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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-4380443

Crofton Cares Inc

A private foundation in Mayfield HTS, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 20 grants and $796,036 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.

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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

    $796,036

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $7,352,067

  • Tax year 2024

    $839,516

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $7,615,271

  • Tax year 2023

    $651,895

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $7,705,866

  • Tax year 2022

    $335,482

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $7,157,841

  • Tax year 2021

    $326,684

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $7,413,968

  • Tax year 2020

    $622,488

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $6,916,025

  • Tax year 2019

    $170,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $5,967,725

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $5,527,862

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The University of TampaTampa, FL

    Scholarships, southard institute for sales excellence endowment

    $515,441
  2. The Florida Holocaust MuseumSt Petersburg, FL

    Ignite the future: teaching trunks of hope project

    $50,000
  3. Jewish Federation of ClevelandCleveland, OH

    Campaign for jewish needs

    $33,000
  4. Friends of Breakthrough Public SchoolsCleveland, OH

    General

    $30,000
  5. Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH

    General

    $25,000
  6. United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumWashington, DC

    General

    $25,000
  7. University HospitalsCleveland, OH

    General

    $17,000
  8. Resource Cleveland the Refugee ResponseCleveland, OH

    General

    $14,250
  9. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    Scholarship

    $12,929
  10. University of AkronAkron, OH

    Scholarship

    $11,137
  11. Congregation of Mishkan orBeachwood, OH

    General

    $10,000
  12. Beachwood Board of EducationBeachwood, OH

    Hope heroes sponshorship

    $10,000
  13. Cornerstone of HopeIndependence, OH

    General

    $10,000
  14. The Chiselers IncTampa, FL

    Sponsor

    $10,000
  15. College Now Greater ClevelandCleveland, OH

    Scholarship fund

    $6,750
  16. Delta Sigma Pi Leadership FundOxford, OH

    General

    $5,000
  17. Mandel Jewish Community CenterBeachwood, OH

    Scholarship fund

    $4,560
  18. The Florida Chi Alumni Association of SaeTampa, FL

    General

    $2,969
  19. North Union Farmers MarketCleveland, OH

    General

    $2,000
  20. Polk County Fraternal Order of PoliceLakeland, FL

    General

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $560,12081% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $75,00011% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $43,0006% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $14,5602% of the total
  5. Community development1 grant $2,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida5 grants $579,410
  2. Ohio13 grants $178,697
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $25,000
  4. New York1 grant $12,929

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Michael SouthardPRES, SEC, TREAS, DIR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Amy SouthardDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ashley Southard LondonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

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