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The Albert Trust at a glance

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The Albert Trust

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.

$84k
Granted FY2023
25
Grants FY2023
3
States reached
$40k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead
04Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0193% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$327kArts & Culture$90kRecreation & Sports$13kFood & Nutrition$12kHealth$11kScience & Tech$6kPublic Benefit$4kEnvironment$3kOther$0
02FY2023 · 25 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k23 grants · $23k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $60k
$500
Median grant
3
States reached
$313k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGE$40,000
DREXEL UNIVERSITY$20,000
FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION$5,000
SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER$4,500
SOUTH BRONX UNITED SOCCER CLUB$3,000
WHYY$1,000
PUT PEOPLE FIRST PA$1,000
SARATOGA CENTRAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL$1,000
SUPPORT CENTER FOR CHILD ADVOCATES$1,000
AMBLER THEATER, INC.$1,000
FRANKLIN COMMUNITY CENTER$1,000
WMHT$1,000
MOONCATCHER PROJECT$500
WXPN 88.5 FM UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA$500
WAMC$500
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$435k · 27 repeat orgs$36k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +36% since the first grant, against +29% for those funded once.

27 repeat relationships: 21 still active in FY2023, 6 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
20

Total granted

$435k
$34k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+36%
+29%

Still filing today

67%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 98% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $2k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureEducationFood & NutritionHealthCrime & LegalEnvironmentOther
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

  • DU
    DREXEL UNIVERSITY
    4× · 2020–2023 · $114k · revenue +10%
  • HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES
    2× · 2021–2022 · $51k · revenue +71%
  • BO
    BREAKTHROUGH OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA
    2× · 2020–2021 · $50k · revenue +330%

Funded once

  • Philabundance
    one grant, 2020 · $11k · revenue +0%
  • SL
    ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM PAgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $10k · revenue +52%
  • MM
    MULENBERG MUSIC ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2021 · $5k
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.

03Its 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
The Pierpont Morgan Library

The Morgan Library & Museum celebrates and shares the history and process of human creativity from antiquity to the present day through the preservation, study, and interpretation of a dynamic and growing collection.

Education
2
The Phillips Collection

The phillips collection is the oldest museum of modern and contemporary art in the u.s. in addition to presentation of works from the permanent collection and special exhibitions, the museum maintains active educational, academic,…

Arts & Culture
3
The Jewish Museum

The mission of the jewish museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret art and jewish culture. see schedule o for more information.

Arts & Culture
4
The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences

The mission of the brooklyn institute of arts and sciences, d/b/a brooklyn museum (the "museum") is to bring people together through art and experiences that inspire celebration, compassion, courage, and the will to act. (see schedule o).

Arts & Culture
5
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc

Organization's mission statement true to the ambitious vision of its founder and her spirit of creative risk-taking, the mission of the isabella stewart gardner museum is: - to bring to life and preserve the rich historic collection; - to…

Arts & Culture
6
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

The trustees of the university of pennsylvania (the "university") sees itself as having a public service mission. in such regard, the university aims to provide a rich and diverse educational environment for its students; to pioneer…

Education
7
The Newark Museum Association

Nmoa mission statement is: we welcome everyone with inclusive experiences that spark curiosity and foster community.

Arts & Culture
8
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
9
Peabody Essex Museum Inc

Pem offers thought-provoking experiences of the arts, humanities, and sciences to activate understanding of our shared humanity and to empower imagination and learning through experimentation. we steward, build, and make our collections…

Arts & Culture
10
The Paley Center for Media

Description of organization mission: the paley center for media is the premier institution dedicated to advancing the understanding of media-it's artistic value, social impact and historical importance-for the public and media…

Arts & Culture
11
Museum of the City of New York

The museum of the city of new york fosters understanding of the distinctive nature of urban life in the world's most influential metropolis. it engages visitors by celebrating, documenting, and interpreting the city's past, present, and…

