Allies
SURVIVAL CENTERS INC
$75,000Amherst Survival Center Food Pantry
LOUISVILLE PRESCHOOL INC
$70,000Louisville Support Fund
MATHESON HISTORY MUSEUM INC
$50,000Historic Preservation of the Matheson History Museum Complex and Collections
TRANS JUSTICE HOUSING PROJECT INC
$50,000Services for transgender/gender non-conforming people experiencing homelessness
ATLANTA FULTON COUNTY PREARREST DIVERSION INITIATI
$50,000Policing Alternatives & Diversion (PAD) Initiative
VIRGINIA-HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY PTO
$50,000Everybody's Playground at Virginia-Highland Elementary
SUGAR LOAF FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
$50,000SLFPD Biggest Needs Request
Florida Museum "Earth to Florida" permanent exhibition
ATLANTA COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROJECT INC
$50,000ACSP General Operating Support
WYLDE CENTER INC
$50,000Operating and Capital Support for Wylde Center
PUSH PUSH THEATER COMPANY
$50,000PushPush Arts: Capital Campaign for the purchase of an arts venue in College Park, GA
TIDES FOUNDATION
$30,000Building Multiracial Working Class Power in Georgia
PEAK ABUNDANCE
$30,000General & Unrestricted
SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective General Operating
AUDIO INFORMATION NETWORK OF COLORADO
$30,000Information Equity for People Living with Vision Loss or Blindness
THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF BOULDER VALLEY INC
$30,000Supporting Animal Adoption Services at the Humane Society of Boulder Valley
GEORGIA CENTER FOR NONPROFITS INC
$25,000The Campaign For Greater Good
SUR LEGAL COLLABORATIVE
$25,000Educating Immigrant Workers about their Labor Rights in Fulton and DeKalb County
GIRLS INC OF THE VALLEY
$25,000Her Future, Our Future Campaign
GRANT PARK CONSERVANCY INC
$25,000The People's Playground
ATLANTA MUSIC PROJECT INC
$20,000AMP Youth Orchestras & Choirs
Safety Net for Uncompensated Care in Boulder County (SNUC)
CANINE PARTNERS OF THE ROCKIES INC
$20,000Mobility Service Dogs
NAMI GEORGIA INC
$20,000NAMI Georgia Operating Support