Tines Foundation
Tines Foundation is a private foundation, based in Jenks, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $453.
Tines Foundation at a glance
In short: Tines Foundation gave $453 across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $151), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $453
- -27.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $151
- -2.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $100
- Total assets
- $4,944
- -43.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- District of Columbia (66% 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 Tines Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was News Literacy Project ($300). Together the top 3 received $453.
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $453 (2025) to $621 (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $453.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| News Literacy Project Washington, DC | Good Works | $300 |
| Poetic Justice Portland, OR | Good Works | $100 |
| Wikipedia San Francisco, CA | Good Work | $53 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,944 | $-18,433 | $453 | $453 | 3 | $453 | — |
| 2024 | $8,736 | $-7,622 | $621 | $621 | 4 | $621 | — |
| 2022 | $781 | $1,416 | $865 | $500 | Total only | $500 | $1 |
| 2021 | $100 | $7,600 | $7,500 | — | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Tines Foundation is led by Charles Tines, Executive Director on every filing since 2021 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Charles Tines
Executive Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Tines Foundation
How much does Tines Foundation give each year?
Tines Foundation gave $453 across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $621 across 4 grants.
What is Tines Foundation's typical grant size?
Tines Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $100, and its average grant was $151, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Tines Foundation give grants?
Tines Foundation gives mostly in District of Columbia: 66% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Oregon (22%) and California (12%).
Does Tines Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Tines Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Tines Foundation?
Tines Foundation reported $5K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Tines Foundation's EIN?
Tines Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-2913977. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 1, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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