EIN 43-1634280

Charities Aid Foundation of America

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
106
Year formed
1992
Most recent tax filings
2023-04-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Charities Aid Foundation of America (CAF America) is a global grantmaking organization helping donors support great causes by assisting them in making strategic, effective, and tax-advantaged grants.
Also known as...
Charities Aid Foundation America; CAF America
Total revenues
$816,418,831
2023
Total expenses
$748,073,903
2023
Total assets
$401,011,474
2023
Num. employees
106
2023

Program areas at Charities Aid Foundation of America

Donor advised funds: caf America currently operates donor advised funds (dafs) that in fy23 gave over 694,000 grants totaling $599.7m. We partner with u.s. corporate, individual and Foundation donors who support organizations in 105 countries.
Friends funds: friends funds are available to international charitable organizations to use as a tool to increase support from american donors. During fy23, donors worked with caf America to make 271 grants to 26 foreign charitable organizations who have established friends funds with caf America. This caf America program enables approved foreign charitable organizations to connect with us donors without creating their own u.s. irc section 501(c)(3) entity.
Donor advised gifts: in fy23, donors worked with caf America to make 1,039 single donor advised gifts (dags) totaling $65.5m. Single gifts enable donors to recommend grants without establishing a specific fund at caf America. This program serves as a complement to caf America's philanthropic advisory services and is a resource for donors interested in supporting a variety of causes.
Revenue and expenses pertaining to the operation and management of program services that is not allocable to any fund or type of fund.

Grants made by Charities Aid Foundation of America

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
The Mark Foundation for Cancer ResearchCharitable Donation$42,011,294
Harvard UniversityCharitable Donation$5,572,772
American National Red Cross (ANRC)Charitable Donation$4,620,724
...and 987 more grants made totalling $263,928,364

Who funds Charities Aid Foundation of America

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
General Mills FoundationGeneral Mills Foundation Corpus Account$25,023,040
Pepsico FoundationDonor Advised Fund$11,349,380
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$9,859,745
...and 597 more grants received totalling $192,715,258

Personnel at Charities Aid Foundation of America

NameTitleCompensation
Jessica KrafftInterim Chief Executive Officer$163,952
Theodore HartPresident and Chief Executive Officer$429,488
Deron LehmanChief Operating Officer$199,043
Rodger JacobsonChief Financial Officer$174,823
Michael PedersenChief of Staff$133,091
...and 33 more key personnel

Financials for Charities Aid Foundation of America

RevenuesFYE 04/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$813,073,066
Program services$983,354
Investment income and dividends$6,759,883
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-4,718,890
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$321,418
Total revenues$816,418,831

Form 990s for Charities Aid Foundation of America

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-042024-03-07990View PDF
2022-042023-03-10990View PDF
2021-042022-03-14990View PDF
2020-042021-04-13990View PDF
2019-042020-10-02990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

Organizations like Charities Aid Foundation of America

OrganizationLocationRevenue
The Blackbaud Giving FundCharleston, SC$589,340,550
Donors TrustAlexandria, VA$323,050,038
PayPal Giving FundWashington, DC$350,000,257
The SignatryOverland Park, KS$867,236,941
American Endowment FoundationHudson, OH$1,320,890,881
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund (GSPF)New York, NY$1,938,598,082
Jewish Communal FundNew York, NY$1,039,371,142
The Ayco Charitable FoundationCohoes, NY$272,944,349
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding TrustIndianapolis, IN$1,302,409,552
Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundSt Petersburg, FL$408,375,986
Data update history
August 25, 2024
Received grants
Identified 206 new grant, including a grant for $8,000,000 from Breakthrough Prize Foundation
May 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
May 18, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 17, 2024
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $212,480 from Workday Foundation
February 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 333 new grant, including a grant for $11,349,380 from Pepsico Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsCharitiesDonor Advised Funds (DAFs)
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Operates donor advised fundsProvides grantsOperates internationallyNational levelTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
225 Reinekers LN 375
Alexandria, VA 22314
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County
Alexandria city, VA
Website URL
cafamerica.org/ 
Phone
(703) 549-8931
Facebook page
CAFAmerica 
Twitter profile
@cafamerica 
IRS details
EIN
43-1634280
Fiscal year end
April
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1992
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T30: Public Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current - Awaiting Reporting
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
122784
FTB Entity ID
None yet
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-11-06
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