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Croul Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.4M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
72
Grants FY2024
76
Organizations funded FY2023
41%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$250,000
Organizations funded a year
76 to 123
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
16
Total assets, FY2024
$24M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 41% of the organizations Croul Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $119k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23
EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureRecreation & SportsHealthYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving66$1.4M38%
FY202376$1.4M41%
FY2022101$2.0M31%
FY2021110$2.3M29%
FY2020123$3.5Mn/a
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Religion$1.6MEducation$1.5MArts & Culture$1.4MHuman Services$1.0MYouth Development$803kFood & Nutrition$720kEmployment$580kHousing & Shelter$560kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Orange Catholic Foundation$1,250,0005n/a
Orange County Museum of Art$582,00041%
Goodwill Industries of Orange County California$290,00050%
Ocean Institute$250,00051%
Brackens Kitchen Inc$250,00051%
Crystal Cove Conservancy$245,00052%
Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation$200,00012%
Newport Beach Public Library Foundation$200,000310%
Project Hope Alliance$190,00043%
Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County Inc$190,00040%
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All grantees of Croul Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Orange Catholic Foundation$1,250,0005n/a
Orange County Museum of Art$582,00041%
Goodwill Industries of Orange County California$290,00050%
Ocean Institute$250,00051%
Brackens Kitchen Inc$250,00051%
Crystal Cove Conservancy$245,00052%
Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation$200,00012%
Newport Beach Public Library Foundation$200,000310%
Project Hope Alliance$190,00043%
Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County Inc$190,00040%
Samueli Academy$180,00031%
Choc Foundation$170,00040%
High School Inc Academies Foundation$165,00058%
Mercy House Living Centers$165,00050%
Vista Charter Public Schools Inc$150,00021%
Orange County Music and Dance Inc$150,00035%
Think Together$145,00030%
Parentis Foundation$140,000519%
American Career College Educational Foundation$135,00052%
The Priority Center Ending the Generational Cycle$130,00041%
Get Inspired$125,000513%
Claremont McKenna College$115,43240%
Workshops for Warriors Inc$115,00041%
Higher Ground USA Inc$115,00041%
America on Track$112,50043%
Kidworks Community Development Corp$110,00041%
University of San Diego$101,50050%
Serving People In Need Inc$100,00033%
Child Creativity Lab$95,000313%
Boys and Girls Club of Anaheim$90,0003n/a
Caterinas Club$90,00032%
Girls Incorporated of Orange County$90,00041%
Interfaith Food Ministry Nevada County$85,00050%
Food Bank of Nevada County$85,00052%
Gold Country Community Services$85,00052%
Working Wardrobes For A New Start$80,00031%
Planes of Fame Air Museum$80,00024%
Olive Crest$80,00030%
Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation$75,50040%
Encyclopedia of Surfing Inc$75,000319%
Strength in Support$75,000218%
Casa Teresa Inc$71,00031%
Chapman University$71,00030%
Orange County Rescue Mission Inc$70,00030%
Free Wheelchair Mission$69,00030%
Youth Employment Service of the Harbor Area Inc$65,00037%
Hoag Hospital Foundation$61,50030%
Project Access Inc$60,00030%
Newportbalboa Sailing and Seamanship Association$60,000238%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central California$60,00015%
Surfing Heritage and Culture Center$60,000114%
The Wooden Floor for Youth Movement$60,00051%
Waymakers$60,00020%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Inland Empire Inc$55,00030%
Fisher House Foundation Inc$50,00010%
Share Our Selves Corporation$50,00010%
Hart Community Homes Inc$50,00021%
Jamboree Housing Corporation$40,00030%
The Salvation Army$40,0001n/a
Someone Cares Soup Kitchen$40,00022%
Oregon State University Foundation$34,18910%
Wood River Women's Foundation$31,10033%
Pacific Club Impact Foundation$30,000115%
South County Outreach$30,00020%
Hurtt Family Health Clinic Inc$30,00030%
Center for Innovation in Education Incorporated$30,0001n/a
Child Guidance Center Inc$30,00020%
Pebble Beach Company Foundation$25,00020%
Operation Open Water$25,00029%
Dreams for Schools$25,00012%
Ecocenter Inc$25,00010%
Orangewood Foundation$25,00010%
Sun Valley Summer Symphony Inc$24,00030%
Friends of Oasis$21,50033%
Habitat for Humanity of Orange County Inc$20,00010%
The Midnight Mission$20,00010%
Thomas House Temporary Shelter$20,00011%
The Share Our Selves Foundation$20,0001n/a
OC Driven for Success$20,0002n/a
Miracles for Kids Inc$20,00010%
Sierra Streams Institute$15,00012%
Castle Air Museum Foundation Inc$15,00013%
Pure Game$15,00013%
Hospice and Palliative Care Foundation$11,00023%
Lassen Family Services Inc$10,00010%
Susanville United Methodist Church$10,0001n/a
St Lukes Hospital$10,00010%
Vital Link Education- Business Consortium$10,00011%
Human Options Inc$10,00010%
Spare a Dime Inc$10,00011%
American Transparency$10,00010%
Project Dignity$10,000140%
Girl Scouts of Orange County$10,00010%
Laguna Art Museum$10,00010%
Amphibian & Reptile Conservancy Inc$10,00020%
St John Vianney Chapel$10,0001n/a
Exhale-An After Abortion Counseling Talkline$10,000126%
Newport Beach Police Foundation$9,500314%
Ojai Raptor Center$7,50021%
Balboa Island Museum$5,75051%
Laura's House$5,00010%
Wilson Girls Aquatics Inc$5,0002n/a
Bald Mountain Rescue Fund$5,00012%
St Paul Educational Trust$5,00011%
Rancho Cielo Inc$5,00010%
Chp 11-99 Foundation$5,00020%
Sun Valley Center for the Arts Inc$5,00010%
The Colleagues Inc$4,00040%
Cornell University$3,50020%
Desert Scholarship Foundation$3,00020%
University of California Irvine Foundation$3,00010%
Decorative Arts Society$2,70020%
Irvine Barclay Theatre Operating Co$2,50010%
University of Florida$2,5002n/a
Sacred Heart University Incorporated$2,50030%
Northeastern University$2,00020%
The Howard University$2,00030%
University of Michigan$2,00020%
University of the Pacific$2,00020%
Franciscan University of Steubenville$1,50020%
California State University Long Beach Research Foundation$1,50010%
Carthage College$1,50020%
Brigham Young University-Idaho$1,5003n/a
Balboa Yacht Club Maritime Sciences and Seamanship Foundation$1,00011%
University of California- Davis$1,0001n/a
Concordia University Irvine$1,00010%
Children's Institute Inc$1,00010%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$1,00010%
James Madison University$1,0002n/a
American Cancer Society Inc$1,00010%
Georgia Institute of Technology$1,0001n/a
University of Hartford$1,00010%
Camp Rainbow Gold Inc$1,00010%
Drury University$1,00020%
Archdiocese for the Military Services USA$1,0001n/a
Georgia Tech Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Kathi Koll Foundation$1,00011%
Hospice and Palliative Care of the Wood River Valley Inc$1,00010%
Daesalim USA$1,00010%
Rutgers the State University$1,0001n/a
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois$1,0001n/a
Lewis & Clark College$1,00010%
Westminster College$1,00010%
Linn-Benton Community College$7151n/a
Sun Valley Fire Department$70020%
Univ of Texas at Arlington$5001n/a
Vanguard University of So Cal$50010%
Grants in Us-Governments-990$5001n/a
California Polytechnic State University Foundation$50010%
Seattle University$50010%
Providence College$50010%
Grand Canyon University$50010%
Southern Univerty System$50010%
Westminster University$50010%
University of Utah$5001n/a
University of Delaware$50010%
Rochester Institute of Technology$50010%
Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross$50010%
Lynn University Inc$50010%
The Community Library$50010%
Public Media Group of Southern California$30010%
Metropolitan Museum of Art$20010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 80 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.4M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Croul Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 141 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetOrange County Museum of Art: $582,000 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetGoodwill Industries of Orange County California: $290,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetOcean Institute: $250,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetBrackens Kitchen Inc: $250,000 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetCrystal Cove Conservancy: $245,000 over 5y, 2.0% of budgetPetersen Automotive Museum Foundation: $200,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetNewport Beach Public Library Foundation: $200,000 over 3y, 10% of budgetProject Hope Alliance: $190,000 over 4y, 2.6% of budgetSecond Harvest Food Bank of Orange County Inc: $190,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetSamueli Academy: $180,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetChoc Foundation: $170,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHigh School Inc Academies Foundation: $165,000 over 5y, 8.0% of budgetMercy House Living Centers: $165,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetVista Charter Public Schools Inc: $150,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetOrange County Music and Dance Inc: $150,000 over 3y, 4.5% of budgetThink Together: $145,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetParentis Foundation: $140,000 over 5y, 19% of budgetAmerican Career College Educational Foundation: $135,000 over 5y, 2.0% of budgetThe Priority Center Ending the Generational Cycle: $130,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetGet Inspired: $125,000 over 5y, 13% of budgetClaremont McKenna College: $115,432 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWorkshops for Warriors Inc: $115,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetHigher Ground USA Inc: $115,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetAmerica on Track: $112,500 over 4y, 2.5% of budgetKidworks Community Development Corp: $110,000 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetUniversity of San Diego: $101,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetServing People In Need Inc: $100,000 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetChild Creativity Lab: $95,000 over 3y, 13% of budgetCaterinas Club: $90,000 over 3y, 1.7% of budgetGirls Incorporated of Orange County: $90,000 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetInterfaith Food Ministry Nevada County: $85,000 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetFood Bank of Nevada County: $85,000 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetGold Country Community Services: $85,000 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetWorking Wardrobes For A New Start: $80,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetPlanes of Fame Air Museum: $80,000 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetOlive Crest: $80,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation: $75,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetEncyclopedia of Surfing Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 19% of budgetStrength in Support: $75,000 over 2y, 18% of budgetCasa Teresa Inc: $71,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetChapman University: $71,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOrange County Rescue Mission Inc: $70,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFree Wheelchair Mission: $69,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetYouth Employment Service of the Harbor Area Inc: $65,000 over 3y, 7.4% of budgetHoag Hospital Foundation: $61,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetProject Access Inc: $60,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetNewportbalboa Sailing and Seamanship Association: $60,000 over 2y, 38% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Central California: $60,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 141.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Orange County Community FoundationCA87.3× affinity54 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Orange County Community Foundation · The Devto Support Foundation · O L Halsell Foundation · Edwards Lifesciences Foundation · Argyros Family Foundation · Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian · Samueli Foundation · Farmers & Merchants Bank Foundation · The Crean Foundation · Oneoc · Orange County's United Way · Sisters of St Joseph Healthcare Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Croul Family Foundation

How much does Croul Family Foundation give?
Croul Family Foundation reported 72 grants totaling $1,396,871 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 76 and 123 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Croul Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (15%), Education (15%), Arts & Culture (13%).
Who are Croul Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Orange Catholic Foundation ($1.3M), Orange County Museum of Art ($582k), Goodwill Industries of Orange County California ($290k).
Does Croul Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 41% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Croul Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Croul Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Orange County Community Foundation, The Devto Support Foundation, O L Halsell Foundation.
Where is Croul Family Foundation based?
Croul Family Foundation is based in CA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 248 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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