About American Opportunity Foundation
To preserve, create, and sponsor quality affordable housing for moderate-to-low income persons or families.
Focus Areas
Affordable housingLow-income housingMultifamily housingCommunity development
Who They Fund
homeless studentsdisadvantaged / low-income studentshigh school seniors in North Metro-Atlantaunderprivileged childrenyouth with mental illnessyoung writers / students engaged in writing programs
Funding Style
direct service / individual supportscholarships / financial aid
About American Opportunity Foundation
A defining feature of The American Opportunity Foundation Inc is its repeated support for emergency housing for homeless students, especially through Kennesaw State University Foundation. That relationship appears in multiple years, with grants of $351,059 in 2023, $175,600 in 2024, and $99,000 in 2025, all tied to emergency housing for homeless students, scholarships, and computers. The pattern shows a funder that combines housing stability with educational support rather than treating those needs separately. The foundation also backs organizations serving children and students facing housing instability in the Atlanta area. In 2025, it gave $110,000 to The Boyce L Ansley School Inc to assist with the education of children facing homelessness. Other grants go to groups that support scholarships, mentoring, mental health, and basic household needs, but the housing mission remains central. Its giving fits a local, place-based model, with most grants directed to Georgia organizations and a strong emphasis on services for low-income families, homeless students, and disadvantaged students.
What American Opportunity Foundation Funds
Affordable housing is the foundation’s core lens. In 2025, it gave $15,000 to Aof Georgia Affordable Housing Corp for low income affordable housing, matching the organization’s stated purpose closely with the foundation’s housing mission. Student support is another visible theme. Kennesaw State University Foundation received multiple grants for emergency housing for homeless students, scholarships, and computers, while The Boyce L Ansley School Inc received $110,000 in 2025 to assist with the education of children facing homelessness. Education funding also extends to scholarship programs. Warrick Dunn Charities Inc received grants in 2023 and 2024 for scholarships for disadvantaged students, and George Hughes Foundation received support for scholarships to high school seniors from the North Metro-Atlanta area. The foundation also backed youth services, including a 2025 grant to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta Inc for a mentoring program.
How American Opportunity Foundation Gives
Typical grants are mid-sized, with a p25 of $17,500, a median of $30,000, and a p75 of $73,250. The recent record shows a mix of larger multi-year commitments and smaller targeted awards, suggesting both sustained support and one-off project funding. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a donor-advised fund and does not make program-related investments. Its recent grantmaking is concentrated in a single state and centers on recurring relationships with a small set of organizations over multiple years.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$481K
Total Assets
$76.2M
Total Revenue
$5.7M
Total Expenses
$3.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $18K and $73K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$18K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$73K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
PHILIP KENNEDY
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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