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Alderson Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$69k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
14
Itemized grants FY2024
13
Organizations funded FY2022
46%
First-time grantees FY2022
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Itemized, FY2024
$65k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$12,000
Organizations funded a year
11 to 23
FY2017 to FY2022
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$785k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2022, 46% of the organizations Alderson Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 39% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 61% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $23k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22
Human ServicesHealthEducationPhilanthropyRecreation & SportsArts & CultureOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving13$59k77%
FY202213$58k46%
FY202115$78k47%
FY202011$56k45%
FY201919$55k53%
FY201820$58k60%
FY201723$66kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$183kHealth$128kPhilanthropy$42kHuman Services$33kHousing & Shelter$24kInternational$17kRecreation & Sports$17kReligion$10kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MT
IL
WI
NY
OR
IN
CA
UT
AZ
TN
NC
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Alderson Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
American Heart Association Inc$60,00040%
Zionsville Education Foundation Inc$47,75054%
Heart Christian Preparatory Academy$29,00061%
Habitat for Humanity of the Coachella Valley Inc$19,50051%
St Margarets Episcopal School$18,5003n/a
Loyola Marymount University$15,00020%
St Anne School$13,50020%
Indiana University Foundation$12,00010%
Mustard Seed Ranch Inc$10,50021%
The University of Montana Foundation$10,00010%
Martha's Village and Kitchen Inc$5,50020%
Small Steps for Compassion$5,00011%
Nova Academy$5,00010%
Cancer Support Community of Montana$5,00011%
National Kidney Foundation Inc$5,00020%
Childhelp Inc$5,00010%
Standing Stone Ministries Inc$4,75040%
Malama Global Health Fund$4,5002n/a
Family Assistance Ministries$3,25040%
Boys & Girls Club of Coachella Valley$3,00010%
Fairfield Community Civic and Recreation Inc$3,00012%
American Cancer Society Inc$2,50010%
Hands of Mercy$2,5001n/a
Episcopal Church Memorial Foundation$2,00018%
The Autism Community in Action$2,00010%
Givsum Foundation$2,00011%
American Outreach Foundation$1,75010%
Orange County Rescue Mission Inc$1,50010%
Power Senior Citizens Incorporated$1,5001n/a
Hidden Harvest Corporation$1,25010%
Gallatin Historical Society Dba Gallatin History Museum$1,25011%
Better Together Ministries Inc$1,25011%
Hopeful Hearts$1,25013%
Whitefish Theatre Company$1,00010%
Alpine Theatre Project Inc$1,00010%
Heifer Project International$1,00010%
Special Olympics Montana Inc$1,00010%
Scpga Foundation Inc$1,0001n/a
Steinway Society of Riverside County$1,0001n/a
Conquering Congenital Heart Disease$1,00010%
Mustard Seed Ranch$1,00010%
Jessie Rees Foundation$75010%
Living Desert The$75020%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$75010%
Fish for Life Inc$50011%
Samaritan's Purse$50010%
American Academy of Dermatology Inc$50010%
Evolution Haiti Inc$37511%
StandUp for Kids$25010%
Stumptown Art Studio$25010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 23 recipients with no EIN on record ($110k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Alderson Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $60,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetZionsville Education Foundation Inc: $47,750 over 5y, 4.3% of budgetHeart Christian Preparatory Academy: $29,000 over 6y, 1.3% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of the Coachella Valley Inc: $19,500 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetLoyola Marymount University: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSt Anne School: $13,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetIndiana University Foundation: $12,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMustard Seed Ranch Inc: $10,500 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetThe University of Montana Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMartha's Village and Kitchen Inc: $5,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSmall Steps for Compassion: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNova Academy: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCancer Support Community of Montana: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetNational Kidney Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChildhelp Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStanding Stone Ministries Inc: $4,750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFamily Assistance Ministries: $3,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Coachella Valley: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFairfield Community Civic and Recreation Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEpiscopal Church Memorial Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 7.5% of budgetThe Autism Community in Action: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGivsum Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetAmerican Outreach Foundation: $1,750 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetOrange County Rescue Mission Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHidden Harvest Corporation: $1,250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGallatin Historical Society Dba Gallatin History Museum: $1,250 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBetter Together Ministries Inc: $1,250 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetHopeful Hearts: $1,250 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetWhitefish Theatre Company: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAlpine Theatre Project Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHeifer Project International: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics Montana Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConquering Congenital Heart Disease: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMustard Seed Ranch: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJessie Rees Foundation: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLiving Desert The: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFish for Life Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Academy of Dermatology Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEvolution Haiti Inc: $375 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetStandUp for Kids: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStumptown Art Studio: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 44.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Orange County Community FoundationCA19.4× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Orange County Community Foundation · Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation · Inland Empire Community Foundation · Bighorn Golf Club Charities Inc · The Grace Helen Spearman Foundation · Treacy Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Weingart Foundation · First Interstate BancSystem Foundation Inc · Sempra Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Alderson Family Foundation

How much does Alderson Family Foundation give?
Alderson Family Foundation reported 14 itemized grants totaling $64,500, out of $69,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 11 and 23 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2022.
What does Alderson Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (30%), Health (21%), Philanthropy (7%).
Who are Alderson Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: American Heart Association Inc ($60k), Zionsville Education Foundation Inc ($48k), Heart Christian Preparatory Academy ($29k).
Does Alderson Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2022, 46% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Alderson Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Alderson Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Orange County Community Foundation, Dennis & Phyllis Washington Foundation, Inland Empire Community Foundation.
Where is Alderson Family Foundation based?
Alderson Family Foundation is based in CA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 75 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $81k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2024, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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