Tresness Family Foundation
Tresness Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in East Syracuse, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $90K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $4K.
Tresness Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Tresness Family Foundation gave $4K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,000
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,000
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,000
- Total assets
- $89,618
- -6.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Florida (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 Tresness Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Dr John E Upledger Foundation ($4K).
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 the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Tresness Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 33% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 103% 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 $4K (2025) to $6K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $4K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Dr John E Upledger Foundation Palm Beach Gardens, FL | Charitable Purposes | $4,000 |
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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 | $89,618 | $35 | $6,485 | $4,000 | 1 | $4,000 | — | $3,881 |
| 2024 | $96,068 | $37 | $7,335 | $5,000 | 1 | $5,000 | — | $4,244 |
| 2023 | $103,366 | $378 | $7,189 | $5,000 | 1 | $5,000 | — | $4,549 |
| 2022 | $110,177 | $2,404 | $8,135 | $6,000 | 2 | $6,000 | $269 | $4,766 |
| 2021 | $115,452 | $1,915 | $7,584 | $5,500 | 2 | $5,500 | — | $5,172 |
| 2020 | $121,134 | $2,949 | $7,995 | $6,000 | 2 | — | $954 | $5,521 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Tresness Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Tresness Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Barbara Tresness
Director-Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Tresness Frisch
Director-Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Tresness
Director-Trustee
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 Tresness Family Foundation
How much does Tresness Family Foundation give each year?
Tresness Family Foundation gave $4K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 1 grant.
How large is Tresness Family Foundation?
Tresness Family Foundation reported $90K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Tresness Family Foundation operate?
Tresness Family Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, New York.
What is Tresness Family Foundation's EIN?
Tresness Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 02-0658895. 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 March 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 24, 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 March 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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