The Armstrong Family Foundation
Brookfield, WI · EIN 30-0212798. Reported 205 grants totalling $592,100 to 77 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Armstrong Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $2,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $43,700. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University - Cancer Institute | Durham, NC | $145,080 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Elon University | Elon, NC | $68,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Department of English (mc 0112) Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA | $44,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Department of English (mc 0112) | Blacksburg, VA | $38,720 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Glades Presbyterian Church | Boca Raton, FL | $28,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Uncg Advancement Services | Greensboro, NC | $27,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Guilford College | Greensboro, NC | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jesuit Retreat House | Oshkosh, WI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Institute of World Politics | Washington, DC | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hawken School | Gates Mill, OH | $14,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Compassion International | Colorado Springs, CO | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arts & Sciences Development | Boone, IA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| College Foundation of Uva | Charlottesville, VA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Place of Hope | Boca Raton, FL | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Found of S Florida | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $7,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boca Raton Police Foundation | Boca Raton, FL | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| College Relations | Gambier, OH | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant, MI | $5,800 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lynchburg City Schools Education Foundation | Lynchburg, VA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Holocaust Foundation of Cva | Lynchburg, VA | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Woodberry Forest School | Woodberry Forest, VA | $3,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ec Glass Foundation | Lynchburg, VA | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Feeding America Eastern Wisc | Milwaukee, WI | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project Hood | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sari Center | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Jed Foundation | Boston, MA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Victims of Communism Foundation | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beacon of Hope | Lynchburg, VA | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boca Helping Hands | Boca Raton, FL | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Buffalo Presbyterian Church | Greensboro, NC | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Davidson College Annual Fund | Davidson, NC | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cashier Office Brown University | Providence, RI | $2,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greensboro Day School | Greensboro, NC | $2,100 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Birchwood School of Hawken | Cleveland, OH | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Easterseals Florida Treasure Coast Early Steps | West Palm Beach, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts USA | New York, NY | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Kenyon Fund College Relations | Gambier, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Nazerene Fund | Irving, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tusculum Elementary School - Family Resource Center | Nashville, TN | $1,700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Family Services of the Piedmont | Jamestown, NC | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Houston Livestock and Rodeo - Ranch and Wildlife | Houston, TX | $1,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lake Erie Ink | Cleveland Heights, OH | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wounded Warriors Project | Topeka, KS | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dream Foundry | Chicago, IL | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Princeton University Preparatory Program | Princeton, NJ | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Papyrology Collection | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,050 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Best Friends Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brown University Cashier Office | Providence, RI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Courage Mke | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hunger Task Force | West Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Litarts Ri | Providence, RI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nashville Rescue Mission | Nashville, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| What Cheer Writers Club | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Providence Public Library | Providence, RI | $950 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lynchburg Grows | Lynchburg, VA | $900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cabbage Patch | Louisville, KY | $700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Rogers Free Library | Bristol, RI | $700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Providence Animal Rescue Library | Providence, RI | $625 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ri Philharmonic Orchestra Music School | East Providence, RI | $625 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club | High Point, NC | $600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bethany College | Bethany, WV | $550 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bixby Presbyterian Church | Advance, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grand Blanc High School | Grand Blanc, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Greensboro, NC | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation | Dublin, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rogers Free Library | Bristol, RI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Servant Center | Greensboro, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uh Parent Bereavement Program | Cleveland, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Special Education Alliance | Jacksonville, NC | $350 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Caldwell Academy | Greensboro, NC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Caring Services Inc | High Point, NC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kure Beach Fire Department | Kure Beach, NC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
52 of 77 (68%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 80%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Uncg Advancement Services
Assist hungry and homeless - Jesuit Retreat House
Promote leadership/character - Compassion International
Sponsor indigent children - American Red Cross
Support victims of national disaster - Project Hood
Provide mentorship and training - Easterseals Florida Treasure Coast Early Steps
Foster care and support services
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 91 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | $138,900 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 53 | $162,870 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 53 | $144,915 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 51 | $145,415 | $500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 48% of this one's giving went to organizations in North Carolina. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in North Carolina.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Armstrong Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 920 Clair Court, Brookfield, WI, 53045. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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