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Private foundation (trust)EIN 236779271Est. 1986-07

ARETE FOUNDATION

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103

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Total Assets

$56.9M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$5.4M

FY 2023

Grants Made

19

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$286K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$9K–$2.1M

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$2.6M

Contributions to tax exempt educational organizations (16)

Program 2

$2.4M

Contributions to tax exempt charitable organizations (23)

Program 3

$200K

Contributions to tax exempt religious organizations (2)

Program 4

$200K

Contributions to tax exempt scientific organizations (1)

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$9.0M

Total Expenses

$3.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$5.4M

Distributable Amount

$2.7M

Min. Investment Return

$2.7M

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

19 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $9K through median $100K to maximum $2.1M, 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 2019 to 2023. Peak $10.0M in 2019. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

105 grants

Recipient names are missing from the available filing data for some grants.

THE METROPOLITAN OPERA ASSOCIATION INC
$6.0M
4 grants
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
$2.8M
4 grants
ASIA SOCIETY
$2.7M
4 grants
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF GLOBAL INITATIVES
$2.0M
3 grants
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
$1.7M
4 grants
THE AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES AT ATHENS
$1.4M
4 grants
THE PUBLIC THEATER
$1.2M
4 grants
BRYN MAWR COLLEGE
$1M
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

105 grants

<$10K
19
grants
$10–50K
23
grants
$50–250K
31
grants
$250K–1M
25
grants
$1–5M
7
grants
$5M+—

Geographic Focus

9 states

New York
$17.4M
60% of total
Pennsylvania
$8.9M
30% of total
New Jersey
$1.4M
5% of total
Illinois
$600K
2% of total
New Mexico
$250K
1% of total
Maine
$247K
1% of total
Florida
$176K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$175K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$5K
0% of total

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