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Partners of the Americas Foundation’s recent giving shows a strong endowment-based relationship with its own network: the largest listed grant is $150,000 to Partners of the Americas Inc in Washington, DC for general support from an endowment fund, followed by another general-support grant of $56,930 to the same recipient. A third recent award, $25,319 to Kentucky Partners of the Americas in Lexington, KY, was a transfer of endowment funds. That pattern points to a funder that supports chapter infrastructure and long-term financial stability alongside program activity. The foundation’s program list also shows a broad civic and exchange-oriented portfolio, including education, literacy, agriculture and food security, labor, community and volunteer engagement, higher education exchange, child protection, and youth development. It also operates named funding streams such as the Education & Culture Program, the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund, the Madelyn L. Laschober Endowment Fund, and the Pixote Literacy Fund. Across those programs, the foundation backs travel, small projects, exchange activity, and community-led initiatives across the Americas.
Education and cultural exchange are central to the foundation’s grantmaking. Through the Education & Culture Program, it provides travel and small project assistance grants, plus sub-awards for peer learning and international travel across the Partners network. Higher education exchange is another clear area: the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund supports institutions in the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean that form partnerships and launch student exchange and training programs. Youth and literacy also appear in named programs. The Pixote Literacy Fund supports projects that help vulnerable children gain literacy and life skills, while the Madelyn L. Laschober Endowment Fund provides annual support for youth, education, and microenterprise development. The foundation also includes chapter and volunteer support within its Foundation Grants solicitation.
Typical grant sizes cluster in the low tens of thousands: p25 is $33,222, median is $41,124, and p75 is $49,027. The recent record also includes one much larger endowment-support grant, which suggests that core institutional support and asset transfer can sit alongside smaller awards. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a DAF. Its opportunities include both administered grants and open solicitations, and several program pages explicitly accept unsolicited proposals. The recent grants list shows repeat support to the same Washington, DC recipient across 2024 and 2025, indicating recurring support rather than a purely one-time pattern.
$150K
$1.2M
$29K
$165K
Most grants fall between $33K and $49K, with a median of $41K.
25th Percentile
$33K
Median
$41K
75th Percentile
$49K
About 50% of grants go to recipients in KY.
JOHN MCPHAIL
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Grantmaking is regional, with a pronounced concentration in the foundation’s headquarters city: 50% of grants go to recipients in DC. Outside the HQ state, the top state by grant count is Kentucky, reflecting grant activity there as well. The recent grants list is entirely domestic, with all recorded recipient-country grants in the US. Recent recipients include Washington, DC and Lexington, KY, showing that the foundation’s giving can support both national-level network organizations and state-based chapters.
Its named programs cover education and cultural exchange, higher education exchange, literacy, youth development, microenterprise development, and chapter and volunteer support. The program list also includes agriculture and food security, labor, community and volunteer engagement, and child protection.
The foundation’s typical awards cluster around $33,222 at the 25th percentile, $41,124 at the median, and $49,027 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants also include a $150,000 endowment-support award, showing that some grants are materially larger than the center of the distribution.
Yes. The recent grants list shows Partners of the Americas Inc in Washington, DC receiving $150,000 in 2025 and $56,930 in 2024, both for general support from an endowment fund. That is a clear repeat-grantee pattern across multiple years.
Yes. Several listed opportunities accept unsolicited applications, including the Education & Culture Program — Travel and Small Project Assistance Grants, the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Innovation Fund, the Education & Culture Program — Small Project Assistance grants, and the Partners of the Americas Requests for Proposals portal.
The Foundation Grants solicitation is available only to dues-paying member organizations, chapters, and their members. The description also notes support for restricted endowment funds and unrestricted funds that support chapter and volunteer work.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT FROM ENDOWMENT FUND |
| PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $56,930 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT FROM ENDOWMENT FUND |
| KENTUCKY PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS | LEXINGTON, KY | $25,319 | 2024 | TRANSFER OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS |
PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS INC
$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT FROM ENDOWMENT FUND
PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS INC
$56,930GENERAL SUPPORT FROM ENDOWMENT FUND
KENTUCKY PARTNERS OF THE AMERICAS
$25,319TRANSFER OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS
Current and upcoming funding from Partners of the Americas Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Individuals and organizations from throughout the Partners network interested in developing community projects.
Deadline: Looking to fund an exchange or project? Apply for Education and Culture Program Funding by June 15 / July 10.
Who can apply: Higher education administrators/faculty seeking to increase study abroad at their institution through an Innovation Fund grant.
Deadline: Competitions are open now.
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