Tacony Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker St. Louis, MO EIN: 56-2309234

Tacony Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in St. Louis, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $586K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $10K. Net investment income was $11K.

Key facts about Tacony Family Foundation

In short: Tacony Family Foundation gave $10K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
56-2309234
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$10,000
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$5,000
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$585,798
Primary geography
Illinois (50% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$586K

+43.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$10K

-77.3% YoY

Grant Count

2

-66.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$5K

-31.8% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Tacony Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $32K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Tacony Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 77% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 41% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

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

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

Saint LouisChesterfieldBallwinCarol StreamBarbertonOaklandBridgetonChula VistaMalibuNaplesRichmondTipp CityWashington

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K17 grants2019 6 grants2020 10 grants2021 7 grants2022 3 grants2023 6 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $54K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $10K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Gateway Area Chapter: $5KNational Multiple SclerosisSociety - Gateway Area Chapter$5KStages St Louis: $5KStages St Louis$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Gateway Area Chapter ($5K). Together the top 2 received $10K.

Grant Size Distribution

28 grants across all recorded years

28<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 28 grants of 28 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Gateway Area Chapter Carol Stream, ILTo support the vision of a world free of multiple sclerosis$5,000
Stages St Louis Chesterfield, MOPreserving and advancing the art form of musical theatre$5,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$585,798$408,608$446,448
Revenue$197,708$16,298$13,405
Expenses$20,518$54,138$45,028
Qualifying Distributions$13,124$47,046$38,624
Net Investment Income$10,514$10,586$8,724
Distributable Amount$31,851$30,178$28,299

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 27, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Tacony Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kathleen Tacony

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenneth Tacony

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Tacony Family Foundation

How much does Tacony Family Foundation give each year?

Tacony Family Foundation gave $10K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $44K across 6 grants.

How large is Tacony Family Foundation?

Tacony Family Foundation reported $586K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $13K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $32K (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.

Where does Tacony Family Foundation operate?

Tacony Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, Virginia.

What is Tacony Family Foundation's EIN?

Tacony Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-2309234. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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