Tisa Artists Foundation Ltd

Private foundation · Grantmaker Naples, FL EIN: 84-3993970

Tisa Artists Foundation Ltd is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Naples, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $117K in total assets.

Tisa Artists Foundation Ltd at a glance

Total assets
$117,020
+52.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$72,554
+1085.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$54,432
+80.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Tisa Artists Foundation Ltd 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

2states

Cities

New YorkLambertville

How Tisa Artists Foundation Ltd gives

  • Giving grew 24% from 2020 to 2023. Method
  • In 2022 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$1K$2K$3K2 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2020) to $2K (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Rago Auctions Lambertville, NJCollection of Art by Mellcros Matter Found$2,164
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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$117,020$72,554$54,432—————
2024$76,754$6,119$30,244——$20,050——
2023$116,319$51,544$13,351$2,1641$8,954$944—
2022$71,970$10,268$34,457——$64,538$1,188$4,231
2021$98,796$71,747$6,036——$6,728—$3,381
2020$33,085—$1,915$1,7502——$1,702

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Tisa Artists Foundation Ltd is led by Michael Tcheyan, President on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Michael Tcheyan

    President

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Cristina Tcheyan (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Isabella Tcheyan (2020–2023) — Vice President & Secretary
  • Former: Max Tcheyan (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Michael Christensen (2020–2023) — Director

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 Tisa Artists Foundation Ltd

How large is Tisa Artists Foundation Ltd?

Tisa Artists Foundation Ltd reported $117K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $73K.

What is Tisa Artists Foundation Ltd?

Tisa Artists Foundation Ltd is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Naples, FL. It holds $117K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Tisa Artists Foundation Ltd operate?

Tisa Artists Foundation Ltd has awarded grants in New Jersey, New York.

What is Tisa Artists Foundation Ltd's EIN?

Tisa Artists Foundation Ltd's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3993970. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 21, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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