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    CFDA#

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    Funder Type

    Corporate Foundation

    IT Classification

    C - Funds little to no technology

    Authority

    American Express Company

    Summary

    Grants through the American Express Foundation are made to eligible non-profit organizations in the following areas:

    • Backing Equal Futures:
      • Programs that provide skills and pathways to prepare youth (ages 13 to 30) for long-term success and the future of work, including the green economy, digital futures, and STEAM fields such as science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics.
        • Programs may include school-based, college, trade school, public service or workforce-related training or mentoring to support skill-building, education, the transition to meaningful employment or self-sufficiency for underrepresented populations.
      • Advocacy to support education and workforce development in underrepresented communities
        • Eligible organizations for underrepresented communities include those supporting racial, ethnic, and Indigenous minorities, women, refugees, incarcerated or formerly incarcerated, unhoused and formerly unhoused people, veterans or families of veterans, disadvantaged or people with disabilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
    • Backing Small:
      • Support for underrepresented and economically vulnerable small business owners and entrepreneurs through our Backing Small” initiative, including grants, mentoring support, and technical assistance through established community partnerships.
      • Financial literacy education, training, and mentoring for underrepresented individuals and families to build financial awareness, fiscal acumen and success, including at school age grades 5-12, during higher education, or when individuals are entering/re-entering the workforce.
    • Backing Low-Carbon Communities:
      • Programs, partnerships, and action focused on energy transition, emission reduction, and efficiency
      • Community-led climate projects focused on nature-based or clean energy initiatives, including those led by underrepresented groups.
      • Disaster relief and resilience building programs and initiatives in extreme weather prone areas and cities where our colleagues and customers live and work to provide immediate and/or long-term relief to natural and man-made disasters and help create climate-resilient communities.


     

    History of Funding

    None is available.

    Additional Information

    The following will not be supported through the American Express Foundation:

    • Individual needs, including scholarships, sponsorships and other forms of financial aid.
    • Fund-raising activities, such as galas, benefits, dinners and sporting events.
    • Goodwill advertising, souvenir journals or dinner programs.
    • Travel for individuals or groups.
    • Sectarian activities by religious organizations.
    • Political causes, candidates, organizations or campaigns.
    • Books, magazines or articles in professional journals.
    • Endowments or capital campaigns, except restoration projects.
    • Traveling exhibitions (we will only consider each venue on its own)

    Contacts

    Amex Foundation Staff

    Amex Foundation Staff
    200 Vesey St
    New York, NY 10281-1027
    1-212-640-2000
     

  • Eligibility Details

    To be eligible for funding, organizations must:

    • Certify tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1), (2) or (3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Organizations outside the U.S. must be able to document nonprofit status.

    Project will have a better chance of receiving funding if it's located in one of these geographic areas:

    • Arizona
    • New York
    • Utah
    • California
    • Florida
    • Washington, D.C.

    Around the World

    • Australia
    • Canada
    • China
    • France
    • Germany
    • India
    • Italy
    • Japan
    • Mexico
    • Singapore
    • United Kingdom

    Deadline Details

    American Express does not actively solicit applications for grants and new partnerships. However, they remain interested in learning about new organizations doing good work across their priority issues and in deepening their engagement with eligible existing partners.


    Please feel free to share your business contact, organizational objective and website by sending an email to [email protected], and their team will contact you if they would like to engage further. Please note that, due to the volume of incoming requests, they are not able to respond to every inquiry and will only respond if a further conversation is of interest. Additionally, please submit only one email per organization.

    Award Details

    Award amounts vary.

    Related Webcasts Use the links below to view the recorded playback of these webcasts


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