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Tinty Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Branford, Connecticut · EIN 273136668

Tinty Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Branford, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $211,000 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $40,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $325,165 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$325,16522$2.9 million
2024$211,00015$2.8 million

How to apply

ContactKaren Reims
388 East Main St, Branford, CT 06405
Phone or email(860) 577-2800, kreims@reimscpa.com
What to submitLetter of inquiry to determine wether they fall within the foundations guidelines. Larger grants require a full proposal package.
DeadlinesLetters of inquiry accepted through out the year. For letters of inquiry received (not postmarked)by
RestrictionsThe foundation tends to make grants to the following types of organizations and projects: 1) general operating or capacity building for organizations with an annual operating budget less than 1 million. 2)prorams focused on direct services, and /or 3) organizations or projects for which funding may be difficult to obtain,i.e.smaller organizations with limited resources for fundrasing,new projects, or grassroots programs. Grants generally range from 555 to 100,000.

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Tinty Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut15$211,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys Girls Club Nbtodd Czuprinski
Bristol, CT
After school rec & education prog$40,000
Plainville Food Pantry Susan Woerz
Plainville, CT
Food for homeless$33,000
Individual
CT
Access to arts program$25,000
Individual
CT
Stream learning ctr educational prog$20,000
Individual
CT
Restoration/reno of theatre$20,000
In A Heartbeet Mike Papale
Wallingford, CT
New aed's placed in community bldgs$10,000
Cheshire Community Food Pantry
Cheshire, CT
Filling the food pantry$10,000
Individual
CT
Veterninary treatment$10,000
Individual
CT
Surgeries for rescued dogs$10,000
Individual
CT
Hoof care needed$8,000
Individual
CT
Transportation for program$5,000
Individual
CT
Expanding equine health program$5,000
Individual
CT
Stem labs for students in ct$5,000
Individual
CT
Funding student musicians$5,000
Individual
CT
Programs for disabled individuals$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Tinty Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Letters of inquiry accepted through out the year. For letters of inquiry received (not postmarked)by.

How much does Tinty Foundation Inc give?

$211,000 in tax year 2024, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Tinty Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Beatrice Tinty (President), Phillip Ricciuti (Vice - Presi), Karen Reims Cpa (Treasurer) and John J Palmeri (Secretary).

What does Tinty Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and food and hunger.

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