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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 52-2035198

Alpha Research Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Bethesda, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $26,000 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
Dr Alving President Co BR Fierst Es
200-A Monroe Street Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20850
(240) 205-0220
Form and materials
Applicants should submit an outline of proposed research and a proposed budget.
Deadlines
Applications are accepted at any time.
Restrictions
Preference is given to biomedical research projects.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $26,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $47,622

  • Tax year 2024

    $24,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $72,555

  • Tax year 2023

    $25,700

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $94,267

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $18,188

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $19,365

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $19,114

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $21,643

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Umcp FoundationCollege Park, MD

    General charity

    $20,000
  2. Target Community & Educational ServicesGaithersburg, MD

    General charity

    $3,500
  3. College TracksSilver Spring, MD

    General charity

    $1,000
  4. The Children's Inn at NIHBethesda, MD

    General charity

    $1,000
  5. South Side High School FoundationFort Wayne, IN

    General charity

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $1,00067% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $50033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland4 grants $25,500
  2. Indiana1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Dr Carl R AlvingPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Dr Barbara M AlvingVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Loren AlvingDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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