Alden Charitable Foundation Inc

Foundation · Grantmaker Guilford, CT EIN: 83-1120873

TO CULTIVATE, PROMOTE AND DEVELOP UNDERSTANDING OF AND PUBLIC INTEREST IN THEATRE, DANCE, MUSIC AND THE PERFORMING ARTS AND TO PRODUCE AND PRESENT PUBLIC PERFORMANCES IN EACH OF THE ABOVE FIELDS

Key facts about Alden Charitable Foundation Inc

EIN
83-1120873
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$215,500
Grants made (2025)
9
Average grant
$23,944
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$6,055,620
Primary geography
Florida (52% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Who Alden Charitable Foundation Inc funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for Alden Charitable Foundation Inc's 9 itemized 2025 grants were Florida (52%), Connecticut (28%) and Massachusetts (13%). None of its 9 grants with a stated purpose were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (8 grants).

How Alden Charitable Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 72% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$6.1M

+69.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$216K

-27.3% YoY

Grant Count

9

-35.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$24K

+13.1% YoY

About Alden Charitable Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Alden Charitable Foundation Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Guilford, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $216K. Net investment income was $199K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states

Share of all 9 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

MiamiCoral GablesNew HavenEdgartownHamdenVineyard HavenWest HavenTampaBostonMiddletownWest TisburyNew OrleansNorfolkOak BluffsRochesterTrentonBranfordBrooklynChicagoHyannis

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$3M$4M$6M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$6,055,620$3,570,925$3,005,343
Revenue$5,104,229$2,523,430$2,148,386
Expenses$3,535,154$1,957,848$1,361,853
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$199,203$131,140$52,986
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 6, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 22, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 29, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$74K$148K$222K$296K12 grants20204 grants202113 grants202218 grants202314 grants20249 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

Vizcaya Museum & Gardens Trust Inc: $59KVizcaya Museum & Gardens TrustInc$59KSacred Heart Academy Inc: $30KSacred Heart Academy Inc$30KYale New Haven Hospital: $30KYale New Haven Hospital$30KFairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Inc: $27KFairchild Tropical BotanicGarden Inc$27KBrooks-Debartolo Collegiate High School: $25KBrooks-Debartolo CollegiateHigh School$25KMarthas Vineyard Preservation Trust Inc: $22KMarthas Vineyard PreservationTrust Inc$22KSaint Mary's Catholic High School: $10KSaint Mary's Catholic HighSchool$10KAndrew Langston Center for Educational Excellence: $8KAndrew Langston Center forEducational Excellence$8KBig Brothers Big Sisters of Cape Cod: $5KBig Brothers Big Sisters ofCape Cod$5K

Grant Size Distribution

58 grants across all recorded years

54<$50K3$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include Vizcaya Museum & Gardens Trust Inc ($59,000), Sacred Heart Academy Inc ($30,000), Yale New Haven Hospital ($30,000).

RecipientPurposeAmount
VIZCAYA MUSEUM & GARDENS TRUST INC Miami, FLPROGRAM SUPPORT$59,000
SACRED HEART ACADEMY INC Hamden, CTPROGRAM SUPPORT$30,000
YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL New Haven, CTPROGRAM SUPPORT$30,000
FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN INC Coral Gables, FLPROGRAM SUPPORT$27,000
BROOKS-DEBARTOLO COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL Tampa, FLPROGRAM SUPPORT$25,000
MARTHAS VINEYARD PRESERVATION TRUST INC Edgartown, MAPROGRAM SUPPORT$22,000
SAINT MARY'S CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL Phoenix, AZPROGRAM SUPPORT$10,000
ANDREW LANGSTON CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE Rochester, NYPROGRAM SUPPORT$7,500
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF CAPE COD Hyannis, MABBBS OF CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS - BLOOMING BIDS FOR KIDS$5,000

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

From 2025 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Brian AldenPresident/Director1—
Dawn ShawSecretary/ Director1—
Robert CriscuoloTreasurer/ Director0.25—

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Alden Charitable Foundation Inc?

Alden Charitable Foundation Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Guilford, CT. It holds $6.1M in total assets as of 2025.

How large is Alden Charitable Foundation Inc?

As of 2025, Alden Charitable Foundation Inc holds $6.1M in total assets with $5.1M in annual revenue. It awarded 9 grants totaling $216K in 2025.

Where does Alden Charitable Foundation Inc operate?

Alden Charitable Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Virginia.

What size grants does Alden Charitable Foundation Inc award?

In 2025, Alden Charitable Foundation Inc awarded 9 grants totaling $216K — an average of about $24K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is Alden Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN?

Alden Charitable Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-1120873. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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