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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-1151002

The Pruitt Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Leesburg, VA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 42 grants and $3.5 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
The Pruitt Foundation Inc
44160 Scholar Plaza Suite 350
Leesburg, VA 20176
(703) 631-2217
Form and materials
Please request our specific application form to complete.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Program is for indigent individuals in need of financial assistance for items such as food and clothing.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $3,527,153

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $42,399,495
  • Tax year 2024

    $2,380,297

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $45,864,986
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,937,632

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $49,060,581
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,167,374

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $50,846,027
  • Tax year 2021

    $2,058,289

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $34,106,759
  • Tax year 2020

    $544,356

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $19,964,348

Grants paid in 2025

42 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Shenandoah UniversityWinchester, VA

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $1,625,000
  2. Salisbury University FoundationSalisbury, MD

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $1,000,000
  3. Pary & Abdulrahim Levian Charitable FoundationGreat Neck, NY

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $125,000
  4. Jobs for America's Graduates IncAlexandria, VA

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $100,000
  5. Paisanos Charitable FoundationChantilly, VA

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $75,018
  6. Alexandria Tutoring Consortium IncAlexandria, VA

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $50,000
  7. Youth for Tomorrow New Life Center IncBristow, VA

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $50,000
  8. St Mary's Health Wagon IncWise, VA

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $45,000
  9. Cysitc Fibrosis FoundationBethesda, MD

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $30,000
  10. Youth Crisis Center IncCasper, WY

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $30,000
  11. Thrivewell Cancer FoundationSan Antonio, TX

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $30,000
  12. Blessed Angels Community CenterSan Antonio, TX

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $25,000
  13. Higher Acievement Program IncWashington, DC

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $25,000
  14. Main Street Gym IncSalisbury, MD

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $25,000
  15. Dollar forVancouver, WA

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $25,000
  16. Lilabean FoundationSilver Spring, MD

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $25,000
  17. Patient Advocate FoundationHampton, VA

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $25,000
  18. Sos Children's Villages FloridaCoconut Creek, FL

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $25,000
  19. Leary Educational Foundation IncWinchester, VA

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $20,000
  20. Emerging Scholars Programs IncArlington, VA

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $15,000
  21. Fear 2 Freedom IncNewport News, VA

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $15,000
  22. Boy Scouts of AmericaIrving, TX

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $12,000
  23. Blue Ridge Wildlife CenterBoyce, VA

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $10,000
  24. Inova Health System Foundation (fairfax Hospital Foundation)Falls Church, VA

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $10,000
  25. The Elephant Sanctuary in TennesseeHohenwald, TN

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $10,000
  26. Casa and the Family Justice CenterPetersburg, FL

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $10,000
  27. Individual

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $10,000
  28. Jared Jewelers-Bears (ST Jude Research Hospital)Memphis, TN

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $8,428
  29. Individual

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $8,000
  30. The Laurel Center Intervention for Domestic & Sexual ViolenceWinchester, VA

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $7,500
  31. The Mote Marina LaboratorySarasota, FL

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $7,500
  32. Warren Coalition (warren County Community Health Coalition Inc)Front Royal, VA

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $7,500
  33. Individual

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $5,799
  34. Congregational Community Action Project (ccap)Winchester, VA

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $5,000
  35. Page County SPCALuray, VA

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $5,000
  36. Independence High SchoolAshburn, VA

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $5,000
  37. Rising Stars of TexasSan Antonio, TX

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $5,000
  38. Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $5,000
  39. Wake Forest High School Athletic Booster ClubWake Forest, NC

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $5,000
  40. Individual

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $3,408
  41. Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue SocietyMount Airy, MD

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $1,000
  42. Operation Paws for HomesVienna, VA

    Furtherance of charitable purposes

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education5 grants $2,705,00084% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $135,0004% of the total
  3. Jobs and employment1 grant $100,0003% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $75,0002% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $50,0002% of the total
  6. Human services2 grants $32,5001% of the total
  7. 6 other causes8 grants $127,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia18 grants $2,071,018
  2. Maryland5 grants $1,081,000
  3. New York2 grants $130,000
  4. Texas4 grants $72,000
  5. Florida3 grants $42,500
  6. Wyoming1 grant $30,000
  7. District of Columbia1 grant $25,000
  8. Washington1 grant $25,000
  9. Tennessee2 grants $18,428
  10. North Carolina1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Martin Lee CroppDIRECTOR Hours 0.3Pay $0
  • Charles Stephen Shaw JrDIRECTOR Hours 0.3Pay $0
  • Gary L JonesDIRECTOR Hours 0.3Pay $0
  • Cecil PruittPRESIDENT/TREAS/SECRETARY Hours 0.3Pay $0

The return

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