American Arbitration Association - Int'l
New York, NY · EIN 13-4197286. Reported 54 grants totalling $8,028,973 to 45 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For American Arbitration Association - Int'l, the IRS classifies it under social science rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE V99) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 45 distinct organizations, with 9% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 20% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $148,250. Half of what it reported fell between $50,000 and $200,000; the smallest was $21,505 and the largest $750,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas | Dallas, TX | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ohio State University Foundation | Columbus, OH | $570,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cure Violence Global | Chicago, IL | $542,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Roca Inc | Chelsea, MA | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Resolution Systems Institute | Chicago, IL | $475,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dayton Mediation Center | Dayton, OH | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ray Corollary Initiative | Raleigh, NC | $375,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University | Tempe, AZ | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New York State Unified Court System | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Union League Boys & Girls Clubs | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rand Corporation | Santa Monica, CA | $249,732 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Essential Partners Inc | Cambridge, MA | $224,450 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | Chicago, IL | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dignity Best Practices | Pittsburgh, PA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sandra Day Oconnor Institute | Phoenix, AZ | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Arizona Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $191,739 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Conference on Citizenship | Washington, DC | $187,047 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Association for Community Mediation - Nafcm - | Louisville, KY | $185,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York | New York, NY | $183,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Howard University | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Carolina Central University Foundation Inc | Durham, NC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Western Justice Center Foundation | Pasadena, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Effective Law Enforcement for All Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $149,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nashville Conflict Resolution Center | Nashville, TN | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| B U I L D Incorporated | Chicago, IL | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arizona Town Hall | Glendale, AZ | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Conflict Resolution | Chicago, IL | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mediators Beyond Borders International | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Merrionette Park, IL | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bloc Ministries | Memphis, TN | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mental Health Services for Homeless Persons Inc | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bridgeusa Group | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sustained Dialogue Institute | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice -Aajc Inc | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center | Pasadena, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| B U I L D Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chris 180 Inc | Atlanta, GA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gangstas Making Astronomical Community Changes Inc (g-Macc Inc) | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Kesher | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Napaba Law Foundation | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Alive | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Temple University-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Educ | Philadelphia, PA | $21,505 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
7 of 45 (16%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for Texas
TO ENGAGE LOCAL LEADERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN APPROACH TO TRANSFORM THE CULTURE, POLICY, AND PRACTICE OF CRISIS RESPONSE VIA A NATIONAL PCTA COLLABORATIVE. - Cure Violence Global
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, TESTING AND EVALUATION OF BEST-IN-CLASS STREETLEVEL CONFLICT MEDIATION TRAINING. - Ray Corollary Initiative Inc
THE RCI IS A MULTI-FACETED 501(C)(3) CORPORATION, THE MISSION OF WHICH IS TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO APPOINTING DIVERSE ARBITRATORS, MEDIATORS, AND OTHER ADR NEUTRALS, THEREBY PROMOTING THE UTILIZATION OF ALL THE AVAILABLE TALENT FOR ADR. - Roca Inc
TO DELIVER AN ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR) MODEL TO REDUCE VIOLENCE AND INCREASE UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN POLICE, COMMUNITY AND YOUNG ADULTS BY PROVIDING REWIRE4 TRAINING DEPARTMENTWIDE AT BPD. - New York State Unified Court System
TO LEAD EFFORTS AROUND PUBLIC EDUCATION, ENHANCING COLLABORATION BETWEEN COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FAITH-BASED INITIATIVES AND CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS, SERVING AS AN EARLY WARNING DETECTION SYSTEM IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND RAPIDLY MOBILIZING TO AREAS AND COMMUNITIES IN WHICH A BIAS INCIDENT OR INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED. - Dayton Mediation Center
TO IMPLEMENT AND EXPAND THE MEDIATION RESPONSE UNIT (MRU), AN ALTERNATIVE TO RESPONDING TO NONVIOLENT, LOW-LEVEL 911 CALLS FOR SERVICE. THE MRU WILL BE MANAGED OUT OF THE DAYTON MEDIATION CENTER.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 36 of 45 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | $880,732 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 15 | $2,245,052 | $150,000 |
| 2023 | 13 | $2,510,000 | $172,000 |
| 2024 | 15 | $2,393,189 | $150,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
21% of its giving went to organizations in Illinois. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $148,250 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Illinois.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from American Arbitration Association - Int'l's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 15 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 120 Broadway 21ST Floor, New York, NY, 10271.
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