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Leon & Ollie Craig Foundation

Preselected recipients only Visalia, California · EIN 770475709

Leon & Ollie Craig Foundation is a private foundation in Visalia, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $100,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $30,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $106,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$106,0007$1.8 million
2024$100,0006$2.2 million

How to apply

Leon & Ollie Craig Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Leon & Ollie Craig Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California6$100,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Tulare Joint Union High School
Tulare, CA
Scholarship awarded to further college education$30,000
Exeter Union High School Prog
Exeter, CA
Scholarship awarded to further college education$20,000
Mt Whitney High School Scholarship
Visalia, CA
Scholarship awarded to further college education$15,000
Woodlake Union High School Scholars
Woodlake, CA
Scholarship awarded to further college education$15,000
Golden West High School Scholarship
Visalia, CA
Scholarship awarded to further college education$10,000
El Diamante High School Scholarship
Visalia, CA
Scholarship awarded to further college education$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Leon & Ollie Craig Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Leon & Ollie Craig Foundation give?

$100,000 in tax year 2024, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Leon & Ollie Craig Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Ronald Orlopp (President), Gary Burns (Secretary) and Traci Clevenger (Vice President).

What does Leon & Ollie Craig Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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