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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 73-1519557

The Cleo L Craig Foundation

A private foundation in Shawnee, OK. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $175,857 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

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

    $175,857

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $4,624,799
  • Tax year 2024

    $155,500

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,691,976
  • Tax year 2023

    $200,285

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $4,292,057
  • Tax year 2022

    $148,826

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $4,213,427
  • Tax year 2021

    $177,990

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $2,906,482
  • Tax year 2020

    $113,416

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,951,858
  • Tax year 2019

    $69,245

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,901,798
  • Tax year 2018

    $267,793

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $2,883,190

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

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

  1. Oklahoma State UniversityStillwater, OK

    Contribution

    $125,000
  2. Shawnee YMCAShawnee, OK

    Contribution

    $12,000
  3. Individual

    Contribution

    $10,600
  4. Individual

    Contribution

    $6,000
  5. Individual

    Contribution

    $6,000
  6. Mabee Gerrer MuseumShawnee, OK

    Contribution

    $3,000
  7. Pioneer Library Systems FoundationNorman, OK

    Contribution

    $2,500
  8. Oklahoma University FoundationNorman, OK

    Contribution

    $2,000
  9. Shawnee Community FoundationShawnee, OK

    Contribution

    $1,500
  10. Okla State Univ FoundationStillwater, OK

    Contribution / scholarships

    $1,000
  11. Pottawatomie County MuseumShawnee, OK

    Contribution

    $1,000
  12. Shawnee Educational FoundationShawnee, OK

    Contribution

    $1,000
  13. Shawnee Little TheaterShawnee, OK

    Contribution

    $1,000
  14. Shawnee Public SchoolsShawnee, OK

    Contribution

    $907
  15. Junior Service LeagueShawnee, OK

    Contribution

    $650
  16. Individual

    Contribution

    $500
  17. Last Frontier Council - Boys ScoutsOklahoma City, OK

    Contribution

    $500
  18. Legacy Parenting CenterShawnee, OK

    Contribution

    $500
  19. Salvation Army of ShawneeShawnee, OK

    Contribution

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $3,00060% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $1,50030% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $50010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Oklahoma15 grants $152,757

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Cleo L Craig JrChairman Hours 10Pay $0
  • Helen CraigTrustee Hours 25Pay $24,000
  • April Craig StobbeTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Bryant W CraigTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • John C StobbeTrustee Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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