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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-6025378

Alford Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Washington, DC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $23,605 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Jun 30, 2026), 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

    $23,605

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $440,653
  • Tax year 2024

    $17,575

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $402,404
  • Tax year 2023

    $31,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $435,863
  • Tax year 2022

    $14,533

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $447,793
  • Tax year 2021

    $28,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $424,526
  • Tax year 2020

    $51,335

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $533,094
  • Tax year 2019

    $38,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $487,677
  • Tax year 2017

    $29,250

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $439,797

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Capital Area Food BankWashington, DC

    General support

    $20,000
  2. Village School-Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran ChurchArlington, VA

    General support

    $2,575
  3. Washington International SchoolWashington, DC

    General support

    $1,030

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $20,00095% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $1,0305% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia2 grants $21,030
  2. Virginia1 grant $2,575

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Michael R AlfordPRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Shannon E AlfordVICE-PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Michael R AlfordTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Marisa AlfordSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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