Private foundation · New York, NY

The Tinker Foundation Inc

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Typical grant size
$15K – $35K – $95K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
105
Repeat grantees
72
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

DeadlinesSEE WWW.TINKER.ORG
ContactSEE WWWTINKERORG · 2124216858
MaterialsSEE WWW.TINKER.ORG
RestrictionsSEE WWW.TINKER.ORG

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Caroline Kronley
PRESIDENT
$294K
Dr Shannon O'neil
CHAIRMAN
$4K
Isabel Aninat
DIRECTOR
$4K
Eugene Zapata Garesche
DIRECTOR
$4K
Vicente Leon
DIRECTOR
$4K
Dr Arturo C Porzecanski
DIRECTOR THRU 12/24
$4K
Katherine Lorenz
SECRETARY
$4K
Bradford Smith
DIRECTOR
$4K
John Mcintire
DIRECTOR AS OF 03/24
$2K
Susan Segal
TREASURER
Tatiana Martins
DIRECTOR
Dr Luis Oganes
DIRECTOR
Dr Shannon O'neil As of 62023
CHAIRMAN AS OF 6/2023
$4K
Vicente Leon As of 32023
DIRECTOR
$2K
Alan Stoga Through 62023
CHAIRMAN
$2K
Kathleen Waldron Through 122023
TREASURER

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

Payout rate · TY 2024
3.3%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
578
Total grants awarded
$31.3M
Total amount
$54K
Average grant
$200K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$2.8M
58 grants
2023
$3.1M
61 grants
2022
$3.5M
59 grants
2021
$4.1M
74 grants
2020
$3.7M
69 grants
2019
$3.8M
71 grants
2018
$3.9M
68 grants
2017
$2.7M
52 grants
2016
$3.7M
66 grants

Top recipients

5 grants · AZ · ✓ Exact match
$1.0M
7 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$860K
6 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$818K
10 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$686K
Galapagos Conservancy
3 grants · VA
$600K
4 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$600K
Fundacion Alvaralice
6 grants
$570K
Transparencia Brasil
5 grants
$508K
Centro de Investigaciones Y Estudios Superiores En Antropologia Social
5 grants
$460K
5 grants · DC · ≈ likely match
$453K

