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Private foundation (trust)EIN 030323120Est. 1990-05

The Morris & Bessie Altman Foundation

Shelburne, VT 05482

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$10.7M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$733K

FY 2023

Grants Made

66

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$11K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$500–$275K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.9M

Total Expenses

$939K

Qualifying Distributions

$774K

Distributable Amount

$448K

Min. Investment Return

$451K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

66 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $1K to maximum $275K, 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 2023. Peak $733K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

213 grants

Stern Center for Language & Learning
$520K
3 grants
SHELBURNE FARMS
$258K
4 grants
CHANGING PERSPECTIVES
$138K
4 grants
VERMONT FOOD BANK
$110K
3 grants
Vermont Community Foundation
$100K
1 grant
Howard Center
$54K
2 grants
HOWARD CENTER FOR HUMAN SERVICES
$52K
2 grants
Spectrum Youth & Family Services
$51K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

213 grants

<$10K
180
grants
$10–50K
22
grants
$50–250K
10
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

15 states

Vermont
$1.7M
90% of total
Delaware
$50K
3% of total
VI
$37K
2% of total
California
$27K
1% of total
Idaho
$19K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$15K
1% of total
New York
$8K
0% of total
Arizona
$8K
0% of total
New Hampshire
$6K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$5K
0% of total

+5 more states

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