The Armstrong Family Foundation
Brookfield, WI · EIN 30-0212798. Reported 259 grants totalling $746,180 to 85 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University - Cancer Institute | Durham, NC | $179,630 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Elon University | Elon, NC | $86,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Department of English (mc 0112) Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA | $63,030 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Department of English (mc 0112) | Blacksburg, VA | $38,720 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Glades Presbyterian Church | Boca Raton, FL | $37,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Uncg Advancement Services | Greensboro, NC | $36,600 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jesuit Retreat House | Oshkosh, WI | $27,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Guilford College | Greensboro, NC | $22,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Institute of World Politics | Washington, DC | $21,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hawken School | Gates Mill, OH | $17,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| College Foundation of Uva | Charlottesville, VA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Compassion International | Colorado Springs, CO | $14,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Place of Hope | Boca Raton, FL | $14,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Arts & Sciences Development | Boone, IA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Found of S Florida | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $8,800 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant, MI | $6,800 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boca Raton Police Foundation | Boca Raton, FL | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| College Relations | Gambier, OH | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | $6,000 | 10 | 5 | 2025 |
| Feeding America Eastern Wisc | Milwaukee, WI | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lynchburg City Schools Education Foundation | Lynchburg, VA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Woodberry Forest School | Woodberry Forest, VA | $5,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross | Boone, IA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Buffalo Presbyterian Church | Greensboro, NC | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Holocaust Foundation of Cva | Lynchburg, VA | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boca Helping Hands | Boca Raton, FL | $4,100 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Victims of Communism Foundation | Washington, DC | $4,100 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Kenyon Fund College Relations | Gambier, OH | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Jed Foundation | Boston, MA | $3,750 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Breakthrough New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Beacon of Hope | Lynchburg, VA | $3,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Greensboro Day School | Greensboro, NC | $3,100 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Davidson College Annual Fund | Davidson, NC | $3,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ec Glass Foundation | Lynchburg, VA | $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 |
| Birchwood School of Hawken | Cleveland, OH | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Dream Foundry | Chicago, IL | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Cashier Office Brown University | Providence, RI | $2,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Easterseals Florida Treasure Coast Early Steps | West Palm Beach, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Services of the Piedmont | Jamestown, NC | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Girl Scouts USA | New York, NY | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hunger Task Force | West Milwaukee, WI | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Lake Erie Ink | Cleveland Heights, OH | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Saint Luke's Episcopal Church | Baton Rouge, LA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Nazerene Fund | Irving, TX | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tusculum Elementary School - Family Resource Center | Nashville, TN | $1,700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Houston Livestock and Rodeo - Ranch and Wildlife | Houston, TX | $1,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wounded Warriors Project | Topeka, KS | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Papyrology Collection | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,300 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Princeton University Preparatory Program | Princeton, NJ | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Providence Animal Rescue Library | Providence, RI | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ri Philharmonic Orchestra Music School | East Providence, RI | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Lynchburg Grows | Lynchburg, VA | $1,200 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Providence Public Library | Providence, RI | $1,200 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Litarts Ri | Providence, RI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Miriam's House | Lynchburg, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nashville Rescue Mission | Nashville, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| What Cheer Writers Club | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cabbage Patch | Louisville, KY | $800 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Guaranty Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of Rogers Free Library | Bristol, RI | $700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bethany College | Bethany, WV | $650 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Club | High Point, NC | $600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bixby Presbyterian Church | Advance, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Caldwell Academy | Greensboro, NC | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Food Pantry Serving Waukesha County | Waukesha, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Grand Blanc High School | Grand Blanc, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Greensboro, NC | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jubilee Family Center | Lynchburg, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation | Dublin, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oconomowoc Food Pantry | Oconomocwoc, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Oconomowoc Silver Streak | Gambier, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Caring Services Inc | High Point, NC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Elmbrook Humane Society | Brookfield, WI | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kure Beach Fire Department | Kure Beach, NC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
57 of 85 (67%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 82%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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 activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 118 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
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 |
| 2025 | 54 | $154,080 | $875 |
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
47% of its giving went to organizations in North Carolina. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
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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