About American Online Giving Foundation
American Online Giving Foundation Inc directs enormous volumes of general-support funding through donor-advised giving and corporate employee-giving infrastructure, with recent grants reaching everything from disaster response to global humanitarian relief and health care. The largest recent award in the data is $22,231,309 to the American National Red Cross for general support, followed closely by $21,060,078 to UNICEF USA and $18,054,687 to St Jude Children's Research Hospital. Those large gifts sit alongside repeated seven- and eight-figure support for organizations such as American Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, GiveWell, World Central Kitchen, and International Rescue Committee. The pattern suggests a funder that moves substantial unrestricted resources to established charities rather than narrowly defined project grants. Its stated role centers on connecting causes with employees at major companies, using technology to move funds efficiently and free recipients to focus on community impact. The foundation also supports a mix of U.S.-based charities working in disaster relief, children’s health, refugee aid, hunger response, and international humanitarian work, while its recent grant list shows only general support designations.
What American Online Giving Foundation Funds
A major theme in the recent record is humanitarian and emergency response. The foundation gave $14,366,298 to American Red Cross in 2024 for general support and $8,176,366 to World Central Kitchen Incorporated in the same year for general support, indicating sustained backing for relief organizations. Children’s health is another visible area: St Jude Children's Research Hospital received $16,498,906 in 2024 for general support, and $18,054,687 in 2025 for the same purpose. It also funded international aid and refugee support through grants such as $10,033,755 to US Association for Unhcr (un Refugee Agency) and $9,996,422 to International Rescue Committee Inc, both in 2023. Public health and reproductive health appear as well, with $8,425,453 to Planned Parenthood Federation of America in 2024 for general support.
How American Online Giving Foundation Gives
The typical grant size is modest relative to the largest awards: p25 is $7,591, median is $12,553, and p75 is $26,314. That distribution sits alongside a small number of very large grants, showing a wide spread between routine disbursements and flagship awards. The recent list also shows repeat recipients across multiple years, including St Jude Children's Research Hospital, UNICEF USA, GiveWell, World Central Kitchen Incorporated, International Rescue Committee Inc, and American Red Cross. The foundation is a regular funder and DAF platform rather than a programmatic grantmaker, and its stated activity includes donor advised fund facilitation, grant disbursement to 501(c)(3) charities, and payment and electronic donation methods. The grants shown are general support rather than project-specific awards.