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Private foundation (trust)EIN 456586111Est. 2012-01

THE AMES FAMILY FOUNDATION

PITTSBURGH, PA 15212

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$3.6M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$188K

FY 2023

Grants Made

27

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$7K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$25K

Typical

Deadlines

See footnotes

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$119K

Total Expenses

$212K

Qualifying Distributions

$192K

Distributable Amount

$169K

Min. Investment Return

$170K

Undistributed Income

$162K

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

27 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $5K to maximum $25K, 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 $188K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

57 grants

ALL STAR PROJECT INC
$75K
3 grants
THE SOLOMON GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION
$50K
3 grants
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL MUSEUM
$45K
3 grants
THE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
$43K
3 grants
POLY PREP ADVANCEMENT
$30K
2 grants
VILLAGE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
$30K
1 grant
CAMERA CLUB OF NEW YORK INC
$20K
2 grants
NORTH FORK ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE
$19K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

57 grants

<$10K
43
grants
$10–50K
14
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

New York
$373K
76% of total
District of Columbia
$32K
7% of total
California
$29K
6% of total
Florida
$15K
3% of total
Virginia
$13K
3% of total
Washington
$10K
2% of total
Texas
$7K
1% of total
North Carolina
$5K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$4K
1% of total
Tennessee
$3K
1% of total

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