Private foundation (trust)EIN 510152562Est. 1975-11

ALLEN FOUNDATION

MIDLAND, MI 486411606

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Total Assets

$34.5M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$1.6M

FY 2023

Grants Made

45

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$36K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$128K

Typical

Deadlines

Prior to the annual foundation meeting…

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$2.3M

Total Expenses

$1.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.6M

Distributable Amount

$1.6M

Min. Investment Return

$1.6M

Undistributed Income

$1.6M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

45 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $25K to maximum $128K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $1.8M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

174 grants

BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSPITAL
$294K
3 grants
CRAWFORD CO COMM ON AGING
$269K
1 grant
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
$221K
4 grants
INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
$220K
3 grants
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
$218K
2 grants
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
$211K
2 grants
BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$200K
2 grants
THE BRIDGE FOOD CENTER
$163K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

174 grants

<$10K
40
grants
$10–50K
98
grants
$50–250K
35
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

32 states

Michigan
$2.4M
40% of total
Massachusetts
$1.1M
18% of total
Minnesota
$484K
8% of total
California
$329K
5% of total
New York
$316K
5% of total
Missouri
$209K
3% of total
Oregon
$120K
2% of total
North Carolina
$115K
2% of total
Ohio
$115K
2% of total
Maine
$114K
2% of total

+22 more states

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