Funding search · EIN 237005356 · Fountain Hills, AZ

Albert W Cherne Foundation

Name: Albert W Cherne Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

48
grants reported: $1.7M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

foundation research safety vaccine

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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International Dark Sky Discovery Center2 grants · $300,000
University of Northwestern2 grants · $275,000
Risen Christ Catholic School2 grants · $260,000
Risen Christ School2 grants · $200,000
North Lakeland Discovery Center3 grants · $175,000
Hillsdale College3 grants · $175,000
Camp Jorn2 grants · $80,000
Camp Jorn Ymca1 grant · $50,000
Alliance Defending Freedom4 grants · $40,000
Phoenix Seminary3 grants · $20,000

Giving over time

$323,000

2022

$222,500

2023

$549,500

2024

$650,000

2025

Grant history

All 48 reported grants, largest first.

$200,000
University of Northwestern · Roseville, MN · 2025
Program support
$150,000
International Dark Sky Discovery Center · Fountain Hills, AZ · 2025
Program support
$150,000
International Dark Sky Discovery Center · Fountain Hills, AZ · 2024
Program support
$150,000
Risen Christ Catholic School · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Program support
$110,000
Risen Christ Catholic School · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Program support
$100,000
Risen Christ School · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Program support
$100,000
Risen Christ School · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Program support
$100,000
North Lakeland Discovery Center · Manitowish Waters, WI · 2022
Program support
$75,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2024
Program support
$75,000
University of Northwestern · Roseville, MN · 2024
Program support
$60,000
Camp Jorn · Manitowish Waters, WI · 2025
Program support
$50,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2025
Program support
$50,000
North Lakeland Discovery Center · Manitowish Waters, WI · 2024
Program support
$50,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2023
Program support
$50,000
Camp Jorn Ymca · Manitowish Waters, WI · 2022
Program support
$25,000
North Lakeland Discovery Center · Manitowish Waters, WI · 2023
Program support
$20,000
Camp Jorn · Manitowish Waters, WI · 2024
Program support
$15,000
Minnesota Heart Institute Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Program support
$15,000
Minnesota Heart Intitutue Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Program support
$15,000
Alliance Defending Freedom · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
Program support
$10,000
Alliance Defending Freedom · Scottsdale, AZ · 2025
Program support
$10,000
Children'S Health Defense · Franklin Lakes, NJ · 2025
Program support
$10,000
Informed Consent Action Network · Houston, TX · 2025
Program support
$10,000
Manitowish Waters Lakes Association · Manitowish Waters, WI · 2025
Program support
$10,000
The Kirsch Foundation · Los Altos, CA · 2025
Program support
$10,000
Turning Point USA · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Program support
$10,000
Alliance Defending Freedom · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
Program support
$10,000
Informed Consent Action Network · Houston, TX · 2024
Program support
$10,000
Phoenix Seminary · Scottsdale, AZ · 2024
Program support
$10,000
The Kirsch Foundation · Los Altos, CA · 2024
Program support
$10,000
Hats & Mittens Association · Minnetonka, MN · 2023
Program support
$8,000
Pinky Swear Foundation · Edina, MN · 2022
Program support
$5,000
American Center for Law and Justice · Washington, DC · 2025
Program support
$5,000
Hats and Mittens Association · Minnetonka, MN · 2025
Program support
$5,000
American Center for Law and Justice · Washington, DC · 2024
Program support
$5,000
Childrens Health Defense · Franklin Lakes, NJ · 2024
Program support
$5,000
Hats and Mittens Association · Minnetonka, MN · 2024
Program support
$5,000
Manitowish Waters Lakes Association · Manitowish Waters, WI · 2024
Program support
$5,000
Frank Koller Library · Manitowish Waters, WI · 2023
Program support
$5,000
Phoenix Seminary · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
Program support
$5,000
Alliance Defending Freedom · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Program support
$5,000
Kirsch Foundation · Los Altos, CA · 2022
Vaccine safety research foundation initiative
$5,000
Phoenix Seminary · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Program support
$3,000
Historic Ironwood Theater · Ironwood, MI · 2025
Program support
$3,000
Historic Ironwood Theater · Ironwood, MI · 2024
Program support
$2,500
Historic Ironwood Theater · Ironwood, MI · 2023
Program support
$2,000
Frank B Koller Library · Manitowish Waters, WI · 2025
Program support
$1,500
Frank B Koller Library · Manitowish Waters, WI · 2024
Program support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.