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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 06-1637686

Tobin Family Foundation

A private foundation in Stamford, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $11,400 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $11,400

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $222,128
  • Tax year 2024

    $11,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $228,250
  • Tax year 2023

    $11,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $230,591
  • Tax year 2022

    $12,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $234,827
  • Tax year 2021

    $13,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $246,829
  • Tax year 2020

    $19,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $263,878
  • Tax year 2019

    $22,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $391,113

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Earthrace ConservationCalabasas, CA

    General charitable purposes

    $5,700
  2. RiverlinkAsheville, NC

    General charitable purposes

    $3,200
  3. Appalachian Wildlife RefugeCandler, NC

    General charitable purposesgeneral charitable purposes

    $2,000
  4. North Carolina Glass CenterAsheville, NC

    General charitable purposes

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Animals1 grant $2,00080% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $50020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $5,700
  2. North Carolina3 grants $5,700

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Brian TobinTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Kristina TrainqueTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $3,000

The return

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