Private foundation · Great Neck, NY

Tuckerman Foundation

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Typical grant size
$500 – $1K – $1K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
46
Repeat grantees
30
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Melissa Tuckerman
PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Winthrop Rutherfurd Jr
SECRETARY
Joseph Mancari
CONTROLLER
Oliver Tuckerman
DIRECTOR/TREASURER/FINANCIAL VP
Gregory Galgano-resigned 03-11-22
COMPTROLLER/CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER
Gregory Galgano
COMPTROLLER/CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER
Joe Mancari
ASSISTANT TREASURER
Dhruvika Patel Amin
CONTROLLER

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

Payout rate · TY 2024
2.8%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
236
Total grants awarded
$641K
Total amount
$3K
Average grant
$77K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$96K
36 grants
2023
$87K
35 grants
2022
$66K
29 grants
2021
$68K
25 grants
2020
$51K
24 grants
2019
$83K
27 grants
2018
$130K
24 grants
2017
$31K
21 grants
2016
$30K
15 grants

Top recipients

The Nature Conservancy - Davis Mountains Preserve
2 grants · TX
$116K
8 grants · ME · ✓ Exact match
$70K
The Nature Conservancy(texas)
4 grants · TX
$68K
8 grants · TX · ✓ Exact match
$61K
The Nature Conservancy
5 grants · NY
$58K
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
7 grants · NY
$50K
6 grants · TX · ✓ Exact match
$23K
6 grants · ME · ✓ Exact match
$16K
4 grants · TX · ✓ Exact match
$12K
The Menil Collection
3 grants · TX
$11K

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

The Nature Conservancy(texas)
ENVIRONMENTAL
TX · TY 2024
$20K
Trees for Houston
ENVIRONMENTAL
TX · TY 2024
$15K
Friends of Acadia
ENVIRONMENTAL
ME · TY 2024
$10K
The Menil Collection
CULTURAL
TX · TY 2024
$9K
Maine Coast Heritage Trust
ENVIRONMENTAL
ME · TY 2024
$5K
Galveston Bay Foundation
ENVIRONMENTAL
TX · TY 2024
$5K
Breakthrough Td1 (formerly Jdrf)
MEDICAL
MD · TY 2024
$5K
Annunciation Orthodox School
EDUCATION
TX · TY 2024
$4K
Houston Methodist Hospital Foundation
MEDICAL
TX · TY 2024
$3K
Rockend Inc
CULTURAL
ME · TY 2024
$2K
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston
CULTURAL
TX · TY 2024
$2K
The Michael J Fox Foundation
MEDICAL
NY · TY 2024
$1K
Clark Art Institute
CULTURAL
MA · TY 2024
$1K
Zero Line(ukraine Frontline Worker Support)
SOCIAL PROGRAM
CO · TY 2024
$1K
Southern Methodist University
EDUCATION
TX · TY 2024
$1K
Proctor Academy
EDUCATION
NH · TY 2024
$1K
St Bernards School
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2024
$1K
University of Colorado
EDUCATION
CO · TY 2024
$1K
Mount Desert Island Hospital
MEDICAL
ME · TY 2024
$1K
Northeast Harbor Library
SOCIAL PROGRAM
ME · TY 2024
$1K
Northeast Harbor Fleet
EDUCATION
ME · TY 2024
$1K
Kenyon College
EDUCATION
OH · TY 2024
$1K
Nightingale Bamford School
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2024
$1K
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces
SOCIAL PROGRAM
NY · TY 2024
$500
Women's Committee of the Central Park Conservancy(playground Partners)
ENVIRONMENTAL
NY · TY 2024
$500
Mount Desert Nursery School
EDUCATION
ME · TY 2024
$500
Women in Need Inc
SOCIAL PROGRAM
NY · TY 2024
$500
Old Braeswood Park Corp
ENVIRONMENTAL
TX · TY 2024
$500
Hermann Park Conservancy
ENVIRONMENTAL
TX · TY 2024
$500
Penny's Flight Foundation
MEDICAL
NY · TY 2024
$500
Neighborhood House
SOCIAL PROGRAM
ME · TY 2024
$500
Wikimedia Foundation Inc
EDUCATION
DC · TY 2024
$260
Kids Meals Inc
SOCIAL PROGRAM
TX · TY 2024
$250
Houston Public Media
PUBLIC BROADCASTING
TX · TY 2024
$250
New York Road Runners
SOCIAL PROGRAM
NY · TY 2024
$100
Suzannah Smiles
MEDICAL
TX · TY 2024
$25
Trees for Houston
ENVIRONMENT
TX · TY 2023
$23K
The Nature Conservancy(texas)
ENVIRONMENT
TX · TY 2023
$20K
Galveston Bay Foundation
ENVIRONMENTAL
TX · TY 2023
$5K
Maine Coast Heritage Trust
ENVIRONMENTAL
ME · TY 2023
$5K
Breakthrough Td1 (formerly Jdrf)
MEDICAL
MD · TY 2023
$5K
Friends of Acadia
ENVIRONMENTAL
ME · TY 2023
$5K
Annunciation Orthodox School
EDUCATION
TX · TY 2023
$4K
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston
CULTURAL
TX · TY 2023
$2K
Rockend Inc
CULTURAL
ME · TY 2023
$2K
The Menil Collection
CULTURAL
TX · TY 2023
$1K
Proctor Academy
EDUCATION
NH · TY 2023
$1K
Southern Methodist University
EDUCATION
TX · TY 2023
$1K
University of Colorado
EDUCATION
CO · TY 2023
$1K
St Bernards School
EDUCATION
NY · TY 2023
$1K

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