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The Altman Family Foundation at a glance

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The Altman Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$29k
Granted FY2022
9
Grants FY2022
4
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

50% of The Altman Family Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Aspen Community Foundation, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2022, the last year The Altman Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 6 organizations, $29k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

6
’17
19
’18
19
’19
13
’20
9
’21
6
’22
4
’23
2
’24
1
’25

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$151kHealth$125kInternational$56kReligion$25kCivil Rights$20kYouth Development$12kPublic Benefit$10kPhilanthropy$10kOther$0
02FY2022 · 9 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2022

  • Under $10k8 grants · $19k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$2,500
Median grant
4
States reached
$8k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$10,000
Jazz Aspen Snowmass$5,500
Campaign Constitution$5,000
Americans for Peace and Tolerance$2,500
Individual grant recipient$2,500
Friends of the Israel Defense Force$1,800
Neshama Center Aspen$1,000
The Film Collaborative$500
Aspen Jewish Congregation$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.

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Its human-services grants (FY18–25, $9k) land where the poverty rate runs at 6%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Israel Guide Dog Center for the Bli: $1k → 6%Challenge Aspen: $4k → 6%Israel Guide Dog Center for the Bli: $1k → 6%Challenge Aspen: $1k → 6%Israel Guide Dog Center for the Bli: $1k → 6%Challenge Aspen: $1k → 6%Challenge Aspen: $500 → 6%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.
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.

88%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$435k · 22 repeat orgs$60k to everyone else

22 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2022, 15 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2022 (too recent to call). Read against FY2022, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

22
20

Total granted

$435k
$54k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+52%
+68%

Still filing today

77%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureInternationalHealthReligionPublic BenefitHuman ServicesOther
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

  • TA
    THEATRE ASPEN
    6× · 2017–2023 · $77k · revenue +147%
  • BB
    Bridging Bionics Foundation
    7× · 2017–2024 · $57k · revenue +126%
  • JA
    JAZZ AT ASPEN-SNOWMASS
    5× · 2017–2022 · $57k · revenue +85%

Funded once

  • AA
    AFTER-SCHOOL ALL-STARSgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $10k · revenue +55%
  • MG
    MARC GELLMAN INSTITUTE INC
    one grant, 2021 · $5k · revenue -82%
  • TU
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museumgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $5k · revenue +57%
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
Jewish Film Institute

The Jewish Film Institute champions bold films and filmmakers that expand and evolve the Jewish story for audiences everywhere. Through its exhibition and artist development programs, JFI celebrates the spirit of film, inquiry,…

Arts & Culture
2
The Israel Institute Inc

The israel institute, inc. (the institute) enhances knowledge about modern israel by ensuring that more students have access to courses about israel during their time on campus.

International
3
American Jewish Committee

AJC's mission is to enhance the wellbeing of the Jewish people and Israel, and to advance human rights and democratic values in the United States and around the world. In pursuit of this mission, AJC advances democratic principles, fights…

Civil Rights
4
The Israel Innovation Fund Inc

Our vision is to reignite the zionist spirit and meet the needs of jewish civilization in the twenty-first century by connecting people around the world through the vibrancy and creativity of contemporary israeli culture.

Arts & Culture
5
Jewish Electorate Institute

The jewish electorate institute (jei) is an independent, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization that surveys, interprets, reports, and educates the public about the perspectives, voting behaviors, and motivations of the american jewish…

Civil Rights
6
American Israel Public Affairs Committee

To strengthen and expand the u.s.-israel relationship in ways that enhance the security of the united states and israel.

International
7
The Jewish Agency for Israel

The jewish agency binds jews across ideologies and civilizations together in a worldwide jewish family with israel at its center. it provides the global framework for aliyah, ensures global jewish safety, strengthens jewish identity and…

—
8
American Friends of Mosdos Montreal Inc

To promote and enhance jewish religious observance in canada

Religion
9
American Zionist Movement Inc

Working across a broad ideolgical, political, and religious spectrum linking the american jewish community together in support of israel, zionism and the jewish people

Religion
10
The Jewish Studio Project

Through thought leadership, community programs, leadership development, and organizational partnerships, jsp is building a movement to activate the creative power of the jewish community.

