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Theodore A Von Der Ahe Jr Trust

Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$326k
Granted FY2026(still arriving)
37
Grants FY2026
35
Organizations funded FY2025
6%
First-time grantees FY2025
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Median grant, FY2026
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2026
$20,000
Organizations funded a year
34 to 54
FY2019 to FY2025
States reached, FY2026
12
Total assets, FY2026
$2.1M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2025, 6% of the organizations Theodore A Von Der Ahe Jr Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $14k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
InternationalHuman ServicesCivil RightsArts & CultureEnvironmentOther
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
FY2026still arriving37$326k8%
FY202535$268k6%
FY202434$262k0%
FY202334$266k0%
FY202234$260k12%
FY202154$260k4%
FY202053$237k21%
FY201947$142k6%
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2026.

International$1.0MCivil Rights$383kReligion$299kHuman Services$159kEnvironment$139kPublic Safety & Disaster$100kHousing & Shelter$80kArts & Culture$50kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
MI
NY
MA
OR
PA
CA
MO
KY
MD
AZ
DC
AL
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 64 grantees
All grantees of Theodore A Von Der Ahe Jr Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation$150,000100%
United States Association for UNHCR$105,00060%
Catholic Relief Services$100,0005n/a
Human Rights Watch Inc$100,00050%
Amnesty International of the USA Inc$100,00050%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$80,34090%
United States Fund for Unicef$80,00040%
Southern Poverty Law Center Inc$76,000100%
Haiti Nursing Foundation Inc$72,34092%
Greenpeace Inc$59,00070%
Aj Muste Foundation for Peace and Justice Inc$52,000101%
Christian Peacemaker Teams Inc$48,00010n/a
Haiti Rehabilitation Foundation Inc$47,34097%
Las Familias Del Pueblo$45,000101%
Earth Island Institute Inc$40,34080%
Americans for Middle East Understanding Inc$38,000104%
Al Otro Lado$38,00070%
Refugee Council USA$34,00070%
International Rescue Committee INC$34,00060%
Middle East Children's Alliance$34,000100%
International Rivers Network$34,000100%
International Labor Rights Forum$34,00070%
Christian Appalachian Project Inc$32,000100%
Maryknoll Sisters of St Dominic Inc$32,0008n/a
Committee to Protect Journalists Inc$31,00070%
The Society for Biblical Studies Inc$30,000104%
Thousand Currents$30,00090%
Interfaith Worker Justice$29,00078%
The Center for Victims of Torture$27,00070%
Truthout$23,00020%
North Valley Caring Services$23,00052%
Lamp Inc$23,00050%
Homeboy Industries$22,00050%
Alexandria House$20,00050%
Fellowship of Reconciliation Inc$20,00051%
Resist Inc$20,00050%
Skid Row Housing Trust$19,00050%
Step Up on Second Street Inc$18,00050%
Madre Inc$18,00050%
Teaching for Change$17,00051%
Action Africa Inc$17,00041%
Unrwa USA National Committee Inc$17,0002n/a
Ukraine House DC Foundation Inc$15,00020%
House of Ruth Inc$15,00050%
Churches for Middle East Peace$14,00051%
Progressive Christians Uniting$14,000519%
Fonkoze USA Inc$12,00030%
Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services$10,0001n/a
Pasadena Educational Foundation$10,00030%
Nisgua$9,00051%
Children's Medical Mission of Haiti$8,34031%
8th Day Center for Justice$8,0002n/a
Peace Productions$8,0002n/a
Episcopal Relief and Development$7,00030%
Sudanese American Physicians Assn$5,0001n/a
Grace Ministries International$5,0002n/a
Global Witness Foundation$4,0001n/a
Asylum Access$4,00010%
Refugees International Inc$4,00010%
Grace to You$4,0002n/a
Bulletin of Concerned Asian Scholars Inc$3,0002n/a
North American Congress on Latin America$3,00013%
Los Angeles Lgbt Center$3,00010%
On The Ground$2,00013%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 26 recipients with no EIN on record ($409k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Theodore A Von Der Ahe Jr Trust supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPartners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation: $150,000 over 10y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Association for UNHCR: $105,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHuman Rights Watch Inc: $100,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetAmnesty International of the USA Inc: $100,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $80,340 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Fund for Unicef: $80,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSouthern Poverty Law Center Inc: $76,000 over 10y, 0.0% of budgetHaiti Nursing Foundation Inc: $72,340 over 9y, 2.4% of budgetGreenpeace Inc: $59,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetAj Muste Foundation for Peace and Justice Inc: $52,000 over 10y, 1.2% of