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Order of the Alhambra Charity Fund Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Baltimore, MD EIN: 52-1571850 Website

Provide financial assistance to individuals and facilities that educate and treat mentally handicapped individuals.

Order of the Alhambra Charity Fund Inc at a glance

In short: Order of the Alhambra Charity Fund Inc gave $24K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$24,000
-77.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$8,000
Median grant
$6,000
Total assets
$3,271,874
+0.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Michigan (50% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Order of the Alhambra Charity Fund Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Michigan Council of Caravans: $12KMichigan Council of Caravans$12KBen Ziri Caravan #218: $6KBen Ziri Caravan #218$6KPorto Charities Inc: $6KPorto Charities Inc$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Michigan Council of Caravans ($12K). Together the top 3 received $24K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

NoviSouthfieldAzusaFairfaxJerome

How Order of the Alhambra Charity Fund Inc gives

  • Giving grew 71% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 Total only2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2021) to $105K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $24K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Michigan Council of Caravans Novi, MIMatching Grant$12,000
Ben Ziri Caravan #218 Azusa, CAMatching Grant$6,000
Porto Charities Inc Fairfax, VAMatching Grant$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$3,271,874$161,793$275,218$24,0003$119,192
2024$3,253,268$147,116$229,662$105,372Total only$107,586
2023$3,220,273$188,298$198,430$12,0002$149,065
2022$3,239,290$132,405$150,094$14,0002$93,767
2021$3,534,729$83,382$96,127$7,0001$70,167
2020$3,179,233$86,618$76,945$8,0001$61,942

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Order of the Alhambra Charity Fund Inc

Based on IRS filings

Order of the Alhambra Charity Fund Inc is a public charity, based in Baltimore, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $24K. Net investment income was $119K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Order of the Alhambra Charity Fund Inc's 2025 filing lists 6 officers; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Betty Dewey

    Supreme Chamberlain

    On filings since 2021

    25 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clifton Dake

    Supreme Commander

    Vice Supreme Commander → Supreme Commander, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Walrath

    Vice Supreme Commander

    Supreme Advocate → Vice Supreme Commander, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia E. Plotkowski

    Supreme Scribe

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Ballien

    Supreme Chaplain

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vincent J. Braun

    Supreme Advocate

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Joe B. Cortinaz (2020–2022) — Supreme Commander
  • Former: Jim Rigby (2021–2022) — Supreme Scribe
  • Former: Martin J. Gillespie (2021–2022) — Supreme Chaplain
  • Former: Donald A. Sauvic Jr. (2020–2021) — Supreme Advocate
  • Former: Gilles Benard (2020) — Supreme Chamberlain
  • Former: Jr Black (2020) — Supreme Commander
  • Former: Kenneth T. Boone (2020) — Supreme Scribe

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 Order of the Alhambra Charity Fund Inc

How much does Order of the Alhambra Charity Fund Inc give each year?

Order of the Alhambra Charity Fund Inc gave $24K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $105K in grants paid.

What is Order of the Alhambra Charity Fund Inc's typical grant size?

Order of the Alhambra Charity Fund Inc's median grant in 2025 was $6,000, and its average grant was $8,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Order of the Alhambra Charity Fund Inc give grants?

Order of the Alhambra Charity Fund Inc gives mostly in Michigan: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (25%) and Virginia (25%).

Does Order of the Alhambra Charity Fund Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Order of the Alhambra Charity Fund Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Matching Grant" (3 grants).

How large is Order of the Alhambra Charity Fund Inc?

Order of the Alhambra Charity Fund Inc reported $3.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $162K.

What is Order of the Alhambra Charity Fund Inc's EIN?

Order of the Alhambra Charity Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1571850. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 8, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 18, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 17, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 23, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 7, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 3, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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