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Aline Underhill Orten Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only New Orleans, Louisiana · EIN 721477797

Aline Underhill Orten Foundation Inc is a private foundation in New Orleans, Louisiana. In tax year 2025 it gave $47,000 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $8,000. 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 $20,500 the year before.

64% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$14,5004$1.6 million
2024$20,5006$1.9 million
2025$47,00014$1.8 million

How to apply

Aline Underhill Orten 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 Aline Underhill Orten Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Michigan.

StateGrantsAmount
Michigan11$39,000
Louisiana2$7,000
Florida1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Winning Futures
Warren, MI
General$8,000
Lhac Arab American Scholarship Foundation
Dearborn, MI
General$5,000
Traverse Health Clinic
Traverse City, MI
General$5,000
Foodbank of NW Louisiana
Shreveport, LA
General$4,000
Capuchin Soup Kitchen
Detroit, MI
General$3,000
Catholic Charities of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
General$3,000
Gleaners Community Food Bank
Detroit, MI
General$3,000
Macomb Symphony Orchestra
Clinton Township, MI
General$3,000
NW Michigan Community Action Agency
Traverse City, MI
General$3,000
Macomb County Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers
Warren, MI
General$3,000
Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Society
Gross Pointe Farms, MI
General$2,000
Cherryland Humane Society
Traverse City, MI
General$2,000
Lhac Arab American Foundation
Dearborn, MI
General$2,000
Catholic Charities Diocese of Venice
Venice, FL
General$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Aline Underhill Orten Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Aline Underhill Orten Foundation Inc give?

$47,000 in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Aline Underhill Orten Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Kathy Roehl (Vice-President), Michele Worden (Secretary/Treasurer), Charles Roehl II (President/Director) and Christopher Roehl (Director) among 8 officers and trustees.

What does Aline Underhill Orten Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly food and hunger, animals and faith communities.

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