Alana USA Foundationinc

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 39-2079600

Alana USA Foundationinc is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $152K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $287K. Net investment income was $76.

Alana USA Foundationinc at a glance

In short: Alana USA Foundationinc gave $287K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $144K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$287,000
-96.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$143,500
-94.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$143,500
Total assets
$151,543
+130.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (87% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Alana USA Foundationinc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

XPRIZE Foundation: $250KXPRIZE Foundation$250KMassachussetts Institute of Technology: $37KMassachussetts Institute ofTechnology$37K

The largest 2025 recipient was XPRIZE Foundation ($250K). Together the top 2 received $287K.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K1$500K–1M2$1–5M4$5M+

The most common grant size was $5M or more: 4 grants of 12 (33%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

Culver CityCambridgeBostonBurlingtonStanfordWoburn

How Alana USA Foundationinc gives

  • Giving fell 96% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M4 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $287K (2025) to $9.9M (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $287K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
XPRIZE Foundation Culver City, CATo sponsor a competition through xprize foundation to enhance the understanding of tropical rainforests around the world by incentivizing interdisciplinary teams to innovate rapid and autonomous solutions to expedite the monitoring of biodiversity.$250,000
Massachussetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MATo fund the down syndrome research center with the aim of funding science, innovation, and education to advance understanding, ability, and inclusion.$37,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$151,543$696,593$738,543$287,0002$704,809$76$4,006
2024$65,849$8,758,111$8,802,997$8,368,0003$8,802,997$11$11,138
2023$386,448$5,840,000$5,610,516$5,250,0001$5,610,516——
2022$156,964$8,350,000$8,306,283$8,150,0002$8,306,283—$4,610
2021$30,243$9,900,000$10,042,085$9,925,0004$10,041,821——

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Alana USA Foundationinc reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Alana USA Foundationinc is led by Pedro Hartung, Executive Director on the 2025 filing; 1 of 5 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Pedro Hartung

    Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    20 hrs/week

    $34K (2025)

  • Ana Lucia Demattos Barretto Villela

    President & Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Flavia Carvalho Doria Alves De Arau

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Isabella Viera Machado Henriques

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marcos Bessi Nisti

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Marisa Ohashi (2021–2022) — Officer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Pedro Hartung — Executive Director: $34KPedro HartungExecutive Director$34K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $34K, to Pedro Hartung (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Alana USA Foundationinc

How much does Alana USA Foundationinc give each year?

Alana USA Foundationinc gave $287K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $8.4M across 3 grants.

How large is Alana USA Foundationinc?

Alana USA Foundationinc reported $152K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $705K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Alana USA Foundationinc operate?

Alana USA Foundationinc has awarded grants in California, Massachusetts.

What is Alana USA Foundationinc's EIN?

Alana USA Foundationinc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-2079600. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 16, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 18, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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