The Allerton Foundation Inc
Newtown Square, PA · EIN 23-3035225. Reported 108 grants totalling $14.4M to 37 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Allerton Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $3,000 and the largest $1,500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Conservation Fund | Centreville, DE | $4,950,000 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | $1,989,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Pennsylvania - School of Veterinary Medicine | Philadelphia, PA | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Natural Lands | Media, PA | $1,100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | Philadelphia, PA | $475,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Judith Creed Horizons for Achieving Independence | Bryn Mawr, PA | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education | Philadelphia, PA | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts | Philadelphia, PA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Conshohocken, PA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Marine Mammal Stranding Center | Brigantine, NJ | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Main Line Animal Rescue Inc | Chester Springs, PA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Elwyn Foundation | Media, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge | Medford, NJ | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Woodmere Art Museum Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust | Phoenixville, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Temple University Ambler | Philadelphia, PA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Providence Animal Center | Media, PA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Canine Partners for Life | Cochranville, PA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research Inc | Newark, DE | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center | Chalfont, PA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hope Springs Equestrian Therapy Inc | Chester Springs, PA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Morris Animal Refuge | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Women's Animal Center | Bensalem, PA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pals for Life | Devon, PA | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Delaware County SPCA | Media, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| NORTH10 | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ryerss Farm for Aged Equines | Pottstown, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sam's Hope | Richboro, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Large Animal Protection Society | West Grove, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Brandywine Valley SPCA | West Chester, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jenkins Arboretum | Devon, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Thoroughbred Retirement Rehab and Careers | West Chester, PA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Women's Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Inc | Bensalem, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Philadelphia Outward Bound School | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
29 of 37 (78%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 86%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- The Conservation Fund
THE ALLERTON WILDLIFE HABITAT FUND & OPERATING SUPPORT - Drexel University
LIFE COURSE OUTCOMES RESEARCH PROGRAM - Natural Lands
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT FOR CAR PROGRAM - Judith Creed Horizons for Achieving Independence
FUNDING FOR CAREER SUCCESS PROGRAM CURRICULUM ENHANCEMENT, STAFF TRAINING & ENGAGING PARTNERSHIPS - Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
LANCASTER COUNTY ENFORCEMENT AND CLINICS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 69 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23 | $2,732,500 | $15,000 |
| 2021 | 27 | $3,106,000 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 29 | $4,186,000 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 29 | $4,334,000 | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Allerton Foundation Inc has 1 of them, worth $650,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| The Conservation Fund | Centreville, DE | $650,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 63% of this one's giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Allerton Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Pathstone Lp 6022 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA, 19073. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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