Tam Foundation Incorporated
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable initiatives. Its mission appears to focus on enhancing community welfare through funding for arts and culture, religious organizations, and community service projects. The foundation supports a range of causes, including stage productions, church activities, and historical preservation efforts. It primarily serves organizations within its local community, with a significant emphasis on supporting initiatives in the arts and community service sectors.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small local nonprofits in Shelby County/OH — especially arts groups, churches, or community service organizations seeking modest project or operating support.
Good Fit
- • Located in Sidney or elsewhere in Shelby County, Ohio.
- • Work in arts and culture, local church programming, or community service.
- • Asks for modest grants consistent with past awards (hundreds to tens of thousands).
- • Has an existing local relationship or endorsement (community foundation, past grantee, local leaders).
- • Project is clearly tied to local community impact or capital/production needs.
Geography
Giving is essentially local: in the latest year about 99% of dollars went to Ohio recipients, concentrated around Sidney/Shelby County with only incidental out-of-state grants.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funds a moderate number of distinct local recipients each year (6–9 historically; seven in the latest year), showing a spread of independent grantees, though dollars are highly concentrated among a few top recipients.
New Applicants
The foundation formally declares a preselection-only policy and no public application route or contact details are visible, so unfamiliar applicants are unlikely to access funding without nomination or strong local introductions; while new grantees appear in filings, there is no evidence of an open application process.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
