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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3543268

The Thornton Foundation

A private foundation in West Palm Beach, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $162,641 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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 2024

    $162,641

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $410,943

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $25,885

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $21,201

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $17,043

  • Tax year 2020

    $92,881

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $14,034

  • Tax year 2019

    $40,462

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $16,469

  • Tax year 2018

    $61,254

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $28,553

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Myriad USANew York, NY

    General

    $96,274
  2. The Morgan Library & MuseumNew York, NY

    General

    $25,745
  3. African Mission HealthcareDeland, FL

    General

    $20,645
  4. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General

    $19,977

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid3 grants $136,89684% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $25,74516% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $141,996
  2. Florida1 grant $20,645

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • John L ThorntonTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Robert S HarrisonTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Margaret B ThorntonTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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