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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-3128471

Alternative Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $389,742 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
Rachel Alternative
42 Whittemore St
Concord, MA 01742
(203) 543-1603
Form and materials
Https://fsrequests.com/alternativefoundation
Deadlines
Https://fsrequests.com/alternativefoundation
Restrictions
Https://fsrequests.com/alternativefoundation

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $389,742

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,868,728

  • Tax year 2024

    $325,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $5,287,328

  • Tax year 2023

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $5,664,083

  • Tax year 2022

    $270,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,208,810

  • Tax year 2021

    $386,719

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,930,740

  • Tax year 2020

    $226,789

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,962,723

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Developing Kingdoms in Different StagesRedford, MI

    Charitable Event

    $134,742
  2. Bailey Park ProjectDetroit, MI

    General & Unrestricted

    $80,000
  3. NW Goldberg CaresDetroit, MI

    General & Unrestricted

    $80,000
  4. Detroit Food & Entrepreneurship AcademyDetroit, MI

    General & Unrestricted

    $70,000
  5. Midnight Golf ProgramDetroit, MI

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $80,00031% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $80,00031% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $70,00027% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $25,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan5 grants $389,742

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Rachel AlternativeDir, Sec, Treas Hours 40Pay $103,000

The return

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