Washington, D.C. · Private foundation
Alford Foundation Inc
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $24k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 3
- Grants FY2026
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $2,575
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 11
- FY2018 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 2
- Total assets, FY2026
- $441k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 33% of the organizations Alford Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $500 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 3 | $24k | 0% |
| FY2025 | 3 | $18k | 33% |
| FY2024 | 2 | $31k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $15k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $28k | 33% |
| FY2021 | 9 | $51k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $39k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 11 | $29k | 36% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Area Food Bank Inc | $128,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Contemporary American Theater Festival | $40,000 | 6 | 5% |
| Washington International School | $24,605 | 7 | 0% |
| The DC Central Kitchen Inc | $14,000 | 4 | 0% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| DC Abortion Fund | $6,033 | 6 | 0% |
| Direct Relief | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children | $3,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Camp Mohawk Incorporated | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Bread for the City Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Area Food Bank Inc | $128,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Contemporary American Theater Festival | $40,000 | 6 | 5% |
| Washington International School | $24,605 | 7 | 0% |
| The DC Central Kitchen Inc | $14,000 | 4 | 0% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| DC Abortion Fund | $6,033 | 6 | 0% |
| Direct Relief | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children | $3,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Camp Mohawk Incorporated | $2,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Bread for the City Inc | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Miraclefeet | $2,250 | 2 | 0% |
| International Rescue Committee INC | $2,060 | 1 | 0% |
| Sitar Arts Center | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Valentine Project Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Valentine Museum | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Miriam's Kitchen | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| American Heart Association Inc | $250 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($20k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Alford Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Charities Aid Foundation America · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Alford Foundation Inc
- How much does Alford Foundation Inc give?
- Alford Foundation Inc reported 3 grants totaling $23,605 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 11 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2025.
- What does Alford Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (47%), Arts & Culture (17%), Education (10%).
- Who are Alford Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Capital Area Food Bank Inc ($128k), Contemporary American Theater Festival ($40k), Washington International School ($25k).
- Does Alford Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Alford Foundation Inc 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 Alford Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Charities Aid Foundation America, National Philanthropic Trust, American Online Giving Foundation Inc.
- Where is Alford Foundation Inc based?
- Alford Foundation Inc is based in DC.
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