The Tinker Foundation Inc

EIN 510175449 Private Foundation

New York, NY 10165 |(212) 421-6858

https://www.tinker.org
Total Given 2016–2024
$29.7M
508 grants · $3.3M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$44K
typical mid grants · $15K–$100K
grant size
41%
supporter · 99/243 multi-year
repeat
$84.6M
Assets (2024)
243
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals Unknown
Contact Person SEE WWWTINKERORG
Phone (212) 421-6858
Deadlines SEE WWW.TINKER.ORG
How to Apply SEE WWW.TINKER.ORG
Restrictions SEE WWW.TINKER.ORG
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

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YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $3.7M $80.9M $3.5M 66
2017 $2.7M $89.8M $4.4M 52
2018 $3.9M $79.2M $6.0M 68
2019 N/A $85.8M $3.9M N/A
2020 $4.8M $88.4M $6.0M 82
2022 $5.4M $76.1M $3.2M 78
2023 $4.8M $80.6M $6.2M 82
2024 $4.4M $84.6M $6.8M 80

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 508 grants on record

Minimum
$350
25th Pctl
$15K
Median
$44K
Average
$58K
75th Pctl
$100K
Maximum
$260K

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

1.9% of US grants · Rank #10 of 29 states $105K across 6 grants 2 of 254 counties

Top 2 counties

  1. 1 Travis 5 grants · $95K
  2. 2 Harris 1 grant · $10K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (508 total)

Purpose
Natura Y. Ecosistemas Mexicanos AC Mexico City, None $260,000 NAVIGATING IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES IN MEXICO'S PAYMENTS FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES (PES) PROGRAMS 2024
Universidad Marcelino Champagnat LIMA, None $205,000 PEER TUTORING FOR ACCELERATED LEARNING RECOVERY IN METROPOLITAN LIMA 2023
Galapagos Conservancy Fairfax, VA $200,000 A Public-Private Partnership for Education Transformation in the Galapagos 2018
Sonoran Institute Tucson, AZ $200,000 Developing Institutional and Community Solutions to Drive Large-Scale Restoration of the Colorado River Delta 2020
Sonoran Institute Tucson, AZ $200,000 Developing Institutional and Community Solutions to Drive Large-Scale Restoration of the Colorado River Delta 2020
The Global Fund for Children Washington, DC $200,000 Educational Recovery in Central America: Supporting the Critical Role of Civil Society Organizations 2022
Laboratorio De Educacao SAO Paulo, None $200,000 SCALING UP AN EFFECTIVE METHODOLOGY FOR IMPROVED MIDDLE-GRADE READING COMPREHENSION 2023
Inter-American Dialogue Washington, DC $200,000 U.S. Policy toward Latin America 2016
The Nature Conservancy Inc Arlington, VA $200,000 Expanding and Consolidating a Payment for Ecosystem Service Policy Framework in Brazil and Latin America 2016
Pro Mujer Inc New York, NY $200,000 Scaling Up Pro Mujer's Programs 2016
Sonoran Institute Tucson, AZ $200,000 Reconnecting the Colorado River with the Upper Gulf of California 2016
Galapagos Conservancy Fairfax, VA $200,000 A Public-Private Partnership for Education Transformation in the Galapago 2017
Sonoran Institute Tucson, AZ $200,000 "Reconnecting the Colorado River with the Upper Gulf of California: Establishing Water Policy and 2017
Women's Justice Initiative Inc New York, NY $192,000 Testing a Scalable Model to Improve Maya Women's Access to Justice in Rural Guatemala 2020
Observatorio Nacional Ciudadano Mexico City, None $182,000 MAKING ALTERNATIVE JUSTICE COUNT 2024
Pronatura Noreste AC $177,000 Advancing Water Security in Mexico's Cuatro Cienegas Valley: Development and Application of a Water Rights Rescue Program 2018
Pronatura Noreste AC Monterrey, None $177,000 Advancing Water Security in Mexico's Cuatro Cienegas Valley: A Proposal for the Development and Application of a... 2017
Earth Innovation Institute San Francisco, CA $175,000 Community-based Management, Government Policy and the Sustainable Development of Floodplain Fisheries in the Lower... 2016
Earth Innovation Institute San Francisco, CA $175,000 Community-based Management, Government Policy and the Sustainable Development of Floodplain Fisheries in the Lower... 2017
Rainforest Alliance Inc New York, NY $173,000 Transforming Ejidatario Livelihoods and the Mexican Forestry Sector through a New Model for Landscape-scale Value... 2018
Solutions Journalism Network Inc New York, NY $160,000 Spreading Solutions Journalism in Latin America 2018
Asociacion San Sustainable Agriculture Network San JOSE, None $155,000 COMMUNITY-BASED MONITORING AND ASSURANCE SYSTEM FOR SMALL-SCALE COFFEE PRODUCERS IN PLANADAS, TOLIMA, COLOMBIA 2023
Rainforest Alliance Inc New York, NY $155,000 Transforming Ejidatario Livelihoods and the Mexican Forestry Sector through a New Model for Landscape-scale Value... 2017
Avance - Analisis Investigacion Y. Estudios para el Desarrollo AC Del Miguel Hidalgo, None $153,000 Resilience Strategies for Mexican Fishing Communities Confronting Climate Change 2022
Fundacion Espacio Publico $150,000 The Criminal Justice System in the Fight Against Corruption in Latin America 2018

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