The Alfa Foundation concentrates its giving locally around Greenwich-area independent schools and medical institutions, prioritizing capital/endowment and program support for private K–12 schools and targeted biomedical research. Grants are sizable and focused—often multi-year or repeated—to a small set of institutions rather than dispersed across many organizations. The foundation also makes occasional gifts to local recreational/civic entities aligned with community life.
The Alfa Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by repeated seven-figure support for Rippowam Cisqua School in Bedford, New York, with awards of $1,250,000 in 2024 and 2025 and an additional $500,000 grant in each of those years. That pattern signals a foundation that makes concentrated, multi-year commitments rather than spreading smaller gifts widely. Across the recent grants list, its support reaches independent schools, hospital research, annual funds, and selected community institutions. Education is one of the clearest throughlines. Brunswick School in Greenwich received $250,000 for academic and extracurricular activities for boys in broader communities, while Waterside School in Stamford received $250,000 for its Duncan Edwards Endowment Fund. The foundation also backed The Writing Revolution with $50,000 to support student writing, reading, and critical thinking. In health care, The Alfa Foundation has supported Columbia University, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Greenwich Hospital through research, ophthalmology, and annual fund gifts. Community life appears as well, including support for Indian Harbor Yacht Club Foundation in Greenwich and smaller gifts tied to food relief and crisis response.
Education receives sustained attention through both capital-style and program support. Rippowam Cisqua School in Bedford was awarded $1,250,000 in 2024 and again in 2025 for educational purposes or support, showing a repeated commitment to the same school. Brunswick School in Greenwich received $250,000 for academic and extracurricular activities for boys in the broader communities. In medical philanthropy, the foundation backed Hospital for Special Surgery with $250,000 for the Complex Joint Reconstruction Center endowment and another $250,000 for institution-wide research initiatives in periprosthetic joint infection. Columbia University also received $100,000 for the ophthalmology fund. The Alfa Foundation also supports direct service and relief work. CARE received $200,000 for the Ukraine Crisis Fund, and The Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County received $50,000 to support people who are food insecure.
The Alfa Foundation’s typical gift size is $50,000 at the 25th percentile, $100,000 at the median, and $250,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows a mix of one-off grants and repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, especially schools, hospitals, and research institutions. Its giving pattern is concentrated rather than broad, with annual fund, endowment, research, and program support all appearing in the grant purposes. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
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$24.1M
$2.7M
$3.4M
Most grants fall between $50K and $250K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$250K
About 27% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a handful of repeat grantees; mix of multi-grant commitments (e.g., Ripowam Cisqua School, Hospital for Special Surgery) and single large gifts. Emphasis on institutional strengthening (endowments/annual funds) and targeted research initiatives rather than many small community grants.
Notable grantees: Ripowam Cisqua School, Hospital for Special Surgery, Greenwich Hospital, Brunswick School, Columbia University Medical Center
Grants are US-only in the recent data, with the strongest concentration in New York and Connecticut. New York City recipients include Hospital for Special Surgery, Columbia University, and Clubhouse International. Greenwich-area support goes to Greenwich Hospital, Brunswick School, and Indian Harbor Yacht Club Foundation. Bedford, New York appears repeatedly through Rippowam Cisqua School, while Stamford and Cos Cob also receive gifts. Outside the Northeast, grants reached Atlanta, Houston, Sun Valley, Ketchum, and Malibu.
Its recent grants go mainly to independent K–12 schools, medical research and hospital institutions, and selected community organizations. Examples in the data include schools in Greenwich and Bedford, hospital and university medical programs in New York, and local civic or relief groups such as a yacht club foundation and a food bank.
The typical grant size is $50,000 at the 25th percentile, $100,000 at the median, and $250,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes larger awards, including multiple $1,250,000 and $500,000 grants to the same school.
Yes. The recent grants show repeated support to the same organizations across more than one year, including Rippowam Cisqua School, Hospital for Special Surgery, Greenwich Hospital, Clubhouse International, Columbia University’s ophthalmology fund, Sun Valley Music Festival, and St Luke's Wood River Foundation.
