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Allyn Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Scottsdale, Arizona · EIN 866296683

Allyn Family Foundation is a private foundation in Scottsdale, Arizona. In tax year 2025 it gave $92,247 in 19 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $24,115. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $91,000 the year before.

5% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$80,00020$1.7 million
2024$91,00020$1.8 million
2025$92,24719$1.9 million

How to apply

Allyn Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Allyn Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Arizona.

StateGrantsAmount
Arizona7$31,000
Ohio1$24,115
Pennsylvania2$9,832
New Jersey3$9,300
Illinois2$8,000
California1$3,000
Massachusetts1$3,000
Indiana1$2,000
New York1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 19 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Dayton Foundation
Dayton, OH
Civic$24,115
Foothills Animal Rescue
Scottsdale, AZ
Animal$10,000
Arizona Public Media
Tucson, AZ
Public Broadcasting$6,000
Community Food Bank of So Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Food bank$6,000
Lacawac Sanctuary Foundation
Lake Ariel, PA
Homeless$5,832
Phoenix Country Day School
Paradise Valley, AZ
Education$5,000
Gill Stbernard's School
Gladstone, NJ
Educational$4,100
Regina Dominican High School
Wilmette, IL
Education$4,000
Northeast Pennsylvania Council Bsa
Moosic, PA
Children$4,000
Saint Joseph and Francis Xavier
Wilmette, IL
Religious$4,000
Alfre Inc
Morristown, NJ
Womens services$3,200
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
Educational$3,000
Windsor School
Boston, MA
Educational$3,000
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Educational$2,000
Literacy Connects
Tucson, AZ
Literacy$2,000
Depauw University
Greencastle, IN
Educational$2,000
Headquarters Community Developers Inc
Morristown, NJ
Homeless$2,000
Youth on Their Own
Tucson, AZ
Children$1,000
Pima Council on Aging
Tucson, AZ
Elderly services$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Allyn Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Allyn Family Foundation give?

$92,247 in tax year 2025, across 19 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs Allyn Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Louise A Sunderland (Trustee), Anne R Sunderland (Trustee) and Mary C Sunderland (Trustee).

What does Allyn Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, housing and homelessness and youth programs.

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