Private foundation · EIN 26-2702412 · Wilmington, Delaware · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Tillery Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 21 grants paid, $177K total, median $2,500.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
21
$177K
Median grant
$2,500
Stays in DE
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.6M

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Campus Crusade for Christ IncColorado Springs, COInternational Schools Project$50K
Campus Crusade for Christ IncOrlando, FLJesus Film Fund$50K
Chris Elliott FundRedmond, WAGeneral & Unrestricted$30K
Allegro Organizational Solutions IncHouston, TXGoodlife.DKI$10K
Helping Others Together Community FoundationGoodyear, AZGeneral & Unrestricted$5,600
Kingdom Culture PhoenixGlendale, AZGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Revive40 IncPhoenix, AZGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Allegro Organizational Solutions IncHouston, TXAzaadiArt.KMS$2,500
Operation Smile IncTopeka, KSGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
Rebirth HomesRiverside, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
Voice of the Martyrs IncBartlesville, OKGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
California Baptist UniversityRiverside, CAWomen's golf team$2,000
Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeattle, WAGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
Youth With a Mission Gleanings for the HungrySultana, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
Allegro Organizational Solutions IncHouston, TXSAsia-Dfny.BND$1,500
Edmonds Chamber FoundationEdmonds, WAGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Allegro Organizational Solutions IncHouston, TXAzaadiArt.KMS$500
Christ Transformation MinistriesLake Forest, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$500
Edmonds Center for the ArtsEdmonds, WAGeneral & Unrestricted$500
Global Gates Network IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$500
Kabod InternationalCorona, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$500

By state: Colorado 1 · Florida 1 · Washington 4 · Arizona 3 · Texas 4 · California 5

About this foundation

Tillery Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Wilmington, Delaware, administered in care of Foundation Source, tax-exempt since 2009. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Tillery Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Tillery Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $177K across 21 grants, a median of $2,500.

Where does Tillery Family Foundation give?

Colorado (1 grants), Florida (1 grants), Washington (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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