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

Natura Y Ecosistemas Mexicanos Ac
NAVIGATING IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES IN MEXICO'S PAYMENTS FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES (PES) PROGRAMS
TY 2024
$130K
Centro de Investigaciones Y Estudios Superiores En Antropologia Social
A SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO PREVENTING AND ADDRESSING FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING SETBACKS IN MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA
TY 2024
$120K
Observatorio Nacional Ciudadano
MAKING ALTERNATIVE JUSTICE COUNT
TY 2024
$113K
Fundacion Crisalida Internacional
BUILDING FOUNDATIONS FOR SUCCESS: SUPPORTING EARLY AND REMEDIAL EDUCATION IN GUATEMALA AND HONDURAS
TY 2024
$109K
Grupo de Analisis Para el Desarrollo
MATH LEARNING MADE FUN: INCREASING PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS AMONG VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN PERU
TY 2024
$108K
Laboratorio de Educacao
SCALING UP AN EFFECTIVE METHODOLOGY FOR IMPROVED MIDDLE-GRADE READING COMPREHENSION
TY 2024
$100K
Universidad Marcelino Champagnat
PEER TUTORING FOR ACCELERATED LEARNING RECOVERY IN METROPOLITAN LIMA
TY 2024
$100K
Nova Escola
A.I.-POWERED ACTIVITIES GENERATOR FOR DIFFERENTIATED LEARNING IN BRAZILIAN CLASSROOMS
TY 2024
$100K
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
TY 2024
$100K
Global Fund for Children the
EDUCATIONAL RECOVERY IN CENTRAL AMERICA:SUPPORTING THE CRITICAL ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
DC · TY 2024
$100K
Fundacion Alvaralice
CONNECTING COMMUNITIES IN HIGH-VIOLENCE AREAS TO JUSTICE SERVICES
TY 2024
$90K
Ensinabr
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING FOR INCOMING TEACHERS IN THE STATE OF GOIAS
TY 2024
$90K
Fundacao Getulio Vargas
FISHERIES AGREEMENTS AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT OF BIODIVERSITY RESOURCES
TY 2024
$75K
Propuesta Dale
BUILDING A NETWORK OF TEACHER EDUCATORS TO PROMOTE LITERACY IN ARGENTINA
TY 2024
$75K
Asociacion Qechi Xchool Ixim
QECHI MAYA BILINGUAL AND CULTURAL PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
TY 2024
$72K
Instituto de Comunicacion Y Desarrollo for Alianza Regional Por LA Libre Ex
ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON JUSTICE SYSTEMS IN LATIN AMERICA: TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND OPENNESS TO CITIZENS
TY 2024
$72K
Michigan State University
INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS: IMPROVING PERUS MARKET-BASED-MECHANISM STRATEGIES WITH INDIGENOUS C…
MI · TY 2024
$70K
Asociacion San Sustainable Agriculture Network
COMMUNITY-BASED MONITORING AND ASSURANCE SYSTEM FOR SMALL-SCALE COFFEE PRODUCERS IN PLANADAS, TOLIMA, COLOMBIA
TY 2024
$63K
Organization for Youth Empowerment - Oye
CONTAR JUGANDO: A PLAYFUL LEARNING METHODOLOGY TO ENHANCE FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING IN READING AND MATH IN HONDURAS
DC · TY 2024
$62K
Atentamente Consultores Ac
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING FOR LOWER-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR EDUCATORS IN THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
TY 2024
$60K
Justicia Juvenil Internacional Mexico Ac
BUILDING A REGIONAL TOOLKIT FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE SECTOR REFORMS
TY 2024
$58K
Migration Policy Institute for Venezolanos En Barranquilla
PROMOTING ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR MIGRANT AND DISPLACED CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN COLOMBIA
DC · TY 2024
$55K
Fundacion Eugenio Mendoza
PROMOTING FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING AMONG CHILDREN
TY 2024
$55K
Fundacion Universidad de San Andres
SUPPORTING THE JUDICIARY IN THE RESPONSIBLE USE OF GENERATIVE AI IN LATIN AMERICA
TY 2024
$50K
Teachunited
MENTORS FOR CHANGE: TEACHER TRAINING AND COACHING IN YUCATAN
CO · TY 2024
$50K
Fauna and Flora International USA Inc
BLUE COMMUNITY TRANSITION: LEVERAGING MOMENTUM TO EXPAND ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL RESILIENCE FOR SMALL-SCALE FISHERS IN C…
DC · TY 2024
$45K
Asistencia Legal Por Los Derechos Humanos Ac
CONSOLIDATION OF THE ACCUSATORIAL JUSTICE SYSTEM IN OAXACA, MEXICO
TY 2024
$45K
Committee for Children
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING FOR LOWER-ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR EDUCATORS IN THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
WA · TY 2024
$40K
Tierraviva a Los Pueblos Indigenas Del Chaco
STRENGTHENING THE NETWORK OF INDIGENOUS LEGAL PROMOTERS OF CHACO
TY 2024
$40K
Oficina de Defensora de Los Derechos de LA Infancia Ac
CONSOLIDATING PROGRESS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ACCESSIBLE JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN MEXICO
TY 2024
$40K
Pontificia Universidad Catolica Del Peru
GENERATIONAL TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON
TY 2024
$36K
Instituto Para Las Mujeres En LA Migracion Ac
STRENGTHENING ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN AFFECTED BY MIGRATION IN MEXICO
TY 2024
$35K
Asociacion Amigos Del Aprendizaje
ADDRESSING THE EDUCATION CRISIS IN COSTA RICA: BOLSTERING CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING THROUGH CREATIVE WRITING
TY 2024
$35K
Population Council Inc
RESOURCE CENTER FOR EQUITABLE EDUCATIONAL RECOVERY IN GUATEMALA
NY · TY 2024
$30K
Population Council Inc
VOCES PARA LA EDUCACION: A SOCIAL LISTENING INITIATIVE FOR EVIDENCE-BASED ADVOCACY IN EDUCATION
NY · TY 2024
$30K
Centro de Investigacion Planeacion Y Evaluacion (cipe Consultores)
RESOURCE CENTER FOR EQUITABLE EDUCATIONAL RECOVERY IN HONDURAS
TY 2024
$26K
UN Mundo
PROMOTING LITERACY IN RURAL NORTHERN HONDURAS
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Latin American Studies Association Inc
LASA2025 AND LASA2026 INTERNATIONAL CONGRESSES
PA · TY 2024
$25K
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley
TINKER FIELD RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE
CA · TY 2024
$20K
University of Florida Board of Trustees
TINKER FIELD RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE
FL · TY 2024
$20K
University of Texas at Austin
TINKER FIELD RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE
TX · TY 2024
$20K
Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois the
TINKER FIELD RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE
IL · TY 2024
$18K
Facultad de Derecho de LA Universidad de Buenos Aires
CONSOLIDATING THE ARGENTINE NATIONAL NETWORK OF LAW CLINICS
TY 2024
$17K
Regents of the University of Michigan
TINKER FIELD RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE
MI · TY 2024
$15K
Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona the
TINKER FIELD RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE
AZ · TY 2024
$15K
Seattle International Foundation
SUPPORT FOR CONFERENCE
WA · TY 2024
$15K
University of Kansas Center for Research Inc
TINKER FIELD RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE
KS · TY 2024
$15K
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund Aka Tulane University
TINKER FIELD RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE
LA · TY 2024
$15K
New York University
TINKER FIELD RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE
NY · TY 2024
$15K
Instituto de Estudios Comparados En Ciencias Penales
STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY LAWYERING FOR JURY TRIALS
TY 2024
$14K

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