Private foundation · Albany, NY

The Tombros Foundation

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Typical grant size
$2K $5K $15K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
28
Repeat grantees
12
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Peter G Tombros
Director
$54K
Ann C Tombros
Director
$54K
Rodney P Kirsch
Director
$7K
John Novogrod
Director

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

Payout rate · TY 2024
8.3%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'15
'16
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
108
Total grants awarded
$7.6M
Total amount
$70K
Average grant
$1.1M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$630K
14 grants
2023
$932K
11 grants
2022
$527K
9 grants
2021
$604K
1 grants
2020
$854K
1 grants
2019
$1.1M
1 grants
2016
$718K
14 grants
2015
$632K
18 grants
2014
$857K
21 grants
2013
$716K
18 grants

Top recipients

See Attached List
3 grants · NY
$2.6M
Penn State University
5 grants · PA
$2.1M
3 grants · PA · ≈ likely match
$1.9M
2 grants · NV · ✓ Exact match
$285K
3 grants · CT · ✓ Exact match
$60K
Deer Valley YMCA Family Camp
2 grants · PA
$50K
Carnegie Hall Society Inc
3 grants · NY
$45K
3 grants · PA · ≈ likely match
$43K
6 grants · PA · ✓ Exact match
$34K
3 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$32K

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

Penn State University
General
PA · TY 2024
$450K
Bps Foundation
general
NV · TY 2024
$60K
Americares Free Clinic Inc
General
CT · TY 2024
$25K
Greens Ledge Light Preservation Society Inc
General
CT · TY 2024
$25K
Deer Valley YMCA Family Camp
general
PA · TY 2024
$20K
Discovery Space of Central Pennsylvania
General
PA · TY 2024
$10K
Hospital for Special Surgery
General
NY · TY 2024
$10K
Special Olympics Pennsylvania
General
PA · TY 2024
$7K
Mount Nittany Health Foundation
General
PA · TY 2024
$7K
Mental Health Collaborative
General
MA · TY 2024
$5K
Penn State Women's Volleyball Booster Club Inc
General
PA · TY 2024
$5K
Karli Short Better Tomorrow Foundation
General
NJ · TY 2024
$3K
One Mind
General
CA · TY 2024
$2K
Saint Catherine Center for Special Needs
General
CT · TY 2024
$1K
Penn State University
General
PA · TY 2023
$552K
Bps Foundation
general
NV · TY 2023
$225K
Discovery Space of Central Pennsylvania Inc
General
PA · TY 2023
$30K
Deer Valley YMCA Family Camp
general
PA · TY 2023
$30K
Success With Honor
general
PA · TY 2023
$24K
Nittany Lion Wrestling Club
General
PA · TY 2023
$22K
Nurturing Minds Inc
general
MA · TY 2023
$15K
Hospital for Special Surgery
General
NY · TY 2023
$12K
Greens Ledge Light Preservation Society Inc
General
CT · TY 2023
$10K
Special Olympics Pennsylvania
General
PA · TY 2023
$7K
Bridge to a Cure
General
FL · TY 2023
$5K
Penn State University
General Charitable Purposes
PA · TY 2022
$415K
Penn State Dance Marathon
General Charitable Purposes
PA · TY 2022
$26K
Greens Ledge Light Preservation Society Inc
General Charitable Purposes
CT · TY 2022
$25K
Bridge to a Cure
General Charitable Purposes
FL · TY 2022
$22K
Nittany Lion Wrestling Club
General Charitable Purposes
PA · TY 2022
$10K
Hospital for Special Surgery
General Charitable Purposes
NY · TY 2022
$10K
Stamford Ems Inc
General Charitable Purposes
TX · TY 2022
$10K
Special Olympics Pennsylvania
General Charitable Purposes
PA · TY 2022
$7K
Discovery Space of Central Pennsylvania Inc
General Charitable Purposes
PA · TY 2022
$3K
See Attached List
General Charitable Purposes
NY · TY 2021
$604K
See Attached List
General Charitable Purposes
NY · TY 2020
$854K
See Attached List
General Charitable Purposes
NY · TY 2019
$1.1M
Penn State University
GENERAL PURPOSES
PA · TY 2016
$643K
Carnegie Science Center
GENERAL PURPOSES
PA · TY 2016
$20K
NYC Chapter Penn State Alumni Association - Hope Gala
HOPE GALA
NY · TY 2016
$15K
Deer Valley YMCA
GENERAL PURPOSES
PA · TY 2016
$15K
Special Olympics Pennsylvania
GENERAL PURPOSES
PA · TY 2016
$5K
Columbial University Medical
GENERAL PURPOSE
NY · TY 2016
$5K
Manresa Association
GENERAL PURPOSES
CT · TY 2016
$5K
Wrightstown Friends Nursery School
GENERAL PURPOSES
PA · TY 2016
$3K
Penn State Dance Marathon
GENERAL PURPOSES
PA · TY 2016
$2K
Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania
GENERAL PURPOSES
PA · TY 2016
$2K
Play for Pink
GENERAL PURPOSES
NY · TY 2016
$1K
Curtain Call Inc
GENERAL PURPOSES
CT · TY 2016
$1K
One East Sixtieth Street Historical Foundation
GENERAL PURPOSES
NY · TY 2016
$1K

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