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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-1316271

Tipping Point Private Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $405,000 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

    $405,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $698,265

  • Tax year 2024

    $233,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $93,888

  • Tax year 2023

    $355,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $382,394

  • Tax year 2022

    $307,800

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $357,033

  • Tax year 2021

    $254,161

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $661,370

  • Tax year 2020

    $373,112

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $777,499

  • Tax year 2019

    $154,788

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $918,754

  • Tax year 2018

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $969,881

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Onward EugeneEugene, OR

    Onward Eugene - ACT Now Lane Homelessness Initiative

    $100,000
  2. Greenhill Humane SocietyEugene, OR

    General & Unrestricted

    $75,000
  3. Animal Charity EvaluatorsCovina, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  4. Aquatic Life Institute IncRye, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  5. Scarlet Moon IncBangor, PA

    Vegan Christmas film production.

    $50,000
  6. Karuna FoundationCheyenne, WY

    Bryant Research / Plant-Based Pet Food Research

    $30,000
  7. Karuna FoundationCheyenne, WY

    Sustainable Pet Food Foundation, Andrew Knight

    $25,000
  8. Onward EugeneEugene, OR

    Elevate 2028 Initiative

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals6 grants $280,00069% of the total
  2. Community development2 grants $125,00031% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oregon3 grants $200,000
  2. Colorado2 grants $55,000
  3. California1 grant $50,000
  4. New York1 grant $50,000
  5. Pennsylvania1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Darren SparksDir, Pres, Sec, Treas Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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