Albert W Cherne Foundation

FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ EIN: 23-7005356

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$11.3M

-3.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$550K

+147.0% YoY

Grant Count

17

+112.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$32K

+16.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$326K$652K$977K$1M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$11,347,460$11,748,712$11,755,867
Revenue$154,060$223,703$218,867
Expenses$555,312$230,858$333,169
Qualifying Distributions$551,059$224,533$324,813
Net Investment Income$168,262$221,813$189,706
Distributable Amount$626,373$546,929$546,986

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$137K$275K$412K$550K10 grants20201 grants20217 grants20228 grants202317 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY D…$150KRISEN CHRIST SCHOOL$100KHILLSDALE COLLEGE$75KUNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN$75KNORTH LAKELAND DISCOVERY…$50KCAMP JORN$20KMINNESOTA HEART INTITUTU…$15KALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM$10KINFORMED CONSENT ACTION …$10KPHOENIX SEMINARY INC$10K

Grant Size Distribution

43 grants across all recorded years

30<$50K6$50–100K7$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
A WILLIAM CHERNEPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR1
M JUDITH HARDEBECKVP/SEC/TREAS/DIR1
ELIZABETH B CHERNEDIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states
+1 more states

Cities

Eden PrairieEdinaFountain HillsFranklin LakesHillsdaleHoustonIronwoodLos AltosManitowish WatersMantiowish WatersMinneapolisMinnetonkaRosevilleScottsdaleSt PaulWashingtonWaterville

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

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