Maryland · Private foundation
E Bryce & Harriet Alpern Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $212k
- Granted FY2021
- 32
- Grants FY2021
- 29
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 3%
- First-time grantees FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of E Bryce & Harriet Alpern Foundation’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year E Bryce & Harriet Alpern Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 25 organizations, $212k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2021
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $16,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 29 to 30
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 10
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 3% of the organizations E Bryce & Harriet Alpern Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 2% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 29 | $197k | 3% |
| FY2020 | 30 | $149k | 7% |
| FY2019 | 30 | $148k | 23% |
| FY2018 | 30 | $146k | 3% |
| FY2017 | 30 | $130k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
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 FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | $51,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Sierra Club Foundation | $46,000 | 5 | 0% |
| A Wider Circle Inc | $46,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc | $43,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Manna Food Center Inc | $42,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Jewish Social Service Agency | $39,000 | 5 | 0% |
| The Archaeological Conservancy | $33,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc | $32,986 | 4 | 0% |
| The Reach Institute Resource for Advancing Children's Health | $32,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | $28,500 | 5 | 0% |
Show all 30 grantees
Plus 11 recipients with no EIN on record ($136k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget E Bryce & Harriet Alpern Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
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: Ibm International Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Network for Good · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare E Bryce & Harriet Alpern Foundation with peer funders
About E Bryce & Harriet Alpern Foundation
- How much does E Bryce & Harriet Alpern Foundation give?
- E Bryce & Harriet Alpern Foundation reported 32 grants totaling $212,000 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 29 and 30 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does E Bryce & Harriet Alpern Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (54%), Health (12%), Environment (10%).
- Who are E Bryce & Harriet Alpern Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc ($52k), Sierra Club Foundation ($46k), A Wider Circle Inc ($46k).
- Does E Bryce & Harriet Alpern Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 3% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does E Bryce & Harriet Alpern 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 E Bryce & Harriet Alpern Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ibm International Foundation, The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.
- Where is E Bryce & Harriet Alpern Foundation based?
- E Bryce & Harriet Alpern Foundation is based in MD.
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