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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 92-2226922

Tonamora Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Arlington, VT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $238,667 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending May 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

3 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $238,667

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,078,848
  • Tax year 2023

    $125,667

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,218,182
  • Tax year 2022

    $92,667

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,309,849

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. SVHC FoundationBennington, VT

    Unrestricted

    $110,000
  2. McCallum TheatrePalm Desert, CA

    Unrestricted

    $52,500
  3. Champlain Land TrustBurlington, VT

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  4. The Living Desert Zoo & GardensPalm Desert, CA

    Conference room - second of three installments

    $16,667
  5. American International CollegeSpringfield, MA

    Scholarship pledge

    $10,000
  6. College of the AtlanticBar Harbor, ME

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  7. Bucks County PlayhouseNew Hope, PA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  8. Echo Leahy CenterBurlington, VT

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  9. HildeneManchester, VT

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  10. Greater Bennington Community Services IncBennington, VT

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  11. Gamma Mu FoundationFt Lauderdale, FL

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  12. Martha Canfield LibraryArlington, VT

    Unrestricted

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $10,00074% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $2,50019% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Vermont6 grants $143,500
  2. California2 grants $69,167
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
  4. Maine1 grant $10,000
  5. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,000
  6. Florida1 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.

  • Ambrose M O'DonnellDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • John McEnrueDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Richard FarrisDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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