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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-1236360

Tomayko Foundation

A private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $75,800 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

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

    $75,800

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $5,136,785
  • Tax year 2023

    $32,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $5,428,481
  • Tax year 2022

    $63,498

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,989,270
  • Tax year 2021

    $12,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,026,855
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $345,845
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,100

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $295,767
  • Tax year 2018

    $15,600

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $252,960

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  2. Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $17,500
  3. National Association of Women Artists AwardNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $7,000
  4. Individual

    Charitable

    $5,000
  5. Individual

    Charitable

    $5,000
  6. Individual

    Charitable

    $3,000
  7. Individual

    Charitable

    $2,500
  8. Bloomfield Garfield CorporationPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $2,000
  9. Individual

    Charitable

    $2,000
  10. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,000
  11. Society of SculptorsPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $600
  12. Associated Artists of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $30,00093% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $2,0006% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $200<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania5 grants $50,300
  2. New York1 grant $7,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • John R TomaykoTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Nina FriedmanTRUSTEE Hours 40Pay $59,712
  • Charlie WhiteTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Gabriela TomaykoTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Tom BakaitusTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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