Tom and Pam Twardzik Family Foundation
Tom and Pam Twardzik Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Shenandoah, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $20K. Net investment income was $124K.
Tom and Pam Twardzik Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Tom and Pam Twardzik Family Foundation gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $20,000
- -83.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $20,000
- -83.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $1,339,893
- +10.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (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 Tom and Pam Twardzik Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ruth Steinert Memorial SPCA ($20K).
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 11 (91%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Tom and Pam Twardzik Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 61% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 45% 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 $20K (2020) to $120K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ruth Steinert Memorial SPCA Pine Grove, PA | To Support General Operations | $20,000 |
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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 | $1,339,893 | $131,119 | $35,826 | $20,000 | 1 | $26,804 | $124,313 | $60,078 |
| 2024 | $1,217,415 | $57,109 | $131,565 | $120,000 | 1 | $125,783 | $51,327 | $59,218 |
| 2023 | $1,174,197 | $22,727 | $66,757 | $55,000 | 3 | $60,879 | $18,844 | $55,486 |
| 2022 | $1,063,998 | $12,318 | $61,195 | $51,000 | 3 | $56,689 | $17,201 | $56,789 |
| 2021 | $1,310,289 | $51,941 | $47,874 | $35,000 | 3 | $43,201 | $47,057 | $61,021 |
| 2020 | $1,164,293 | $16,801 | $37,466 | $20,000 | 3 | — | $16,509 | $50,817 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Tom and Pam Twardzik Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $60K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Tom and Pam Twardzik Family Foundation is led by Thomas F. Twardzik, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Thomas F. Twardzik
President
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pamela A. Twardzik
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/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.
Frequently asked questions about Tom and Pam Twardzik Family Foundation
How much does Tom and Pam Twardzik Family Foundation give each year?
Tom and Pam Twardzik Family Foundation gave $20K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $120K across 1 grant.
How large is Tom and Pam Twardzik Family Foundation?
Tom and Pam Twardzik Family Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $27K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $60K (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 Tom and Pam Twardzik Family Foundation operate?
Tom and Pam Twardzik Family Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, Pennsylvania.
What is Tom and Pam Twardzik Family Foundation's EIN?
Tom and Pam Twardzik Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2861388. 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
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