Private foundation · EIN 04-3254361 · Commack, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Theodore Cross Family Charitable Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 61 grants paid, $1.4M total, median $15K. 33% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
61
$1.4M
Median grant
$15K
Stays in NY
33%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$12M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 61 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Project Horseshoe FarmGreensboro, ALGeneral Purpose$85K
Planned Parenthood FederationNew York, NYGeneral Purpose$80K
Club House InternationalNew York, NYGeneral purposes$75K
Nantucket Historical AssociationNantucket, MAGeneral Purpose$75K
The Foundation for City CollegeNew York, NYGeneral Purpose$65K
ACLU FoundationBeaverton, ORGeneral purposes$60K
Ding Darling SocietySanibel, FLGeneral purposes$60K
Fish Friends in Service HereSanibel, FLGeneral purposes$60K
Child FIRSTNorwalk, CTGeneral Purpose$60K
Brennan Center for Justice at NYUNew York, NYGeneral purposes$55K
League Women VotersWashington, DCGeneral Purpose$55K
Harry Chapin Food BankFort Myers, FLGeneral purposes$50K
World Central KitchenWashington, DCGeneral Purpose$50K
Long Island CaresHauppauge, NYGeneral Purpose$35K
National Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NYGeneral Purpose$35K
Perkins School for the BlindWatertown, MAGeneral Purpose$25K
Mass General Hospital DevelopmentBoston, MAGeneral Purpose$25K
Lee Health FoundationFort Myers, FLGeneral Purpose$25K
Harvard Radcliff InstituteCambridge, MAGeneral Purpose$25K
Palliative Supportive Care of NantuNantucket, MAGeneral Purpose$25K
National Alliance of Mental IllnessArlington, VAGeneral Purpose$25K
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, ALGeneral Purpose$25K
NAACP Legal Defense and EducationalNew York, NYGeneral Purpose$25K
Chaminade High SchoolMineola, NYGeneral Purpose$25K
Prep for PrepNew York, NYGeneral Purpose$20K
Access Youth AcademySan Diego, CAGeneral Purpose$20K
Nantucket Conservation FoundationNantucket, MAGeneral purposes$15K
The Ali Forney CenterNew York, NYGeneral Purpose$15K
University of Connecticut IncStorrs, CTGeneral Purpose$15K
Foundation for National ProgressSan Francisco, CAGeneral Purpose$15K
Guttmacher InstituteNew York, NYGeneral Purpose$15K
Community Foundation for NantucketNantucket, MAGeneral Purpose$15K
Live 4 EvanHopkinton, MAGeneral Purpose$15K
Nantucket Cottage HospitalNantucket, MAGeneral Purpose$10K
Archbishop Molloy High SchoolBriarwood, NYGeneral Purpose$10K
National Coalition Against DomesticDenver, COGeneral Purpose$10K
Evergreen Treatment Services ReachSeattle, WAGeneral Purpose$10K
St Patrick's Catholic ChurchPasco, WAGeneral Purpose$10K
The Future Now InstituteWashington, DCGeneral Purpose$10K
Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NYGeneral Purpose$10K
Christ the King Roman Catholic ChurCommack, NYGeneral Purpose$7,500
St Mary's High SchoolManhasset, NYGeneral Purpose$7,500
PropublicaNew York, NYGeneral Purpose$5,000
St Patrick's Catholic ChurchAthens, NYGeneral Purpose$5,000
Green County Women's LeagueRound Top, NYGeneral Purpose$5,000
Souls to the Polls MkeMilwaukee, WIGeneral Purpose$5,000
New North Carolina ProjectConcord, NCGeneral Purpose$5,000
Community PartnersLos Angeles, CAGeneral Purpose$5,000
Voto Latino FoundationWashington, DCGeneral Purpose$5,000
Vote RidersSanta Monica, CAGeneral Purpose$5,000
Athens Community Food PantryAthens, NYGeneral Purpose$5,000
RainnPhiladelphia, PAGeneral Purpose$5,000
New Georgia ProjectAtlanta, GAGeneral Purpose$5,000
Tides FoundationLos Angeles, CAGeneral Purpose$5,000
VoteorgWashington, DCGeneral Purpose$5,000
Lawyers Comm for Civil Rights UnderMount Laurel, NJGeneral Purpose$5,000
Friends of KexpSeattle, WAGeneral Purpose$2,500
Seattle Subway FoundationSeattle, WAGeneral Purpose$2,500
St Luke SchoolShoreline, WAGeneral Purpose$2,500
Tri-Cities PrepPasco, WAGeneral Purpose$2,500

By state: New York 20 · Massachusetts 9 · Florida 4 · District of Columbia 5 · Alabama 2 · Connecticut 2

About this foundation

Theodore Cross Family Charitable Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Commack, New York, administered in care of Susan L Repetti-Nutter Et Al, tax-exempt since 1995. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Theodore Cross Family Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Theodore Cross Family Charitable Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.4M across 61 grants, a median of $15K.

Where does Theodore Cross Family Charitable Foundation give?

New York (20 grants), Massachusetts (9 grants), Florida (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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