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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 35-7014492

The Cravens Foundation

A private foundation in Brooklyn, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 19 grants and $595,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $595,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $5,013,668

  • Tax year 2023

    $385,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $5,174,729

  • Tax year 2022

    $292,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,754,794

  • Tax year 2021

    $407,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $5,086,620

  • Tax year 2020

    $548,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,319,014

  • Tax year 2019

    $536,842

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,935,666

  • Tax year 2018

    $67,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,396,622

  • Tax year 2017

    $81,950

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,966,290

Grants paid in 2024

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Spring Street Climate FundBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $60,000
  2. Girls Education CollaborativeEast Aurora, NY

    Charitable

    $50,000
  3. International African Amer MuseumCharleston, SC

    Charitable

    $50,000
  4. Brooklyn OrgBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $50,000
  5. Places JournalSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $50,000
  6. Low Country Land TrustCharleston, SC

    Charitable

    $50,000
  7. American Civil Liberties UnionNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $50,000
  8. Democracy ForwardWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $50,000
  9. One CommunityBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $25,000
  10. Torn Space TheaterBuffalo, NY

    Charitable

    $25,000
  11. Mass Design GroupBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $25,000
  12. Coles House ProjectBuffalo, NY

    Charitable

    $25,000
  13. Intl Refugee Assistance ProjectNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $25,000
  14. Catskill Forest AssociationArkville, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  15. St Ann's WarehouseBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  16. Knickerbocker FoundationBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  17. ChipsBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  18. Prospect Park AllianceBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  19. Catskill CenterArkville, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $85,00030% of the total
  2. International aid2 grants $75,00027% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $60,00021% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50,00018% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York14 grants $370,000
  2. South Carolina2 grants $100,000
  3. California1 grant $50,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $50,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Curtis L CravensTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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