Altman Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Washington, DC EIN: 23-7061964

Altman Fund is a private foundation, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12K in total assets. Net investment income was $1K.

Altman Fund at a glance

Total assets
$11,831
+9.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,368
+96.3% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$1,068
Expenses (2025)
$300
-97.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Altman Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

WashingtonNew York

How Altman Fund gives

  • Giving grew 900% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 421% of 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$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K0 grants2020 2 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 2 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2021) to $10K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Pension Rights Center Washington, DCGeneral purpose$5,000
Halo Trust USA New York, NYGeneral purpose$5,000
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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$11,831$1,368$300———$1,068$2,089
2024$10,763$697$11,180$10,0002$10,480—$2,490
2023$21,246$2,582$1,294————$2,528
2022$20,887$8,144$1,545——$195$6,794$2,038
2021$13,359$1,718$2,480$1,0002$1,680—$1,456
2020$14,121$2,026$2,450————$1,138

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Altman Fund reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Altman Fund's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Nancy J Altman

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    No compensation reported

  • Susan R Altman

    Vice President & Secretary

    President, Treasurer & Secretary → Vice President & Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Altman Fund

How large is Altman Fund?

Altman Fund reported $12K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $1K.

Where does Altman Fund operate?

Altman Fund has awarded grants in District of Columbia, New York.

How much is Altman Fund required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Altman Fund reported a distributable amount of $2K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Altman Fund's EIN?

Altman Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7061964. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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