Arch Community Fund
Arch Community Fund is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. Its 2024 filing describes support for underserved entrepreneurs and community development, including affordable capital for entrepreneurs from underrepresented groups and capital and credit for communities with struggling economies.
Arch Community Fund at a glance
In short: Arch Community Fund gave $476K across 19 grants in 2024 (avg $25K), top state California. 28% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $475,600
- -31.1% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 19
- -34.5% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $25,032
- +5.2% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $30,000
- Total assets
- $6,433,701
- -6.7% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 28% first-time grantees (5 of 18, 2024; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (13% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Arch Community Fund
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Arch Community Fund
Who Arch Community Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Beloved Community Incubator Inc ($35K). Together the top 10 received $335K.
Grant Size Distribution
120 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 117 grants of 120 (98%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2024 grants went to recipients in multiple states. The largest reported shares of grant dollars by recipient state were California at 13%, and Washington, DC, Georgia, Illinois, and Washington at 7% each. The foundation’s filing also describes work in the Bay Area and rural communities in the United States.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Arch Community Fund open to new grantees?
28%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 5 of 18 grantees (28%) were first-time recipients. With only 18 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $17K; repeat grants $30K. How we count
Medians: $25K first-time, $30K repeat.
- 56% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving grew 27% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2024 it paid out 471% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $375K (2021) to $690K (2023). In 2024 it made 19 grants totaling $476K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Beloved Community Incubator Inc Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $35,000 |
| Beyond Trenches Inc Stone MTN, GA | General & Unrestricted | $35,000 |
| Justice Cream Collective Chicago, IL | General & Unrestricted | $35,000 |
| Nytag Inc New York, NY | General & Unrestricted | $35,000 |
| Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane Spokane, WA | General & Unrestricted | $35,000 |
| United Workers Association Inc Baltimore, MD | General & Unrestricted | $35,000 |
| We Are Family North Charleston, SC | General & Unrestricted | $35,000 |
| About Face Veterans Against the War Arvada, CO | General & Unrestricted | $30,000 |
| Common Roots Meadville, PA | General & Unrestricted | $30,000 |
| Struggle for Miamis Affordable and Sustainable HOU Miami, FL | General & Unrestricted | $30,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,433,701 | $168,413 | $627,752 | $475,600 | 19 | $1,244,881 | $136,842 | $264,037 |
| 2023 | $6,893,040 | $152,140 | $855,826 | $690,000 | 29 | $816,354 | $110,323 | $304,009 |
| 2022 | $7,596,726 | $83,571 | $809,100 | $645,000 | 27 | $774,053 | $49,124 | $341,373 |
| 2021 | $8,072,255 | $1,096,914 | $529,018 | $375,000 | 15 | $492,133 | $59,366 | $366,687 |
| 2020 | $7,754,359 | $2,274,222 | $870,788 | $685,000 | 30 | — | $1,801,520 | $358,263 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Arch Community Fund reported a distributable amount of $264K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated activities include providing low-cost capital and holistic support to underserved Bay Area entrepreneurs, making affordable capital available to local entrepreneurs from underrepresented groups, and using principles of restorative economics to make capital and credit available in communities with struggling economies. It also describes facilitating a property purchase for a land collective intended to further its social-justice mission and funding loans to farms and related businesses in disadvantaged rural communities in the United States.
Its 2024 grantees include organizations with a range of missions, as described by those organizations. Beyond Trenches supports people impacted by the carceral system and their families. Beloved Community Incubator supports and organizes resources for community-based cooperatives and collectives in the DC metro area. NYTAG advocates for inclusive gender-based policies benefiting transgender and gender non-conforming or non-binary people. The Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane engages people and local communities in building a just and nonviolent world.
Other grantees describe work that includes worker-rights education and leadership development (United Workers Association), life-affirming programs for LGBTQ+ young people (We Are Family), permanently affordable homes for poor and working people (Common Roots), and building a service-member- and veteran-led movement to end militarism (About Face Veterans Against the War).
Grantmaking
In 2024, the foundation reported 19 grants totaling $475,600. Grants ranged from $300 to $35,000, with a median of $30,000. The largest grants were $35,000 each to Beloved Community Incubator, Beyond Trenches, Justice Cream Collective, NYTAG, Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane, United Workers Association, and We Are Family. Other notable grants included $30,000 to About Face Veterans Against the War and Common Roots, and $25,000 each to Builders of the Highway Foundation and Center for Third World Organizing.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Alan Preston as Co-President, Director, and Treasurer, and Dean Preston as Co-President and Director.
Arch Community Fund is led by Alan Preston, Co- President, Director & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Alan Preston
Co- President, Director & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dean Preston
Co- President & Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Arch Community Fund
How much does Arch Community Fund give each year?
Arch Community Fund gave $476K across 19 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $690K across 29 grants.
What is Arch Community Fund's typical grant size?
Arch Community Fund's median grant in 2024 was $30,000, and its average grant was $25,032, across 19 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Arch Community Fund that year got $17K on average.
Where does Arch Community Fund give grants?
Arch Community Fund's top state is California, with 13% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Washington (7%) and District of Columbia (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Oakland, CA (3 grants) and New Orleans, LA (2 grants).
Does Arch Community Fund give general operating support?
Yes: 68% of Arch Community Fund's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (13 of 19) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Arch Community Fund's largest grantees?
Arch Community Fund's largest 2024 grantees include Beloved Community Incubator Inc ($35,000), Beyond Trenches Inc ($35,000) and Justice Cream Collective ($35,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 22% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Arch Community Fund?
Arch Community Fund reported $6.4M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.2M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $264K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Arch Community Fund fund?
The foundation’s stated activities include providing low-cost capital and holistic support to underserved Bay Area entrepreneurs, making affordable capital available to local entrepreneurs from underrepresented groups, and using principles of restorative economics to make capital and credit available in communities with struggling economies. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Arch Community Fund?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Arch Community Fund's EIN?
Arch Community Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-0614738. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Does Arch Community Fund accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
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- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Arch Community Fund funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/arch-community-fund-morg_36582d4c190448deb59461e7960fc3bd
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