Carol Tandy Foundation
Carol Tandy Foundation is a private foundation, based in Tulsa, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 10 grants totaling $120K. Net investment income was $74K.
Carol Tandy Foundation at a glance
In short: Carol Tandy Foundation gave $120K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Oklahoma. 40% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $119,700
- +46.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- +42.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $11,970
- +2.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,000
- Total assets
- $1,468,984
- -3.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 40% first-time grantees (4 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Oklahoma (97% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Who Carol Tandy Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma ($74K). Together the top 10 received $120K.
Grant Size Distribution
31 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 30 grants of 31 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Carol Tandy Foundation open to new grantees?
40%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 10 grantees (40%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $19K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 50% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 85% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 165% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2023) to $120K (2025). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $120K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma Tulsa, OK | General Fund | $74,400 |
| Resonance Tulsa, OK | General Fund | $11,000 |
| Monte Cassino School Tulsa, OK | General Fund | $10,000 |
| Life Senior Services Tulsa, OK | General Fund | $9,400 |
| Tandy Family YMCA Tulsa, OK | General Fund | $5,000 |
| Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors Arlington, VA | General Fund | $3,000 |
| Tulsa Day Center for the Homeless Tulsa, OK | General Fund | $2,500 |
| Tulsa Performing Arts Center Tulsa, OK | General Fund | $2,400 |
| Youth Services Tulsa, OK | General Fund | $1,000 |
| Family and Children Services Tulsa, OK | General Fund | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,468,984 | $81,929 | $131,673 | $119,700 | 10 | $119,700 | $73,522 | $72,605 |
| 2024 | $1,519,871 | $153,961 | $91,358 | $81,500 | 7 | $81,500 | $95,418 | $71,123 |
| 2023 | $1,467,415 | $57,424 | $24,625 | $10,000 | 3 | $10,000 | $22,696 | $67,507 |
| 2022 | $1,435,292 | $29,831 | $77,276 | $64,750 | 6 | $64,750 | $21,374 | $68,711 |
| 2021 | $1,480,668 | $-2,704 | $65,911 | $49,112 | 5 | $53,862 | $37,242 | $74,392 |
| 2020 | $1,549,283 | $61,593 | $41,735 | $32,900 | 6 | — | $53,566 | $67,903 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Carol Tandy Foundation reported a distributable amount of $73K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Carol Tandy Foundation is led by Carol Tandy, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carol Tandy
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Carol Tandy Foundation
How much does Carol Tandy Foundation give each year?
Carol Tandy Foundation gave $120K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $82K across 7 grants.
What is Carol Tandy Foundation's typical grant size?
Carol Tandy Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $4,000, and its average grant was $11,970, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Carol Tandy Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does Carol Tandy Foundation give grants?
Carol Tandy Foundation gives mostly in Oklahoma: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Tulsa, OK (9 grants).
Does Carol Tandy Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Carol Tandy Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (10 of 10) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Carol Tandy Foundation's largest grantees?
Carol Tandy Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma ($74,400), Resonance ($11,000) and Monte Cassino School ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 80% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Carol Tandy Foundation?
Carol Tandy Foundation reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $120K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $73K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Carol Tandy Foundation's EIN?
Carol Tandy Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-4373617. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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