The George Timmons Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send it a request unless it has first been invited to do so.
- Its recorded giving is mostly general and unrestricted, and its recipients span health care, community and social services, youth organisations, animal welfare, arts and cultural organisations and education, so a wide range of work has been funded.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants to organisations fall between $1,000 and $11,000, and the median is $4,000, so a modest request is the realistic size, although its largest grant was about $2,150,000, to an organisation that regrants to others.
- Less than 1% of its grant dollars to organisations in its most recent filing went to groups it had also funded in the two filings before, so repeat giving is a small part of its grantmaking.
- The filing gives no application timetable and no geographic focus, so the most useful step is to find a route to an invitation rather than to plan around a deadline.
Overview
The George Timmons 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 recorded giving is mostly described as general and unrestricted rather than tied to a named charitable field. Recipients span health care, community and social services, youth organisations, animal welfare, arts and cultural organisations, and education; the record also includes grants to charitable foundations and an impact-funding trust. The mix includes a hospital foundation, a free clinic, community centres, youth-serving charities, animal organisations, arts organisations and a museum, as well as a school. The filing says contributions are made only to preselected charitable organisations and unsolicited requests are not accepted. It does not set out broader eligibility criteria or an application timetable.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants spread across the United States.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, less than 1% 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 50 grants to organisations were $4,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 48% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, <1% of grant dollars went to organisations The George Timmons Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 95% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Renaissance Charitable Foundation · The Spear Family Fund$2,168,3552024 tax year
- Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust · Bob & Pat Timmons Memorial FUND (SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)$2,160,8552024 tax year
- Slammin Famine · Charitable Event$5,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Dana Whitby — Director, President
- Sarah Timmons — Director, Treasurer
- Gregory Timmons — Director, Secretary
- Darci Timmons — Director, Secretary
- Jennifer Svacina — Dir, VP, Treas
- Leia Matern — Director, President
- Bryna Majidi — Director, Vice President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $246,694 | $212,939 | $4,422,627 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $56,918 | $12,444 | $5,377,829 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $4,460,685 | $4,334,210 | $2,163,519 | 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
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- bstfpresident@gmail.com
- Wilmington, DE