The Theodore A. Von Der Ahe Jr Trust prioritizes international humanitarian relief, human rights, and progressive advocacy, regularly funding emergency medical and refugee response, civil liberties organizations, and environmental activism. Grants are commonly structured as recurring small-to-midsize awards (often three payments) to well-known international NGOs and U.S.-based social justice groups, with additional support for Haiti-focused recovery and grassroots Latinx and immigrant services. The portfolio blends global emergency aid (UNHCR, Partners In Health, Doctors Without Borders) with rights-oriented advocacy (Human Rights Watch, Amnesty, SPLC) and environmental/climate campaigning (Greenpeace, 350.org, International Rivers).
Theodore A Von Der Ahe Jr Trust’s recent giving is defined by repeated general support for international humanitarian and human-rights organizations. In the latest grant list, the trust gave $20,000 to Partners In Health, Catholic Relief Services, United States Fund for UNICEF, USA for UNHCR, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch, showing a steady pattern of support for health response, displacement, and civil liberties work. It also appears alongside smaller $10,000 awards to climate and advocacy groups such as 350Org, Greenpeace, the Southern Poverty Law Center, Doctors Without Borders, and the Haiti Nursing Foundation. The portfolio is broad in subject but consistent in method: general support rather than project-specific funding, with the same organizations appearing more than once across 2023, 2024, and 2025. That repeat giving suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off gifts. The trust’s grant list also includes Haiti-focused relief and immigrant-justice organizations, alongside advocacy groups working on civil liberties, environmental campaigning, and emergency medical aid. The scale is modest to mid-sized, but the subject mix is unusually international for a U.S.-based grantmaker using unrestricted support.
In humanitarian relief, Theodore A Von Der Ahe Jr Trust backed Partners In Health with $20,000 for General Support and Doctors Without Borders with $10,000 for General Support, alongside other medical-response grantees in the recent list. For displacement and refugee assistance, it awarded $20,000 to USA for UNHCR for General Support and also funded Catholic Relief Services at the same level. Its rights-oriented giving includes $20,000 to Human Rights Watch for General Support and $10,000 to the Southern Poverty Law Center for General Support. Environmental activism is another recurring area: 350Org received $10,000 for General Support, and Greenpeace received $10,000 for General Support. Haiti-focused support also appears through the Haiti Nursing Foundation, which received $10,000 grants in multiple recent years.
Theodore A Von Der Ahe Jr Trust makes mostly small-to-midsize grants: the typical award is $4,000 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also shows repeated $20,000 and $10,000 general-support grants, indicating a tiered pattern rather than a single fixed amount. Recipients recur across multiple years, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, USA for UNHCR, Partners In Health, Catholic Relief Services, 350Org, Southern Poverty Law Center, Doctors Without Borders, and the Haiti Nursing Foundation. The trust does not fund individuals and is not making program-related investments. The grant descriptions in the recent list are consistently labeled General Support, which points to unrestricted or core support rather than project-restricted funding.
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Most grants fall between $4K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 26% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Distributed but patterned: many modest-to-midsize grants delivered in repeat tranches (commonly three grants per recipient), spread across ~75 grants with a mix of established international NGOs and smaller grassroots groups; funding emphasizes sustained operational/program support rather than one-off capital projects.
Notable grantees: Human Rights Watch, Partners In Health, USA for UNHCR, Greenpeace, Southern Poverty Law Center
Although the trust gives nationally, New York is the most common recipient state in the recent grant list. New York City-based grantees include Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and United States Fund for UNICEF, while Washington, DC appears through USA for UNHCR and Greenpeace. California recipients include 350Org in Oakland, and Boston appears with Partners In Health. Michigan and Alabama also show up through the Haiti Nursing Foundation in Ann Arbor and the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery. Across the full recipient set provided, all grants go to U.S. organizations, and 26% of grants are in California, the foundation’s headquarters state.
