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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-1575153

The Craft Foundation

A private foundation in Glendale, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $310,000 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

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 2025

    $310,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,488,364

  • Tax year 2024

    $325,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,480,088

  • Tax year 2023

    $375,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $4,418,797

  • Tax year 2022

    $330,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $4,506,374

  • Tax year 2021

    $255,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,887,896

  • Tax year 2020

    $260,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $4,714,790

  • Tax year 2019

    $227,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $4,759,067

  • Tax year 2018

    $252,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,773,022

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

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

  1. Reason FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $100,000
  2. Institute for JusticeArlington, VA

    General support

    $50,000
  3. Individual

    General support

    $50,000
  4. Pacific Legal FoundationSacramento, CA

    General support

    $50,000
  5. Students for LibertyMC Lean, VA

    General support

    $25,000
  6. Property and Environment Research CenterBozeman, MT

    General support

    $10,000
  7. Young VoicesWashington, DC

    General support

    $10,000
  8. Let Grow FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  9. Free the People FoundationWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $125,00053% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $50,00021% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid1 grant $50,00021% of the total
  4. Public affairs1 grant $10,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $150,000
  2. Virginia2 grants $75,000
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $15,000
  4. Montana1 grant $10,000
  5. New York1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Melanie CraftTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ted BarnettTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Olivia Barnett0 Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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