Private foundation · EIN 52-1728674 · Wilmington, Delaware · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Tiff Charitable 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 2024 Form 990-PF: 34 grants paid, $456K total, median $8,625.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
34
$456K
Median grant
$8,625
Stays in DE
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$6.3M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lancaster County Society for Historical PreservatiLancaster, SCGeneral & Unrestricted$67K
Community Foundation for Southeast MichiganDetroit, MIRobinson-coleman donor advised fund$50K
Institute for Advanced StudyPrinceton, NJGeneral & Unrestricted$25K
Mackenzies MissionReston, VAGeneral & Unrestricted$25K
Southampton Township Wild Fowl Association IncQuogue, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$25K
Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$25K
Baby2babyLos Angeles, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$20K
Uncommon Lender IncNew York, NYRoxbury Prep in Boston$20K
Windward FundWashington, DCGlobal Methane Hub$20K
Alzheimers Foundation of America IncNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$17K
President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeBoston, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$15K
A Million Stars IncSt Louis, MOGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Cardigan Mountain SchoolCanaan, NHGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Philadelphia and SusquehBlue Bell, PAMake A Wish Philadelphia, Delaware & Susquehanna Valley$10K
New Hampton SchoolNew Hampton, NHGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Stanford UniversityStanford, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$10K
Urban League of Metropolitan St LouisSt Louis, MOGeneral & Unrestricted$8,750
Anti Defamation League FoundationNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$8,500
Black Women in Venture CapitalSan Francisco, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Burmese Rohingya Community of Wisconsin IncorporatMilwaukee, WIGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Catholic Community Services of Western WashingtonSeattle, WAChildren's Mental Health of Whatcom County$5,000
Elizabeth HomeSeattle, WAGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Fast CtaCincinnati, OHGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeattle, WAGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Larche Noah Sealth of SeattleSeattle, WAGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons ResearchNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Pawsibilities Animal RescueHarleysville, PAGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Save the Children Federation IncFairfield, CTGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Skippack Fire Company IncSkippack, PAGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Spence SchoolNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of NewNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VAGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Washington Township Schools Foundation IncIndianapolis, INGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological ResearcNew York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000

By state: New York 8 · South Carolina 1 · Michigan 1 · Massachusetts 2 · California 3 · Virginia 2

About this foundation

Tiff Charitable Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Wilmington, Delaware, administered in care of Foundation Source, tax-exempt since 1991. 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 Tiff Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 Tiff Charitable Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $456K across 34 grants, a median of $8,625.

Where does Tiff Charitable Foundation give?

New York (8 grants), South Carolina (1 grants), Michigan (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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