Tandem Life Charities
Tandem Life Charities is a private foundation, based in Lincroft, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2024 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $41K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $12K.
Tandem Life Charities at a glance
In short: Tandem Life Charities gave $12K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $11,700
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- Average grant
- $1,300
- Median grant
- $500
- Total assets
- $41,076
- +190.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (80% 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 Tandem Life Charities funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bayshore Medical Center Foundation ($7K). Together the top 9 received $12K.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
Cities
How Tandem Life Charities gives
- In 2025 it paid out 416% 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
In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $12K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bayshore Medical Center Foundation Iselin, NJ | Charitable Treating Various Patients | $7,000 |
| Colts Neck Comm Church Colts Neck, NJ | Donation to Church Event to Benefit Outreach | $1,500 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NY | Benefiting Families of First Responders of 911 | $1,000 |
| St Jude Childrens Hospital Memphis, TN | Charitable Treating Pediatric Cancer Patients | $600 |
| NY Presbyterian Fund New York, NY | Benefiting Patients Being Treated at NYP | $500 |
| Semper Fi Santa Spring Lake, NJ | Christmas Gifts for Military Families | $500 |
| Family Assistance Resource Center Elizabeth, NJ | Relief to Families Affected by Disaster | $300 |
| Our Daily Bread Ministries Grand Rapids, MI | Making the Bible Accessible to All | $200 |
| Renewed Strength Ministries Colts Neck, NJ | To Benefit Various Charitable Activities at Church | $100 |
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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 | $41,076 | $62,193 | $35,250 | $11,700 | 9 | $11,700 | — | $2,810 |
| 2024 | $14,133 | $25,102 | $10,969 | — | — | — | $102 | $883 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Tandem Life Charities reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Tandem Life Charities is led by Glen Dalakian, President on every filing since 2024; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Glen Dalakian
President
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cyndi Dalakian
Vice President
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Krista Dalakian
Secretary
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lara Hovsepian
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2024–2025. "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 Tandem Life Charities
How much does Tandem Life Charities give each year?
Tandem Life Charities gave $12K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Tandem Life Charities's typical grant size?
Tandem Life Charities's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $1,300, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Tandem Life Charities give grants?
Tandem Life Charities gives mostly in New Jersey: 80% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (13%) and Tennessee (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Colts Neck, NJ (2 grants).
Does Tandem Life Charities give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Tandem Life Charities's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Tandem Life Charities's largest grantees?
Tandem Life Charities's largest 2025 grantees include Bayshore Medical Center Foundation ($7,000), Colts Neck Comm Church ($1,500) and Tunnel to Towers Foundation ($1,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 81% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Tandem Life Charities?
Tandem Life Charities reported $41K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $12K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Tandem Life Charities's EIN?
Tandem Life Charities's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 99-0394288. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2024–2025.
Data last updated September 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 2024 (received by the IRS July 8, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
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