Elizabeth Tannatt Buffum Tua

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dallas, TX EIN: 04-6154761

Elizabeth Tannatt Buffum Tua is a private foundation, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $110K. Net investment income was $201K.

Elizabeth Tannatt Buffum Tua at a glance

In short: Elizabeth Tannatt Buffum Tua gave $110K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $110K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$110,177
+25.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$110,177
+25.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$110,177
Total assets
$1,952,314
+3.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Elizabeth Tannatt Buffum Tua funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Shriners Hospitals for Children: $110KShriners Hospitals forChildren$110K

The largest 2025 recipient was Shriners Hospitals for Children ($110K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K3$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Tampa

How Elizabeth Tannatt Buffum Tua gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−9%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 108% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $68K (2023) to $121K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $110K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Shriners Hospitals for Children Tampa, FLUnrestricted General$110,177
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,952,314$226,929$149,910$110,1771$124,174$200,934$114,885
2024$1,890,258$76,602$122,637$87,6721$100,632$49,093$109,350
2023$1,860,778$-4,995$102,703$67,9601$79,829$23,340$99,080
2022$1,906,729$375,278$163,967$121,2861$134,018$351,167$102,687
2021$2,043,431$133,917$123,591$87,0421—$111,689$117,663
2020$1,777,639$166,500$117,354$86,6311—$152,695$97,093

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Elizabeth Tannatt Buffum Tua reported a distributable amount of $115K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Elizabeth Tannatt Buffum Tua's only listed officer is Bank Of America N A, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bank Of America N A

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $28K (2020) → $34K (2025)

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Bank of America N a — Trustee: $34KBank of America N aTrustee$34K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $34K, to Bank of America N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Elizabeth Tannatt Buffum Tua

How much does Elizabeth Tannatt Buffum Tua give each year?

Elizabeth Tannatt Buffum Tua gave $110K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $88K across 1 grant.

How large is Elizabeth Tannatt Buffum Tua?

Elizabeth Tannatt Buffum Tua reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $124K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $115K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Elizabeth Tannatt Buffum Tua operate?

Elizabeth Tannatt Buffum Tua has awarded grants in Florida.

What is Elizabeth Tannatt Buffum Tua's EIN?

Elizabeth Tannatt Buffum Tua's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6154761. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 23, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 31, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 28, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 31, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 23, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 31, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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