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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
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Tax year 2024
$4,365,248
- Grants listed
- 16
- Assets, end of year
- $63,925,958
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Tax year 2023
$29,774,252
- Grants listed
- 17
- Assets, end of year
- $56,566,075
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Tax year 2022
$1,548,658
- Grants listed
- 11
- Assets, end of year
- $64,067,368
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Tax year 2021
$25,543,112
- Grants listed
- 11
- Assets, end of year
- $56,875,395
-
Tax year 2020
$470,446
- Grants listed
- 15
- Assets, end of year
- $65,741,416
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Tax year 2019
$3,746,375
- Grants listed
- 15
- Assets, end of year
- $38,056,437
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Tax year 2018
$2,888,404
- Grants listed
- 14
- Assets, end of year
- $27,043,806
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
Education
$3,500,000 -
American Friends of Grange Park Opera FoundationTaconic, CT
Humanities
$237,417 -
Teachers College Columbia UniversityNew York, NY
Education
$200,000 -
The Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
Education
$200,000 -
CollegespringWalnut Creek, CA
General welfare
$50,000 -
Bloomfield Hills Schools FoundationBloomfield Hills, MI
Education
$32,000 -
Friends of the Johnson Nature CenterBloomfield Hills, MI
Education
$29,806 -
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY
Health care
$26,824 -
Marine Toys for Tots FoundationTriangle, VA
Humanities
$20,971 -
Motown Historical Museum IncDetroit, MI
Humanities
$20,000 -
NW Goldberg CaresDetroit, MI
General welfare
$17,000 -
American College of Bankruptcy FoundationStanardsville, VA
General welfare
$12,500 -
Council of Michigan Foundations IncDetroit, MI
General welfare
$8,500 -
American Cancer SocietyAtlanta, GA
Health care
$5,000 -
Hitha Healing House IncDetroit, MI
General welfare
$4,230 -
Jeremie RisingHolladay, UT
Education
$1,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education5 grants $3,783,00093% of the total
- Arts and culture3 grants $274,4177% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,971<1% of the total
- Human services1 grant $4,230<1% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Pennsylvania1 grant $3,500,000
- Connecticut1 grant $237,417
- New York2 grants $226,824
- Maryland1 grant $200,000
- Michigan6 grants $111,536
- California1 grant $50,000
- Virginia2 grants $33,471
- Georgia1 grant $5,000
- Utah1 grant $1,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Jay AlixCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Hours 1Pay $0
- Robert E ShieldsCEO Hours 1Pay $0
- Arthur J KubertVP,CFO,SECRETARY & TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
- Christine T AlixPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $42,500
- Anika F AlixDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $42,500
The return
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