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Private foundation (trust)EIN 455152759Est. 2012-12

ALPHA FOUNDATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103

Total Assets

$6.1M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$2.9M

FY 2023

Grants Made

26

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$111K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$10K–$295K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$715K

Total Expenses

$1.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.2M

Distributable Amount

$358K

Min. Investment Return

$359K

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

26 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $93K to maximum $295K, 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

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $6.5M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

108 grants

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
$1.6M
9 grants
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOU
$1.3M
12 grants
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH C
$1.3M
8 grants
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
$1.1M
9 grants
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
$1.1M
11 grants
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
$996K
3 grants
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND
$803K
5 grants
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY
$445K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

108 grants

<$10K
1
grants
$10–50K
19
grants
$50–250K
77
grants
$250K–1M
11
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

20 states

Kentucky
$2.1M
16% of total
California
$1.9M
15% of total
Illinois
$1.6M
12% of total
West Virginia
$1.6M
12% of total
Colorado
$1.3M
10% of total
Virginia
$847K
7% of total
Michigan
$507K
4% of total
Utah
$497K
4% of total
Nevada
$398K
3% of total
Arizona
$314K
2% of total

+10 more states

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