The A & A Fund
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says contributions go only to organisations the foundation has preselected, and it accepts no unsolicited requests, so a cold application is not a route here.
- Organisations that would apply unsolicited should not do so.
- Typical grants fall between $10,000 and $35,000, with a median of $20,000, so any request should be modest; the largest grant was $150,000, so this band is typical, not a ceiling.
- In its latest filing, 73% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded earlier, so the foundation leans towards continuing support.
- Its grants show a strong religious emphasis, which the foundation does not itself state, and it states no geographic focus, though its grants mainly go to New York, California and Massachusetts.
Overview
The A & A Fund is a US private foundation based in Waltham, MA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The fund's recorded grants include substantial support for religious purposes. They also support educational and cultural work, including schools and universities, alongside public-media collaboration, philanthropy and voluntarism, youth development, food access, wildfire personnel and Native American families. Its recipients are a varied group of charitable organisations: religious bodies, educational institutions, public-media and community initiatives, and organisations working with young people, food insecurity, wildfire staffing and Native American families. The filings show grants across several states, with the largest shares going to New York and California and a smaller share to Massachusetts. The filing says contributions go to preselected charitable organisations; it does not state broader eligibility or selection criteria.
Themes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Religious giving
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, California and Massachusetts.
How to apply
There is no unsolicited application route; contributions go only to preselected charitable organisations.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 73% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 63 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: 8%
- The largest single recipient received 29% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 73% of grant dollars went to organisations The A & A Fund had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 6% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 21 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Dungkar Gonpa Society · Religious$150,0002024 tax year
- Yale University Lex Hixon Archive Fund · To improve the world through research, scholarship, education, preservation, and practice$40,0002024 tax year
- Muslims for Progressive Values · Educational/cultural$35,0002024 tax year
- Tomorrow's Leaders NYC · Empower over-age middle school students$30,0002024 tax year
- Democracy Now Productions · Independent non-profit public media collaboration$25,0002024 tax year
- Urban Association of Forestry and Fire Professionals · To increase wildfire personnel$25,0002024 tax year
- Echoing Green · Philanthropy/ voluntarism$25,0002024 tax year
- Tides Center Kairos Center Poor People's Campaign · Supports local change leaders and connects diverse people and organizations$25,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Brooke Manfredi — Trustee
- Jennifer Pelis — Trustee
- India T Radfar — Advisory Board
- Shanti S Hixon — Advisory Board
- Dylan H Hixon — Advisory Board
- Alexandra H Ballard — Advisory Board
- Sheila K Hixon — Advisory Board
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $568,563 | $490,000 | $11,236,661 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $610,080 | $510,000 | $11,565,537 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $629,469 | $540,000 | $13,136,646 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Waltham, MA