The grants are US-only in the recent data. New York receives the most grants overall, and Connecticut accounts for 26% of grants. Recipient cities include New York, Greenwich, Cos Cob, Stamford, Bedford, Houston, Atlanta, Sun Valley, Ketchum, and Malibu.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIPPOWAM CISQUA SCHOOL | BEDFORD, NY | $1,250,000 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| RIPPOWAM CISQUA SCHOOL | BEDFORD, NY | $500,000 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES |
| HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT INSTITUTION-WIDE RESEARCH INTITIATIVES IN PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION |
| NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | MT KISCO, NY | $200,000 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK | LOS ANGELES, CA | $200,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT FOOD SECURITY IN LOWER FAIRFIELD COUNTY |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (OPTHALMOLOGY ANNUAL FUND UNRESTRICTED) | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE OPHTHALMOLOGY FUND |
| GREENWICH HOSPITAL | COS COB, CT | $100,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE GREENWICH HOSPITAL ANNUAL FUND |
| ST LUKE'S WOOD RIVER FOUNDATION | KETCHUM, ID | $100,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT ST. LUKE'S WOOD RIVER FOUNDATION |
| CLUBHOUSE INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CLUBHOUSE DEVELOPMENT | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | FURTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTIVE |
| RIPPOWAM CISQUA SCHOOL | BEDFORD, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES |
| SUN VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL SUN VALLEY SUMMER SYMPHONY | SUN VALLEY, ID | $100,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTIVE |
| THE FOOD BANK OF LOWER FAIRFIELD COUNTY INC | STAMFORD, CT | $100,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE FOOD INSECURE |
| THE WRITING REVOLUTION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOR ALL STUDENTS' ABILITIES TO BECOME PROFICIENT WRITERS, READERS, AND CRITICAL THINKERS |
| RIPPOWAM CISQUA SCHOOL | BEDFORD, NY | $1,250,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES |
| RIPPOWAM CISQUA SCHOOL | BEDFORD, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INSTITUTION-WIDE RESEARCH INTITIATIVES IN PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION |
| CLUBHOUSE INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CLUBHOUSE DEVELOPMENT | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | FURTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTIVE |
| GREENWICH HOSPITAL | COS COB, CT | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE GREENWICH HOSPITAL ANNUAL FUND |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (OPTHALMOLOGY ANNUAL FUND UNRESTRICTED) | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE OPHTHALMOLOGY FUND |
| SUN VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL SUN VALLEY SUMMER SYMPHONY | SUN VALLEY, ID | $100,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTIVE |
| A WALK ON WATER INC | MALIBU, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE OBJECTIVE |
| THE FOOD BANK OF LOWER FAIRFIELD COUNTY INC | STAMFORD, CT | $50,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE FOOD INSECURE |
| ST LUKE'S WOOD RIVER FOUNDATION | KETCHUM, ID | $50,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT ST. LUKE'S WOOD RIVER FOUNDATION |
| THE WRITING REVOLUTION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR ALL STUDENTS' ABILITIES TO BECOME PROFICIENT WRITERS, READERS, AND CRITICAL THINKERS |
| EAGLE HILL FOUNDATION INC | GREENWICH, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| RIPPOWAM CISQUA SCHOOL | BEDFORD, NY | $1,250,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| INDIAN HARBOR YACHT CLUB FOUNDATION | GREENWICH, CT | $500,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT INDIAN HARBOR YACHT CLUB FOUNDATION |
| WATERSIDE SCHOOL | STAMFORD, CT | $250,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT DUNCAN EDWARDS ENDOWMENT FUND |
| HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT INSTITUTION-WIDE RESEARCH INTITIATIVES IN PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION |
| GREENWICH HOSPITAL | COS COB, CT | $250,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE GREENWICH HOSPITAL ANNUAL FUND |
| SUN VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL SUN VALLEY SUMMER SYMPHONY | SUN VALLEY, ID | $100,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTIVE |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (OPTHALMOLOGY ANNUAL FUND UNRESTRICTED) | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE OPHTHALMOLOGY FUND |
| CLUBHOUSE INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CLUBHOUSE DEVELOPMENT | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | FURTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTIVE |
| A WALK ON WATER INC | MALIBU, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE OBJECTIVE |
| THE WRITING REVOLUTION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR ALL STUDENTS' ABILITIES TO BECOME PROFICIENT WRITERS, READERS, AND CRITICAL THINKERS |
| THE FOOD BANK OF LOWER FAIRFIELD COUNTY INC | STAMFORD, CT | $50,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE FOOD INSECURE |
| ST LUKE'S WOOD RIVER FOUNDATION | KETCHUM, ID | $50,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT ST. LUKE'S WOOD RIVER FOUNDATION |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (CUIMCOCCC) | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR PROVIDING HEALTH CARE RESEARCH |
| HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2023 | COMPLEX JOINT RECONSTRUCTION CENTER ENDOWMENT |
| GREENWICH HOSPITAL | COS COB, CT | $250,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE GREENWICH HOSPITAL ANNUAL FUND |
| BRUNSWICK SCHOOL | GREENWICH, CT | $250,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR ACADEMIC AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES TO BOYS IN THE BROADER COMMUNITIES |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (CCTI) | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR PROVIDING HEALTH CARE RESEARCH IN HUMAN IMMUNOLOGY |
| CO-OPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC (CARE INC) | ATLANTA, GA | $200,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE UKRAINE CRISIS FUND |
| RIPPOWAM CISQUA SCHOOL | BEDFORD, NY | $150,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR PANDEMIC RELIEF |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (OPTHALMOLOGY ANNUAL FUND UNRESTRICTED) | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE OPHTHALMOLOGY FUND |
| BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE (ROBERT J LUCHI CLINICAL CHAIR IN GERIATRICS) | HOUSTON, TX | $100,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT MEDICAL RESEARCH DIRECTED TOWARD THE ROBERT J. LUCHI CLINICAL CHAIR IN GERIATRICS |
| THE WRITING REVOLUTION | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR ALL STUDENTS' ABILITIES TO BECOME PROFICIENT WRITERS, READERS, AND CRITIAL THINKERS |
RIPPOWAM CISQUA SCHOOL
$1,250,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
RIPPOWAM CISQUA SCHOOL
$500,000EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
TO SUPPORT INSTITUTION-WIDE RESEARCH INTITIATIVES IN PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION
NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
$200,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK
$200,000TO SUPPORT FOOD SECURITY IN LOWER FAIRFIELD COUNTY
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (OPTHALMOLOGY ANNUAL FUND UNRESTRICTED)
TO SUPPORT THE OPHTHALMOLOGY FUND
GREENWICH HOSPITAL
$100,000TO SUPPORT THE GREENWICH HOSPITAL ANNUAL FUND
CLUBHOUSE INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CLUBHOUSE DEVELOPMENT
$100,000FURTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTIVE
RIPPOWAM CISQUA SCHOOL
$100,000EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
SUN VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL SUN VALLEY SUMMER SYMPHONY
$100,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTIVE
TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE FOOD INSECURE
SUPPORT FOR ALL STUDENTS' ABILITIES TO BECOME PROFICIENT WRITERS, READERS, AND CRITICAL THINKERS
RIPPOWAM CISQUA SCHOOL
$1,250,000EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
RIPPOWAM CISQUA SCHOOL
$500,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
TO SUPPORT INSTITUTION-WIDE RESEARCH INTITIATIVES IN PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION
CLUBHOUSE INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CLUBHOUSE DEVELOPMENT
$100,000FURTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTIVE
GREENWICH HOSPITAL
$100,000TO SUPPORT THE GREENWICH HOSPITAL ANNUAL FUND
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (OPTHALMOLOGY ANNUAL FUND UNRESTRICTED)
$100,000TO SUPPORT THE OPHTHALMOLOGY FUND
TO FURTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTIVE
A WALK ON WATER INC
$50,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE OBJECTIVE
TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE FOOD INSECURE
SUPPORT FOR ALL STUDENTS' ABILITIES TO BECOME PROFICIENT WRITERS, READERS, AND CRITICAL THINKERS
EAGLE HILL FOUNDATION INC
$25,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
RIPPOWAM CISQUA SCHOOL
$1,250,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
INDIAN HARBOR YACHT CLUB FOUNDATION
$500,000TO SUPPORT INDIAN HARBOR YACHT CLUB FOUNDATION
TO SUPPORT INSTITUTION-WIDE RESEARCH INTITIATIVES IN PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION
SUN VALLEY MUSIC FESTIVAL SUN VALLEY SUMMER SYMPHONY
$100,000TO FURTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTIVE
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (OPTHALMOLOGY ANNUAL FUND UNRESTRICTED)
$100,000TO SUPPORT THE OPHTHALMOLOGY FUND
CLUBHOUSE INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CLUBHOUSE DEVELOPMENT
$100,000FURTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTIVE
A WALK ON WATER INC
$50,000TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE OBJECTIVE
SUPPORT FOR ALL STUDENTS' ABILITIES TO BECOME PROFICIENT WRITERS, READERS, AND CRITICAL THINKERS
TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE FOOD INSECURE
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (CUIMCOCCC)
$250,000SUPPORT FOR PROVIDING HEALTH CARE RESEARCH
SUPPORT FOR ACADEMIC AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES TO BOYS IN THE BROADER COMMUNITIES
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (CCTI)
$250,000SUPPORT FOR PROVIDING HEALTH CARE RESEARCH IN HUMAN IMMUNOLOGY
TO SUPPORT THE UKRAINE CRISIS FUND
RIPPOWAM CISQUA SCHOOL
$150,000SUPPORT FOR PANDEMIC RELIEF
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (OPTHALMOLOGY ANNUAL FUND UNRESTRICTED)
$100,000TO SUPPORT THE OPHTHALMOLOGY FUND
TO SUPPORT MEDICAL RESEARCH DIRECTED TOWARD THE ROBERT J. LUCHI CLINICAL CHAIR IN GERIATRICS
SUPPORT FOR ALL STUDENTS' ABILITIES TO BECOME PROFICIENT WRITERS, READERS, AND CRITIAL THINKERS