Ten Talents Foundation Inc
Ten Talents Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Potomac, Maryland. It reported 12 grants totaling $180,000 in filing year 2025, with awards to organizations working in areas including Christian outreach, support for human trafficking survivors, child and family services, and hunger relief.
Ten Talents Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Ten Talents Foundation Inc gave $180K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), top state Virginia. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $180,000
- -10.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- -7.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,000
- -2.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $12,500
- Total assets
- $3,303,995
- +5.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 0% first-time grantees (0 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Virginia (32% 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 Ten Talents Foundation Inc
- How to Apply
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The 2025 filing says to contact any director listed. It provides no prescribed guidelines or materials and states that details about award restrictions are available upon request.
- Review Cycle
- None stated.
- Deadline
- None stated.
- Contact
Application contact: Any Director Listed
Mailing address: PO Box 43547, Baltimore, MD 21236
Phone: (410) 256-6316
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Ten Talents Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Coalition for Christian Outreach ($40K). Together the top 10 received $174K.
Grant Size Distribution
63 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 63 grants of 63 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars were distributed among recipient states as follows: Virginia, 32%; New York, 25%; Pennsylvania, 22%; Alabama, 8%; and the District of Columbia, 6%. The listed grants also include recipients in Minnesota and Oregon.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Ten Talents Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
0%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 0 of 12 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. How we count
- 100% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−15%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 98% 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 $180K (2025) to $212K (2022). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $180K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Coalition for Christian Outreach Pittsburgh, PA | General Funds | $40,000 |
| The Freedom Alliance Dulles, VA | General Funds | $32,000 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes Rochester, NY | General Funds | $30,000 |
| Latisha's House Foundation Inc Williamsburg, VA | General Funds | $16,000 |
| Lifeline Children's Services Birmingham, AL | General Funds | $15,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation Staten Island, NY | General Funds | $15,000 |
| The Smile Train Washington, DC | General Funds | $10,000 |
| Caring Matters Inc Springfield, VA | General Funds | $7,000 |
| Feed My Starving Children Coon Rapids, MN | General Funds | $5,000 |
| Talking Books Salem, OR | General Funds | $4,000 |
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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 | $3,303,995 | $438,326 | $213,348 | $180,000 | 12 | $182,285 | $315,748 | $185,308 |
| 2024 | $3,125,063 | $307,060 | $227,354 | $200,000 | 13 | $201,745 | $246,009 | $179,403 |
| 2023 | $3,035,806 | $100,008 | $232,193 | $200,000 | 13 | $201,770 | $71,434 | $170,191 |
| 2022 | $3,150,210 | $367,847 | $254,771 | $212,000 | 14 | $213,785 | $159,079 | $160,129 |
| 2021 | $3,109,894 | $211,101 | $216,223 | $183,000 | 11 | $185,015 | $176,551 | $183,063 |
| 2020 | $3,085,765 | $126,543 | $224,458 | $197,000 | 14 | — | $42,854 | $160,431 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ten Talents Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $185K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations whose stated missions include providing a safe residential home and professional services to human trafficking victims, as described by Latisha’s House Foundation, and providing adoption and related services to children, women, and families, as described by Lifeline Children’s Services.
Other grantees describe their work as feeding children experiencing hunger, in the case of Feed My Starving Children, and eliminating hunger and its root causes, in the case of Oregon Food Bank. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not a stated mission of the foundation.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation made 12 grants totaling $180,000. Grants ranged from $3,000 to $40,000, with a median award of $12,500. The largest awards included $40,000 to The Coalition for Christian Outreach, $32,000 to The Freedom Alliance, and $30,000 to Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Other awards included $16,000 to Latisha’s House Foundation, $15,000 each to Lifeline Children’s Services and Tunnel to Towers Foundation, and $10,000 to The Smile Train. Each of these grants was listed for general funds.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Mary Poppert Barbera as president, secretary, and director; Rachel Curtis as treasurer and director; William Curtis, Madeline Truszkowski, Andrew Truszkowski, Shawn Hudson, and Owen Curtis as directors; and Concetta Barbera as vice president.
Ten Talents Foundation Inc is led by Mary Poppert Barbera, President, Secretary & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mary Poppert Barbera
President, Secretary & Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Truszkowski
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Madeline Truszkowski
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Curtis
Treasurer & Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shawn Hudson
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Curtis
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Owen Curtis
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Concetta Barbera
Vice President
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Ten Talents Foundation Inc
How much does Ten Talents Foundation Inc give each year?
Ten Talents Foundation Inc gave $180K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $200K across 13 grants.
What is Ten Talents Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Ten Talents Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $12,500, and its average grant was $15,000, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Ten Talents Foundation Inc give grants?
Ten Talents Foundation Inc's top state is Virginia, with 32% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New York (25%) and Pennsylvania (22%).
Does Ten Talents Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Ten Talents Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (12 of 12) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Ten Talents Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Ten Talents Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include The Coalition for Christian Outreach ($40,000), The Freedom Alliance ($32,000) and Fellowship of Christian Athletes ($30,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 57% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Ten Talents Foundation Inc?
Ten Talents Foundation Inc reported $3.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $182K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $185K (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 Ten Talents Foundation Inc fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Ten Talents Foundation Inc?
The 2025 filing says to contact any director listed. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Ten Talents Foundation Inc's EIN?
Ten Talents Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-0266863. 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 September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 27, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
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