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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-2622961

Tranton Foundation Inc

A private foundation in McLean, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $130,656 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $130,656

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $882,848

  • Tax year 2024

    $46,750

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $856,006

  • Tax year 2023

    $56,200

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $870,901

  • Tax year 2022

    $59,900

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $765,471

  • Tax year 2021

    $67,600

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $716,674

  • Tax year 2020

    $45,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $646,696

  • Tax year 2019

    $30,656

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $679,872

  • Tax year 2018

    $37,900

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $601,803

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Thich Nhat Hanh FoundationEscondido, CA

    Support dharma outreach and education programs

    $90,000
  2. Sky Nature Monastery (tu Vien Tanh Thien)Fredericksburg, VA

    Flooding disaster relief

    $12,001
  3. BD FoundationHollywood, FL

    Improve the lives of many people through BD foundation's disaster relief aid, medical support, educational services and other charitable programs.

    $8,505
  4. Hope for the PoorVienna, VA

    Public charity

    $7,500
  5. Buddhist Association of AmericaFort Belvoir, VA

    Public charity

    $7,200
  6. Quan Am Pho-Chieu Ni-VenLanham, MD

    Support dharma outreach and education programs

    $5,200
  7. Philippine Assoc of Metro Washington DC (pamwe)Potomac, MD

    Support for philippine health care

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $8,50554% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $7,20046% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $90,000
  2. Virginia3 grants $26,701
  3. Florida1 grant $8,505
  4. Maryland2 grants $5,450

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Han Ton-ThatPRES/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lam-Vien TranSECRETARY/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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