California · Nonprofit
Five Ton Crane
Five Ton Crane (California) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $222,141 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($89,826). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 95% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $292k
- Funders on record
- 8
- Grants received
- $222k
- Net assets
- $30k
What Five Ton Crane does
Mission
Five Ton Crane inspires, empowers, and unites individuals in the conception and creation of public art. We leverage our network of makers of large-scale public artworks to champion emerging artists seeking mentorship for their creative visions. We actively welcome and support collaborative art project proposals, utilizing our extensive network, resources, and infrastructure to bring big dreams to fruition. We aspire to provide Artist in Residence programs, shop safety and skills building workshops and community projects.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Program
5TC provided mentorship to aspiring artists, to support their visions for public art big and small. We supported individual artists in realizing large-scale art through a network of experienced artists and collaborators. We provided technical fabrication expertise, guidance in dealing with engineering and permitting requirements, etc. We offered fiscal sponsorship to qualified projects, to facilitate tax deductible financial support for the arts.
$207,098 spentof which $197,184 as grants100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2025 Form 990. Program spending in total: $207,098.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
7 of 8 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 96% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Five Ton Crane’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Five Ton Crane leans on a few funders — its largest provides 40% of grant income and the top three 69%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
95% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Five Ton Crane.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
95% of Five Ton Crane's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $10k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from California funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $212k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Five Ton Crane runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
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In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
99% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
0%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Five Ton Crane: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Five Ton Crane?
- Five Ton Crane (California) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $222,141 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($89,826). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 95% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does Five Ton Crane have?
- IRS filings report 8 organizations giving $222,141 in grants to Five Ton Crane, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Five Ton Crane?
- AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $89,826 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Five Ton Crane find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 8 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing