Fred Craves Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The filing says the foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered and the sensible first step is a personal introduction or an existing link.
- No geographic focus is stated, and its grants span education, health, arts, conservation, food assistance, and mental health or LGBTQ+ support with no specific purpose recorded, so shared purpose alone is not a reliable guide to fit.
- Most of its grant dollars go to organisations it has funded before, with 83% in its most recent filing going to repeat recipients, so a request is best made to someone who already knows your work.
- Typical grants fall between $2,500 and $100,000, with a median of $10,000 and half of its grants at $10,000 or less, so a modest request matches its usual pattern, though its largest grant was $400,000.
- The filings give no deadlines or timing, so they do not say when to make contact.
Overview
Fred Craves Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in San Rafael, CA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The records show grants to a varied range of charitable organisations, including university and research institutions, health and hospital foundations, church and Catholic education bodies, arts organisations, conservation and outdoor-access groups, food assistance organisations, and groups working in mental health and LGBTQ+ support. Other recipients include cultural institutions and community-support funds. The grants have no specific purposes recorded, so the filings do not establish a narrower common funding priority. The giving includes recurring support to some organisations alongside grants to a wider range of other recipients.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California and District of Columbia.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 83% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 55 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 2%
- The largest single recipient received 22% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 83% of grant dollars went to organisations Fred Craves Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 2% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Indonesia, Canada).
- 5% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 23 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- J. David Gladstone Institutes · No specific purpose$400,0002024 tax year
- Roman Catholic Archbishop Of San Francisco · No specific purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- Loyola Marymount Oncy Bioethics · No specific purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- Marin Health Foundation · No specific purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- Georgetown University · No specific purpose$100,0002024 tax year
- Root Division · No specific purpose$30,0002024 tax year
- Hotchkiss School · No specific purpose$30,0002024 tax year
- Headlands Center for the Arts · No specific purpose$22,5002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Andrea Crow — Foundation Manager
- Ryan Soulier Craves — Foundation Manager
- Sara Soulier Craves — Foundation Manager
- Frederick B Craves — Foundation Manager
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $708,379 | $580,000 | $16,299,744 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,074,733 | $725,000 | $15,821,267 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,039,244 | $980,000 | $20,267,905 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- San Rafael, CA