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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-4312867

Cranswick-Black Foundation

A private foundation in Denver, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $46,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $46,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $649,750

  • Tax year 2024

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $626,596

  • Tax year 2023

    $11,078

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $564,260

  • Tax year 2022

    $32,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $466,214

  • Tax year 2021

    $32,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $800,406

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $520,060

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lafayette CollegeEaston, PA

    General support

    $20,000
  2. Denver Children's ChoirDenver, CO

    General support

    $15,000
  3. Free Minds Book Club Writing WorkshWashington, DC

    General support

    $10,000
  4. Third Street Alliance for WomenEaston, PA

    General support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $20,00057% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $15,00043% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Pennsylvania2 grants $21,000
  2. Colorado1 grant $15,000
  3. District of Columbia1 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.

  • Russ CranswickVP, TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sheila BlackPresident Hours 0Pay $0
  • Bryn CranswickVP, SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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