budgetHaiti Rehabilitation Foundation Inc: $47,340 over 9y, 7.4% of budgetLas Familias Del Pueblo: $45,000 over 10y, 1.4% of budgetEarth Island Institute Inc: $40,340 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAmericans for Middle East Understanding Inc: $38,000 over 10y, 4.1% of budgetAl Otro Lado: $38,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetRefugee Council USA: $34,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $34,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetMiddle East Children's Alliance: $34,000 over 10y, 0.1% of budgetInternational Rivers Network: $34,000 over 10y, 0.4% of budgetInternational Labor Rights Forum: $34,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetChristian Appalachian Project Inc: $32,000 over 10y, 0.0% of budgetCommittee to Protect Journalists Inc: $31,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetThe Society for Biblical Studies Inc: $30,000 over 10y, 3.7% of budgetThousand Currents: $30,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetInterfaith Worker Justice: $29,000 over 7y, 8.2% of budgetThe Center for Victims of Torture: $27,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetTruthout: $23,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetNorth Valley Caring Services: $23,000 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetLamp Inc: $23,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetHomeboy Industries: $22,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetAlexandria House: $20,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetFellowship of Reconciliation Inc: $20,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetResist Inc: $20,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetSkid Row Housing Trust: $19,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetStep Up on Second Street Inc: $18,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMadre Inc: $18,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetTeaching for Change: $17,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetAction Africa Inc: $17,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetUkraine House DC Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHouse of Ruth Inc: $15,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetChurches for Middle East Peace: $14,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetProgressive Christians Uniting: $14,000 over 5y, 19% of budgetFonkoze USA Inc: $12,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetPasadena Educational Foundation: $10,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNisgua: $9,000 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetChildren's Medical Mission of Haiti: $8,340 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetEpiscopal Relief and Development: $7,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAsylum Access: $4,000 over 1y, 0.2% 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 52.

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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.

Shelter Partnership IncCA17.4× affinity6 shared granteesties to 8 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Shelter Partnership Inc · Arc of Justice · The Winky Foundation Co Wilmington Trust Co · The Ahmanson Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · Foundation to Promote Open Society · California Community Foundation · Conrad N Hilton Foundation · Tides Foundation · United Way Inc · Weingart Foundation · Open Society Institute

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 Theodore A Von Der Ahe Jr Trust

How much does Theodore A Von Der Ahe Jr Trust give?
Theodore A Von Der Ahe Jr Trust reported 37 grants totaling $325,500 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 34 and 54 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
What does Theodore A Von Der Ahe Jr Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are International (41%), Civil Rights (16%), Religion (12%).
Who are Theodore A Von Der Ahe Jr Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation ($150k), United States Association for UNHCR ($105k), Catholic Relief Services ($100k).
Does Theodore A Von Der Ahe Jr Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2025, 6% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Theodore A Von Der Ahe Jr Trust 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 Theodore A Von Der Ahe Jr Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Shelter Partnership Inc, Arc of Justice, The Winky Foundation Co Wilmington Trust Co.
Where is Theodore A Von Der Ahe Jr Trust based?
Theodore A Von Der Ahe Jr Trust is based in CA.

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 92 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 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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