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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 52-1728674

TIFF Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 34 grants and $456,250 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

    $456,250

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $6,289,584
  • Tax year 2023

    $401,583

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $6,507,044
  • Tax year 2022

    $400,950

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $6,873,652
  • Tax year 2021

    $378,800

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $7,101,799
  • Tax year 2020

    $364,250

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $5,785,738
  • Tax year 2019

    $383,090

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $6,084,183
  • Tax year 2018

    $413,151

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $6,487,417

Grants paid in 2024

34 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lancaster County Society for Historical PreservatiLancaster, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $67,000
  2. Community Foundation for Southeast MichiganDetroit, MI

    Robinson-coleman donor advised fund

    $50,000
  3. Institute for Advanced StudyPrinceton, NJ

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  4. Mackenzies MissionReston, VA

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  5. Southampton Township Wild Fowl Association IncQuogue, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  6. Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  7. BABY2BABYLos Angeles, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  8. Uncommon Lender IncNew York, NY

    Roxbury Prep in Boston

    $20,000
  9. Windward FundWashington, DC

    Global Methane Hub

    $20,000
  10. Alzheimers Foundation of America IncNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $17,000
  11. President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeBoston, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  12. A Million Stars IncSaint Louis, MO

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  13. Cardigan Mountain SchoolCanaan, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  14. Make-A-Wish Foundation of Philadelphia and SusquehBlue Bell, PA

    Make A Wish Philadelphia, Delaware & Susquehanna Valley

    $10,000
  15. New Hampton SchoolNew Hampton, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  16. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  17. Urban League of Metropolitan St LouisSaint Louis, MO

    General & Unrestricted

    $8,750
  18. Anti Defamation League FoundationNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $8,500
  19. Black Women in Venture CapitalSan Francisco, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  20. Burmese Rohingya Community of Wisconsin IncorporatMilwaukee, WI

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  21. Catholic Community Services of Western WashingtonSeattle, WA

    Children's Mental Health of Whatcom County

    $5,000
  22. Elizabeth HomeSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  23. Fast CtaCincinnati, OH

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  24. Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  25. Larche Noah Sealth of SeattleSeattle, WA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  26. Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons ResearchNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  27. Pawsibilities Animal RescueHarleysville, PA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  28. Save the Children Federation IncFairfield, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  29. Skippack Fire Company IncSkippack, PA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  30. Spence SchoolNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  31. Trustees of Columbia University in the City of NewNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  32. University of VirginiaCharlottesvle, VA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  33. Washington Township Schools Foundation IncIndianapolis, IN

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  34. Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological ResearcNew York, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education8 grants $90,00029% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50,00016% of the total
  3. Health3 grants $47,00015% of the total
  4. Animals2 grants $30,00010% of the total
  5. Science and technology1 grant $25,0008% of the total
  6. Environment1 grant $20,0006% of the total
  7. 7 other causes9 grants $53,50017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York8 grants $90,500
  2. South Carolina1 grant $67,000
  3. Michigan1 grant $50,000
  4. Massachusetts2 grants $40,000
  5. California3 grants $35,000
  6. Virginia2 grants $30,000
  7. New Jersey1 grant $25,000
  8. District of Columbia1 grant $20,000
  9. New Hampshire2 grants $20,000
  10. Pennsylvania3 grants $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • John Craig JrDir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sheryl JohnsDir, Pres Hours 1Pay $0
  • Amy B RobinsonTreas, Pres Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert ZionTreas Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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