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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 45-5288194

John and Helen Timo Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 20 grants and $150,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $4,233,826
  • Tax year 2023

    $73,819

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $4,243,043
  • Tax year 2022

    $117,260

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $4,338,853
  • Tax year 2021

    $101,350

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $4,513,608
  • Tax year 2020

    $65,725

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,176,486
  • Tax year 2019

    $66,050

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,226,627

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Carpatho Rusyn Research CenterDunmore, PA

    General & Unrestricted

    $58,000
  2. Charities Aid Foundation AmericaAlexandria, VA

    General & Unrestricted

    $22,000
  3. 25 Carrick Ave ProjectPittsburgh, PA

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  4. Carpatho Rusyn SocietyMunhall, PA

    Annual Fund

    $15,000
  5. Kenwood Symphony OrchestraMinneapolis, MN

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  6. Carpatho Rusyn Research CenterDunmore, PA

    The People from Nowhere video course

    $6,000
  7. PostnaturalPittsburgh, PA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  8. Carpatho Rusyn SocietyMunhall, PA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  9. 25 Carrick Ave ProjectPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable Event

    $1,500
  10. New Sun RisingMillvale, PA

    Charitable Event

    $1,500
  11. Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil the GreatUniontown, PA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,500
  12. University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Nationality Council Centennial Award Scholarship Fund

    $1,500
  13. Bulgarian-Macedonian National Educational and CultHomestead, PA

    Charitable Event

    $1,000
  14. Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International inSaint Paul, MN

    Charitable Event

    $1,000
  15. Saint John Chrysostom Byzantine Catholic ChurchPittsburgh, PA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  16. Taconic Music IncManchestr Ctr, VT

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  17. Foundation Fighting Blindness IncColumbia, MD

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  18. Fractured Atlas IncHartsdale, NY

    Doma Dance Theater led by Alexandra Bodnarchuk

    $500
  19. Metropolitan Archeparchy of Pittsburgh ByzantinePittsburgh, PA

    Office of Religious Education

    $500
  20. Monroeville Public Library FundMonroeville, PA

    General & Unrestricted

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture5 grants $24,00048% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $22,00044% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $2,0004% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $1,5003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania14 grants $110,000
  2. Virginia1 grant $22,000
  3. Minnesota2 grants $16,000
  4. Vermont1 grant $1,000
  5. Maryland1 grant $500
  6. New York1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Maria SilvestriDir, Pres Hours 25Pay $40,000
  • Mary Catherine SilvestriDir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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