The Conservation Fund
CENTERVILLE, DE
$1.5MTax year 2024
Grant purpose
The allerton wildlife habitat fund & operating support
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The Allerton Foundation Inc Grants
Private foundation · EIN 23-3035225 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- The Allerton Foundation Co Pathston
- Phone
- (610) 640-6615
- Deadlines
- Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.
- Application materials
- The allerton foundation only considers requests from qualified tax-exempt, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations. Funding decisions for the allerton foundation are generally made twice a year at board meetings conducted in the fall (November or December) and spring (April or May). In order to apply for grant consideration, please submit a short letter at any time that includes the following: * description of the organization and its mission * amount requested from the foundation and purpose * if requesting funds for a specific program or project, the total amount needed for the program or project * the organization's total revenue and expenses for the most recent fiscal year * the organization's federal employer identification number (EIN) * a copy of the organization's IRS determination letter confirming 501(c)(3) status
- Restrictions
- The allerton foundation is primarily interested in animal welfare and land conservation to preserve animal habitat. The foundation has decided to limit its animal welfare and animal habitat conservation support to organizations that are located in and/or do substantial work in philadelphia or its suburbs. Grants are occassionally made to charities that support other causes, but on a very selective basis.
Original filing text
- Contact
- THE ALLERTON FOUNDATION CO PATHSTON
- Address
- 6022 WEST CHESTER PIKE NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA, 19073
- Phone
- 6106406615
- Deadlines
- NONE
- Application materials
- THE ALLERTON FOUNDATION ONLY CONSIDERS REQUESTS FROM QUALIFIED TAX-EXEMPT, NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS. FUNDING DECISIONS FOR THE ALLERTON FOUNDATION ARE GENERALLY MADE TWICE A YEAR AT BOARD MEETINGS CONDUCTED IN THE FALL (NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER) AND SPRING (APRIL OR MAY). IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR GRANT CONSIDERATION, PLEASE SUBMIT A SHORT LETTER AT ANY TIME THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: * DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS MISSION * AMOUNT REQUESTED FROM THE FOUNDATION AND PURPOSE * IF REQUESTING FUNDS FOR A SPECIFIC PROGRAM OR PROJECT, THE TOTAL AMOUNT NEEDED FOR THE PROGRAM OR PROJECT * THE ORGANIZATION'S TOTAL REVENUE AND EXPENSES FOR THE MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR * THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN) * A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S IRS DETERMINATION LETTER CONFIRMING 501(C)(3) STATUS
- Restrictions
- THE ALLERTON FOUNDATION IS PRIMARILY INTERESTED IN ANIMAL WELFARE AND LAND CONSERVATION TO PRESERVE ANIMAL HABITAT. THE FOUNDATION HAS DECIDED TO LIMIT ITS ANIMAL WELFARE AND ANIMAL HABITAT CONSERVATION SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE LOCATED IN AND/OR DO SUBSTANTIAL WORK IN PHILADELPHIA OR ITS SUBURBS. GRANTS ARE OCCASSIONALLY MADE TO CHARITIES THAT SUPPORT OTHER CAUSES, BUT ON A VERY SELECTIVE BASIS.
Reported organization name: THE ALLERTON FOUNDATION INC
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27 | $4.3M |
| 2023 | 29 | $4.3M |
Where The Allerton Foundation Inc gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
The Conservation Fund
CENTERVILLE, DE
$1.5MTax year 2023
Grant purpose
The allerton wildlife habitat fund & operating support
Natural Lands
MEDIA, PA
$1.1MTax year 2023
Grant purpose
For general support of organization
Natural Lands
MEDIA, PA
$1MTax year 2024
Grant purpose
For general support of organization
Children'S Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation
PHILADELPHIA, PA
$500KTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Center for autism research
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Figures are aggregated from The Allerton Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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