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Alphaomega Charitable Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Greenwich, Connecticut · EIN 650510147

Alphaomega Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Greenwich, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $300,000 in 45 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $15,000. 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 $295,000 the year before.

33% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$294,50042$5.9 million
2024$295,00041$6.3 million
2025$300,00045$6.8 million

How to apply

Alphaomega Charitable Foundation Inc 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 Alphaomega Charitable Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 13 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York15$135,000
Connecticut15$60,000
Illinois2$20,000
Colorado2$15,000
New Hampshire2$15,000
California2$10,000
Florida1$10,000
South Carolina1$10,000
Vermont1$10,000
Maryland1$7,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 45 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Long Beach Waterfront Warriors
Long Beach, NY
General$15,000
Michael Dimaria Foundation
Rockville Center, NY
General$15,000
St Mary of the Isle
Long Beach, NY
General$12,500
Tko Strong Foundation
Malverne, NY
General$12,500
Blue Iris Farm Rescue and Retreat
Lebanon, CT
General$10,000
Disabled American Veterans
Port St Lucie, FL
General$10,000
Farm Sanctuary
Watkins Glen, NY
General$10,000
Front Range Equine Rescue
Pueblo, CO
General$10,000
Greenwich Land Trust
Greenwich, CT
General$10,000
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
General$10,000
Interfaith Nutrition Network
Hempstead, NY
General$10,000
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
General$10,000
Patriot Art Foundation
Mt Pleasant, SC
General$10,000
Ronald McDonald House
Chicago, IL
General$10,000
Silver Shield Foundation
New York, NY
General$10,000
St Francis Hospital Foundation
Roslyn, NY
General$10,000
St Michael's Roman Catholic Church
Exeter, NH
General$10,000
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
General$10,000
Vermont Adaptive
Killington, VT
General$10,000
Greenwich Hospital
Greenwich, CT
General$7,500
Animals' Angels Inc
Westminster, MD
General$7,000
White Wolf Sanctuary
Tidewater, OR
General$6,000
Adopt A Dog
Greenwich, CT
General$5,000
Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons
East Hampton, NY
General$5,000
The Caumsett Foundation
Huntington, NY
General$5,000
Lifesavers Wild Horse Rescue
Lancaster, CA
General$5,000
Missionwolf
Westcliffe, CO
General$5,000
Northeast Greenwich Association Inc
Greenwich, CT
General$5,000
Return to Freedom
Lompoc, CA
General$5,000
St John's Episcopal Church
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
General$5,000
The Holt-Elwell Memorial Foundation
Hebron, NH
General$5,000
Walter Billingsley Scholarship Fund Salisbury School
Salisbury, CT
General$5,000
Pathways of Greenwich
Greenwich, CT
General$3,500
Fordham Law School Fund
Bronx, NY
General$2,500
Greenwich Emergency Medical Service Inc
Riverside, CT
General$2,500
Greenwich United Way
Greenwich, CT
General$2,500
Part of the Solution
Bronx, NY
General$2,500
Historic Properties of Greenwich
Cos Cob, CT
General$2,000
Kolbe Cathedral Prepatory School
Bridgeport, CT
General$2,000
Meals on Wheels of Greenwich
Greenwich, CT
General$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Alphaomega Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Alphaomega Charitable Foundation Inc give?

$300,000 in tax year 2025, across 45 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Alphaomega Charitable Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Geoffrey de Lesseps (President), Frank J Gilbride II (Secretary/Treasurer), Anita de Lesseps Keefe (Vice President) and Thomas Verderber (Vice President) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Alphaomega Charitable Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals, education and health.

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