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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-1816253

The Alton Foundation

A private foundation in Thousand Oaks, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $29,000 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Kirby Alton
PO Box 4029
Thousand Oaks, CA 91359
(805) 445-6484
Form and materials
Written information as appropriate to determine charitable benefit served by charitable organizations tax-exempt under irc section 501(c)(3) and that qualify under irc section 509.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $29,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $64,193

  • Tax year 2024

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $4,321

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $4,321

  • Tax year 2022

    $26,200

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,321

  • Tax year 2021

    $28,430

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $5,622

  • Tax year 2020

    $30,320

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $39,015

  • Tax year 2019

    $28,400

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $38,593

  • Tax year 2018

    $28,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $48,037

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Georgia FoundatnAthens, GA

    To carry on purpose of 501 c 3 charity

    $28,000
  2. Madison Valley Ranchlands GroupEnnis, MT

    To carry on purpose of 501 c 3 charity

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $1,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Georgia1 grant $28,000
  2. Montana1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Kirby AltonChairman Hours 6Pay $0
  • Jan AltonSecretary Hours 0Pay $0
  • Scott HibbardDirector Hours 4Pay $0
  • Henry JoinerDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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