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Alvarado Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$44k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
22
Grants FY2024
27
Organizations funded FY2023
37%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$300
Largest grant, FY2024
$10,100
Organizations funded a year
18 to 40
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
6
Total assets, FY2024
$714k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 37% of the organizations Alvarado Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureHealthEnvironmentEducationFood & NutritionAnimalsOther
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 arriving20$44k20%
FY202327$79k37%
FY202218$42k44%
FY202140$52k55%
FY202022$48k55%
FY201920$39k20%
FY201831$52k52%
FY201731$50kn/a
89% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$202kPhilanthropy$91kEducation$37kAnimals$17kEnvironment$11kHealth$7kFood & Nutrition$6kHuman Services$2kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
WI
NY
OH
CA
VA
MD
NM
TN
NC
DC
HI
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.

Show all 49 grantees
All grantees of Alvarado Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Madison Symphony Orchestra Inc$86,34680%
United Way of Dane County Inc$80,00060%
Madison Opera Inc$74,43881%
University of Wisconsin Foundation$19,35060%
Hawaii Island Humane Society Spca$14,93870%
Opera America Inc$8,70080%
Hawaii Public Television Foundation Dba Pbs Hawaii$3,00030%
Operation Fresh Start Inc$1,26310%
Opera for the Young Inc$1,05040%
Kona Hospital Foundation$1,02730%
Bird Rock Foundation Inc$1,00010%
American Players Theatre of Wisconsin Inc$1,00030%
Californians Together$1,00010%
Orangutan Foundation International$1,00010%
Balance and Believe Foundation Inc$9002n/a
Forward Theater Company$75030%
Wisconsin Academy$7002n/a
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wi$65030%
Dane County Humane Society$60020%
Gilda's Club Madison Wisconsin Inc$50010%
Hpcsa Foundation$5001n/a
Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation Inc$50010%
The Barack Obama Foundation$50010%
Maui Humane Society$50010%
Circus World Museum Inc$4001n/a
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank$40010%
Literacy Network Inc$30020%
Clean Lakes Alliance Inc$30030%
Hospice of Kona Inc$30010%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$25010%
Wisconsin Public Radio Association Inc$20010%
National Park Foundation$20020%
Uc San Diego Foundation$20010%
Rape Crisis Center Inc$20010%
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Inc$15010%
Muirlands Foundation Inc$14010%
Ncga Foundation$10510%
100 Black Men of Madison Inc$10010%
World Central Kitchen Inc$10010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$10010%
Capital City Theatre$10010%
Houston Humane Society$10010%
Autism United Inc$10010%
National Tuberous Sclerosis Association$10010%
Plug in America$651n/a
CaringBridge$5010%
National Parks Conservation Association$5010%
Young Men's Christian Association of San Francisco$5010%
Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance Inc$2510%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 58 recipients with no EIN on record ($103k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMadison Symphony Orchestra Inc: $86,346 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetUnited Way of Dane County Inc: $80,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMadison Opera Inc: $74,438 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetUniversity of Wisconsin Foundation: $19,350 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHawaii Island Humane Society Spca: $14,938 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetOpera America Inc: $8,700 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetHawaii Public Television Foundation Dba Pbs Hawaii: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOperation Fresh Start Inc: $1,263 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOpera for the Young Inc: $1,050 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetKona Hospital Foundation: $1,027 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetBird Rock Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Players Theatre of Wisconsin Inc: $1,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCalifornians Together: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOrangutan Foundation International: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetForward Theater Company: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSecond Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wi: $650 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDane County Humane Society: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGilda's Club Madison Wisconsin Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Barack Obama Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMaui Humane Society: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLiteracy Network Inc: $300 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetClean Lakes Alliance Inc: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHospice of Kona Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Wildlife Fund Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWisconsin Public Radio Association Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Park Foundation: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUc San Diego Foundation: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRape Crisis Center Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWisconsin Chamber Orchestra Inc: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMuirlands Foundation Inc: $140 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNcga Foundation: $105 over 1y, 0.0% of budget100 Black Men of Madison Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCapital City Theatre: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Humane Society: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAutism United Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Tuberous Sclerosis Association: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCaringBridge: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Parks Conservation Association: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of San Francisco: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Wisconsin Bird Alliance Inc: $25 over 1y, 0.0% 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.

Madison Community FoundationWI37.9× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Madison Community Foundation · Madison Gas and Electric Foundation Inc · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Green Bay Packers Foundation · Herbert H Kohl Charities Inc · Pleasant T Rowland Foundation Inc · The Evjue Foundation Inc · John W Thompson and Jane a Bartell Charitable Foun · United Way of Dane County Inc · Lau & Bea Christensen Charitable Foundat · Hooper Corp Foundation · John J Frautschi Family 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.

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About Alvarado Family Foundation Inc

How much does Alvarado Family Foundation Inc give?
Alvarado Family Foundation Inc reported 22 grants totaling $44,483 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 18 and 40 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Alvarado Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (49%), Philanthropy (22%), Education (9%).
Who are Alvarado Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Madison Symphony Orchestra Inc ($86k), United Way of Dane County Inc ($80k), Madison Opera Inc ($74k).
Does Alvarado Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 37% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Alvarado Family 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 Alvarado Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Madison Community Foundation, Madison Gas and Electric Foundation Inc, Alliant Energy Foundation Inc.
Where is Alvarado Family Foundation Inc based?
Alvarado Family Foundation Inc is based in WI.

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 110 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.

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