Private foundation

THE TOW FOUNDATION INC

NEW CANAAN, CTEIN Website

Funds preselected organizations onlyPhilanthropy and grantmaking1,920 grants on file · $179M · FY2016–2024IRS 990-PF · FY2024

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Funds preselected organizations only

The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it gives only to organizations it has already chosen and does not accept unsolicited requests. An introduction is usually the only route.

No public data found The return states a posture but gives no instructions.

Application policy: Funds preselected organizations only, as stated on the FY2024 return.

Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.

Year	Form	Revenue	Expenses	Giving	Assets	Net assets
FY2024	990-PF	$21,380,965	$31,686,056	$29,743,538	$311,444,666	$311,376,827
FY2023	990-PF	$14,366,606	$31,079,753	$27,381,232	$321,757,604	$321,681,918
FY2022	990-PF	$8,216,304	$33,758,340	$23,941,276	$338,381,907	$338,300,908
FY2021	990-PF	$215,132,294	$21,201,578	$18,199,508	$363,923,566	$363,842,944
FY2020	990-PF	$15,992,126	$22,845,042	$20,978,083	$170,165,082	$169,912,228
FY2019	990-PF	$13,280,104	$22,725,605	$21,100,592	$176,845,740	$176,765,144
FY2018	990-PF	$11,347,347	$23,012,736	$21,159,630	$186,291,638	$186,210,645
FY2017	990-PF	$17,467,140	$20,290,096	$18,147,106	$197,965,591	$197,876,034
FY2016	990-PF	$8,269,271	$19,918,261	$18,491,186	$200,782,598	$200,698,990

THE TOW FOUNDATION INC

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THE TOW FOUNDATION INC

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