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Alfred E Tonti Trust

Accepts applications Columbus, Ohio · EIN 316277525

Alfred E Tonti Trust is a private foundation in Columbus, Ohio. In tax year 2024 it gave $300,000 in 29 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $50,000. 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 $271,500 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
2022$271,50029$5.0 million
2023$271,50029$5.5 million
2024$300,00029$6.2 million

How to apply

ContactThomas Tonti
34 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43215
Phone or email(614) 224-4331, ttonti@tontiorg.com
What to submitLetter and history of organization

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Alfred E Tonti Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio21$190,000
Indiana1$50,000
Florida2$29,000
Tennessee1$15,000
Alabama1$5,000
Nebraska1$5,000
District of Columbia1$3,000
Kansas1$3,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 29 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Charitable uses$50,000
The Catholic Foundation
Columbus, OH
Charitable uses$35,000
Join
Columbus, OH
Charitable uses$23,000
Holy Family Soup Kitchen
Columbus, OH
Charitable uses$21,000
Bishop Watterson High School
Columbus, OH
Charitable uses$21,000
Food for the Poor
Coconut Creek, FL
Charitable uses$15,000
St Jude's Children
Memphis, TN
Charitable uses$15,000
Cross International Catholic Outrea
Pompani Beach, FL
Charitable uses$14,000
Marietta Community Foundation
Marietta, OH
Charitable uses$13,000
Tiffin Community Foundation
Tiffin, OH
Charitable uses$11,000
St Charles
Columbus, OH
Charitable uses$10,000
St Agatha De Paul Society
Upper Arlington, OH
Charitable uses$9,000
St Brendan Church
Hilliard, OH
Charitable uses$8,000
Boys Town
Boys Town, NE
Charitable uses$5,000
Eternal Word Television Network
Iron Dale, AL
Charitable uses$5,000
Mid Ohio Food Bank
Columbus, OH
Charitable uses$5,000
St Agatha Retired Religious Fund
Upper Arlington, OH
Charitable uses$5,000
St Michael Catholic Church
Worthington, OH
Charitable uses$5,000
Buckeye Ranch
Grove City, OH
Charitable uses$5,000
Calvert Catholic Schools
Tiffin, OH
Charitable uses$5,000
Salvation Army
Columbus, OH
Charitable uses$4,000
St Aloysius Church
Columbus, OH
Charitable uses$4,000
Archdiocese for the Military Servic
Washington, DC
Charitable uses$3,000
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the US
Topeka, KS
Charitable uses$3,000
St Agatha Church
Upper Arlington, OH
Charitable uses$2,000
Our Lady of Peace
Columbus, OH
Charitable uses$1,000
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal
Columbus, OH
Charitable uses$1,000
St Phillip the Apostle
Columbus, OH
Charitable uses$1,000
Our Lady of Victory
Columbus, OH
Charitable uses$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Alfred E Tonti Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Alfred E Tonti Trust give?

$300,000 in tax year 2024, across 29 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Alfred E Tonti Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Thomas Tonti (Trustee).

What does Alfred E Tonti Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and food and hunger.

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