TINKER ISLAND FOUNDATION

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Retrieved 2026-11-11; covers tax years 2019–2024. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $23.3M · expenses $1.1M · assets $26.6M

EIN
47-3423358
Address
7 WATER STREET, BOSTON, MA 02109-4100
NTEE code
T20 Private Grantmaking Foundations (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 2015 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Daniel M Ardito TREASURER2023-2024 $5,229$7,230 7

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Edward C Johnson Iv PRESIDENT & SECRETARY2019-2024 0 $0 reported 7
M Allison Johnson (former) PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR (THRU 11/2021)2019-2021 1 $0 reported 2

People by year

2024 · 2 people listed · 1 paid, $5K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DANIEL M ARDITO TREASURER1 $4,594-$635 $5,2297
EDWARD C JOHNSON IV PRESIDENT & SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $07
2023 · 2 people listed · 1 paid, $2K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DANIEL M ARDITO TREASURER (AS OF 11/2023)1 $1,758-$243 $2,0017
EDWARD C JOHNSON IV PRESIDENT & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $07
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EDWARD C JOHNSON IV PRESIDENT, TREASURER & SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $07
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
M ALLISON JOHNSON PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR (THRU 11/2021)1 $0-$0 $02
EDWARD C JOHNSON IV TREASURER & DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $07
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
M ALLISON JOHNSON PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $02
EDWARD C JOHNSON IV TREASURER & DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $07
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
M ALLISON JOHNSON PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $02
EDWARD C JOHNSON IV TREASURER & DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $07

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 2 grants to organizations · $785K
2023 · 2 grants to organizations · $1.0M
2022 · 2 grants to organizations · $2.5M
2021 · 3 grants to organizations · $2.8M
2020 · 1 grant to organizations · $2.1M
2019 · 1 grant to organizations · $1.8M

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2024 · 4 contributors · $4.1M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
4 EDWARD C JOHNSON IV Fuzzy 0.68 Organization or other BOSTON, MA $1,304,801$1,304,801 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
3 EDWARD C JOHNSON IV Fuzzy 0.68 Organization or other BOSTON, MA $1,161,194$1,161,194 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2 EDWARD C JOHNSON IV Fuzzy 0.68 Organization or other BOSTON, MA $852,385$852,385 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
1 EDWARD C JOHNSON FUND Fuzzy 1.00 Organization or other BOSTON, MA $827,500- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 2 contributors · $9.2M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 EDWARD C JOHNSON IV Fuzzy 0.68 Organization or other BOSTON, MA $8,167,279$8,167,279 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2 EDWARD C JOHNSON FUND Fuzzy 1.00 Organization or other BOSTON, MA $1,000,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 1 contributor · $2.5M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 EDWARD C JOHNSON FUND Fuzzy 1.00 Organization or other BOSTON, MA $2,450,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2020 · 1 contributor · $75K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 EDWARD C JOHNSON FUND Fuzzy 1.00 Organization or other BOSTON, MA $75,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2019 · 1 contributor · $3.9M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 EDWARD C JOHNSON FUND Fuzzy 1.00 Organization or other BOSTON, MA $3,850,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$23,251,680$1,052,904 $26,648,607$26,648,607 $4,145,880- $4,594--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$15,062,314$1,092,511 $7,492,752$7,492,752 $9,167,279- $1,785--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,528,737$2,466,372 $1,044,140$1,044,140 $2,450,000- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$294,806$2,765,215 $1,076,371$1,076,371 -- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$149,943$2,086,925 $985,294$985,294 $75,000- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,884,920$1,859,086 $2,922,276$2,922,276 $3,850,000- $0--

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $4,277,500 in all, tax years 2022 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
EDWARD C JOHNSON FUND $4,277,5004 $827,5002024 2022-2024 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “TINKER ISLAND FOUNDATION”
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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

