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Grants paid by The Aspen Institute Inc, tax year 2021
EIN 84-0399006 · Washington, DC · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE V200
In tax year 2021, The Aspen Institute Inc (EIN 84-0399006) reported 87 grants paid totaling $12,645,233. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2021
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ithaka Harbors Inc New York, NY | A | $741,000 | paid | COLLABORATION IN THE AMERICAN TALENT INITIATIVE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Soliya Inc New York, NY | A | $641,157 | paid | STEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Alamo Community College District San Antonio, TX | A | $600,000 | paid | ASPEN PRIZE AWARD WINNER | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Equal Measure Philadelphia, PA | A | $557,010 | paid | SUPPORT OYF ASPEN FORUM, WORK IN THE ASPEN CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM INITIATIVE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Boston Private Industry Council Inc Boston, MA | A | $550,000 | paid | FORUM IN YOUTH-LED CHANGE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Alliance for Childrens Rights Los Angeles, CA | A | $450,000 | paid | BUILDING ECOSYSTEMS FOR YOUTH OPPORTUNITY IMPLEMENTATION | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Global Nomads Group New York, NY | A | $438,853 | paid | STEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | International Research and Exchanges Board Inc Washington, DC | A | $425,212 | paid | STEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | World Learning Inc Brattleboro, VT | A | $408,270 | paid | STEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Palo Alto, CA | A | $402,564 | paid | ASPEN RISING PRESIDENTS FELLOWSHIP | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Tides Center San Francisco, CA | A | $300,000 | paid | OYIF NETWORK BUILD NETWORK GRANT | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Youthbuild Newark Newark, NJ | A | $300,000 | paid | BUILDING ECOSYSTEMS FOR YOUTH OPPORTUNITY ACCELERATOR GRANT | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Alliance of Community Assitance Ministries Inc Houston, TX | A | $300,000 | paid | BUILDING ECOSYSTEMS FOR YOUTH OPPORTUNITY IMPLEMENTATION | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Criterion Institute Inc Haddam, CT | A | $297,629 | paid | GLOBAL AFFAIRS CANADA GENDER LENS INVESTING | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Justice Mapping Center Port Washington, NY | A | $250,000 | paid | WORK IN THE ASPEN CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM INITIATIVE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Global Development Incubator Inc Washington, DC | A | $225,000 | paid | SUPPORT GOYN INITIATIVE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Impact Assets Bethesda, MD | A | $216,836 | paid | GLOBAL AFFAIRS CANADA GENDER LENS INVESTING | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Philadelphia Youth Network Philadelphia, PA | A | $200,000 | paid | COLLABORATION ON ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM REIMAGINE RETAIL PROJECT | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham Birmingham, AL | A | $184,380 | paid | SUPPORT OF THE INCLUSIVE AMERICA PROJECT | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Youthbuild USA Inc Roxbury, MA | A | $170,000 | paid | SUPPORT GOYN INITIATIVE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Community Center for Education Results Seattle, WA | A | $168,957 | paid | OPPORTUNITY YOUTH REENGAGEMENT MEETINGS AND NETWORK PROVIDER CONVENINGS | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning Atlanta, GA | U | $150,000 | paid | WORKING SUPPORT OF THE ASPEN POLICY ACCELERATION PARTNERSHIP GRANT | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Providence, RI | U | $150,000 | paid | WORKING SUPPORT OF THE ASPEN POLICY ACCELERATION PARTNERSHIP GRANT | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Harrisburg, PA | U | $150,000 | paid | WORKING SUPPORT OF THE ASPEN POLICY ACCELERATION PARTNERSHIP GRANT | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Minnesota Office of Higher Education Saint Paul, MN | U | $150,000 | paid | WORKING SUPPORT OF THE ASPEN POLICY ACCELERATION PARTNERSHIP GRANT | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education Denver, CO | A | $150,000 | paid | WORKING SUPPORT OF THE ASPEN POLICY ACCELERATION PARTNERSHIP GRANT | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | City of Long Beach Long Beach, CA | U | $150,000 | paid | WORKING SUPPORT OF THE ASPEN POLICY ACCELERATION PARTNERSHIP GRANT | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Vilcap Inc Washington, DC | A | $149,963 | paid | ADVANCING WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT CATALYST FUND | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Jobs for the Future Inc Boston, MA | A | $136,000 | paid | SUPPORT PARTICIPATION OF GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY YOUTH FORUM | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | The William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI | A | $133,531 | paid | STEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Games for Change Inc Woodside, NY | A | $130,042 | paid | STEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Enactus US Springfield, MO | A | $120,818 | paid | STEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Inner City Education Foundation Los Angeles, CA | A | $120,000 | paid | REIMAGINING SCHOOL SPORTS CHARTER SCHOOL WINNER | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Build Commonwealth Inc Boston, MA | A | $120,000 | paid | RACIAL & GENDER WEALTH GAP IN AMERICA DATA | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Institute of International Education New York, NY | A | $118,903 | paid | STEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | A | $114,793 | paid | ADVANCING WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT CATALYST FUND | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Florida International University Board of Trustees Miami, FL | A | $114,639 | paid | STEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | American Association State Colleges and Universities Washington, DC | A | $110,000 | paid | SCALING PARTNERS CURRICULUM | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Worksource Greater Austin Area Workforce Board Austin, TX | A | $105,000 | paid | GRANT TO SUPPORT AUSTIN OPPORTUNITY YOUTH COLLABORATIVE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | The District Board of Trustees of Broward College Florida Fort Lauderdale, FL | A | $101,500 | paid | ASPEN PRIZE FINALIST AWARD | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Denver World Affairs Council Denver, CO | A | $101,207 | paid | STEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Amarillo Junior College District Amarillo, TX | A | $100,000 | paid | RISING STAR AWARD | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Arizona State University Tempe, AZ | A | $100,000 | paid | SCALING PARTNERS CURRICULUM | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | New Orleans Youth Alliance New Orleans, LA | A | $100,000 | paid | BUILDING ECOSYSTEMS FOR YOUTH OPPORTUNITY ACCELERATOR GRANT | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Forum for Youth Investment Washington, DC | A | $100,000 | paid | FUND FOR YOUTH CONNECTIVITY GRANT | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Research Foundation of the City University of New York New York, NY | A | $99,211 | paid | STEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Empowermt Missoula, MT | A | $90,000 | paid | FORUM IN YOUTH-LED CHANGE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Global Ties US Washington, DC | A | $82,520 | paid | STEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | American Muslim Fund Fremont, CA | A | $81,378 | paid | STEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Engineering World Health Durham, NC | A | $80,863 | paid | STEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | President & Board of Trustees of Santa Clara College Santa Clara, CA | A | $78,625 | paid | ADVANCING WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT CATALYST FUND | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Humboldt Area Foundation Crescent City, CA | A | $75,000 | paid | SUPPORT GRANT TO COMMUNITY/TRIBAL COLLABORATIVE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Shining Hope for Communities Inc New York, NY | A | $75,000 | paid | SUPPORT EQUITY AT THE LAST MILE INITIATIVE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Communities Unlimited Inc Fayetteville, AR | A | $70,000 | paid | OPPORTUNITY YOUTH REENGAGEMENT MEETINGS AND NETWORK PROVIDER CONVENINGS | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | The Research Foundation for the State University of New York Albany, NY | A | $69,368 | paid | STEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | The Kind Foundation Inc New York, NY | A | $68,390 | paid | STEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | New York Academy of Sciences New York, NY | A | $67,899 | paid | STEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | America Mideast Educational and Training Services Inc Washington, DC | A | $66,445 | paid | STEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | New Mexico Association of Grantmakers Albuquerque, NM | A | $60,000 | paid | OPPORTUNITY YOUTH ECOSYSTEM SUPPORT GRANT | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC | A | $58,500 | paid | SUPPORT ACCELERATING WOMEN-LED VENTURES PROJECT | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Youthprise Minneapolis, MN | A | $50,000 | paid | YOUTH-LED CHANGE FUND | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Social Science Research Council Brooklyn, NY | A | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT OYF ASPEN FORUM COMMUNITIES | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Nueta Hisdatsa Sahnish College New Town, ND | A | $50,000 | paid | CHAMPIONS FOR CHANGE INITIATIVE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Clean Air Task Force Inc Boston, MA | A | $50,000 | paid | ADVANCE ZERO-EMISSION MARITIME SHIPPING | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | The Asia Society New York, NY | A | $45,035 | paid | STEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | The Brookings Institution Washington, DC | A | $45,000 | paid | J. SCHUETZ FELLOWSHIP AGREEMENT | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | The Sand County Foundation Inc Madison, WI | A | $40,000 | paid | AWARD FOR 2021 WATER FORUM PARTNERSHIP | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Cnaturenet Roseville, MN | A | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORT FRESH TRACKS INITIATIVE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Under One Roof Alamo, CA | A | $35,000 | paid | GLOBAL INCLUSIVE GROWTH SPARKS GRANT | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | African Entrepreneurship Collective Clinton, WA | A | $32,250 | paid | ADVANCING WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT CATALYST FUND | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Onslow County Public Schools Jacksonville, NC | U | $30,543 | paid | STEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | A | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT OYF ASPEN FORUM | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | The Hopi Foundation Kykotsmovi, AZ | A | $25,000 | paid | DATA FOR IMPACT RURAL AND TRIBAL DATA ENHANCEMENT GRANT | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Cheyenne River Youth Project Eagle Butte, SD | A | $25,000 | paid | CHAMPIONS FOR CHANGE INITIATIVE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | The Trustes of the University of Pennslylvania Philadelphia, PA | A | $24,500 | paid | COLLABORATION ON COMMUNITY-BASED EFFORTS OF CIVIC SCIENCE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Board of Education of Frederick County Frederick, MD | A | $20,000 | paid | AWARD FOR LARGE SUBURBAN REIMAGINING SCHOOL SPORTS WINER | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo Inc Buffalo, NY | A | $20,000 | paid | OPPORTUNITY YOUTH FORUM LEARNING GRANT | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Science Leadership Academy Home and School Association Philadelphia, PA | A | $20,000 | paid | PRIVATE SCHOOL WINNER REIMAGINING SCHOOL SPORTS | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Trinity School of Durham and Chapel Hill Durham, NC | A | $20,000 | paid | AWARD FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL WINNER | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Seattle University Seattle, WA | A | $14,230 | paid | STEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Texas International Education Consortium Austin, TX | A | $13,437 | paid | STEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Duke University Durham, NC | A | $10,000 | paid | PARTNERSHIP AWARD FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP IN THE 2021 ASPEN-NICHOLAS WATER FORUM AND ROUNDTABLES | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Catholic University of America Washington, DC | A | $8,275 | paid | WORK IN THE POLITICS OF VULNERABILITY PROJECT | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | The Urban Oasis Inc Baltimore, MD | A | $7,000 | paid | WEAVER AWARDS | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Village of Violetville Inc Baltimore, MD | U | $7,000 | paid | WEAVER AWARDS | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Hispanic Unity of Florida Inc Hollywood, FL | A | $6,000 | paid | 2GEN LEVEL UP PRIZE PAYMENT | 202202739349301020 |
| 2021 | Achieving the Dream Silver Spring, MD | A | $5,500 | paid | COHORT HONORARIUM | 202202739349301020 |
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