American Campus Charities Foundation
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About American Campus Charities Foundation
The American Campus Charities Foundation concentrates its giving in the Austin area with a clear emphasis on youth-focused programs and local education/arts organizations. Its grants support underserved and special-needs children, youth leadership and mentoring programs, arts education, and community mental-health awareness—often via event or annual-commitment funding. The foundation tends to make repeat, sizeable gifts to a small set of local partners rather than a high volume of one-off awards.
Focus Areas
Youth leadership and mentoring programs for underserved Austin youth (e.g., Explore Austin)Early childhood and special-needs education in Austin (e.g., The Rise School of Austin)After-school and youth development clubs serving low-income neighborhoods (e.g., Boys & Girls Club of the Austin Area)Performing and visual arts education for K–12 students (e.g., Austin School for the Performing and Visual Arts)Local mental-health awareness and media-driven advocacy (e.g., Hi How Are You Foundation)
Who They Fund
underserved youth and at-risk youth
About American Campus Charities Foundation
American Campus Charities Foundation gives repeated, sizable support to a small circle of Austin-area nonprofits, with annual commitments often returning to the same partners. Two of the clearest examples are Hi How Are You Foundation, which received $120,000 in 2023 and $110,000 in 2024 for mental-health media content, projects, and events, and The Rise School of Austin, which received $90,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for assistance for special-needs children through golf tournament and Shine for Rise funding. The pattern points to a foundation that backs local programs over time rather than spreading gifts widely. Its recent grants show a strong preference for youth-serving organizations, including mentoring, after-school support, arts education, and services for children with special needs. The foundation also supports child-abuse prevention, scholarship funding, and mental-health awareness work. Several awards are tied to annual donations, annual commitments, or event sponsorships, which suggests a mix of operating support and fundraising-linked giving. In the recent grant list, Austin organizations account for the majority of named recipients, with a few grants reaching beyond the city to scholarship and issue-based partners.
What American Campus Charities Foundation Funds
Youth development appears across multiple grants. Explore Austin received $75,000 in 2023 and again in 2024 for leadership, mentoring, and adventure for underserved youth, while Boys & Girls Club of the Austin Area received $70,000 in each of those years to serve local young people. Arts and early learning also show up in the portfolio. Austin School for the Performing and Visual Arts received $65,000 in 2023 and $65,000 in 2024 for performing and visual arts support, and Thinkery received $5,000 in 2024 as a children’s museum grant tied to imagination, creativity, and love of learning. The foundation also funds child welfare and health-related causes. Center for Child Protection received $18,500 in 2023 to end the cycle of child abuse through advocacy, education, and community support, while Jdrf received $4,000 in 2023 to fund Type 1 diabetes research.
How American Campus Charities Foundation Gives
Typical awards fall at a $5,000 p25, $25,000 median, and $68,750 p75, which shows a mix of smaller community gifts and larger anchor commitments. The recent list also includes multiple back-to-back annual donations to the same grantees across 2023 and 2024, indicating repeat support rather than isolated one-time grants. American Campus Charities Foundation is classified as a regular funder and makes grants to individuals as well as organizations. Several awards are structured as annual donations, annual commitments, sponsorships, or partnership-based support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$435K
Total Assets
$330K
Total Revenue
$618K
Total Expenses
$486K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $69K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$69K
Geographic Reach
Local5 states funded
Funding intensity
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