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THE TINKER FOUNDATION INC

NEW YORK, NY · EIN 510175449 · Form 990PF · FY2024 · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$6.8M
expenses
$1.8M
net assets
$82.6M
employees
profile · synthesized from sources

The Tinker Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in New York that supports education, environmental conservation, and justice initiatives primarily in Latin America. It funds civil society organizations working on foundational learning, ecosystem services, and access to justice, with a geographic focus on Mexico, Central America, and Brazil. The foundation does not appear to deliver direct services but makes grants to local implementing partners.

named programs · 4 · from sources

What they call their work

Environmental Conservation and PES
Funds research and implementation support for Payments for Ecosystem Services programs in Mexico
Foundational Learning Recovery
Supports systemic approaches to prevent and address foundational learning setbacks in primary education across Mexico and Central America
Justice Access Initiative
Supports civil society organizations connecting marginalized communities to justice services and documenting alternative justice mechanisms
Water as a Common Resource
Promotes policies and community action to safeguard water as a human right and common good in Brazil
activities · 6 groups

What they do

  • Human Rights Advocacy Funding 3 activities
    • Funding efforts to connect communities in high-violence areas to justice services
      Supports programs that improve access to legal and justice resources for populations living in regions affected by high levels of violence.
    • Funding initiatives to protect water as a human right and common resource in Brazil
      Finances efforts in Brazil that advocate for and implement protections of water access as a public good and fundamental right.
    • Funding work to strengthen and validate alternative justice mechanisms
      Provides financial support to initiatives focused on building legitimacy and effectiveness of non-traditional justice systems.
  • Individual Child Education Sponsorship 2 activities
    • Funding early and remedial education initiatives in Guatemala and Honduras
      Finances programs aimed at improving access to and quality of early childhood and remedial education in Guatemala and Honduras.
    • Funding programs to improve problem-solving skills through engaging math learning for vulnerable children in Peru
      Supports educational interventions in Peru that use interactive math learning approaches to build problem-solving abilities among at-risk children.
  • Charitable Grantmaking to Specific Causes 1 activity
    • Funding civil society organizations supporting educational recovery in Central America
      Awards grants to civil society groups working to restore and strengthen education systems in the aftermath of disruptions across Central America.
  • Teacher & Classroom Innovation Grants 1 activity
    • Funding leadership development and pedagogical training for new teachers in the state of Goiás, Brazil
      Finances professional development programs that equip new teachers in Goiás with leadership and instructional skills.
  • Literacy Program Funding 1 activity
    • Funding the expansion of an effective methodology to improve reading comprehension in middle grades
      Finances scaling efforts of proven teaching methods designed to enhance reading comprehension skills among middle-grade students.
  • Uncategorized 4 activities
    • Funding a systemic approach to prevent and address foundational learning setbacks in Mexico and Central America
      Supports comprehensive strategies to identify and mitigate early learning gaps in education across Mexico and Central America.
    • Funding development of an AI-powered tool to generate differentiated learning activities for Brazilian classrooms
      Supports the creation of an artificial intelligence-based educational tool that personalizes learning materials for diverse student needs in Brazil.
    • Funding efforts to address implementation challenges in Mexico's Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) programs
      Funds initiatives that tackle operational and systemic barriers to effective implementation of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) programs in Mexico.
    • Funding peer tutoring programs to accelerate learning recovery in Metropolitan Lima
      Provides grants for peer-led academic support initiatives aimed at helping students in Metropolitan Lima recover lost learning.
financials · form 990PF · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$6.82M
Contributions & grants
Program service revenue
Investment income$1.53M22%
Other revenue$5.19M
expenses
Total expenses$1.81M
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits$324K
Grants paid out$2.78M
balance sheet
Total assets$84.63M
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$82.63M
3 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +10.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 9
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
CAROLINE KRONLEY PRESIDENT 40 $340K
BRADFORD SMITH DIRECTOR 1 $4K
DR ARTURO C PORZECANSKI DIRECTOR THRU 12/24 1 $4K
DR SHANNON O'NEIL CHAIRMAN 1 $4K
EUGENE ZAPATA GARESCHE DIRECTOR 1 $4K
ISABEL ANINAT DIRECTOR 1 $4K
KATHERINE LORENZ SECRETARY 1 $4K
VICENTE LEON DIRECTOR 1 $4K
JOHN MCINTIRE DIRECTOR AS OF 03/24 1 $2K
board members · 2
  • DR LUIS OGANES — DIRECTOR
  • TATIANA MARTINS — DIRECTOR
relationships · 12

Who they work with

  • CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES Y ESTUDIOS SUPERIORES EN ANTROPOLOGIA SOCIAL Partner — Recipient of $120,000 grant for a systemic approach to preventing and addressing foundational learning setbacks in Mexico and Central America.
  • ENSINABR Partner — Recipient of $90,000 grant for leadership development and pedagogical training for incoming teachers in Goiás, Brazil.
  • FASE FEDERACAO DE ORGAOS PARA ASSISTENCIA SOCIAL E EDUCACIONAL Partner — Recipient of $100,000 grant to safeguard water as a human right and common resource in Brazil.
  • FUNDACION ALVARALICE Partner — Recipient of $90,000 grant to connect communities in high-violence areas to justice services.
  • FUNDACION CRISALIDA INTERNACIONAL Partner — Recipient of $109,000 grant to support early and remedial education in Guatemala and Honduras.
  • GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN THE Partner — Recipient of $100,000 grant to support civil society organizations in educational recovery in Central America.
  • GRUPO DE ANALISIS PARA EL DESARROLLO Partner — Recipient of $108,000 grant to increase problem-solving skills among vulnerable children in Peru through fun math learning.
  • LABORATORIO DE EDUCACAO Partner — Recipient of $100,000 grant to scale up an effective methodology for improved middle-grade reading comprehension.
  • NATURA Y ECOSISTEMAS MEXICANOS AC Partner — Recipient of $130,000 grant to address implementation challenges in Mexico's Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) programs.
  • NOVA ESCOLA Partner — Recipient of $100,000 grant to develop an AI-powered activities generator for differentiated learning in Brazilian classrooms.
  • OBSERVATORIO NACIONAL CIUDADANO Partner — Recipient of $113,000 grant to strengthen alternative justice mechanisms.
  • UNIVERSIDAD MARCELINO CHAMPAGNAT Partner — Recipient of $100,000 grant to implement peer tutoring for accelerated learning recovery in Metropolitan Lima.