The trust repeatedly funds humanitarian relief, refugee assistance, human rights, civil liberties, climate activism, and Haiti-focused recovery. Recent grantees include medical and aid organizations, advocacy groups, and environmental campaigners, with most grants labeled General Support.
The recent grant list is dominated by General Support awards. That pattern appears across large and small grants alike, including repeated support for the same organizations in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Typical grant size is relatively modest: the 25th percentile is $4,000, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. The recent list also includes multiple $20,000 grants to selected organizations.
Yes. Several organizations appear in more than one year, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, USA for UNHCR, Partners In Health, Catholic Relief Services, 350Org, Doctors Without Borders, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the Haiti Nursing Foundation.
The trust gives nationally, but New York has the highest recipient count in the grant list. California accounts for 26% of grants, and the recipient list also includes organizations in Washington, DC; Boston; Baltimore; Oakland; Montgomery; and Ann Arbor.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Human Rights Watch | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Truthout | Sacramento, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Amnesty International | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Partners In Health | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| USA for UNHCR | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $15,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Refugee Council USA | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Young Center for Immigrant Children | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| UNRWA USA National Committee | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| 350Org | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Al Otro Lado | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Haiti Nursing Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | $10,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| RAICES | San Antonio, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Greenpeace | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Ukraine House DC Foundation | Washington, DC | $8,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Maryknoll Lay Missioners | Maryknoll, NY | $7,500 | 2026 | General Support |
| Center for Victims of Torture | St Paul, MN | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Middle East Children's Alliance | Berkeley, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Las Familias Del Pueblo | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Christian Peacemaker Teams | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Earth Island Institute | Berkeley, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| International Rescue Committee | Albert Lea, MN | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| International Labor Rights Forum | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Committee to Protect Journalists | New York City, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| International Rivers Network | Berkeley, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Friends of Sabeel North America | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| AJ Muste Memorial Institute | New York, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Sudanese American Physicians Associ | Plano, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Haiti Rehabilitation Foundation | Hamilton, NY | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| St Camillus Center | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Thousand Currents | Oakland, CA | $4,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Americans for Middle East Understan | New York, NY | $4,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Society for Biblical Studies | Arlington, MA | $3,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| CRISPAZ | Louisville, KY | $2,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Christian Appalachian Project Inc | Paintsville, KY | $2,000 | 2026 | General Support |
| Human Rights Watch | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| USA for UNHCR | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Partners In Health | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| United States Fund for UNICEF | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Amnesty International | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Greenpeace | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $10,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Haiti Nursing Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| 350Org | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| UNRWA USA National Committee | Washington, DC | $7,000 | 2025 | General Support |
| Ukraine House DC Foundation | Washington, DC | $7,000 | 2025 | General Support |
Catholic Relief Services
$20,000General Support
Human Rights Watch
$20,000General Support
Amnesty International
$20,000General Support
Partners In Health
$20,000General Support
General Support
Doctors Without Borders
$10,000General Support
Young Center for Immigrant Children
$10,000General Support
350Org
$10,000General Support
Al Otro Lado
$10,000General Support
Haiti Nursing Foundation
$10,000General Support
RAICES
$10,000General Support
Maryknoll Lay Missioners
$7,500General Support
Las Familias Del Pueblo
$5,000General Support
Christian Peacemaker Teams
$5,000General Support
International Rescue Committee
$5,000General Support
Friends of Sabeel North America
$5,000General Support
AJ Muste Memorial Institute
$5,000General Support
Sudanese American Physicians Associ
$5,000General Support
Haiti Rehabilitation Foundation
$5,000General Support
St Camillus Center
$5,000General Support
Americans for Middle East Understan
$4,000General Support
Society for Biblical Studies
$3,000General Support
CRISPAZ
$2,000General Support
Human Rights Watch
$20,000General Support
Catholic Relief Services
$20,000General Support
Partners In Health
$20,000General Support
Amnesty International
$20,000General Support
Doctors Without Borders
$10,000General Support
Haiti Nursing Foundation
$10,000General Support
350Org
$10,000General Support