The Thomas Aquinas Foundation
The Thomas Aquinas Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wheaton, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $156K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $250.
The Thomas Aquinas Foundation at a glance
In short: The Thomas Aquinas Foundation gave $250 across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $250), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $250
- -87.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $250
- -75.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $250
- Total assets
- $156,474
- -0.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (100% 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 The Thomas Aquinas Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Wanderer ($250).
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How The Thomas Aquinas Foundation gives
- Giving fell 95% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 3% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $250 (2025) to $9K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $250.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Wanderer St. Paul, MN | Charitable Purpose | $250 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $156,474 | — | $1,061 | $250 | 1 | $250 | $7,706 |
| 2024 | $157,535 | $10,000 | $5,733 | $2,000 | 2 | $5,733 | $7,759 |
| 2023 | $113,468 | — | $3,410 | $2,000 | 2 | $3,410 | $5,656 |
| 2022 | $116,878 | $10,000 | $6,725 | $5,500 | 2 | $6,725 | $5,529 |
| 2021 | $113,603 | $20,000 | $10,015 | $8,000 | 3 | $10,015 | $4,981 |
| 2020 | $103,618 | $10,000 | $12,175 | $8,500 | 5 | — | $5,142 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Thomas Aquinas Foundation reported a distributable amount of $8K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Thomas Aquinas Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Elizabeth Saunders
Director
Director & Part-Time → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Joseph Mazza
Director
Director & Part-Time → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
June Mazza
Director
Director & Part-Time → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Patrick Mazza
Director
Director & Part-Time → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Stephanie Chodera (2020) — Director & Part-Time
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 Thomas Aquinas Foundation
How much does The Thomas Aquinas Foundation give each year?
The Thomas Aquinas Foundation gave $250 across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 2 grants.
How large is The Thomas Aquinas Foundation?
The Thomas Aquinas Foundation reported $156K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $250 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $8K (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 The Thomas Aquinas Foundation operate?
The Thomas Aquinas Foundation has awarded grants in Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Wisconsin.
What is The Thomas Aquinas Foundation's EIN?
The Thomas Aquinas Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4213255. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 28, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 29, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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