Thorn Family Foundation
Thorn Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Syracuse, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5K.
Thorn Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Thorn Family Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,000
- -99.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -83.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,000
- -97.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $4,823
- -66.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kentucky (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 Thorn Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund ($5K).
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 20 (90%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Thorn Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 51% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 898% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2025) to $1.2M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Covington, KY | General Purpose | $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 | $4,823 | $463 | $9,893 | $5,000 | 1 | $5,000 | — | $557 |
| 2024 | $14,228 | $295,059 | $1,195,663 | $1,169,335 | 6 | $1,169,335 | $285,306 | $50,873 |
| 2023 | $914,832 | $54,749 | $49,805 | $14,345 | 5 | $14,345 | $34,119 | $56,561 |
| 2022 | $1,069,468 | $123,702 | $59,183 | $10,135 | 4 | $10,135 | $89,724 | $94,728 |
| 2021 | $1,034,203 | $571,971 | $1,045,398 | $1,023,585 | 4 | $1,023,585 | $565,207 | $125,615 |
| 2020 | $1,318,796 | $163,297 | $99,793 | $79,000 | 5 | — | $157,461 | $82,824 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Thorn Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $557 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Thorn Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joan M. Thorn
Trustee
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
$8K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Andrew Thorn
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas L. Thorn
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/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.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $9K, to Joan M Thorn (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Thorn Family Foundation
How much does Thorn Family Foundation give each year?
Thorn Family Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.2M across 6 grants.
How large is Thorn Family Foundation?
Thorn Family Foundation reported $5K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $557 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Thorn Family Foundation operate?
Thorn Family Foundation has awarded grants in Kentucky, New York, Ohio.
What is Thorn Family Foundation's EIN?
Thorn Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-1575913. 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 July 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 2, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Thorn Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/thorn-family-foundation-morg_8194bbfe46294e5886b91d17b66cfce0
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