Case Study: American Endowment Foundation achieves stronger security, only a 3% cyber insurance increase, and $40K in annual savings with Imprivata

American Endowment Foundation enhances security and compliance with comprehensive digital identity solutions

American Endowment Foundation (AEF), one of the largest independent donor-advised fund programs in the U.S. serving nearly 6,000 advisors and 14,000 funds, needed to strengthen protections for sensitive donor and advisor data while meeting stricter cyber insurance requirements. The organization’s challenge was to implement multifactor authentication and privileged access controls that reduced ransomware and compliance risk without creating a cumbersome login experience for staff.

AEF deployed Imprivata Confirm ID for MFA, Imprivata OneSign for streamlined, badge-enabled logins, and Imprivata Privileged Access Management for stronger identity governance. The fast, well-documented rollout improved usability and security, limited AEF’s cyber insurance premium increase to just 3% after a prior steep rise, and generated more than $40,000 in annual savings from increased login efficiency.

American Endowment Foundation

Steve Jones

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer