The Aldrich Foundation concentrates its giving into a small number of very large gifts focused on local education infrastructure and biomedical research, with occasional support for veterans and first‑responder causes. Recent grants show major capital support for a private school and multi‑award funding for advanced clinical research (CAR‑T and ALS), indicating priorities in strengthening institutions and funding high‑impact medical science rather than broad-based community giving.
Aldrich Foundation’s recent giving is marked by a $3.625 million building purchase for Liguori Academy in Philadelphia, a clear sign that it uses large capital gifts to shape school infrastructure. That same pattern shows up across education and medical research: the foundation backed Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia with multiple CAR-T research grants over several years and supported Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia with repeated ALS research funding. The result is a grantmaking profile centered on a few high-value relationships rather than a broad spread of small awards. The foundation also gives in a way that ties research support to specific institutional needs. In education, it has funded Liguori Academy for a library renovation and school choice, while its medical grants go to established Philadelphia institutions working on cancer immunotherapy and neurodegenerative disease. Alongside those priorities, it makes smaller awards for veterans, first responders, and commemorative work, including support for organizations honoring military service and assisting firefighter families. Across the recent record, its giving is concentrated in named organizations rather than anonymous program pools, with several repeated grantees appearing year after year.
In education, Aldrich Foundation has supported Liguori Academy with grants for a buildings purchase, a library renovation, support for the mission to prepare future leaders through individualized learning, and school choice. Those awards point to a preference for institutional strengthening and student opportunity within a single school setting. In medical research, the foundation has repeatedly funded Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for CAR-T research, with awards of $1,000,000, $510,000, $500,000, and $500,000 in the recent record. It has also supported Thomas Jefferson University and Thomas Jefferson University Tju for ALS research across multiple years, showing sustained interest in biomedical research rather than one-time project support. For veterans and first responders, grants have gone to Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation for honoring the sacrifice of US veterans and first responders, Friends of Firefighters for mental health counseling and wellness services, and Warrior Canine Connection for veteran service dogs.
$1M
$28.1M
$766K
$1.1M
Most grants fall between $8K and $175K, with a median of $14K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$14K
75th Percentile
$175K
About 4% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Highly concentrated giving: very few, large grants (several multi‑hundred‑thousand to multi‑million dollar awards), repeat funding to major medical centers, and targeted one‑off capital gifts to institutional beneficiaries.
Notable grantees: Liguori Academy, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, Thomas Jefferson University (TJU)
Typical grant size is $7,500 at the 25th percentile, $13,600 at the median, and $175,000 at the 75th percentile, which reflects a split between smaller program awards and very large institutional grants. The recent record shows repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, including Philadelphia research institutions and Liguori Academy. Aldrich Foundation is a private foundation with $28,057,854 in assets and annual grants of $1,019,356. It also makes direct grants and accepts unsolicited proposals through its general grantmaking channel.
Grantmaking is regional and entirely U.S.-based in the recent record. Philadelphia is the main hub of recipient activity, with multiple grants to organizations there, including education and medical research recipients. Other frequent recipient locations include Brooklyn, Staten Island, Columbia Falls, and South Carolina cities such as Charleston, Folly Beach, Myrtle Beach, and Columbia. The top state by grant count is Pennsylvania, and recipients in New Jersey appear in the record as well.
Its recent grants favor three areas: educational equity, medical research, and veterans and first responders. The record includes major support for a Philadelphia school, repeated biomedical research grants, and awards to organizations serving firefighters, veterans, and military-related remembrance work.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University Tju, Friends of Firefighters, Wreaths Across America, and Liguori Academy. That pattern suggests sustained relationships rather than one-off gifts.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is $7,500 at the 25th percentile, $13,600 at the median, and $175,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include much larger capital and research gifts, including a $3.625 million grant for a school building purchase.
Yes. The foundation’s general grantmaking channel accepts unsolicited applications for qualified nonprofit organizations aligned with its priorities in medical research, veterans and first responders, and educational equity.
