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The Alton Foundation

Accepts applications Thousand Oaks, California · EIN 311816253

The Alton Foundation is a private foundation in Thousand Oaks, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $29,000 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $14,500 and the largest $28,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was the same as $29,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$29,5000$83,624
2024$29,0000$0
2025$29,0002$72,561

How to apply

ContactKirby Alton
PO Box 4029, Thousand Oaks, CA 91359
Phone or email(805) 445-6484
What to submitWritten information as appropriate to determine charitable benefit served by charitable organizations tax-exempt under irc section 501(c)(3) and that qualify under irc section 509.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Alton Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia1$28,000
Montana1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Georgia Foundatn
Athens, GA
To carry on purpose of 501 c 3 charity$28,000
Individual
MT
To carry on purpose of 501 c 3 charity$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Alton Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Alton Foundation give?

$29,000 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $14,500.

Who runs The Alton Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Kirby Alton (Chairman), Jan Alton (Secretary), Scott Hibbard (Director) and Henry Joiner (Director).

What does The Alton Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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