Arts & Culture
12
Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute

Munson-williams-proctor arts institute (mwpai) is a fine arts center dedicated to serving diverse audiences by advancing the appreciation, understanding, and enjoyment of the arts. the art institute aims to promote interest and…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations; the most unlike its peers is Community Ambulance Association of Ambler. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

33 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. 33 of the 51 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
25/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

DREXEL UNIVERSITY: $113,558 · EducationDREXEL UNIVERSITYHOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES: $51,000 · EducationHOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGESBREAKTHROUGH OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA: $50,000 · EducationBREAKTHROUGH OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA+1 more: $1,000 · EducationWilliam Smith College: $94,000 · OtherWilliam Smith CollegeFREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION: $42,000 · OtherFREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATIONGERMANTOWN FRIENDS SCHOOL: $15,000 · OtherGERMANTOWN FRIENDS SCHOOLSOUTH BRONX UNITED SOCCER CLUB: $12,000 · OtherSOUTH BRONX UNITED SOCCER CLUBTHE WILMA THEATRE: $10,700 · OtherTHE WILMA THEATRE+18 more: $25,620 · Other+18 moreSARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC: $8,500 · Arts & CultureWHYY INC: $6,000 · Arts & CultureAMBLER THEATER INC: $4,000 · Arts & CultureTHE BARNES FOUNDATION: $2,775 · Arts & CultureTHE VIVIAN BEAUMONT THEATERINC D/B/A LINCOLN CENTER THEATER: $2,500 · Arts & CultureTHE ROSENBACH OF THE FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA: $2,000 · Arts & CultureWAMC: $2,000 · Arts & CultureTHE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE: $1,760 · Arts & Culture+9 more: $2,815 · Arts & CulturePhilabundance: $11,000 · Food & Nutrition+1 more: $350 · Food & NutritionST LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM PA: $10,000 · HealthCOMMUNITY AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION OF AMBLER: $500 · HealthTHE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA: $1,500 · Science & TechSupport Center for Child Advocates: $1,000 · Crime & LegalSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $100 · Crime & Legal
Education$215,558Other$199,320Arts & Culture$32,350Food & Nutrition$11,350Health$10,500Science & Tech$1,500Crime & Legal$1,100

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 budgetDREXEL UNIVERSITY: $113,558 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES: $51,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA: $50,000 over 2y, 7.3% of budgetFREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA FOUNDATION: $42,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetPhilabundance: $11,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM PA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER INC: $8,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWHYY INC: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC: $4,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAMBLER THEATER INC: $4,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTHE BARNES FOUNDATION: $2,775 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE VIVIAN BEAUMONT THEATERINC D/B/A LINCOLN CENTER THEATER: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ROSENBACH OF THE FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWAMC: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFRANKLIN COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE: $1,760 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF PHILADELPHIA: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSupport Center for Child Advocates: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRINGEARTS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPlease Touch Museum: $510 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION OF AMBLER: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MOONCATCHER PROJECT INC: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART: $475 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: $435 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPITNEY MEADOWS COMMUNITY FARM INC: $350 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMETROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: $210 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWOODMERE ART MUSEUM: $170 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Museum of Natural History: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLAKE GEORGE OPERA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL MUSEUM OF RACING INC: $100 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.

The Adirondack Trust …The William Penn Foun…The Community Foundat…Nordlys FoundationThe University of the…Lindback Cr & Mf Foun…The Philadelphia Cult…The Pew Charitable Tr…The Philadelphia Foun…Vanguard Charitable E…Ge Aerospace Foundati…The Pfizer Foundation…
The Adirondack Trust Company Community FundNY22.1× affinity8 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Adirondack Trust Company Community Fund · The William Penn Foundation · The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region Inc · Nordlys Foundation · The University of the Arts · Lindback Cr & Mf Foundation Tw Main · The Philadelphia Cultural Fund Inc · The Pew Charitable Trusts · The Philadelphia Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Ge Aerospace Foundation · The Pfizer 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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How do I get to The Albert Trust?

Find your warmest path to The Albert Trust 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 51 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $40k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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