Tingari Foundation makes relatively concentrated, impact-oriented gifts that blend support for social entrepreneurship, civic initiatives in Austin, journalism and media capacity, and philanthropy/impact investing infrastructure. The foundation routes very large amounts through donor-advised vehicles while also directly funding organizations that advance women’s economic opportunity, futures research, and local community strengthening. Grants appear targeted and strategic rather than highly diversified, with a mix of domestic (notably Austin) and international grantees.
Tingari Foundation’s recent giving shows a strong tilt toward strategic intermediaries and capacity-building vehicles, including repeated six-figure support for Fidelity Charitable-advised funds and nonprofit organizations working across social entrepreneurship, journalism, and impact infrastructure. In 2025, the foundation gave $150,000 to Fidelity Charitable - the Quiddity Fund and another $150,000 to Fidelity Charitable - Luckless Philanthropies, extending a pattern of large grants routed through donor-advised structures. It also funded direct program work at the same scale in prior years, including $150,000 to Global Press Institute in 2023, indicating that the foundation backs both philanthropic infrastructure and mission-driven operating organizations. The portfolio points to a funder interested in systems change rather than broad, undifferentiated charity: social entrepreneurs, women-centered economic opportunity, local civic initiatives, and research or media organizations all appear in the recent grant list. Austin-based recipients are especially prominent, but the foundation’s reach is not limited to one city or one type of organization. Recent grants also include support for groups tied to entrepreneurship, community strengthening, and future-oriented research, suggesting a preference for organizations that can scale ideas or deepen institutional capacity.
Women’s economic opportunity is one visible thread in the grant list. In 2025, Tingari Foundation gave $100,000 to Connecther, and in 2023 it supported Level with $25,000, both aligning with female-focused entrepreneurship and economic empowerment. Local civic and community-building work is another recurring theme: the foundation awarded $100,000 to Go Austinvamos Austin in 2024 and $27,000 to Austin Together in 2025, alongside an earlier $23,000 grant to the same organization in 2024. Journalism and media capacity also appear in the portfolio, including a $150,000 grant to Global Press Institute in 2023. The foundation has additionally backed futures-oriented work through a $60,000 grant to Institute for the Future in 2024, showing interest in organizations that shape long-range thinking as well as immediate service delivery.
Typical grants cluster in the middle and upper-middle range, with a p25 of $38,750, a median of $86,500, and a p75 of $150,000. The pattern is concentrated rather than diffuse: several organizations recur across years, including Fidelity Charitable - the Quiddity Fund and Fidelity Charitable - Luckless Philanthropies, each receiving repeated large grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation is a regular funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Unsolicited applications are accepted through its philanthropic grant programs, which are described as supporting innovative, systems-changing initiatives.
$600K
$11M
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Most grants fall between $39K and $150K, with a median of $87K.
25th Percentile
$39K
Median
$87K
75th Percentile
$150K
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Relatively concentrated giving with a few very large grants (including two substantial pass-throughs via Fidelity Charitable donor-advised funds), a mix of repeat funding and one-off strategic gifts, and a balance between local Austin investments and international program support.
Notable grantees: Fidelity Charitable — The Quiddity Fund / Luckless Philanthropies (DAF pass-throughs), Global Press Institute, ConnectHer, ImpactAssets, Go Austin Vamos Austin
Grantmaking is national, but Texas is the main state of recipient concentration, accounting for 50% of grants. Austin appears often among recipient locations, alongside other Texas cities such as Pflugerville, Laredo, Dallas, and Del Valle. Outside Texas, recent grants reached recipients in Cincinnati, Washington, DC, Bethesda, Palo Alto, and Alexandria, showing a U.S.-wide footprint rather than a single-region pattern. All of the recent grants listed were to U.S. recipients.
The foundation supports organizations in social entrepreneurship, women-led ventures, journalism and media capacity, philanthropy and impact investing infrastructure, local Austin civic initiatives, and futures research. Recent grants include support for groups such as Connecther, Global Press Institute, and Institute for the Future, along with intermediary philanthropic vehicles.
Yes. Its active philanthropic grant programs are marked as accepting unsolicited applications, including the General Grants / Philanthropic Capital programs and the Philanthropic Grant Program.
The listed grant-size distribution shows a p25 of $38,750, a median of $86,500, and a p75 of $150,000. Recent awards also include several six-figure grants, which places the foundation’s giving well above small-grant levels for many recipients.
Texas is the top state by grant count, with 50% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipient cities in Texas include Austin, Pflugerville, Laredo, Dallas, and Del Valle.
Some recipients appear across multiple years, which suggests recurring relationships rather than purely one-off gifts. For example, Fidelity Charitable - the Quiddity Fund and Fidelity Charitable - Luckless Philanthropies each received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Who can apply: Only organizations are eligible; the foundation does not make grants to individuals or for-profit organizations. Priority is given to passionate impact pioneers, risk-taking impact entrepreneurial rebels, and early impact innovators working on revolutionary, systems-changing initiatives.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY CHARITABLE - LUCKLESS PHILANTHROPIES | CINCINNATI, OH | $150,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE |
| FIDELITY CHARITABLE - THE QUIDDITY FUND | CINCINNATI, OH | $150,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE |
| CONNECTHER | AUSTIN, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA - WESTERMAN JILYA INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HEA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $73,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE |
| CODE2COLLEGE | PFLUGERVILLE, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE |
| DIVINC | AUSTIN, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE |
| AUSTIN TOGETHER | AUSTIN, TX | $27,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE |
| FIDELITY CHARITABLE - THE QUIDDITY FUND | CINCINNATI, OH | $163,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE |
| FIDELITY CHARITABLE - LUCKLESS PHILANTHROPIES | CINCINNATI, OH | $163,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA - YGAP AUSTRALIA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $103,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE |
| GO AUSTINVAMOS AUSTIN | AUSTIN, TX | $100,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE |
| INSTITUTE FOR THE FUTURE | PALO ALTO, CA | $60,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE |
| THE OTHER ONES FOUNDATION | DALLAS, TX | $35,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE |
| URBAN ROOTS | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE |
| AUSTIN TOGETHER | AUSTIN, TX | $23,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE |
| FIDELITY CHARITABLE - THE QUIDDITY FUND | CINCINNATI, OH | $175,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE |
| FIDELITY CHARITABLE - LUCKLESS PHILANTHROPIES | CINCINNATI, OH | $175,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE |
| GLOBAL PRESS INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE |
| IMPACTASSETS INC | BETHESDA, MD | $100,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE |
| TORCH LITERARY ARTS | AUSTIN, TX | $50,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE |
| LEVEL | LAREDO, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE |
| TREEFOLKS | DEL VALLE, TX | $20,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE |
FIDELITY CHARITABLE - LUCKLESS PHILANTHROPIES
$150,000TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE
FIDELITY CHARITABLE - THE QUIDDITY FUND
$150,000TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE
TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE
TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE
AUSTIN TOGETHER
$27,000TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE
FIDELITY CHARITABLE - THE QUIDDITY FUND
$163,000TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE
FIDELITY CHARITABLE - LUCKLESS PHILANTHROPIES
$163,000TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE
TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE
GO AUSTINVAMOS AUSTIN
$100,000TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE
URBAN ROOTS
$25,000TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE
AUSTIN TOGETHER
$23,000TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE
FIDELITY CHARITABLE - THE QUIDDITY FUND
$175,000TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE
FIDELITY CHARITABLE - LUCKLESS PHILANTHROPIES
$175,000TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE
TORCH LITERARY ARTS
$50,000TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE
LEVEL
$25,000TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE