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Private foundation (trust)EIN 650419459Est. 1993-07

ALVIN SHERMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION

PLANTATION, FL 33322

Total Assets

$63.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.2M

FY 2024

Grants Made

13

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$169K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$750K

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Deadlines

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Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$13.6M

Total Expenses

$3.3M

Qualifying Distributions

$2.2M

Distributable Amount

$2.8M

Min. Investment Return

$2.9M

Undistributed Income

$480K

Payout rate 78%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.78%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

13 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $100K to maximum $750K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $3.7M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

35 grants

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
$2.4M
3 grants
OUR FUND INC
$2.2M
5 grants
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
$550K
1 grant
VINEYARD THEATER
$450K
1 grant
LAMBDA LEGAL
$435K
2 grants
SAGE
$200K
1 grant
NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE
$150K
1 grant
GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE
$100K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

35 grants

<$10K
4
grants
$10–50K
12
grants
$50–250K
11
grants
$250K–1M
7
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

Florida
$5.5M
74% of total
New York
$1.3M
18% of total
California
$190K
3% of total
Illinois
$150K
2% of total
Massachusetts
$100K
1% of total
Tennessee
$50K
1% of total
Ohio
$50K
1% of total
Kansas
$25K
0% of total
Connecticut
$12K
0% of total

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