Pennsylvania receives the most grants by count, and many recent recipients are in Philadelphia. The recent record is entirely U.S.-based, with no non-U.S. recipient countries listed.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $500,000 | 2026 | CAR-T RESEARCH |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY TJU | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $320,000 | 2026 | ALS RESEARCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH | PITTSBURGH, PA | $50,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT PITT STUDENT ATHLETES AND HAIL TO HEROES FOOTBALL CELEBRATION |
| FRIENDS OF FIREFIGHTERS | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND WELLNESS SERVICES FOR ACTIVE AND RETIRED FDNY FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES |
| WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA | COLUMBIA FALLS, ME | $17,000 | 2026 | REMEMBER AND HONOR US VETERANS AND TEACH NEXT GENERATION THE VALUE OF FREEDOM |
| UNITE FOR HER | MALVERN, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | BREAST CANCER AND OVARIAN CANCER SUPPORT |
| DEAN RANDAZZO CANCER FOUNDATION | SOMERS POINT, NJ | $15,000 | 2026 | PROMOTE CANCER AWARENESS AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT |
| LIGUORI ACADEMY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $12,500 | 2026 | SUPPORT SCHOOL CHOICE |
| ALEX'S LEMONADE STAND FOUNDATION | WYNNEWOOD, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH |
| FOR PETE'S SAKE CANCER RESPITE | PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | PROVIDE RESPITE SERVICES TO CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES |
| WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION | BOYDS, MD | $10,000 | 2026 | VETERAN SERVICE DOGS |
| ALL HANDS AND HEARTS | MATTAPOISETT, MA | $7,500 | 2026 | DISASTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT |
| HOPE FOR HALLIE | SWARTHMORE, PA | $5,150 | 2026 | ADOLESCENTS YOUNG ADULT |
| SOLDIER STRONG | STAMFORD, CT | $5,000 | 2026 | PROVIDE REVOLUTIONARY TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATIVE ADVANCEMENTS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO VETERANS |
| JOHN MOLLOY JR FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP TO STUDENTS WHO EXEMPLIFY KINDNESS, DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT |
| JOSEPH S GRIPPO MEMORIAL | KINN, NJ | $5,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT FAMILIES IMPACTED BY CANCER |
| CAMP KESEM | COVINA, CA | $2,606 | 2026 | SUPPORTING CHILDREN THROUGH A PARENTS CANCER JOURNEY |
| BIG DOG RANCH RESCUE | LOXAHATCHEE, FL | $2,505 | 2026 | VETERAN SERVICE DOG TRAINING PROGRAM AND FOSTER PROGRAM FOR DEPLOYED MILITARY |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $2,095 | 2026 | CANCER RESEARCH |
| LIGUORI ACADEMY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $3,625,000 | 2025 | BUILDINGS PURCHASE |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $510,000 | 2025 | CAR-T RESEARCH |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY TJU | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $320,003 | 2025 | ALS RESEARCH |
| MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH | CHARLESTON, SC | $100,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| FRIENDS OF FIREFIGHTERS | BROOKLYN, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND WELLNESS SERVICES FOR ACTIVE AND RETIRED FDNY FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES |
| LIGUORI ACADEMY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $17,500 | 2025 | SUPPORT LIGUORI MISSION TO PREPARE FUTURE LEADERS THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING |
| ALL HANDS AND HEARTS | MATTAPOISETT, MA | $15,000 | 2025 | DISASTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT |
| WARRIOR SURF FOUNDATION | FOLLY BEACH, SC | $15,000 | 2025 | MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR VETERANS |
| WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA | COLUMBIA FALLS, ME | $13,600 | 2025 | REMEMBER AND HONOR US VETERANS AND TEACH NEXT GENERATION THE VALUE OF FREEDOM |
| JOINT TASK FORCE K9S | MYRTLE BEACH, SC | $10,000 | 2025 | ACTIVE DUTY, VETERAN AND LAW ENFORCEMENT SUICIDE PREVENTION |
| CURE4CAM | LYNDELL, PA | $9,000 | 2025 | CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH - COMMUNITY AWARENESS |
| FOR PETE'S SAKE CANCER RESPITE | PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA | $7,500 | 2025 | PROVIDE RESPITE SERVICES TO CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES |
| LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY | RYE BROOK, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | PEOPLE WITH DISEASES AND ILLNESSES |
| HOPE FOR HALLIE | SWARTHMORE, PA | $1,500 | 2025 | ADOLESCENTS YOUNG ADULT |
| IOP FLAGS FOR HEROES | ISLE OF PALMS, SC | $400 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHARLESTON COUNTY VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $500,000 | 2024 | CAR-T RESEARCH |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY TJU | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $390,000 | 2024 | ALS RESEARCH |
| LIGUORI ACADEMY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2024 | LIBRARY RENOVATION |
| FRIENDS OF FIREFIGHTERS | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND WELLNESS SERVICES FOR ACTIVE AND RETIRED FDNY FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES |
| WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA | COLUMBIA FALLS, ME | $10,540 | 2024 | REMEMBER AND HONOR US VETERANS AND TEACH NEXT GENERATION THE VALUE OF FREEDOM |
| CURE4CAM | LYNDELL, PA | $9,000 | 2024 | CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH - COMMUNITY AWARENESS |
| FAMILY STRONG FOUNDATION | ASTON, PA | $7,600 | 2024 | ALS RESEARCH |
| WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION | BOYDS, MD | $7,500 | 2024 | SERVICE DOGS FOR VETERANS |
