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Alh Foundation Inc

Its FY2022 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$144k
Granted FY2022
23
Grants FY2022
6
States reached
$49k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0197% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2022.

Philanthropy$125kReligion$83kEducation$62kHealth$34kInternational$33kCrime & Legal$20kCivil Rights$18kArts & Culture$10kOther$0
02FY2022 · 23 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2022

  • Under $10k20 grants · $53k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $91k
$2,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$1.9M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE ASSOCIATED JEWISH FEDERATION$48,900
TEMPLE HAR SINAI- OHEB SHALOM$32,486
THE PARK SCHOOL$10,000
B'NAI B'RITH$8,849
BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION$6,000
WOMEN OF THE WALL$5,000
Individual grant recipient$5,000
MENTAL HEALTH ASSOC OF MD$5,000
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN$5,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD$5,000
SANTA FE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA$2,500
YOUTH SENTENCING AND RE-ENTRY PROJECT$2,000
ANTI DEFAMATION LEAGUE$1,500
THE MYERBERG CENTER$1,500
MARYLAND SPCA$1,500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–22, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 13%. 71% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 13%NARAL PRO CHOICE AMERICA: $3k → 14%NARAL PRO CHOICE AMERICA: $500 → 14%ART WITH A HEART: $250 → 19%ART WITH A HEART: $250 → 19%ART WITH A HEART: $250 → 19%BALTIMORE HUNGER PROJECT: $1k → 11%BALTIMORE HUNGER PROJECT: $500 → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WI
NY
PA
NJ
MD
NM
DC
AL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$401k · 25 repeat orgs$20k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +48% since the first grant, against +18% for those funded once.

25 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2022, 4 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
5

Total granted

$401k
$15k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+48%
+18%

Still filing today

64%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22
Civil RightsHuman ServicesInternationalCrime & LegalEducationHealthOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • TP
    THE PARK SCHOOL OF BALTIMORE INC
    3× · 2020–2022 · $40k · revenue +20%
  • BI
    BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION
    3× · 2020–2022 · $18k · revenue +19%
  • MH
    MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND INC
    3× · 2020–2022 · $18k · revenue +33%

Funded once

  • PC
    PEARLSTONE CENTER
    one grant, 2020 · $5k
  • TM
    THE MARYLAND FOOD BANK INC
    one grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue +18%
  • TJ
    THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
    one grant, 2020 · $4k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
University of Maryland Physicians Pa

Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

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2
University of Maryland Facultyphysicians Inc

Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland, school of medicine, administrative support services are provided to the physician practices of the university of maryland, including but not limited to information technology,…

Health
3
Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington

As the central community relations agency of the organized jewish community in our nation's capital, the jcrc of greater washington endeavors to foster a society based on freedom, justice and democratic pluralism for it is such a society…

Community Improvement
4
The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore Inc

The associated: jewish community federation of baltimore strengthens and nurtures jewish life by engaging and supporting community partners in greater baltimore, israel, and around the world. continued on schedule osince 1920, the…

Philanthropy
5
Cfa Society Baltimore Inc

The cfa society baltimore, inc. was founded in 1948. the cfa society baltimore, inc. was established to provide the financial community with information and knowledge, while advocating ethical conduct with regard to investments and…

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6
Baltimore Jewish Council Inc

To foster cooperation and understanding within the jewish community, build relationships and mutual understanding with ethnic, racial, and religious groups across maryland, advocate at all levels of government (continued on schedule o)for…

Education
7
University of Maryland Anesthesiology Associates Pa

Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

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8
Metropolitan Jewish Health System Inc

Mjhs health system is a charitable not-for-profit established to support the activities of affiliated organizations. mjhs is built on the core values of compassion, dignity and respect, first established by the four brooklyn ladies in…

Health
9
Ben and Esther Rosenbloom Hillel Center for Jewish Life At University of Md

Enhance the lives of jewish students as that they may enrich the jewish people and the world. hillel actively seeks to engage jewish students on their own terms, to provide them with opportunities to participate in jewish life.

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10
University of Maryland Surgical Associates Pa

Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

Health
11
University of Maryland Pediatric Associates Pa

Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

Health
12
University of Maryland Eye Associates Pa

Under the medical service plan of the university of maryland school of medicine, medical services are rendered by the members of the faculty on behalf of the school of medicine in connection with their duties to provide clinical…

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Birthright Israel Foundation; the most unlike its peers is The Maryland Food Bank Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

20 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 20 of the 33 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
20/20
Grantees still filing
15/20
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE ASSOCIATED JEWISH FEDERATION: $124,900 · OtherTHE ASSOCIATED JEWISH FEDERATIONTEMPLE HAR SINAI- OHEB SHALOM: $81,158 · OtherTEMPLE HAR SINAI- OHEB SHALOMPLANNED PARENTHOOD: $16,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $15,000 · Other+19 more: $72,699 · Other+19 moreTHE PARK SCHOOL OF BALTIMORE INC: $40,100 · EducationTHE PARK S…BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $18,000 · InternationalAMERICAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY INC: $6,000 · InternationalMENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND INC: $17,500 · HealthANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $8,000 · Civil RightsEQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: $7,500 · Civil RightsAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $1,500 · Civil RightsYOUTH SENTENCING & REENTRY PROJECT INC: $7,000 · Crime & LegalCENTER FOR HOPE INC: $5,000 · Crime & LegalTHE MARYLAND SPCA INC: $5,500 · Animals
Other$310,257Education$40,100International$24,000Health$17,500Civil Rights$17,000Crime & Legal$12,000Animals$5,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE PARK SCHOOL OF BALTIMORE INC: $40,100 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL FOUNDATION: $18,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND INC: $17,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetB NAI B RITH: $9,849 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $8,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYOUTH SENTENCING & REENTRY PROJECT INC: $7,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY INC: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MARYLAND SPCA INC: $5,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCENTER FOR HOPE INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MARYLAND FOOD BANK INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CENTRAL SCHOLARSHIP BUREAU INC: $2,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBALTIMORE HUNGER PROJECT LLC: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetArt With a Heart Inc: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCOLLEGEBOUND FOUNDATION: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFROM HOUSES TO HOMES - GUATEMALA INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEVERYMAN THEATRE INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Baltimore Community F…T Rowe Price Program …France-Merrick Founda…The United Way of Cen…Associated Jewish Cha…The Harry and Jeanett…The Kathy L Shapiro F…The Wolman Family Fou…The Aaron & Lillie St…Sherman Family Founda…Herbert Bearman Found…The Hackerman Foundat…
Baltimore Community Foundation IncMD17.5× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Baltimore Community Foundation Inc · T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc · France-Merrick Foundation Inc · The United Way of Central Maryland Inc · Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore · The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc · The Kathy L Shapiro Foundation Inc Inc · The Wolman Family Foundation Inc · The Aaron & Lillie Straus Fdn Inc 9830002 · Sherman Family Foundation · Herbert Bearman Foundation · The Hackerman Foundation 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Alh Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Alh Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%8%15%22%30%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • Everyman Theatre Inc: 15% of income from government
  • The Maryland Food Bank Inc: 11% of income from government
  • Art With a Heart Inc: 4% of income from government
  • Center for Hope Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–30%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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How do I get to Alh Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Alh Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

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 33 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 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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