Jonathan P Formanek Foundation

Historical Funder

Memphis, Tennessee · EIN 82-3557941 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$418K

Organizations funded19

Typical grant$5,000

Total assets$13.1M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,500 and $15,000.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	JONATHAN FORMANEK
Address	6075 POPLAR AVE SUITE 726, MEMPHIS TN 38119
Phone	4797386206
Email	N/A
Form and materials	THE APPLICATION MUST BE MADE IN WRITING DETAILING THE PURPOSE OF THE REQUEST.
Deadlines	NONE
Restrictions	MUST BE A 503(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. NO RESTRICTION OR LIMITATION TO GRANT UNLESS SPECIFIED IN THE GRANT AGREEMENT.

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Arts & Culture11
Education5
Environment4
Children & Youth1
Veterans1

Where it gives

94% of grants went outside Tennessee.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Memphis Brooks Museum	Memphis, TN	To promote the provision of visual art medium through diverse exhibits	$175,000
Jacob's Pillow	Becket, MA	To engage the public's appreciation and support for dance with respect to indigenous people	$115,000
Bruce Woods Dance	Dallas, TX	To support the dance company in its efforts to entertain and enrich the public	$35,000
Stage West Theatre	Fort Worth, TX	To promote educational outreach services to the community through art	$15,000
Amphibian Stage	Fort Worth, TX	To support art education programs for veterans and youth and free public events	$15,000
Undermain Theatre	Dallas, TX	To support innovative threatre with interest in poetic and language-driven work	$15,000
Turtle Creek Conservancy	Dallas, TX	To care for the turtle creek park and arlington hall while creating a public space	$15,000
Second Thought	Dallas, TX	To support the creation of challenging and thought provoking plays with local artists	$5,000
Ochre House Theatre	Dallas, TX	To support projects that contribute to the artistic and spiritual revival of the community	$5,000
Aclu Membership Dept	New York, NY	To support the defense of individual rights	$5,000
Soul Rep Theatre	Dallas, TX	To support quality transformative black theatre	$2,500
Chamber Music International	Richardson, TX	To present chamber music on the highest level for the community	$2,500
Charles Moore Foundation	Austin, TX	To support educational programs and preservation projects for the architecture of charles moore	$2,500
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation	Scottsdale, AZ	To inspire the public to embrace how architecture relates to nature	$2,500
Fallingwater Conservancy	Pittsburgh, PA	To promote the idea of people living in harmony with nature by by planting trees and preserving the fallingwater house designed by frank l…	$1,500
The Glass House	New Canaan, CT	To support the preservation and interpretation of modern architecture, landscape, and art through inspiration and experimentation	$1,500
Tulsa Foundation for Architecture	Tulsa, OK	To celebrate oklahoma's architectural heritage through education, advocacy, and archives	$1,500
Edith Farnsworth House	Plano, IL	To support the preservation of the historic edith farnsworth house	$1,500
Martin House	Buffalo, NY	To support the preservation of the martin house which exhibits harmony with nature	$1,500

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$417,500	19
2023	$520,500	33

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533219349104278
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 82-3557941
Profile updated Nov 6, 2026

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