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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-6049776

The Crary Foundation

A private foundation in Corona Del Mar, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $21,100 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

    $21,100

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $404,556
  • Tax year 2024

    $18,600

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $418,038
  • Tax year 2023

    $20,300

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $420,436
  • Tax year 2022

    $22,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $431,307
  • Tax year 2021

    $20,300

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $461,171
  • Tax year 2020

    $21,600

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $439,464
  • Tax year 2019

    $15,400

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $453,343
  • Tax year 2018

    $20,850

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $463,233

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UCI Foundation - Langson ImcaIrvine, CA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  2. Newport Harbor Sailing FoundationNewport Beach, CA

    Unrestricted

    $2,100
  3. Animal Shelter Assistance ProgramGoleta, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  4. Boys RepublicChino Hills, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  5. Doheny Eye InstitutePasadena, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  6. Hoag Hospital FoundationNewport Beach, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  7. Scripps Research InstituteLa Jolla, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  8. USC Keck School of MedicineLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  9. Pomona CollegeClaremont, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  10. Friendship CenterSanta Barbara, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  11. Kauai Sailing AssociationLihue, HI

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  12. Mackinac AssociatesMackinaw City, MI

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  13. Second Harvest Food Bank OcIrvine, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  14. Sherman Library & GardensCorona Del Mar, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  15. Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care of SBSanta Barbara, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $2,10018% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $1,50013% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $1,50013% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $1,50013% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $1,50013% of the total
  6. Medical research1 grant $1,50013% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $2,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California13 grants $19,100
  2. Hawaii1 grant $1,000
  3. Michigan1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Bruce CraryTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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