Private foundation · EIN 20-1222760 · Irvine, California · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Croul Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in California. The foundation accepts applications (Please see grant requirements provided on the foundation's website.) and its median grant is $10K.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 72 grants paid, $1.4M total, median $10K. 75% of grants stayed in California. Stated restrictions: Please see grant requirements provided on the foundation's website.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
72
$1.4M
Median grant
$10K
Stays in CA
75%
of grants
Deadline
See below
Please see grant requirements provided o
Assets
$24M

How to apply

Please see grant requirements provided on the foundation's website. Contact: Croul Family Foundation Co FIRST Fo, 18101 von Karman Avenue Suite 700, Irvine, Ca, 8779686328 Deadlines: Please see grant requirements provided on the foundation's website. Restrictions: Please see grant requirements provided on the foundation's website.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 72 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Orange Catholic FoundationGarden Grove, CAProgram support$250K
Oc Museum of ArtCosta Mesa, CAProgram support$131K
Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont, CAProgram support$63K
Surfing Eritage FoundationSan Clemente, CAProgram support$60K
Bracken's KitchenGarden Grove, CAProgram support$50K
Crystal Cove ConservancyNewport Beach, CAProgram support$50K
Goodwill Industries of Orange CoountySanta Ana, CAProgram support$50K
Newport Beach Library FoundationNewport Beach, CAProgram support$50K
Ocean InstituteDana Point, CAProgram support$50K
Planes of Fame Air MuseumChino, CAProgram support$50K
Project Hope AllianceCosta Mesa, CAProgram support$40K
Oregon State University FoundationCorvallis, ORProgram support$34K
Newport Balboa Sailing & Seamanship AssociationNewport Beach, CAProgram support$30K
Pacific Club Impact FoundationNewport Beach, CAProgram support$30K
Kid Works Community Deveopment CorporationSanta Ana, CAProgram support$30K
Second Harvest Food BankIrvine, CAProgram support$30K
Encyclopedia of SurfingSeattle, WAProgram support$25K
Get InspiredGarden Grove, CAProgram support$25K
Parentis FoundationLaguna Hills, CAProgram support$25K
American Career College Educational FoundationIrvine, CAProgram support$25K
Eco Center IncSan Juan Capistrano, CAProgram support$25K
High School Inc Academies FoundationIrvine, CAProgram support$25K
University of San DiegoSan Diego, CAProgram support$22K
America on TrackSanta Ana, CAProgram support$20K
Girls Inc of OcSanta Ana, CAProgram support$20K
Mercy House Living CentersSanta Ana, CAProgram support$20K
Pebble Beach Company FoundationPebble Beach, CAProgram support$15K
Food Bank of Nevada CountyGrass Valley, CAProgram support$10K
Gold Country Community ServicesGrass Valley, CAProgram support$10K
Interfaith Food Ministry of Nevada CountyGrass Valley, CAProgram support$10K
The Priority CenterSanta Ana, CAProgram support$10K
The Wooden Floor for Youth MovementSanta Ana, CAProgram support$10K
Exhale an After- Abortion Counseling TalklineSan Francisco, CAProgram support$10K
Lassen Family Services IncSusanville, CAProgram support$10K
Spare a Dime IncSusanville, CAProgram support$10K
Susanville United Methodist ChurchSusanville, CAProgram support$10K
Laguna Art MuseumLaguna Beach, CAProgram support$10K
Saint John Vianney ChapelNewport Beach, CAProgram support$7,000
Amphibian and Reptile ConservancyLouisville, KYProgram support$5,000
Protestant Episcopal ChurchCamarillo, CAProgram support$5,000
The UCLA FoundationLos Angeles, CAProgram support$3,000
Newport Beach Police AssociationNewport Beach, CAProgram support$2,500
Network for Goods IncWashintgon, DCProgram support$2,500
Ojai Raptor CenterOak View, CAProgram support$2,500
University of California at Irvine FoundationIrvine, CAProgram support$2,000
California State University Long Beach Research FoundationLong Beach, CAProgram support$1,500
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NYProgram support$1,500
Decorative Arts SocietyNewport Beach, CAProgram support$1,500
San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CAProgram support$1,000
The ColleaguesSanta Monica, CAProgram support$1,000
UC BerkeleyBerkeley, CAProgram support$1,000
Desert Scholarship FoundationPalm Desert, CAProgram support$1,000
Westminister CollegeNew Wilmington, PAProgram support$1,000
Howard UniversityWashintgon, DCProgram support$1,000
Brown University of ProvidenceProvidence, RIProgram support$1,000
Georgia Tech FoundationAtlanta, GAProgram support$1,000
Hospice of the Wood River Valley IncKetchum, IDProgram support$1,000
Rutgers the State UniversityPiscataway, NJProgram support$1,000
Desert Community FoundationPalm Desert, CAProgram support$1,000
University of California at Irvine FoundationIrvine, CAProgram support$1,000

By state: California 54 · Oregon 1 · Washington 1 · Kentucky 1 · District of Columbia 2 · New York 1

About this foundation

Croul Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Irvine, California, administered in care of C/O First Foundation Advisor, tax-exempt since 2004. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Croul Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Please see grant requirements provided on the foundation's website. Deadlines: Please see grant requirements provided on the foundation's website..

How much does Croul Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.4M across 72 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Croul Family Foundation give?

California (54 grants), Oregon (1 grants), Washington (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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