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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 47-4218823

Tuckerman Foundation

A private foundation in Great Neck, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 36 grants and $95,860 paid in grants.

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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.

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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

    $95,860

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $3,411,913

  • Tax year 2023

    $86,835

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $1,454,098

  • Tax year 2022

    $65,902

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $755,797

  • Tax year 2021

    $67,520

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $79,826

  • Tax year 2020

    $50,579

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $154,261

  • Tax year 2019

    $82,917

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $160,935

  • Tax year 2018

    $130,091

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $251,339

Grants paid in 2024

36 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Nature Conservancy(texas)San Antonio, TX

    Environmental

    $20,000
  2. Trees for HoustonHouston, TX

    Environmental

    $15,000
  3. Friends of AcadiaBar Harbor, ME

    Environmental

    $10,000
  4. The Menil CollectionHouston, TX

    Cultural

    $9,000
  5. Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, ME

    Environmental

    $5,160
  6. Breakthrough TD1 (formerly JDRF)Hagerstown, MD

    Medical

    $5,000
  7. Galveston Bay FoundationKemah, TX

    Environmental

    $5,000
  8. Annunciation Orthodox SchoolHouston, TX

    Education

    $3,810
  9. Houston Methodist Hospital FoundationHouston, TX

    Medical

    $2,500
  10. Rockend IncNe Harbor, ME

    Cultural

    $2,000
  11. The Museum of Fine Arts HoustonHouston, TX

    Cultural

    $1,505
  12. Clark Art InstituteWilliamstown, MA

    Cultural

    $1,000
  13. Kenyon CollegeGambier, OH

    Education

    $1,000
  14. Mount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor, ME

    Medical

    $1,000
  15. Nightingale Bamford SchoolNew York, NY

    Education

    $1,000
  16. Northeast Harbor FleetNe Harbor, ME

    Education

    $1,000
  17. Northeast Harbor LibraryNe Harbor, ME

    Social program

    $1,000
  18. Proctor AcademyAndover, NH

    Education

    $1,000
  19. Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX

    Education

    $1,000
  20. St Bernards SchoolNew York, NY

    Education

    $1,000
  21. The Michael J Fox FoundationNew York, NY

    Medical

    $1,000
  22. University of ColoradoDenver, CO

    Education

    $1,000
  23. Zero Line(ukraine Frontline Worker Support)Aspen, CO

    Social program

    $1,000
  24. Friends of the Israel Defense ForcesNew York, NY

    Social program

    $500
  25. Hermann Park ConservancyHouston, TX

    Environmental

    $500
  26. Mount Desert Nursery SchoolNortheast Harbor, ME

    Education

    $500
  27. Neighborhood HouseNortheast Harbor, ME

    Social program

    $500
  28. Old Braeswood Park CorpHouston, TX

    Environmental

    $500
  29. Penny's Flight FoundationLocust Valley, NY

    Medical

    $500
  30. Women in Need IncNew York, NY

    Social program

    $500
  31. Women's Committee of the Central Park Conservancy(playground Partners)New York, NY

    Environmental

    $500
  32. Wikimedia Foundation IncSan Francisco, CA

    Education

    $260
  33. Houston Public MediaHouston, TX

    Public broadcasting

    $250
  34. Kids Meals IncHouston, TX

    Social program

    $250
  35. New York Road RunnersNew York, NY

    Social program

    $100
  36. Suzannah SmilesAlamo, TX

    Medical

    $25

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment4 grants $20,66056% of the total
  2. Education8 grants $6,76018% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $3,5009% of the total
  4. Youth development1 grant $2,0005% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $1,5054% of the total
  6. Medical research1 grant $1,0003% of the total
  7. 3 other causes5 grants $1,7755% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas13 grants $59,340
  2. Maine8 grants $21,160
  3. New York8 grants $5,100
  4. Maryland1 grant $5,000
  5. Colorado2 grants $2,000
  6. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000
  7. New Hampshire1 grant $1,000
  8. Ohio1 grant $1,000
  9. District of Columbia1 grant $260

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Melissa TuckermanPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Oliver TuckermanDIRECTOR/TREASURER/FINANCIAL VP Hours 1Pay $0
  • Winthrop Rutherfurd JrSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joseph MancariCONTROLLER Hours 1Pay $0

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