Private foundation · Chicago, IL

The Tarko Foundation

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Typical grant size
$1K – $2K – $3K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
37
Repeat grantees
12
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2023 990-PF

Leadership · from 2023 990-PF

Eli Halpern
DIRECTOR
Erica Moen
DIRECTOR
Robert Halpern
DIRECTOR

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2023
5.4%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'20
'21
'22
'23
101
Total grants awarded
$191K
Total amount
$2K
Average grant
$10K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2023
$51K
29 grants
2022
$59K
22 grants
2021
$48K
25 grants
2020
$34K
25 grants

Top recipients

2 grants · WA · ✓ Exact match
$12K
3 grants · WA · ✓ Exact match
$10K
2 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$10K
Bloc Wisconsin
4 grants · WI
$10K
3 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$8K
2 grants · WI · ✓ Exact match
$8K
Marwens Arts
3 grants · IL
$7K
Friends of Chicago River
3 grants · IL
$7K
Free Spirit Media
3 grants · IL
$7K
Open Books (dolly Parton's Imagination Library)
3 grants · IL
$6K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Holocaust Center for Humanity
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION
WA · TY 2023
$5K
Chicagoland Pig Rescue
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2023
$3K
Bloc Wisconsin
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
WI · TY 2023
$3K
Wisconsin Voices
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
WI · TY 2023
$3K
Jewish Family Services of Wnc
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
NC · TY 2023
$3K
Marwens Arts
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2023
$3K
Refugeeone
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2023
$2K
Free Spirit Media
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2023
$2K
Palenque Lsna
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2023
$2K
Washington Bus Education Fund
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
WA · TY 2023
$2K
The Kavana Cooperative
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
WA · TY 2023
$2K
Friends of Chicago River
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2023
$2K
American Friends of Magen David Adom
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
NY · TY 2023
$2K
Ballard Food Bank
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
WA · TY 2023
$2K
Greater Chicago Food Depository
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2023
$2K
Dream of Detroit
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
MI · TY 2023
$2K
Asheville Poverty Initiative
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
NC · TY 2023
$2K
Jewish Family Services of Seattle
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
WA · TY 2023
$2K
Open Books (dolly Parton's Imagination Library)
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2023
$2K
Coyote Central
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
WA · TY 2023
$1K
National Indigenous Women's Resource Center
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
MT · TY 2023
$1K
Asap (appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project)
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
NC · TY 2023
$1K
Community Security Service
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
NY · TY 2023
$1K
Little Village Environmental Justice Organization
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2023
$1K
Washington Native Plant Society
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
WA · TY 2023
$1K
Animal Haven of Asheville
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
NC · TY 2023
$500
Girl Forward
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2023
$500
Cascade Pbs
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
WA · TY 2023
$500
Washington Trails Association
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
WA · TY 2023
$500
Washington Bus Education Fund
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
WA · TY 2022
$10K
Abortion Care Network
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
DC · TY 2022
$5K
Wisconsin Voices
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
WI · TY 2022
$5K
Little Village Environemental Justice Organization
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2022
$3K
Marwens Arts
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2022
$3K
Jewish Family Services of Seattle
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
WA · TY 2022
$3K
Souls to the Polls
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
WI · TY 2022
$3K
Palenque Lsna
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2022
$3K
Bloc Wisconsin
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
WI · TY 2022
$3K
National Network of Abortion Funds
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
OR · TY 2022
$3K
Free Spirit Media
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2022
$3K
Friends of Chicago River
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2022
$3K
Yellowhammer Fund
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
AL · TY 2022
$3K
Chicago Votes
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2022
$3K
Holocaust Center for Humanity
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION
WA · TY 2022
$3K
Community Security Service
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
NY · TY 2022
$2K
Skagit Land Trust
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
WA · TY 2022
$2K
Open Books (dolly Parton's Imagination Library)
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION
IL · TY 2022
$2K
Seattle Jewish Community Ukraine Challenge
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORAGNIZATION
WA · TY 2022
$1K
Greenwave
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
CT · TY 2022
$1K
Lavendar Rights Project
GENERAL SUPPORT TO HELP FUND THE WORK OF THIS ORGANIZATION
WA · TY 2022
$1K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.