Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation
TA Thomas Austin Finch Foundation is a private foundation based in Boston, Massachusetts. Its 2025 filing reports grants to public charities, including churches, schools, universities, and community organizations; the filing says awards are limited to public charities within the corporate city limits of Thomasville, an individual recipient
Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation at a glance
In short: Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation gave $652K across 22 grants in 2025 (avg $30K), mostly in North Carolina. 40% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $652,149
- +11.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 22
- +15.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $29,643
- -3.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,000
- Total assets
- $9,724,919
- +7.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 40% first-time grantees (8 of 20, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (90% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation
- How to Apply
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Contact CIBC National Trust Company with a proposal letter and supporting documents. The filing lists a postmark deadline of August 15; August 15, 2026 has passed.
- Contact
Application contact: Cibc National Trust Company
Mailing address: 1555 Peachtree Street Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: (404) 881-3405
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Memorial United Methodist Church ($110K). Together the top 10 received $529K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($45,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
92 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 63 grants of 92 (68%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The filing states that grants are made only to public charities within the corporate city limits of Thomasville, an individual recipient In the reported 2025 grant distribution, 90% of grant dollars went to recipients in an individual recipient, 8% to Virginia, and 1% each to Rhode Island and Tennessee.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation open to new grantees?
40%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 8 of 20 grantees (40%) were first-time recipients. With only 20 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $28K; repeat grants $32K. How we count
Medians: $9K first-time, $9K repeat.
- 55% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 97% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 $523K (2020) to $678K (2022). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $652K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial United Methodist Church Thomasville, NC | General Purpose | $110,000 |
| City of Thomasville Parks Thomasville, NC | Beautification Committee | $105,000 |
| Westchester Country Day School High Point, NC | General Support | $67,149 |
| Woodberry Forest School Woodberry Forest, VA | General Purpose | $50,000 |
| Communities in Schools of Thomasville Thomasville, NC | General Purpose | $50,000 |
| Thomasville Community Ministry Inc Thomasville, NC | General Purpose | $50,000 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $45,000 |
| University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill, NC | Scholarship | $45,000 |
| Thomas A Finch YMCA Thomasville, NC | General Purpose | $25,000 |
| High Point University High Point, NC | Scholarship | $9,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The foundation reported 22 grants in 2025, 19 in 2024, and 17 in 2023.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,724,919 | $1,344,627 | $724,195 | $652,149 | 22 | $676,383 | $1,300,354 | $696,315 |
| 2024 | $9,041,483 | $1,002,347 | $661,073 | $582,882 | 19 | $606,183 | $949,778 | $665,126 |
| 2023 | $8,615,981 | $652,171 | $668,098 | $614,208 | 17 | $636,058 | $588,787 | $605,802 |
| 2022 | $8,289,696 | $213,715 | $755,992 | $678,182 | 18 | $698,821 | $173,348 | $635,744 |
| 2021 | $8,859,685 | $1,080,423 | $617,391 | $551,080 | 16 | $572,542 | $1,044,249 | $693,049 |
| 2020 | $8,405,971 | $481,526 | $571,516 | $522,800 | 19 | — | $434,614 | $582,687 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation reported a distributable amount of $696K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include scholarship support for universities, general-purpose support for community organizations and a church, and funding for a parks beautification committee. Among its grantees, Communities in Schools of Thomasville says it supports students through programs including graduation support, teen pregnancy support, and a food pantry. Thomasville Community Ministry says it provides assistance to people in need in the community. Westchester Country Day School describes itself as a PK–12 college preparatory school focused on cultivating responsible citizens and leaders.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 22 grants totaling $652,149. Grant amounts ranged from $2,500 to $110,000, with a median of $9,000. The largest awards included $110,000 to Memorial United Methodist Church for general purposes; $105,000 to City of Thomasville Parks for its Beautification Committee; $67,149 to Westchester Country Day School for general support; and $50,000 each to Woodberry Forest School, Communities in Schools of Thomasville, and Thomasville Community Ministry for general purposes. The filing also lists $45,000 scholarship grants to an individual recipient State University and the University of an individual recipient at Chapel Hill.
The foundation’s 2025 filing says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations. It lists CIBC National Trust Company as the contact for a proposal letter and supporting documents. Grants are restricted to public charities within the corporate city limits of Thomasville, an individual recipient
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists CIBC National Trust Company N A as trustee.
Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation's only listed officer is CIBC National Trust Company N A, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
CIBC National Trust Company N A
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$36K (2020) → $44K (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $44K, to CIBC National Trust Company N A (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation
How much does Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation give each year?
Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation gave $652K across 22 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $583K across 19 grants.
What is Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation's typical grant size?
Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $9,000, and its average grant was $29,643, across 22 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation that year got $28K on average.
Where does Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation give grants?
Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation gives mostly in North Carolina: 90% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Virginia (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Thomasville, NC (6 grants), High Point, NC (3 grants) and Chapel Hill, NC (2 grants).
Does Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 41% of Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (9 of 22) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (10 grants).
Who are Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation's largest grantees?
Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Memorial United Methodist Church ($110,000), City of Thomasville Parks ($105,000) and Westchester Country Day School ($67,149), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($45,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation?
Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation reported $9.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $676K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $696K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include scholarship support for universities, general-purpose support for community organizations and a church, and funding for a parks beautification committee. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation?
Contact CIBC National Trust Company with a proposal letter and supporting documents. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation's EIN?
Ta Thomas Austin Finch Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-6037907. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 29, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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