The Tijori Foundation primarily provides large, unrestricted gifts through donor-advised/charitable gift vehicles and makes significant programmatic contributions to international poverty-alleviation and women’s economic empowerment projects. A majority of its dollars flow to a small number of recipients, with repeated multi‑million dollar grants to DAFs and to CARE’s livelihood work in the Caraga region of the Philippines.
The Tijori Foundation’s largest recent grants go to donor-advised fund vehicles, with $2,000,000 each awarded in 2025 to Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program and Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund for general and unrestricted support. That pattern sits alongside sizable international program grants, especially to CARE, whose work appears repeatedly in the foundation’s recent giving across livelihood, resilience, and emergency response efforts. The foundation also backs broad, flexible funding rather than tightly earmarked project support. Several of its largest grants are labeled general and unrestricted, while CARE-linked awards range from women’s economic empowerment in Caraga to household resilience in Rizal and climate-adaptation work for fisherfolk and farmers in Surigao del Norte. In the same record, the foundation supports emergency and recovery responses tied to typhoons, earthquakes, volcanic eruption, floods, and conflict, showing a mix of long-term economic development and rapid humanitarian aid. A recurring feature is concentration: a small set of recipients accounts for much of the recent dollar flow, including repeated support to the same charitable intermediaries and repeated multi-grant backing for CARE programs in the Philippines.
A central part of The Tijori Foundation’s giving flows through donor-advised and charitable gift fund intermediaries. Recent grants include $2,000,000 to Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program for general and unrestricted support and $1,730,000 to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund for the same purpose, indicating a strong preference for flexible, centralized philanthropic vehicles. In international livelihoods work, the foundation has supported CARE’s livelihood project in Caraga with $500,000 for women’s empowerment and later awarded $500,000 for a household economic resilience strengthening project in Rizal. It also gave $500,000 for an enhancing livelihood and climate adaptation project for fisherfolk and farmers in Surigao del Norte. Humanitarian and recovery funding is another visible theme. CARE received $370,000 for a humanitarian partnership platform emergency response fund, $245,000 for Typhoon Rai victims in Cebu City and Bohol, and $231,000 for life-saving relief after the Mt. Bulusan eruption in Sorsogon.
$6.3M
$39.1M
$12.8M
$6.6M
Most grants fall between $15K and $120K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$120K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Highly concentrated: a small portfolio of very large grants (multi‑million each), repeated awards to the same recipients, and heavy use of donor-advised platforms and one major international NGO rather than many small or local grantees.
Notable grantees: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE)
The Tijori Foundation’s recent grants cluster around a few sizes: the 25th percentile is $15,000, the median is $20,000, and the 75th percentile is $120,000. At the top of the range, the foundation makes million-dollar awards, while many other grants sit at six figures or below. The pattern is also repetitive: the same intermediary recipients appear across multiple years, especially charitable gift fund vehicles and CARE. It is classified as a regular funder and funds individuals. The record suggests a mix of unrestricted support and program-linked grants rather than a formal application-driven public grant process.
All recent grants in the provided record go to U.S. recipients, and the grant map is national rather than tied to Delaware. By count, Florida is the top state for giving, while Delaware receives 0% of grants. Recipient locations in the recent list include Warwick, Rhode Island; Cincinnati, Ohio; Merrifield, Virginia; Brooklyn, New York; and Spring Valley, New York. The largest program grants point to work connected with the Philippines, but the recipient country distribution in the data still shows U.S.-located grantees only.
It gives heavily to donor-advised and charitable gift fund intermediaries, including Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program and Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. It also supports CARE for international livelihood, resilience, and emergency-response work, along with some general and unrestricted grants to other U.S. nonprofits.
The grant-size distribution centers on $15,000 at the 25th percentile, a $20,000 median, and $120,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes several much larger awards, including multiple grants at $500,000 and two grants of $2,000,000.
Recent grants include women’s economic empowerment, household economic resilience, climate adaptation for fisherfolk and farmers, mental health empowerment, social enterprise support, and emergency response for typhoons, earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruption, and conflict-affected communities.
There are recurring recipients. CARE appears multiple times across 2023–2025 for livelihood, resilience, and emergency-response work, and the same charitable gift fund intermediaries also receive repeated grants over several years.