Religion
11
American Jewish Congress Inc

Committed to the preservation and extension of the democratic way of life and to the unity creative survival of the jewish people throughout the world. it seeks to unite for the attainment of these goals all american jews similarly…

International
12
Foundation for Conservative Judiasm of South Florida
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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Clarion Project Inc; the most unlike its peers is Goldrich Family Foundation. 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

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 46 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)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/33
Grantees still filing
25/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THEATRE ASPEN: $77,250 · Arts & CultureTHEATRE ASPENJAZZ AT ASPEN-SNOWMASS: $56,650 · Arts & CultureJAZZ AT ASPEN-SNOWMASSASPEN SANTA FE BALLET: $8,875 · Arts & CultureASPEN SANTA FE BALLETCLARION PROJECT INC: $7,500 · Arts & Culture+4 more: $13,200 · Arts & Culture+4 moreIndividual grant recipient: $70,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientAFTER-SCHOOL ALL-STARS: $10,000 · OtherAFTER-SCHOOL ALL-STARSIndividual grant recipient: $5,000 · OtherGOLDRICH FAMILY FOUNDATION: $5,000 · OtherCHALLENGE ASPEN: $6,000 · OtherTHE STEAMBOAT INSTITUTE: $5,000 · OtherASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $4,500 · Other+19 more: $28,460 · Other+19 moreCOMMITTEE FOR ACCURACY IN MIDDLE EAST REPORTING IN AMERICA INC: $42,102 · InternationalCOMMITTEE FOR A…AMERICANS FOR PEACE AND TOLERANCE INC: $12,500 · InternationalAMERICANS FOR P…Central Fund of Israel: $10,000 · InternationalCentral Fund of…FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $3,800 · InternationalFRIENDS OF THE …Bridging Bionics Foundation: $56,800 · Youth DevelopmentBridging Bio…NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH: $52,500 · HealthNATIONAL JEW…LUPUS RESEARCH ALLIANCE INC: $3,000 · Health+1 more: $1,000 · HealthZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA: $5,000 · ReligionOPENDOR MEDIA INC: $5,000 · ReligionROCKY MOUNTAIN BLACK CONSERVATIVES: $5,000 · Public BenefitCAMPAIGN CONSTITUTION: $5,000 · Public Benefit
Arts & Culture$163,475Other$134,460International$68,402Youth Development$56,800Health$56,500Religion$10,000Public Benefit$10,000

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHEATRE ASPEN: $77,250 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetBridging Bionics Foundation: $56,800 over 7y, 2.2% of budgetJAZZ AT ASPEN-SNOWMASS: $56,650 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetNATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH: $52,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCOMMITTEE FOR ACCURACY IN MIDDLE EAST REPORTING IN AMERICA INC: $42,102 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetAMERICANS FOR PEACE AND TOLERANCE INC: $12,500 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetAFTER-SCHOOL ALL-STARS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCentral Fund of Israel: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetASPEN SANTA FE BALLET: $8,875 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCLARION PROJECT INC: $7,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCHALLENGE ASPEN: $6,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMARC GELLMAN INSTITUTE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 9.1% of budgetThe United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE STEAMBOAT INSTITUTE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetOPENDOR MEDIA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGOLDRICH FAMILY FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetASPEN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $4,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES: $3,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY INC: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetISRAEL GUIDE DOG CENTER FOR THE BLIND: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLUPUS RESEARCH ALLIANCE INC: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FILM COLLABORATIVE INC: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S TUMOR FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetASPEN FILM: $700 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJEWISHColorado: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSUMMIT54: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budget2LIFE COMMUNITIES INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAspen Jewish Center: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPROJECT VERITAS: $500 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.

Goldrich Family Found…Aspen Community Found…Jewish Communal FundThe Chicago Community…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Goldrich Family FoundationCA15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Goldrich Family Foundation · Aspen Community Foundation · Jewish Communal Fund · The Chicago Community Trust · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

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

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 50%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 8%
  • 2LIFE Communities Inc: 8% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
5get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
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.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to The Altman Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Altman Family Foundation 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 46 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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