#107 of 500 · Foundation / Grantmaker / DAF
American Endowment Foundation
One of the nation's largest independent, cause-neutral sponsors of donor-advised funds. It administers charitable accounts for donors, working in partnership with financial advisors and firms, allowing contributions to grow tax-free and be granted to a wide range of 501(c)(3) charities. AEF focuses solely on donor-advised fund administration.
Open the interactive profileFinancials, fiscal 2023
- Revenue
- $1.32B
- Expenses
- $1.28B
- Total assets
- $7.15B
- Net assets
- $7.12B
- Operating margin
- 3.2%
- 1-year growth
- -7.2%
- 5-year growth (CAGR)
- 8.3%
- Reserve (years of spending)
- 66.9
- Contributions share
- 88.7%
- Programme spending
- 0.0%
- Fundraising cost
- 0.0%
- Executive pay share
- 0.18%
- Employees
- 127
- Revenue per employee
- $10.4M
- Grants paid
- $1.23B
- Years filing
- 29
NFP Health Score: 82 / 100
Financial 68 · Governance 100 · Operational 90. The score is built from Form 990 line items only. It cannot measure how well an organisation delivers its mission.
Mission
AEF is a mission-motivated organization focused on expanding philanthropy, partnering with financial advisors to enable more donors to create significant charitable impact through donor-advised funds.
Revenue history
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $959.5M |
| 2020 | $1.39B |
| 2021 | $2.69B |
| 2022 | $1.42B |
| 2023 | $1.32B |