Tsunami Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Tsunami Foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organisations, so you should not send it a cold application.
- If you have a relationship that leads to an invitation, a request around $100,000 is realistic: half of its grants to organisations were $100,000 or less, and its typical grants fall between $25,000 and $125,000, though that band is not a ceiling because its largest grant was $150,000.
- Most of its grant dollars to organisations go to groups it has funded before, with 90% in its most recent filing going to repeat recipients, so the foundation is relationship-led and approaching it cold is unlikely to work.
- The filing states no geographic focus and no defined field of giving, so judge fit from the broad mix of its recipients rather than from any stated rule.
Overview
Tsunami Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings do not state a defined field of giving. The recorded grants are predominantly for general and unrestricted support, going to a varied group of charitable organisations that includes schools and other education organisations, social-service organisations, arts and conservation organisations, and universities. One grant purpose names neurosurgery training. Most recipient organisations are in New York, with further grants in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. The filings show repeated support for organisations as well as grants to other recipients. The return states that contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations and that unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 90% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 59 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 8% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 90% of grant dollars went to organisations Tsunami Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 20 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $75,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- ReadWorks · General & Unrestricted$150,0002024 tax year
- River Fund New York · General & Unrestricted$150,0002024 tax year
- Covenant House · General & Unrestricted$125,0002024 tax year
- Baby Buggy · General & Unrestricted$125,0002024 tax year
- Pennys Flight Foundation Inc · General & Unrestricted$125,0002024 tax year
- Exodus School · General & Unrestricted$100,0002024 tax year
- Cornell University · Weill Cornell's Neurosurgery Training$100,0002024 tax year
- Friends of the High Line · General & Unrestricted$100,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Anson M Beard Jr — Trustee
- Veronica Swanson Beard — Trustee
- James M Beard — Trustee
- Debra Beard — Trustee
- Philip Andryc — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,108,365 | $1,650,000 | $30,086,819 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,934,211 | $1,575,000 | $32,481,542 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,028,320 | $1,620,000 | $36,408,782 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Wilmington, DE
Applying to Tsunami Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Wilmington, DE