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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-4818437

Tonkinson Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Miami, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 47 grants and $424,323 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

    $424,323

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $2,027,796
  • Tax year 2024

    $409,748

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $1,771,499
  • Tax year 2023

    $353,315

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $1,538,039
  • Tax year 2022

    $335,048

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $1,314,517
  • Tax year 2021

    $295,432

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $1,072,321
  • Tax year 2020

    $233,714

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $608,297
  • Tax year 2019

    $212,421

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $345,019
  • Tax year 2018

    $226,961

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $46,246

Grants paid in 2025

47 grants, largest first

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

  1. Friends of the UnderlineMiami, FL

    Community Development

    $100,000
  2. Florida International University FndMiami, FL

    Education

    $74,750
  3. Diabetes Research FoundationHollywood, FL

    Health & Well-being

    $50,000
  4. University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL

    Education

    $32,000
  5. Coral Gables Community FoundationCoral Gables, FL

    Community Development

    $28,500
  6. National Geographic SocietyWashington, DC

    Education, Conservation & Culture

    $20,000
  7. Zoo Miami FoundationMiami, FL

    Environment Conservation

    $15,800
  8. The Way Forward FoundationCoral Gables, FL

    Meeting Individual Needs of people with spinal cord injuries

    $15,000
  9. Branches IncMiami, FL

    Helping families break cycle of poverty

    $13,500
  10. Deering Estate FoundationPalmetto Bay, FL

    Arts, Culture & Environment

    $7,800
  11. Clearwater Free Clinic IncClearwater, FL

    Health-general & rehabilitative

    $5,000
  12. Egyptian Theater Park CityPark City, UT

    Arts & Culture

    $5,000
  13. Foundation for New Education InitiaMiami, FL

    Education

    $5,000
  14. South Florida SPCAHomestead, FL

    Environment Conservation

    $5,000
  15. The VillagersCoral Gables, FL

    Historic Preservation

    $5,000
  16. Actors Playhouse Productions IncCoral Gables, FL

    Arts & Culture

    $3,500
  17. Rotary Foundation of Coral Gables FLCoral Gables, FL

    Community Development

    $3,050
  18. Chapman Partnership IncMiami, FL

    Meeting individual needs of the homeless

    $3,000
  19. American Red Cross South Fla RegionMiami, FL

    Health & Well-being

    $3,000
  20. Fairchild Tropical Botanical GardensCoral Gables, FL

    Nature Conservation

    $2,000
  21. Miami Music Project IncMiami, FL

    Arts & Culture

    $2,000
  22. Orchestra MiamiMiami, FL

    Arts & Culture

    $2,000
  23. The Two Hundred Club of Greater MiamiMiami, FL

    Community Development

    $2,000
  24. Tropic BoundMiami, FL

    Education cultural preservation

    $2,000
  25. Individual

    Promotion of the sport of [individual] to benefit Greater [individual]

    $1,800
  26. Informed FamiiliesMiami, FL

    Education

    $1,500
  27. South Florida PBSBoynton Beach, FL

    Community Development

    $1,500
  28. Community Affairs FundPort St Lucie, FL

    Community Development

    $1,000
  29. Food for the Poor IncCoconut Creek, FL

    Meeting Individual Needs

    $1,000
  30. Guitars Over Guns OrganizationMiami, FL

    Create safe space for disadvantaged

    $1,000
  31. Miami Rescue MissionMiami, FL

    Meeting Individual Needs

    $1,000
  32. Tropical Audobon SocietyMiami, FL

    Nature Conservation

    $1,000
  33. Lemon City Collective IncMiami, FL

    Health & Education

    $1,000
  34. Live Like Jake Foundation IncPalm BCH GDNS, FL

    Education

    $1,000
  35. ALS Therapy Development InstituteWatertown, MA

    Medical Research

    $1,000
  36. Books & Books Literary FoundationCoral Gables, FL

    Nuturing Readers and Writers

    $1,000
  37. Christ the King Lutheran ChurchPinecrest, FL

    Community support

    $1,000
  38. Rising Star OutreachProvo, UT

    Meeting Individual Needs

    $720
  39. Individual

    Community Development

    $690
  40. Friends of FIU EmbraceMiami, FL

    Community Inclusiveness

    $515
  41. Knights of the Columbus #6344Marco Island, FL

    Community Development

    $500
  42. Merrick Festival Caroling CompetitionCoral Gables, FL

    Community Development

    $500
  43. ArteMiami IncMiami, FL

    Arts, culture & humanities

    $500
  44. Voices for Children Foundation IncMiami, FL

    Support of the Miami-Dade County Foster Care System

    $500
  45. American Assoc-Order of St LazarusOklahoma City, OK

    Meeting Individual Needs

    $345
  46. Yellowstone ForeverBozeman, MT

    Environment Conservation

    $250
  47. Park City MuseumPark City, UT

    Arts & Culture

    $103

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services4 grants $104,72043% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $52,00021% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $28,50012% of the total
  4. Animals2 grants $20,8008% of the total
  5. Arts and culture6 grants $16,0007% of the total
  6. Religion1 grant $13,5005% of the total
  7. 6 other causes7 grants $10,2504% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida38 grants $394,415
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $20,000
  3. Utah3 grants $5,823
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000
  5. Oklahoma1 grant $345
  6. Montana1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Richard TonkinsonPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Margarita TonkinsonSecretary Hours 5Pay $0
  • Steven TonkinsonTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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