The Allison Foundation concentrates its giving in a small number of mid-size grants that split between healthcare/medical philanthropy and democratic reform/community foundations. Recent awards show support for a major medical center, local community philanthropy, and organizations working on voting reform and ranked-choice voting. The foundation appears to fund both institutional healthcare and civic/democracy initiatives rather than a broad array of causes.
Allison Foundation Inc’s largest recent grant was $50,000 to Cedars-Sinai, a signal that hospital philanthropy sits alongside its civic giving. In 2025, the foundation used a small set of mid-size awards to support a major medical center, ranked-choice voting advocates, and place-based community organizations. The pattern is concentrated rather than broad, with only six recent grants listed and all of them within the United States. The foundation also gave $30,000 to Rank the Vote, a New York-based organization working on election reform, and $25,000 to Bridgewater Area Community Foundation in Vermont. Those awards show a mix of institutional support and community-level philanthropy. Other recent grants went to California RCV Institute, Fairfield Museum, and World Central Kitchen Inc, reinforcing a portfolio that links healthcare, democracy reform, and local charitable institutions. Across the recent record, Allison Foundation Inc appears to make targeted grants rather than many small awards.
One clear theme is democracy reform. Allison Foundation Inc gave $30,000 to Rank the Vote for charitable purposes, and another $20,000 to California RCV Institute. Together, those grants place ranked-choice voting and election reform among the foundation’s recurring interests. A second area is medical and emergency-support philanthropy. The foundation’s $50,000 grant to Cedars-Sinai reflects support for a major hospital, while a $1,000 grant to World Central Kitchen Inc shows interest in organizations tied to direct relief. The foundation also funds place-based civic institutions. A $25,000 grant to Bridgewater Area Community Foundation points to support for local community philanthropy, and $10,000 to Fairfield Museum adds a cultural institution to the mix. The grant list shows a narrow set of cause areas rather than a broad spread across many fields.
Recent grants cluster in mid-size amounts, with a median of $15,000 and a middle range from $10,000 to $30,000. The distribution includes one larger award at $50,000 and one much smaller grant at $1,000, but most gifts sit in the $20,000 to $30,000 range. The foundation is a private foundation, and the recent record shows one-year charitable grants rather than operating an application-based program in the available data. The 2025 list does not show repeated grantees across multiple years, so the pattern here reads as selective and current-year focused.
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About 17% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Concentrated giving through a few mid‑to‑large single-year grants (four grants totaling $125k), mixing one large health-sector gift with multiple democracy/civic‑focused grants; appears to favor distinct issue bets rather than many small awards.
Notable grantees: Cedars‑Sinai, Rank The Vote, California RCV Institute, Bridgewater Area Community Foundation
All recent grants in the provided record went to U.S. recipients, and none were made to organizations in New York, despite the foundation’s Garrison HQ. California received two grants: Los Angeles and Laguna Niguel. Other recipient locations include New York, Bridgewater in Vermont, Fairfield in Connecticut, and Washington, DC. The geographic spread suggests grants are not confined to the foundation’s headquarters state and reach both coasts plus the Northeast.
The recent grant list shows support for a major medical center, election-reform groups working on ranked-choice voting, a community foundation, a museum, and an emergency food-relief organization. That points to a mix of healthcare, democracy reform, civic institutions, and place-based charitable giving.
In the latest record, grants range from $1,000 to $50,000. The middle of the distribution is $15,000, and most awards fall between $10,000 and $30,000.
No. The recent grants go to recipients in California, New York, Vermont, Connecticut, and Washington, DC, and the recipient-country distribution shows all six grants in the United States.
The provided 2025 list does not show repeated grantees across multiple years. The pattern visible here is a set of one-year charitable grants rather than a repeated multi-year roster.
Two recent grants point directly to that area: $30,000 to Rank the Vote and $20,000 to California RCV Institute. Both organizations are tied to ranked-choice voting and election reform.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEDARS-SINAI | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| RANK THE VOTE | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| BRIDGEWATER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | BRIDGEWATER, VT | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| CALIFORNIA RCV INSTITUTE | LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| FAIRFIELD MUSEUM | FAIRFIELD, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE |
CEDARS-SINAI
$50,000CHARITABLE
RANK THE VOTE
$30,000CHARITABLE
BRIDGEWATER AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$25,000CHARITABLE
CALIFORNIA RCV INSTITUTE
$20,000CHARITABLE
FAIRFIELD MUSEUM
$10,000CHARITABLE
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC
$1,000CHARITABLE