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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-0226054

Alison Foundation

A private foundation in Brooklyn, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $1.8 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $1,792,095

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $25,261,414
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,777,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $22,943,771
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,323,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $21,129,227
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,550,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $20,922,096
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,305,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $20,419,313
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,100,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $19,392,070
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,650,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $16,626,533
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,100,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $16,577,896

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. St John's CollegeAnnapolis, MD

    To support the curriculum based on t

    $845,045
  2. Agassiz VillageFramingham, MA

    To create an expereince to help teen

    $260,000
  3. University of RochesterRochester, NY

    To provide education to students

    $200,000
  4. Roper St Francis FoundationLadson, SC

    Healing all people with compassion

    $200,000
  5. Cleveland Clinic FDNCleveland, OH

    Transform the future of healthcare

    $200,000
  6. Charleston Symphony OrchestraCharleston, SC

    To promote the enjoyment of music

    $60,000
  7. George Eastman MuseumRochester, NY

    Provide means for scholarly research

    $19,550
  8. Chamber Music CharlestonCharleston, SC

    Enhance quality of life through arts

    $7,000
  9. Touchstone Discussion ProjectStevensville, MD

    To enhance lives through education

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education2 grants $1,045,04578% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $200,00015% of the total
  3. Arts and culture3 grants $86,5506% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland2 grants $845,545
  2. South Carolina3 grants $267,000
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $260,000
  4. New York2 grants $219,550
  5. Ohio1 grant $200,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Ronald H FieldingTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Daniel FieldingSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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