| FOR PETE'S SAKE CANCER RESPITE | PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA | $7,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE RESPITE SERVICES TO CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES |
| IOP FLAGS FOR HEROES | ISLE OF PALMS, SC | $500 | 2024 | SUPPORT CHARLESTON COUNTY VETERANS ORGAINZATIONS - |
| LIGUORI ACADEMY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $259 | 2024 | SUPPORT LIGUORI MISSION TO PREPARE FUTURE LEADERS THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,000,000 | 2023 | CAR-T RESEARCH |
| STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $1,000,000 | 2023 | HONOR SACRAFICE OF US VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS - UNRESTRICTED |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $250,000 | 2023 | ALS RESEARCH |
| CURE4CAM INC | LYNDELL, PA | $9,000 | 2023 | CHILDHOOD CANCER - RAISE COMMUNITY AWERENESS - UNRESTRICTED |
| WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA | COLUMBIA FALLS, ME | $1,275 | 2023 | REMEMBER AND HONOR FALLEN US VETERANS - UNRESTRICTED |
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
$500,000CAR-T RESEARCH
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY TJU
$320,000ALS RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
$50,000SUPPORT PITT STUDENT ATHLETES AND HAIL TO HEROES FOOTBALL CELEBRATION
FRIENDS OF FIREFIGHTERS
$25,000MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND WELLNESS SERVICES FOR ACTIVE AND RETIRED FDNY FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA
$17,000REMEMBER AND HONOR US VETERANS AND TEACH NEXT GENERATION THE VALUE OF FREEDOM
UNITE FOR HER
$15,000BREAST CANCER AND OVARIAN CANCER SUPPORT
DEAN RANDAZZO CANCER FOUNDATION
$15,000PROMOTE CANCER AWARENESS AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT
LIGUORI ACADEMY
$12,500SUPPORT SCHOOL CHOICE
ALEX'S LEMONADE STAND FOUNDATION
$10,000PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH
FOR PETE'S SAKE CANCER RESPITE
$10,000PROVIDE RESPITE SERVICES TO CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES
WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION
$10,000VETERAN SERVICE DOGS
ALL HANDS AND HEARTS
$7,500DISASTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
HOPE FOR HALLIE
$5,150ADOLESCENTS YOUNG ADULT
SOLDIER STRONG
$5,000PROVIDE REVOLUTIONARY TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATIVE ADVANCEMENTS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO VETERANS
JOHN MOLLOY JR FOUNDATION
$5,000PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP TO STUDENTS WHO EXEMPLIFY KINDNESS, DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT
JOSEPH S GRIPPO MEMORIAL
$5,000SUPPORT FAMILIES IMPACTED BY CANCER
CAMP KESEM
$2,606SUPPORTING CHILDREN THROUGH A PARENTS CANCER JOURNEY
BIG DOG RANCH RESCUE
$2,505VETERAN SERVICE DOG TRAINING PROGRAM AND FOSTER PROGRAM FOR DEPLOYED MILITARY
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH
$2,095CANCER RESEARCH
LIGUORI ACADEMY
$3,625,000BUILDINGS PURCHASE
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
$510,000CAR-T RESEARCH
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY TJU
$320,003ALS RESEARCH
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH
$100,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
FRIENDS OF FIREFIGHTERS
$50,000MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND WELLNESS SERVICES FOR ACTIVE AND RETIRED FDNY FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
LIGUORI ACADEMY
$17,500SUPPORT LIGUORI MISSION TO PREPARE FUTURE LEADERS THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING
ALL HANDS AND HEARTS
$15,000DISASTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
WARRIOR SURF FOUNDATION
$15,000MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND HUMAN SERVICES FOR VETERANS
WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA
$13,600REMEMBER AND HONOR US VETERANS AND TEACH NEXT GENERATION THE VALUE OF FREEDOM
JOINT TASK FORCE K9S
$10,000ACTIVE DUTY, VETERAN AND LAW ENFORCEMENT SUICIDE PREVENTION
CURE4CAM
$9,000CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH - COMMUNITY AWARENESS
FOR PETE'S SAKE CANCER RESPITE
$7,500PROVIDE RESPITE SERVICES TO CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES
LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY
$3,000PEOPLE WITH DISEASES AND ILLNESSES
HOPE FOR HALLIE
$1,500ADOLESCENTS YOUNG ADULT
IOP FLAGS FOR HEROES
$400SUPPORT CHARLESTON COUNTY VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
$500,000CAR-T RESEARCH
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY TJU
$390,000ALS RESEARCH
LIGUORI ACADEMY
$50,000LIBRARY RENOVATION
FRIENDS OF FIREFIGHTERS
$25,000MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND WELLNESS SERVICES FOR ACTIVE AND RETIRED FDNY FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA
$10,540REMEMBER AND HONOR US VETERANS AND TEACH NEXT GENERATION THE VALUE OF FREEDOM
CURE4CAM
$9,000CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH - COMMUNITY AWARENESS
FAMILY STRONG FOUNDATION
$7,600ALS RESEARCH
WARRIOR CANINE CONNECTION
$7,500SERVICE DOGS FOR VETERANS
FOR PETE'S SAKE CANCER RESPITE
$7,500PROVIDE RESPITE SERVICES TO CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES
IOP FLAGS FOR HEROES
$500SUPPORT CHARLESTON COUNTY VETERANS ORGAINZATIONS -
LIGUORI ACADEMY
$259SUPPORT LIGUORI MISSION TO PREPARE FUTURE LEADERS THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
$1,000,000CAR-T RESEARCH
STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
$1,000,000HONOR SACRAFICE OF US VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS - UNRESTRICTED
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
$250,000ALS RESEARCH
CURE4CAM INC
$9,000CHILDHOOD CANCER - RAISE COMMUNITY AWERENESS - UNRESTRICTED
WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA
$1,275REMEMBER AND HONOR FALLEN US VETERANS - UNRESTRICTED
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