The Tapestry Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 27-1527554

The Tapestry Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2K in total assets. In 2025, it made $5K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $60.

The Tapestry Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$1,561
+4.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$5,060
-0.2% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$5,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$5,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Tapestry Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Philadelphia

How The Tapestry Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out well above 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

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Drexel University Philadelphia, PAto support the Fund Run and the Startup Fund$25,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,561$5,060$5,000——$5,000$60$77
2024$1,501$5,071$5,000——$5,000$71$71
2023$1,430$6,272$5,000——$5,000$22$21
2022$158$5,002$5,000——$5,000$2$8
2021$156$30,000$30,010$25,0001$30,000—$8
2020$166$5,001$5,000———$1$11

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Tapestry Foundation reported a distributable amount of $77 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Tapestry Foundation is led by Rosemarie Knorr, Director, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Rosemarie Knorr

    Director, President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert J Knorr III

    Director & Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret Tingley

    Co-Sec

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Bernard

    Co-Sec

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Maria Knorr (2020–2023) — Secretary

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 The Tapestry Foundation

How large is The Tapestry Foundation?

The Tapestry Foundation reported $2K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $77 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does The Tapestry Foundation operate?

The Tapestry Foundation has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is The Tapestry Foundation's EIN?

The Tapestry Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1527554. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 28, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 6, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 28, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 12, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 12, 2026)

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