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Allen Family Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Charlottesville, Virginia · EIN 205490143

Allen Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Charlottesville, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.2 million in 6 grants; the typical grant was $37,500 and the largest $1.0 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $467,707 the year before.

67% of its 2024 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$467,7078$21.7 million
2024$1.2 million6$20.9 million

How to apply

ContactMark Allen
7301 N Broadway Extension Ste 225, Oklahoma City, OK 73116
Phone or email(580) 233-4455
What to submitThe private foundation does not require a set format for application for grants, scholarships, etc.
DeadlinesThere are no deadlines for applications.
RestrictionsThere are no restrictions on grants, scholarships, etc.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Allen Family Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Tennessee.

StateGrantsAmount
Tennessee1$1.0 million
Colorado1$100,000
Texas1$55,000
Oklahoma3$30,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Vanderbilt University Endowment Fund
Nashville, TN
Endowment fund$1.0 million
Colorado Mountain College
Glenwood Springs, CO
Endowment scholarship$100,000
Astros Foundation
Houston, TX
General support youth sports & education$55,000
Enid Higher Education Council
Enid, OK
Scholarship fund$20,000
The Salvation Army of Enid
Enid, OK
General support$5,000
Oklahoma Hall of Fame
Oklahoma City, OK
Induction ceremony$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Allen Family Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: There are no deadlines for applications.

How much does Allen Family Charitable Foundation give?

$1.2 million in tax year 2024, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $37,500.

Who runs Allen Family Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Mark Allen (President), Paul Allen (Vice President) and Greg Allen (Treasurer).

What does Allen Family Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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