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Howard and Frankie Alper Family Foundation

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.

$124k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
17
Grants FY2024
14
Organizations funded FY2023
57%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
1 to 28
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
8
Total assets, FY2024
$2.5M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 57% of the organizations Howard and Frankie Alper Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 85% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 15% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $165k 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
InternationalHuman ServicesArts & CultureHealthEducationPhilanthropyOther
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 arriving15$73k20%
FY202314$195k57%
FY202228$99k57%
FY202126$234k81%
FY202013$96k92%
FY201915$38k93%
FY20182$15k100%
FY20171$50kn/a
97% 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$363kHealth$235kEducation$79kPhilanthropy$77kInternational$49kHuman Services$46kEnvironment$10kFood & Nutrition$7kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
WI
MI
NY
IA
IN
VA
MD
AZ
DC
OK
GA
TX

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 45 grantees
All grantees of Howard and Frankie Alper Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Scottsdale Museum of the West Inc$116,35023%
International Rescue Committee INC$32,00040%
La Rabida Children's Hospital$20,40030%
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum$20,33430%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$20,00020%
Lutheran Life Communities$17,50020%
The Lodestar Foundation$17,00013%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$11,00010%
Chicago Gateway Green Committee$10,00021%
Chicago Children's Advocacy Center$6,00020%
Judicial Watch Inc$6,00020%
All Stars Project Inc$5,00010%
Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago$5,00010%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$4,00020%
Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce$3,50020%
The Lambs Farm Inc$3,50010%
Imerman Angels$3,00010%
Scottsdale Artists' School Inc$2,25040%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$2,00020%
Israel Cancer Research Fund Inc$2,00020%
Operation Smile Inc$2,00010%
St Mary's Food Bank Alliance$2,00020%
American Jewish Congress Inc$1,50020%
Concordia Place$1,50010%
Sertoma Star Services Inc$1,00010%
Scottsdale Railroad and Mechanical Society$1,00010%
National Kidney Foundation of Arizona$1,00010%
World Central Kitchen Inc$1,00010%
Next Door Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Council for Jewish Elderly$1,00010%
100 Club of Arizona$1,00010%
Albany Park Community Center Inc$1,00010%
Youth Outreach Services Inc$1,00010%
Kaleidoscope Inc$1,00010%
Mercy Ships International$1,00010%
Howard Area Community Center$1,00010%
Andrean High School$8001n/a
Mid-West Fastener Association$54510%
Morris Hospital Auxiliary$54010%
Austin Special Chicago$50010%
Food Recovery Network Inc$50010%
Barry Goldwater Institute for Public Policy Research$50010%
Technoserve Inc$25010%
National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum$25010%
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation$20010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 32 recipients with no EIN on record ($470k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetScottsdale Museum of the West Inc: $116,350 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $32,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLa Rabida Children's Hospital: $20,400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $20,334 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLutheran Life Communities: $17,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Lodestar Foundation: $17,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $11,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChicago Gateway Green Committee: $10,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetChicago Children's Advocacy Center: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJudicial Watch Inc: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAll Stars Project Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetScottsdale Chamber of Commerce: $3,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThe Lambs Farm Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetImerman Angels: $3,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetScottsdale Artists' School Inc: $2,250 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIsrael Cancer Research Fund Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOperation Smile Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Mary's Food Bank Alliance: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Jewish Congress Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetConcordia Place: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSertoma Star Services Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetScottsdale Railroad and Mechanical Society: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetNational Kidney Foundation of Arizona: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNext Door Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCouncil for Jewish Elderly: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget100 Club of Arizona: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlbany Park Community Center Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYouth Outreach Services Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKaleidoscope Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Ships International: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHoward Area Community Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMid-West Fastener Association: $545 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMorris Hospital Auxiliary: $540 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAustin Special Chicago: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFood Recovery Network Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBarry Goldwater Institute for Public Policy Research: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTechnoserve Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation: $200 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.

Arizona Community FoundationAZ19.4× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Arizona Community Foundation · Dr Scholl Foundation · United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Network for Good · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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 Howard and Frankie Alper Family Foundation

How much does Howard and Frankie Alper Family Foundation give?
Howard and Frankie Alper Family Foundation reported 17 grants totaling $123,884 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 28 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Howard and Frankie Alper Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (40%), Health (26%), Education (9%).
Who are Howard and Frankie Alper Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Scottsdale Museum of the West Inc ($116k), International Rescue Committee INC ($32k), La Rabida Children's Hospital ($20k).
Does Howard and Frankie Alper Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 57% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Howard and Frankie Alper 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 Howard and Frankie Alper Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Arizona Community Foundation, Dr Scholl Foundation, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc.
Where is Howard and Frankie Alper Family Foundation based?
Howard and Frankie Alper Family Foundation is based in AZ.

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 81 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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