Don and Marilyn Allan Family Foundation
Don and Marilyn Allan Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in West Hartford, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $95K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $5K. Net investment income was $11K.
Don and Marilyn Allan Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Don and Marilyn Allan Family Foundation gave $5K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), top state Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,000
- -90.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -57.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,667
- -77.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $95,007
- +6.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Missouri (40% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Don and Marilyn Allan Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Dreamchaser PMU Rescue and Rehabilitation ($2K). Together the top 3 received $5K.
Grant Size Distribution
53 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 52 grants of 53 (98%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Don and Marilyn Allan Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 97% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 86% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2025) to $179K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Dreamchaser PMU Rescue and Rehabilitation Falcon, MO | Current Use for Charitable Purposes | $2,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc Montgomery, AL | Current Use for Charitable Purposes | $2,000 |
| Speak up for Horses Inc Falmouth, KY | Current Use for Charitable Purposes | $1,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $95,007 | $18,394 | $12,629 | $5,000 | 3 | $5,000 | $10,765 | $5,847 |
| 2024 | $89,152 | $16,406 | $58,762 | $52,250 | 7 | $52,250 | $9,894 | $7,218 |
| 2023 | $131,278 | $4,900 | $79,288 | $71,500 | 5 | $71,500 | — | $9,001 |
| 2022 | $204,372 | $38,603 | $189,621 | $178,500 | 14 | $178,500 | $27,482 | $14,568 |
| 2021 | $356,741 | $27,076 | $152,504 | $132,760 | 24 | — | $15,814 | $22,055 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Don and Marilyn Allan Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Don and Marilyn Allan Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Donald Allan Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Marilyn N. Allan
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Don and Marilyn Allan Family Foundation
How much does Don and Marilyn Allan Family Foundation give each year?
Don and Marilyn Allan Family Foundation gave $5K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $52K across 7 grants.
What is Don and Marilyn Allan Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Don and Marilyn Allan Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $1,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Don and Marilyn Allan Family Foundation give grants?
Don and Marilyn Allan Family Foundation's top state is Missouri, with 40% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Alabama (40%) and Kentucky (20%).
How large is Don and Marilyn Allan Family Foundation?
Don and Marilyn Allan Family Foundation reported $95K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Don and Marilyn Allan Family Foundation's EIN?
Don and Marilyn Allan Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1505684. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 25, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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