Alumbra Innovations Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; look first for a genuine route to an invitation, such as an introduction through someone already connected to it.
- About 8 in 10 of its 327 grants to organisations fall between $10,000 and $400,000, and the median grant is $72,000, so a modest request fits its usual giving better than a large one.
- In its filing, 84% of grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so relationships appear to matter a good deal.
- Its filings show grants mainly in California, District of Columbia and Mexico, but no geographic focus is stated, so treat those places as a pattern in its giving rather than a rule on who may apply.
- Its recipients span education, conservation, civic work, public health and emergency relief, so a clearly described project in one of those fields is the most natural fit to present.
Overview
Alumbra Innovations Foundation is a US private foundation based in Bentonville, AR.
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 12 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The grant record shows recipients including museums, university foundations, public universities, schools, community foundations and other nonprofit and public organisations. Recorded purposes range across education and youth programmes; marine and land conservation, forest resilience and watershed studies; civic and community work; public health research; and emergency relief. The grants also include support for intermediaries undertaking grantmaking, alongside projects aimed at community resilience. This is a varied body of organisational giving, with the filing descriptions naming programme purposes rather than one common field for all grants.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, District of Columbia and Mexico.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 84% 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 327 grants to organisations were $72,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 10%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 19%
- The largest single recipient received 18% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 84% of grant dollars went to organisations Alumbra Innovations Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 15% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Mexico).
- 26% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 137 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $69,787 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- International Community Foundation · to support the La Paz Special Projects Fund$5,508,5012024 tax year
- San Diego Natural History Museum · to support The Nat Campaign$4,000,0002024 tax year
- University of Minnesota Foundation · to support the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy$1,150,9142024 tax year
- Andale La Paz · To support general operations$1,118,0792024 tax year
- International Community Foundation · to support grantmaking in Baja California Sur$1,106,3952024 tax year
- International Generosity Foundation Trust · to support grantmaking for international nonprofits$961,2752024 tax year
- Ecology Project International · To support youth and teacher programs in Mexico$729,5002024 tax year
- Hopewell Fund · to support Civic Education$700,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Luke Mitchell — Treasurer (As Of 12/19/24)
- Chrissy Sollenberger — Foundation Manager
- Leticia Liera — Foundation Manager
- Diana Welch — Director, Secretary
- Ann Ladon — Director, President
- Christy R Walton — Director
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $16,217,758 | $13,996,028 | $103,950,702 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $30,950,032 | $26,976,712 | $137,511,512 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $32,128,827 | $28,462,827 | $129,524,858 | 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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- Bentonville, AR
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Bentonville, AR