Tacony Family Foundation
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.
Tacony Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Tacony Family Foundation gave $10K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,000
- -77.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,000
- -31.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $585,798
- +43.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (50% 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 Tacony Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
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
The most common grant size was under $50K: 28 grants of 28 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $54K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Gateway Area Chapter Carol Stream, IL | To support the vision of a world free of multiple sclerosis | $5,000 |
| Stages St Louis Chesterfield, MO | Preserving and advancing the art form of musical theatre | $5,000 |
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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 | $585,798 | $197,708 | $20,518 | $10,000 | 2 | $13,124 | $10,514 | $31,851 |
| 2024 | $408,608 | $16,298 | $54,138 | $44,000 | 6 | $47,046 | $10,586 | $30,178 |
| 2023 | $446,448 | $13,405 | $45,028 | $36,000 | 3 | $38,624 | $8,724 | $28,299 |
| 2022 | $478,071 | $164,226 | $50,861 | $44,000 | 7 | $44,000 | $5,459 | $24,865 |
| 2021 | $364,706 | $12,499 | $61,062 | $54,000 | 10 | $54,000 | $5,178 | $27,639 |
| 2020 | $413,269 | $161,491 | $35,365 | $32,450 | 6 | — | $11,379 | $18,193 |
| 2019 | $287,143 | $8,781 | $9,646 | $5,015 | 17 | — | $6,882 | $16,987 |
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.
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.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 27, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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