American Councils for International Education Actr Accels
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About American Councils for International Education Actr Accels
American Councils strengthens international ties and connections between countries and cultures through excellence in academic, professional and cultural exchange, language acquisition, educational development, and research.
Focus Areas
Cultural exchangeLanguage immersion and trainingScholarships and fellowshipsProfessional developmentEducational development and capacity buildingResearch & assessment
Who They Fund
universities / higher education institutionsfaculty and researchersacademic departments and administrative units
Funding Style
collaboration-focused funding
About American Councils for International Education Actr Accels
American Councils for International Education Actr Accels Inc channels its grantmaking into university and academic partnerships, and its recent awards show that pattern clearly. The largest grant in the dataset, $52,324, went to the University of Nebraska Lincoln to support partnership between universities, and the same purpose appears repeatedly across the recipient list. Lehigh University received $47,304 in 2024 and $34,900 in 2023 for that same collaboration-oriented work, while Michigan State University received $46,895 in 2023. The foundation’s giving also reaches other higher education institutions such as the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Delaware, and Pennsylvania State University, all funded for partnership-based projects. Its public profile emphasizes international ties, language acquisition, educational development, and research, and the grant record aligns with that emphasis through support for institutions rather than individuals. Recent awards also include Kettering University, Old Dominion University, Purdue University, and the Center for Applied Linguistics. Across the sample, the common thread is institutional collaboration in higher education, with grants aimed at building or sustaining partnerships rather than one-off program purchases.
What American Councils for International Education Actr Accels Funds
University-to-university collaboration is the clearest theme in the grant record. American Councils for International Education Actr Accels Inc gave $40,541 to the University of Pittsburgh and $38,399 to the University of Delaware, both marked to support partnership between universities. It also awarded $33,481 to the University of Nebraska Omaha for the same purpose. The foundation’s language and area-studies interests appear in its active programs. The Dan E. Davidson Fellowship supports scholars studying less commonly taught and critical languages, as well as field research and area studies in strategically important regions. The National Security Language Initiative for Youth supports eligible U.S. high school students studying less commonly taught languages in overseas immersion programs, and the Critical Language Scholarship Program does similar work for undergraduate and graduate students. Higher education capacity building is also reflected in grants to the University of Delaware, Michigan State University, and Pennsylvania State University for partnership work.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$191K
Total Assets
$48.5M
Total Revenue
$110.9M
Total Expenses
$109.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $19K and $34K, with a median of $24K.
25th Percentile
$19K
Median
$24K
75th Percentile
$34K
Geographic Reach
National12 states funded
About 4% of grants go to recipients in PA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DR DAVID PATTON
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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