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OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
SCHOONER FOUNDATIONMAT20 $18,739,313$27,723,664 Executive Director$203,870 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
JANKI FOUNDATIONMAT20 $16,190,291$2,537,502 trustee$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
SANDY BEACH FOUNDATIONMAT20 $19,266,115$11,033,482 TREASURER$4,429 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
MAC FIVE FOUNDATION INCMAT20 $34,689,285$19,218,608 PRESIDENT/TREASURER$6,000 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
DUNLEAVY FOUNDATIONMAT20 $29,697,673$12,661,671 DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT AND CEO$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
TERRAPIN STATION FOUNDATIONMAT20 $14,448,181$72,891 TRUSTEE AND DONOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
MATHWORKS FOUNDATION INCMAT20 $38,697,675$35,937,905 PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
ONCE HERE FOUNDATIONMAT20 $23,972,301$2,807,715 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
LOUISBURG FOUNDATIONMAT20 $28,920,112$735,575 VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER$3,230 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
STATE STREET FOUNDATION INCMAT20 $25,496,473$26,939,096 PRESIDENT (DIRECTOR)$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
ARBOUR WAY FOUNDATION INCMAT20 $30,415,297$5,239,729 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE MORNINGSIDE FOUNDATIONMAT20 $14,483,375$21,076,043 VICE-PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
POMEGRANATE FOUNDATIONMAT20 $14,207,206$1,593,417 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
ERIC AND BARBARA CARLE FOUNDATION INCMAT20 $22,248,288$5,428,085 CURATOR$249,258 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
RANDI & JOEL CUTLER FAMILY FOUNDATIONMAT20 $25,094,844$1,395,524 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
AMELIA PEABODY FOUNDATIONMAT20 $40,912,971$11,579,384 Executive Director and CIO$499,208 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
MIRA CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONMAT20 $29,334,576$3,938,500 PRESIDENT, CHAIRMAN OF BOARD, DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
OBSERVATORY HILL FOUNDATIONMAT20 $20,703,047$1,448 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
MFS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION INCMAT20 $17,177,459$2,379,986 Dir, Pres$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
HAROLD D AND ANNETTE PRICE FAMILY FOUNDATIONMAT20 $40,507,980$1,043,599 Trustee$12,772 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
STAMPS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCMAT20 $15,425,331$19,884,917 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
EASTERN BANK CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONMAT20 $28,804,020$24,320,944 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
C JEAN AND MYLES MCDONOUGH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONMAT20 $16,668,976$1,538,636 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
MOSAKOWSKI FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONMAT20 $39,645,360$2,952,310 DIRECTOR$147,779 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
KOHLBERG FOUNDATION INC $16,000,0001 1Private foundation2017–2017 CARDINAL BROOK TRUST
Sachiko Kuno Foundation Inc $4,021,0006 1Private foundation2016–2018 S & R FOUNDATION
The David Herro Charitable Foundation $3,495,5172 1Private foundation2021–2021 HF FOUNDATION INC
JHM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION $3,098,1472 1Private foundation2024–2024 TUMO FOUNDATION
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $878,7005 1DAF sponsor2020–2024 TUMO FOUNDATION
EDWARD C JOHNSON FUND funds this one $762,5002 1Private foundation2022–2023 LOUISBURG FOUNDATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $656,5009 3DAF sponsor2015–2024 TUMO FOUNDATION; GROWALD CLIMATE FUND INC; S & R FOUNDATION
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $570,7474 1DAF sponsor2020–2024 TUMO FOUNDATION
LEBAREDIAN FAMILY FOUNDATION $555,0003 1Private foundation2024–2025 TUMO FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $551,5005 2DAF sponsor2018–2024 TUMO FOUNDATION; GROWALD CLIMATE FUND INC
THE BESSEMER GIVING FUND $350,0001 1DAF sponsor2024–2024 TUMO FOUNDATION
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY $268,8193 1DAF sponsor2019–2021 1687 FOUNDATION
VAHE AND LUCIE FOUNDATION $226,4033 1Private foundation2021–2024 TUMO FOUNDATION
STARHILL ASSOCIATES INC $200,4822 1Private foundation2024–2025 TUMO FOUNDATION
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC $200,0001 1DAF sponsor2019–2019 GROWALD CLIMATE FUND INC

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $1,052,904 spent · pay $9,704 · grants $785,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $785,000 74.6%
Taxes $243,000 23.1%
Other expenses $8,624 0.8%
Fees: accounting $5,618 0.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $4,594 0.4%
Other salaries and wages $3,996 0.4%
Pension plans and employee benefits $1,114 0.1%
Fees: legal $958 0.1%
Total$1,052,904100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $1,092,511 spent · pay $3,726 · grants $1,000,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,000,000 91.5%
Taxes $75,000 6.9%
Fees: legal $6,020 0.6%
Other expenses $4,956 0.5%
Fees: accounting $2,809 0.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $1,785 0.2%
Other salaries and wages $1,494 0.1%
Pension plans and employee benefits $447 0.0%
Total$1,092,511100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $2,466,372 spent · pay $4,892 · grants $2,450,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,450,000 99.3%
Other expenses $4,490 0.2%
Other salaries and wages $4,257 0.2%
Taxes $4,034 0.2%
Fees: legal $2,956 0.1%
Pension plans and employee benefits $635 0.0%
Total$2,466,372100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $2,765,215 spent · pay $4,978 · grants $2,752,906 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,752,906 99.6%
Other expenses $4,828 0.2%
Other salaries and wages $4,281 0.2%
Fees: accounting $1,215 0.0%
Taxes $905 0.0%
Pension plans and employee benefits $697 0.0%
Fees: legal $383 0.0%
Total$2,765,215100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $2,086,925 spent · pay $2,500 · grants $2,075,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $2,075,000 99.4%
Other expenses $7,868 0.4%
Other salaries and wages $2,130 0.1%
Fees: legal $1,557 0.1%
Pension plans and employee benefits $370 0.0%
Total$2,086,925100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $1,859,086 spent · pay $5,000 · grants $1,849,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,849,000 99.5%
Other expenses $5,086 0.3%
Other salaries and wages $3,852 0.2%
Pension plans and employee benefits $1,148 0.1%
Total$1,859,086100%

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