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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-2610435

Thomas Cholnoky Foundation

A private foundation in Greenwich, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $47,500 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Thomas V Cholnoky
50 Sound View Drive 3 South
Greenwich, CT 06830
(917) 328-3141
[email protected]
Form and materials
Application includes academic standing, financial need, personal history, cost.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
The award will be limited to students and/or graduates of hungarian universities for study in USA. The award is not limited or restricted.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $47,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $915,185
  • Tax year 2024

    $46,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $885,268
  • Tax year 2023

    $40,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $881,328
  • Tax year 2022

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $890,230
  • Tax year 2021

    $46,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $907,823
  • Tax year 2020

    $24,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $939,788
  • Tax year 2019

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $955,505
  • Tax year 2018

    $38,865

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $289,724

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Denes KollarColumbus, OH

    Scholarship

    $21,000
  2. The Lost Tree FoundationNorth Palm Beach, FL

    General use

    $3,500
  3. ALS OneWhitman, MA

    General use

    $3,500
  4. Greenwich Academy Scholarship FundGreenwich, CT

    General use/scholarship

    $3,000
  5. Nantucket Conservation FoundationNantucket, MA

    General use

    $3,000
  6. New Canaan Nature Center Scholarship FundNew Canaan, CT

    General use/scholarship

    $3,000
  7. Ukraine House DC FoundationWashington, DC

    General use

    $2,500
  8. United Help UkraineFairfax, VA

    General use

    $2,500
  9. Stratton Mountain Community FoundationStratton, VT

    General use

    $2,500
  10. Trinity CollegeHartford, CT

    General use

    $2,000
  11. MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX

    General use

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $3,50026% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $3,00022% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $2,50019% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $2,50019% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $2,00015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio1 grant $21,000
  2. Connecticut3 grants $8,000
  3. Massachusetts2 grants $6,500
  4. District of Columbia2 grants $5,000
  5. Florida1 grant $3,500
  6. Vermont1 grant $2,500
  7. Texas1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Thomas V CholnokyDIRECTOR/TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lisa CholnokyDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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