Albert W Cherne Foundation
Private foundation · Fountain Hills, AZ · EIN 23-7005356 · reported 2023–2025
41grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,500smallest grant
$1.4Mtotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 41 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $110K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 17050
Fountain Hls, AZ 85269-7050
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Northwestern | Roseville, MN | $200,000 |
| International Dark Sky Discovery Center Inc | Fountain Hills, AZ | $150,000 |
| International Dark Sky Discovery Center Inc | Fountain Hills, AZ | $150,000 |
| Risen Christ Catholic School | Minneapolis, MN | $110,000 |
| Risen Christ School | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 |
| Risen Christ School | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $75,000 |
| University of Northwestern | Roseville, MN | $75,000 |
| Camp Jorn | Manitowish Waters, WI | $60,000 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $50,000 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $50,000 |
| North Lakeland Discovery Center | Manitowish Waters, WI | $50,000 |
| North Lakeland Discovery Center | Manitowish Waters, WI | $25,000 |
| Camp Jorn | Manitowish Waters, WI | $20,000 |
| Minnesota Heart Institute Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 |
| Alliance Defending Freedom | Scottsdale, AZ | $15,000 |
| Minnesota Heart Intitutue Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $15,000 |
| Alliance Defending Freedom | Scottsdale, AZ | $10,000 |
| Children's Health Defense | Franklin Lakes, NJ | $10,000 |
| Informed Consent Action Network | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Manitowish Waters Lakes Association Inc | Manitowish Waters, WI | $10,000 |
| The Kirsch Foundation | Los Altos, CA | $10,000 |
| Turning Point USA | Phoenix, AZ | $10,000 |
| Hats & Mittens Association | Minnetonka, MN | $10,000 |
| Alliance Defending Freedom | Scottsdale, AZ | $10,000 |
| Informed Consent Action Network | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Phoenix Seminary Inc | Scottsdale, AZ | $10,000 |
| The Kirsch Foundation | Los Altos, CA | $10,000 |
| American Center for Law and Justice | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Hats and Mittens Association | Minnetonka, MN | $5,000 |
| Frank Koller Library | Manitowish Waters, WI | $5,000 |
| Phoenix Seminary Inc | Scottsdale, AZ | $5,000 |
| American Center for Law and Justice | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Childrens Health Defense | Franklin Lakes, NJ | $5,000 |
| Hats and Mittens Association | Minnetonka, MN | $5,000 |
| Manitowish Waters Lakes Association Inc | Manitowish Waters, WI | $5,000 |
| Historic Ironwood Theater | Ironwood, MI | $3,000 |
| Historic Ironwood Theater | Ironwood, MI | $3,000 |
| Historic Ironwood Theater | Ironwood, MI | $2,500 |
| Frank B Koller Library | Manitowish Waters, WI | $2,000 |
| Frank B Koller Library | Manitowish Waters, WI | $1,500 |
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