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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 68-0518612

Little Tower Foundation

A private foundation in Plymouth Meeting, PA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 35 grants and $201,500 paid in grants.

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

    $201,500

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $2,699,568
  • Tax year 2024

    $172,500

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $2,252,757
  • Tax year 2023

    $141,250

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $2,202,731
  • Tax year 2022

    $194,600

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $2,337,598
  • Tax year 2021

    $108,500

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $2,256,149
  • Tax year 2020

    $98,000

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $1,920,627
  • Tax year 2019

    $73,200

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $1,709,933
  • Tax year 2018

    $75,500

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $1,556,015

Grants paid in 2025

35 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Marks Colorectal Surgical FoundationWynnewood, PA

    Fund medical research, education and patient care activities

    $33,500
  2. Norristown Zoological SocietyNorristown, PA

    Support elmwood park zoo & its wildlife

    $29,000
  3. Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA

    Fund cancer research

    $10,000
  4. Holy Saviour ChurchNorristown, PA

    Fund social, educational & religious programs

    $10,000
  5. Aim AcademyConshohocken, PA

    Fund educational programs and scholarships

    $7,500
  6. A Babys BreathJeffersonville, PA

    Prenatal & parenting counseling services

    $5,000
  7. Angel Flight EastBlue Bell, PA

    Fly sick to hospitals

    $5,000
  8. Catholic Social Services of Montgomery CountyNorristown, PA

    Support martha's choice food cupboard

    $5,000
  9. Cecil & Grace Bean Soup Kitchen IncNorristown, PA

    Support soup kitchen to feed the poor and homeless

    $5,000
  10. Center for Loss & BereavementSkippack, PA

    Provide support & connect with grieving children

    $5,000
  11. Gateway Housing GroupExton, PA

    Financial assistance for the disabled & homeless

    $5,000
  12. Habitat Mont DelcoWest Norriton, PA

    Fund social programs

    $5,000
  13. Laurel HouseNorristown, PA

    To support and care for domestic abuse victims and their children

    $5,000
  14. Missionaries of CharityNorristown, PA

    Fund religious programs and feed the poor

    $5,000
  15. Montgomery Child Advocacy ProjectNorristown, PA

    Fund legal representation of abused and neglected children

    $5,000
  16. Norristown Hospitality CenterNorristown, PA

    To support the underprivelged

    $5,000
  17. Patrician SocietyNorristown, PA

    Assist in support of the homeless & disabled adults

    $5,000
  18. Pillars of Light and LoveTrappe, PA

    Fund social, educational and religious programs

    $5,000
  19. Riverbend Environmental Education CenterGladwyne, PA

    Fund social, educational and environmental programs

    $5,000
  20. Salvation Army- Norristown CorpsNorristown, PA

    Support the poor and homeless

    $5,000
  21. Theatre HorizonNorristown, PA

    Support childrens theater education programs

    $5,000
  22. Variety-The Childrens Charity of Delaware ValleyWorcester, PA

    To support underprivelged children

    $5,000
  23. MeadowoodLansdale, PA

    To help support the sick and elderly

    $5,000
  24. Gemma Services (formerly Silver Springs Martin Luther School)Plymouth Meeting, PA

    Educational programs

    $2,500
  25. Wissahickon FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    Fund social programs

    $2,500
  26. Mitzvah CircleLansdale, PA

    To support underpriveleged families

    $2,500
  27. Archdiocese of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    Fund social, educational and religious programs

    $2,000
  28. Gwynedd-Mercy UniversityGwynedd Vly, PA

    Fund scholarships and educational programs

    $2,000
  29. St Brendan the Navigator ParishAvalon, NJ

    Fund social, educational & religious programs

    $2,000
  30. St Patrick's ChurchNorristown, PA

    Fund social, educational & religious programs

    $2,000
  31. The Brother House- Legion of MaryNorristown, PA

    Fund social, educational & religious programs

    $2,000
  32. Circle of MiraclesWorcester, PA

    Assist in delivering flowers to the elderly

    $1,000
  33. Hedwig House IncAbington, PA

    Support & assistance to persons with mental illness

    $1,000
  34. St Charles Borromeo SeminaryPhiladelphia, PA

    To fund educational and religious programs

    $1,000
  35. Super Kids of Montgomery County IncBlue Bell, PA

    To support underprivileged and disabled children

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $38,50031% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $29,00023% of the total
  3. Human services3 grants $15,00012% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation2 grants $10,0008% of the total
  5. Religion2 grants $7,0006% of the total
  6. Mental health2 grants $6,0005% of the total
  7. 5 other causes5 grants $19,50016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania34 grants $199,500
  2. New Jersey1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Dorothy S TornettaV. PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Kathleen TornettaPRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Carolyn CarluccioTREASURER AND DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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