Alvarium Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Oklahoma City, OK EIN: 82-2397869

Alvarium Foundation is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Oklahoma City, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $63K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $3K. Net investment income was $3K.

Alvarium Foundation at a glance

In short: Alvarium Foundation gave $3K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Oklahoma. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$3,100
-52.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,550
-76.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,550
Total assets
$63,195
+9.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Oklahoma (100% 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 Alvarium Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Anglican Church of the Holy Cross: $3KAnglican Church of the HolyCross$3KCommunity Health Awareness Oklahoma: $100Community Health AwarenessOklahoma$100

The largest 2025 recipient was Anglican Church of the Holy Cross ($3K). Together the top 2 received $3K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

Oklahoma CityYukonPenrose

How Alvarium Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 55% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 191% 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$2K$4K$6K$8K1 grant2019 7 grants2020 4 grants2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2019) to $7K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $3K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Anglican Church of the Holy Cross Oklahoma City, OKCharitable$3,000
Community Health Awareness Oklahoma Oklahoma City, OKCharitable$100
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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$63,195$7,235$3,925$3,1002$3,925$3,081$2,056
2024$57,846$23,143$7,350$6,5251—$2,143$2,385
2023$42,053$11,684$2,856$2,1062—$1,194$1,730
2022$33,225$13,724$2,054$2,0001—$724$1,280
2021$21,555$10,259$1,588$1,5004$1,553$259$1,306
2020$12,884$14$3,169$2,6857—$14$677
2019$16,039$16,582$1,074$1,0001—$11—

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Alvarium Foundation 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

Alvarium Foundation is led by Charles Newcomb, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Charles Newcomb

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alysa Newcomb

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Alvarium Foundation

How much does Alvarium Foundation give each year?

Alvarium Foundation gave $3K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $7K across 1 grant.

How large is Alvarium Foundation?

Alvarium Foundation reported $63K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Alvarium Foundation?

Alvarium Foundation is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Oklahoma City, OK. It holds $63K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Alvarium Foundation operate?

Alvarium Foundation has awarded grants in North Carolina, Oklahoma.

What is Alvarium Foundation's EIN?

Alvarium Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-2397869. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 8, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 22, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 13, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 30, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 7, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 26, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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