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Private foundation (trust)EIN 833128471Est. 2019-11

Alternative Foundation

Wilmington, DE 198091377

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$6.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$325K

FY 2024

Grants Made

6

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$54K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$10K–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

Https://fsrequests.com/alternativefoun…

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$300K

Total Expenses

$677K

Qualifying Distributions

$607K

Distributable Amount

$344K

Min. Investment Return

$347K

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

6 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $10K through median $53K to maximum $100K, 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 2024. Peak $325K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

19 grants

BAILEY PARK PROJECT
$455K
4 grants
WARREN-CONNER DEVELOPMENT COALITION INC
$137K
2 grants
DEVELOPING KINGDOMS IN DIFFERENT STAGES
$130K
2 grants
DETROIT FOOD & ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACADEMY
$125K
4 grants
LIFE REMODELED-A NONPROFIT CORPORATION
$100K
1 grant
NW GOLDBERG CARES
$45K
1 grant
FENN SCHOOL INC
$30K
1 grant
KEEP GROWING DETROIT
$20K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants

<$10K
3
grants
$10–50K
9
grants
$50–250K
7
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

2 states

Michigan
$1.0M
97% of total
Massachusetts
$30K
3% of total

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