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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-3848260

Allison Family Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Belmont, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 11 grants and $72,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $72,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,819,504

  • Tax year 2023

    $170,025

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $2,806,710

  • Tax year 2022

    $126,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $2,892,227

  • Tax year 2021

    $81,500

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $3,015,904

  • Tax year 2020

    $213,068

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $3,098,207

  • Tax year 2019

    $83,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,300,353

  • Tax year 2018

    $135,580

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,375,931

Grants paid in 2024

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. New England Wildlife CtrS Weymouth, MA

    General

    $37,000
  2. Ma Fiscal Alliance FundBoston, MA

    General

    $23,500
  3. Handel & Hayden SocietyBoston, MA

    General

    $5,000
  4. Marshall FundCambridge, MA

    General

    $1,000
  5. Council on Foreign RelationsNew York, NY

    General

    $1,000
  6. Davidson CollegeDavidson, NC

    General

    $1,000
  7. Trilateral CommissionCambridge, MA

    General

    $1,000
  8. New Skete MonasteriesCambridge, NY

    General

    $1,000
  9. Aspen Animal ShelterAspen, CO

    General

    $500
  10. Belmont Day SchoolBelmont, MA

    General

    $500
  11. Casey to the RescueOvid, NY

    General

    $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 $1,50060% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $1,00040% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts6 grants $68,000
  2. New York3 grants $2,500
  3. North Carolina1 grant $1,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Graham Allison JrCO-TRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Elisabeth AllisonCO-TRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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