The Tinker Foundation Inc
New York, NY · EIN 51-0175449. Reported 252 grants totalling $13.5M to 132 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Tinker Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $44,250. Half of everything it gave fell between $15,000 and $90,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $200,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundacion Para La Promocion Del Desarrollo Sustentable Futuro Latinoamerica | Quito | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rainforest Alliance Inc | New York, NY | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Centro De Investigaciones Y Estudios Superiores En Antropologia Social | Ciudad De Mexico | $390,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Laboratorio De Educacao | Sao Paulo | $349,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fauna and Flora International USA Inc | Washington, DC | $325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tierraviva | Asuncion | $324,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Population Council Inc | New York, NY | $315,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fundacion Summa | Santiago | $303,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Global Fund for Children the | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Igarape Inc | New York, NY | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Avance - Analisis Investigacion Y Estudios Para El Desarrollo Ac | Del Miguel Hidalgo | $293,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| School the World Inc | Boston, MA | $270,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Transparencia Brasil | Sao Paulo | $254,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fase Federacao De Orgaos Para Assistencia Social E Educacional | Rio De Janeiro | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Teachunited | Fort Collins, CO | $240,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Asistencia Legal Por Los Derechos Humanos Ac | Ciudad De Mexico | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fundacao Getulio Vargas | Rio De Janeiro | $220,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Asociacion San Sustainable Agriculture Network | San Jose | $218,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Universidad Marcelino Champagnat | Lima | $212,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Universidad Adolfo Ibanez | Santiago | $208,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Child Aid | Portland, OR | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Glasswing International USA | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sonoran Institute | Tucson, AZ | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Womens Justice Initiative Inc | New York, NY | $192,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ensinabr | Sao Paulo | $190,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fundacion Alvaralice | Cali | $180,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Asociacion Minga Peru | Lima | $166,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Atentamente Consultores Ac | Mexico City | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Migration Policy Institute | Washington, DC | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Namati Inc | Washington, DC | $157,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Asociacion Boliviana Para La Investigacion Y Conservacion De Ecosistemas An | La Paz | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pontificia Universidad Catolica De Chile | Santiago | $148,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Asociacion Civil Por La Igualdad Y La Justicia | Buenos Aires | $135,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Associacao Nova Escola | Sao Paulo | $135,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Natura Y Ecosistemas Mexicanos Ac | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Asociacion Epe - Ensena Peru | Lima | $128,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chile California Council | San Francisco, CA | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Corporacion Educativa Y Cultural Motete | Quibdo | $117,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Latin American Studies Association Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Observatorio Nacional Ciudadano | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | $113,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fundacion Crisalida Internacional | San Salvador | $109,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grupo De Analisis Para El Desarrollo | Lima, Lima | $108,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | $108,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fundacion Universidad De San Andres | Victoria | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Association of the Bar of the City of New York Fund Inc | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fundacion Gabriel Garcia Marquez Para El Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano | Cartagena | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Insitituto Gesto | Sao Paulo | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Instituto De Conservacao Ambiental - the Nature Conservancy Do Brasil | Sao Paulo | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nova Escola | Sao Paolo, Sao Paolo | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fundacion Leer | Buenos Aires | $99,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Asociacion Por Los Derechos Civiles | Buenos Aires | $95,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fundacion Centro De Implementacion De Politicas Publicas Para La Equidad Y | Buenos Aires | $91,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pontificia Universidad Catolica De Chile for J-Pal Lac | Santiago | $91,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oficina De La Defensoria De Los Derechos De La Infancia Ac | Ciudad De Mexico | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Florida Board of Trustees | Gainesville, FL | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Centro Yanapanakusun | Cusco | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Escuela Nueva Volvamos a La Gente | Bogota | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Instituto Reuna | Sao Paulo | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Organization for Youth Empowerment | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Propuesta Dale | Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Asociacion Qechi Xchool Ixim | Coban, Alta Verapaz | $72,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Instituto De Comunicacion Y Desarrollo for Alianza Regional Por La Libre Ex | Montevideo | $72,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Asociacion Amigos Del Aprendizaje | Rio Oro Santa Ana | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois the | Champaign, IL | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fundacion Carvajal | Miami, FL | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fundacion Cordillera Tropical | Cuenca | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Federacion Nacional De Cafeteros De Colombia | Manizales | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Center for Civic Innovation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fundacion Educacional Crecer Con Todos | Santiago | $69,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fundacion Cimientos | Buenos Aires | $68,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hispanics in Philanthropy | Oakland, CA | $68,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Asociacion Ama | Municipio De Poptun | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pontificia Universidad Catolica Del Peru | Lima | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Organization for Youth Empowerment - Oye | Washington, DC | $62,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund Aka Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona the | Tucson, AZ | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Kansas Center for Research Inc | Lawrence, KS | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Justicia Juvenil Internacional Mexico Ac | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | $58,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fundacion Eugenio Mendoza | Medellin, Antioquia | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Migration Policy Institute for Venezolanos En Barranquilla | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Corporacion Ensena Por Colombia - Teach for Colombia | Bogota | $51,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Instituto De Estudos Amazonicos | Curitiba | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Politize - Instituto De Educacao Politica | Florianopolis | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Politize - Instituto De Educacao Poltica | Florianopolis | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Un Mundo | Menlo Park, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| General Contributions | New York, NY | $48,501 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Florida International University Board of Trustees | Miami, FL | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fundacion Accion Joven | Curridabat | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seattle International Foundation | Seattle, WA | $42,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Committee for Children | Seattle, WA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| El Veinte | Bogota | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oficina De Defensora De Los Derechos De La Infancia Ac | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Diego State University Foundation | San Diego, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tierraviva a Los Pueblos Indigenas Del Chaco | Asuncion, Asuncion | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Universidad De Los Andes | Bogota DC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Instituto Para Las Mujeres En La Migracion Ac | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Limitless Horizons Ixil Inc | Santa Cruz, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Centro De Investigacion Planeamiento Investigacion (cipe Consultores) | Tegucigalpa | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Centro De Investigacion Planeacion Y Evaluacion (cipe Consultores) | Tegucigalpa | $26,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Philanthropy New York | New York, NY | $21,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hiperderecho | Lima | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Solutions Journalism Network Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Facultad De Derecho De La Universidad De Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Facultad De Derecho De La Universidad De Buenos Aires | Buenos Aires | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Instituto De Estudios Comparados En Ciencias Penales | Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Candid | New York, NY | $11,751 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Atlas Economic Research Foundation | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fundacion Multitudes | Providencia | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fundacion Varkey Argentina | Buenos Aires | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Portal for Investment in the Latin American Social Sector (pilas) | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Res Non Verba Asociacion Civil | Buenos Aires | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reaching U a Foundation for Uruguay | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Inter-American Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Empower | New York, NY | $8,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Empower-Emerging Markets Foundation | New York, NY | $8,300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Myriad USA | New York, NY | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arts for Art Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brazil Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maia | Denver, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| El Directorio Guatemala | Antigua, Sacatepequez | $4,600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Justice and International Law | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hispanics in Philanthropy (hip) | Oakland, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Victims of Torture | St Paul, MN | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Transnational Villages Network-Red De Pueblos Transnacionales | New York, NY | $1,749 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Latin American Leadership Foundation Inc | Vero Beach, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
69 of 132 (52%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 58%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Sonoran Institute
Developing Institutional and Community Solutions to Drive Large-Scale Restoration of the Colorado River Delta - Asociacion San Sustainable Agriculture Network
COMMUNITY-BASED MONITORING AND ASSURANCE SYSTEM FOR SMALL-SCALE COFFEE PRODUCERS IN PLANADAS, TOLIMA, COLOMBIA - Avance - Analisis Investigacion Y Estudios Para El Desarrollo Ac
Resilience Strategies for Mexican Fishing Communities Confronting Climate Change - Fase Federacao De Orgaos Para Assistencia Social E Educacional
WATER FOR WHAT AND FOR WHOM? SAFEGUARDING WATER AS A HUMAN RIGHT AND A COMMON RESOURCE IN BRAZIL - Rainforest Alliance Inc
Institutionalizing Transparency, Governance, and Financial Sustainability: A Platform to Consolidate Landscape-scale Forestry Value Chain Development in Southern Mexico - Asociacion Boliviana Para La Investigacion Y Conservacion De Ecosistemas An
Strengthening and scaling up locally managed water systems in the Apolo municipality (La Paz Department, Bolivia)
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 93 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 74 | $4,075,250 | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 59 | $3,525,901 | $50,000 |
| 2023 | 61 | $3,136,778 | $30,000 |
| 2024 | 58 | $2,781,622 | $40,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Tinker Foundation Inc has 85 of them, worth $7,452,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Rainforest Alliance Inc | New York, NY | $285,000 |
| Natura Y Ecosistemas Mexicanos Ac | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | $260,000 |
| Fundacion Para La Promocion Del Desarrollo Sustentable Futuro Latinoamerica | Quito | $260,000 |
| Tierraviva | Asuncion | $239,000 |
| Universidad Marcelino Champagnat | Lima | $205,000 |
| Laboratorio De Educacao | Sao Paulo | $200,000 |
| The Global Fund for Children | Washington, DC | $200,000 |
| Igarape Inc | New York, NY | $200,000 |
| Observatorio Nacional Ciudadano | Mexico City, Distrito Federal | $182,000 |
| Avance - Analisis Investigacion Y Estudios Para El Desarrollo Ac | Ciudad De Mexico | $153,000 |
| Teachunited | Fort Collins, CO | $145,000 |
| Fauna and Flora International USA Inc | Washington, DC | $140,000 |
| Asistencia Legal Por Los Derechos Humanos Ac | Ciudad De Mexico | $135,000 |
| Rainforest Alliance Inc | New York, NY | $135,000 |
| Fundacion Para La Promocion Del Desarrollo Sustentable Futuro Latinoamerica | Quito | $130,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 31% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $44,250. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Tinker Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 55 East 59TH Street Suite 21C, New York, NY, 10022. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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