The grant record is national in scope and all listed recipients are in the United States. Florida is the top state by grant count, while recipient cities in the recent grants include Warwick, Cincinnati, Merrifield, Brooklyn, and Spring Valley.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM | WARWICK, RI | $2,000,000 | 2025 | general & unrestricted |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | CINCINNATI, OH | $2,000,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE I | MERRIFIELD, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | Household Economic Resilience Strengthening Project in Rizal |
| COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE I | MERRIFIELD, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | Women and Youth Economic Empowerment Phase 2 Fund |
| COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE I | MERRIFIELD, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | Enhancing Livelihood and Strengthening Climate Adaptation for Fisherfolks/Farmers in Surigao del Norte |
| COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE I | MERRIFIELD, VA | $500,000 | 2025 | Mental Health Empowerment Project |
| COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE I | MERRIFIELD, VA | $150,000 | 2025 | HUMANITARIAN PARTNERSHIP PLATFORM EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND |
| BEST FOOT FORWARD FOUNDATION INC | BOCA RATON, FL | $40,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA | TAMPA, FL | $40,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| HARLEM JUNIOR TENNIS AND EDUCATION PROGRAM INC | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE INC | CASCO, ME | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN | ATLANTA, GA | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,730,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM | WARWICK, RI | $1,250,000 | 2024 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM | WARWICK, RI | $750,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE I | MERRIFIELD, VA | $500,000 | 2024 | For AGAP SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PROJECT |
| COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE I | MERRIFIELD, VA | $370,000 | 2024 | Humanitarian Partnership Platform Emergency Response Fund |
| COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE I | MERRIFIELD, VA | $350,000 | 2024 | NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES-Eastern Samar |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | CINCINNATI, OH | $270,000 | 2024 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE I | MERRIFIELD, VA | $130,000 | 2024 | Emergency Response to the Eastern Visayas Floods |
| BEST FOOT FORWARD FOUNDATION INC | BOCA RATON, FL | $40,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| PITCCH IN FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| CAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE INC | CASCO, ME | $20,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC | MEMPHIS, TN | $20,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT TENAFLY | TENAFLY, NJ | $20,000 | 2024 | Minister's charity fund |
| SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN | TAMPA, FL | $20,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF AMERICA | TAMPA, FL | $15,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| HARLEM JUNIOR TENNIS AND EDUCATION PROGRAM INC | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| FRESH AIR FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,900,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM | WARWICK, RI | $1,383,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE I | MERRIFIELD, VA | $500,000 | 2023 | Livelihood project in Caraga (Women Empowerment) |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM | WARWICK, RI | $475,000 | 2023 | The Vanguard Charitable Fund |
| COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE I | MERRIFIELD, VA | $460,000 | 2023 | Livelihood Program in Tawi-Tawi |
| COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE I | MERRIFIELD, VA | $300,000 | 2023 | Livelihood Project in Capiz |
| COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE I | MERRIFIELD, VA | $245,000 | 2023 | For the victims of Typhoon Rai in Cebu City & Bohol |
| COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE I | MERRIFIELD, VA | $231,000 | 2023 | Life-Saving Relief Assistance Affected by Mt. Bulusan Eruption in Sorsogon |
| COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE I | MERRIFIELD, VA | $210,000 | 2023 | For the Abra Earthquake Response |
| COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE I | MERRIFIELD, VA | $143,000 | 2023 | BASILAN CONFLICT RESPONSE |
| COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE I | MERRIFIELD, VA | $130,000 | 2023 | Typhoon Agaton (Megi) Emergency Response for Leyte and Capiz |
| COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE I | MERRIFIELD, VA | $120,000 | 2023 | Typhoon Rai livelihood and shelter recovery |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | CINCINNATI, OH | $100,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| BAIS HOROAH OF FLATBUSH | BROOKLYN, NY | $60,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| CONGREGATION KOLLEL LOMDEI SHAS INC | SPRING VALLEY, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| UNION OF ORTHODOX JEWISH CONGREGATIONS OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | Ukraine Fund |
| AGUDATH ISRAEL OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | emergency Ukraine fund |
| WORKATIT INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $41,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| BEST FOOT FORWARD FOUNDATION INC | BOCA RATON, FL | $40,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| CAMP SUNSHINE AT SEBAGO LAKE INC | CASCO, ME | $35,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$2,000,000general & unrestricted
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$2,000,000General & Unrestricted
Household Economic Resilience Strengthening Project in Rizal
COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE I
$500,000Women and Youth Economic Empowerment Phase 2 Fund
Enhancing Livelihood and Strengthening Climate Adaptation for Fisherfolks/Farmers in Surigao del Norte
Mental Health Empowerment Project
HUMANITARIAN PARTNERSHIP PLATFORM EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN
$20,000General & Unrestricted
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$1,730,000General & Unrestricted
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$1,250,000GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$750,000General & Unrestricted
COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE I
$500,000For AGAP SOCIAL ENTERPRISE PROJECT
COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE I
$370,000Humanitarian Partnership Platform Emergency Response Fund
NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES-Eastern Samar
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$270,000GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED
COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE I
$130,000Emergency Response to the Eastern Visayas Floods
PITCCH IN FOUNDATION INC
$30,000General & Unrestricted
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT TENAFLY
$20,000Minister's charity fund
FRESH AIR FUND
$10,000General & Unrestricted
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$1,900,000General & Unrestricted
Livelihood project in Caraga (Women Empowerment)
Livelihood Program in Tawi-Tawi
COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE I
$300,000Livelihood Project in Capiz
For the victims of Typhoon Rai in Cebu City & Bohol
Life-Saving Relief Assistance Affected by Mt. Bulusan Eruption in Sorsogon
For the Abra Earthquake Response
BASILAN CONFLICT RESPONSE
COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE I
$130,000Typhoon Agaton (Megi) Emergency Response for Leyte and Capiz
COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE I
$120,000Typhoon Rai livelihood and shelter recovery
BAIS HOROAH OF FLATBUSH
$60,000General & Unrestricted
CONGREGATION KOLLEL LOMDEI SHAS INC
$50,000General & Unrestricted
UNION OF ORTHODOX JEWISH CONGREGATIONS OF AMERICA
$50,000Ukraine Fund
WORKATIT INC
$41,000General & Unrestricted