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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-2000065

Cavert Family Foundation

A private foundation in St Simons Island, GA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $70,500 paid in grants.

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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
Ellen McCaffrey
114 Seminole
St Simons Island, GA 31522
(912) 222-3001
Form and materials
Written or oral
Deadlines
October 1st
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $70,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,104,208

  • Tax year 2024

    $41,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,006,178

  • Tax year 2023

    $61,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $987,957

  • Tax year 2022

    $48,651

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,046,112

  • Tax year 2021

    $22,650

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,040,977

  • Tax year 2020

    $36,948

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $925,664

  • Tax year 2019

    $55,770

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $920,101

  • Tax year 2018

    $98,440

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $940,617

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. International FoundationBaltimore, MD

    General fund

    $41,000
  2. Wolfson Children's HospitalJacksonville, FL

    General fund

    $20,000
  3. Allison Brundick Haramis FDTNJacksonville, FL

    General fund

    $5,000
  4. Go to NationsJacksonville, FL

    General fund

    $3,500
  5. City Rescue MissionJacksonville, FL

    General fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter1 grant $1,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland1 grant $41,000
  2. Florida4 grants $29,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Grace NelsonTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Ellen McCaffreyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ellen GouldTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Nan Ellen NelsonTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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