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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-3262587

The Tarko Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 25 grants and $86,500 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $86,500

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $926,129

  • Tax year 2024

    $52,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $907,393

  • Tax year 2023

    $50,500

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $930,813

  • Tax year 2022

    $59,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $967,200

  • Tax year 2021

    $47,600

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $1,015,760

  • Tax year 2020

    $34,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $1,042,023

Grants paid in 2025

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Center for the Integration of Dance and Martial ArtsLouisville, CO

    General support to help fund the work of this organization

    $20,000
  2. Gavi AllianceGrandsaconnex, Switzerland

    General support to help fund the work of this organization

    $10,000
  3. Manna FoodbankMills River, NC

    General support to help fund the work of this organization

    $5,000
  4. Holocaust Center for HumanitySeattle, WA

    General support to help fund the work of this organization

    $5,000
  5. Jewish Family ServiceSeattle, WA

    General support to help fund the work of this organization

    $5,000
  6. Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL

    General support to help fund the work of this organization

    $5,000
  7. Ballard Food BankSeattle, WA

    General support to help fund the work of this organization

    $5,000
  8. Marshall Relief AllianceMarshall, NC

    General support to help fund the work of this organization

    $5,000
  9. KavanaSeattle, WA

    General support to help fund the work of this organization

    $4,000
  10. Democracy Forward FoundationWashington, DC

    General support to help fund the work of this organization

    $2,500
  11. International Rescue Committee IncNew York, NY

    General support to help fund the work of this organization

    $2,500
  12. Mountain Valleys Resource Conservation & Development CouncilMarshall, NC

    General support to help fund the work of this organization

    $2,500
  13. Rebuild Hot Springs AreaHot Springs, NC

    General support to help fund the work of this organization

    $2,500
  14. Tell JapanMinatoku, Japan

    General support to help fund the work of this organization

    $2,500
  15. Beacon of HopeRiverton, UT

    General support to help fund the work of this organization

    $2,500
  16. Borderless MagazineChicago, IL

    General support to help fund the work of this organization

    $1,000
  17. Chicagoland Pig RescueBoone, IA

    General support to help fund the work of this organization

    $1,000
  18. Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee RightsChicago, IL

    General support to help fund the work of this organization

    $1,000
  19. Trash PeopleChicago, IL

    General support to help fund the work of this organization

    $1,000
  20. Chicago VotesChicago, IL

    General support to help fund the work of this organization

    $1,000
  21. Girl ForwardChicago, IL

    General support to help fund the work of this organization

    $1,000
  22. Cascade PBSSeattle, WA

    General support to help fund the work of this organization

    $500
  23. Comfort StationChicago, IL

    General support to help fund the work of this organization

    $500
  24. Friends of the Anacortes Community Forest LandsAnacortes, WA

    General support to help fund the work of this organization

    $250
  25. Kuow Cascade Public MediaSeattle, WA

    General support to help fund the work of this organization

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $20,00038% of the total
  2. Disaster relief and public safety2 grants $7,50014% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,00010% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $5,00010% of the total
  5. Religion1 grant $4,0008% of the total
  6. Environment2 grants $2,7505% of the total
  7. 4 other causes5 grants $8,00015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado1 grant $20,000
  2. Washington7 grants $20,000
  3. North Carolina4 grants $15,000
  4. Illinois7 grants $10,500
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $2,500
  6. New York1 grant $2,500
  7. Utah1 grant $2,500
  8. Iowa1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Eli HalpernDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Erica MoenDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert HalpernDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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