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The Newman Foundation

Accepts applications Tucson, Arizona · EIN 860658807

The Newman Foundation is a private foundation in Tucson, Arizona. In tax year 2024 it gave $28,144 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $5,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $21,700 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$21,7007$555,843
2024$28,1448$599,929

How to apply

ContactDavid A Tansik
PO Box 40473, Tucson, AZ 85717-0473
Phone or email(520) 882-9676
What to submitAll applications are reviewed by a scholarship committee made up of independent individuals. In order to emphasize the organization's commitment to awarding the scholarships on an objective and nondiscriminatory basis, there is a written application that is required to be completed and submitted by each applicant.
DeadlinesDeadlines are set each year for submission of the grant application. The deadline is announced in th
RestrictionsThe organization awards scholarships on an objective and nondiscriminatory basis to current students who are also active at the st. Thomas more newman center. Scholarship awards range in value pending the applicant's established need and the available resources of the organization; most common ranges are $500 to $3,000. Each applicant must be a full-time university of Arizona student in good standing and be active at st. Thomas more newman center. All scholarship funds are to be used for study at the university of Arizona. Students are asked to attend a meeting with the scholarship committee prior to being awarded a grant.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Newman Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Arizona.

StateGrantsAmount
Arizona8$28,144

Grants paid in 2024

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
AZ
Scholarship$5,500
St Thomas More Newman Center
Tucson, AZ
Annual "wish list" of maintenance and repair items; potential emergency as well$4,644
Individual
AZ
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
AZ
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
AZ
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
AZ
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
AZ
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
AZ
Scholarship$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Newman Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Deadlines are set each year for submission of the grant application. The deadline is announced in th.

How much does The Newman Foundation give?

$28,144 in tax year 2024, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs The Newman Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists David A Tansik (President), Jay Bell (Vice President), Andrew Romo (Treasurer) and Catherine McCall (Secretary) among 9 officers and trustees.

What does The Newman Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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