The Alberini Family Fund concentrates sizable, targeted gifts to educational institutions and traditional Catholic religious causes. Their giving is dominated by a mix of elite private K–12 support in Los Angeles and major contributions to UC Davis-related higher-education entities, alongside substantial donations to a traditionalist Catholic missionary organization. Grants are few but large and often repeated to the same recipients.
Concentrated, high-dollar giving with a small number of large grants; evidence of repeat funding to core grantees rather than broad, small-scale grantmaking.
The Alberini Family Fund’s largest recent grant was $211,100 to The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, a signal that its giving favors concentrated, high-value awards rather than a broad scatter of small gifts. Across the recent grants list, the fund repeatedly backs a small set of institutions with general charitable purpose support, including traditional Catholic religious work and selected educational organizations. Two grants of $107,700 to the Society of Saint Pius X Foreign Missions Trust, one in 2023 and one in 2025, show a repeated relationship rather than a one-time gift. Higher-education support is another visible thread, with awards to UC Davis-related entities in Davis and additional gifts to Saint Mary’s College of California and the Packer Collegiate Institute. The fund also extends beyond education and religion into civic and community-oriented causes, such as the Beverly Hills Police Foundation, the Marina Counseling Center, and the Challenged Athletes Foundation. Its recent giving pattern points to targeted institutional support, with several recipients appearing more than once and most awards landing in California.
Education is a major lane for the Alberini Family Fund. It gave $125,000 to The Buckley School for general charitable purposes, then later made a $211,100 grant to the same school. Higher education also appears through $85,000 to The Uc Davis Foundation and $81,000 to Uc Davis Devar Foundation, both in Davis, plus $20,000 to Saint Mary’s College of California. Religious giving is another clear theme: the fund supported The Society of Saint Pius X Foreign Missions Trust with $107,700 in both 2023 and 2025, indicating a repeated commitment to that mission. It also made a $15,000 grant to Temple Israel of Hollywood for general charitable purposes. Beyond schools and faith-based groups, the fund gave $48,000 to The Marina Counseling Center and $10,000 to the Challenged Athletes Foundation, showing some support for community services and public-facing nonprofit programs.
Recent gifts cluster around a median grant size of $30,500, with a lower quartile of $21,250 and an upper quartile of $76,250. That spread fits a pattern of selective, relatively large institutional grants rather than many small awards. The same grantee can appear across years: The Buckley School received grants in 2023 and 2025, and The Society of Saint Pius X Foreign Missions Trust did as well. The fund does not fund individuals and is not a program-related-investment vehicle. Its recent grants are all described as general charitable purposes, which suggests flexible support rather than tightly restricted project funding.
$468K
$9.6M
$323K
$773K
Most grants fall between $21K and $76K, with a median of $31K.
25th Percentile
$21K
Median
$31K
75th Percentile
$76K
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Notable grantees: The Buckley School, The Society of Saint Pius X Foreign Missions Trust, The UC Davis Foundation, UC Davis Devar Foundation
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with 16 recent grants to U.S. recipients. California receives the largest share of awards, accounting for 70% of grants. Named California recipients include Sherman Oaks, Davis, Beverly Hills, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Moraga, and San Diego. Outside California, recent grants reached Platte City, Missouri; Washington, DC; and Brooklyn, New York. The pattern is regional, with a strong concentration in California and a smaller set of grants in other U.S. locations.
Its recent grants emphasize education and religious causes, especially The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks and The Society of Saint Pius X Foreign Missions Trust. It also supports selected community and civic nonprofits, including the Beverly Hills Police Foundation, The Marina Counseling Center, and the Challenged Athletes Foundation.
Typical grant size is $21,250 at the 25th percentile, $30,500 at the median, and $76,250 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger outliers such as $211,100 to The Buckley School and two $107,700 grants to The Society of Saint Pius X Foreign Missions Trust.
Yes. The Buckley School received grants in 2023 and 2025, and The Society of Saint Pius X Foreign Missions Trust also appears in both years with the same $107,700 amount. That indicates a pattern of repeat support for some recipients.
California is the top state by grant count, with 70% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent California recipients include organizations in Sherman Oaks, Davis, Beverly Hills, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Moraga, and San Diego.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE BUCKLEY SCHOOL | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | $211,100 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE SOCIETY OF SAINT PIUS X FOREIGN MISSIONS TRUST | PLATTE CITY, MO | $107,700 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| UC DAVIS DEVAR FOUNDATION | DAVIS, CA | $81,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE MARINA COUNSELING CENTER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $48,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| TEMPLE ISRAEL OF HOLLYWOOD | LOS ANGELES, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE PACKER COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,182 | 2025 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE BUCKLEY SCHOOL | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | $125,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE SOCIETY OF SAINT PIUS X FOREIGN MISSIONS TRUST | PLATTE CITY, MO | $107,700 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE UC DAVIS FOUNDATION | DAVIS, CA | $85,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| BEVERLY HILLS POLICE FOUNDATION | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $31,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| THE GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| GLOBAL GIVING FOUNDATION INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA | MORAGA, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| KISS THE GROUND | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
THE BUCKLEY SCHOOL
$211,100GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
THE SOCIETY OF SAINT PIUS X FOREIGN MISSIONS TRUST
$107,700GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
UC DAVIS DEVAR FOUNDATION
$81,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
THE MARINA COUNSELING CENTER
$48,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
TEMPLE ISRAEL OF HOLLYWOOD
$15,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
THE PACKER COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE
$5,182GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
THE BUCKLEY SCHOOL
$125,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
THE SOCIETY OF SAINT PIUS X FOREIGN MISSIONS TRUST
$107,700GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
THE UC DAVIS FOUNDATION
$85,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
BEVERLY HILLS POLICE FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE
$31,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
THE GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN INC
$30,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
GLOBAL GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$25,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA
$20,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
KISS THE GROUND
$20,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES