Well Told Grants

Foundations / California

The Calgrey Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Twain Harte, California · EIN 900129380

The Calgrey Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Twain Harte, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $23,436 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $12,351. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $14,045 the year before.

33% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1101$0
2024$14,04511$0
2025$23,4367$0

How to apply

The Calgrey Charitable 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 The Calgrey Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California5$21,836
Colorado1$1,000
New Mexico1$600

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Sda
Sonora, CA
dental health$12,351
Canvasback
Benicia, CA
food pantry.help the poorofferings$7,446
Ardron Charitable Foundation
Sonora, CA
Mission$1,500
Young Life
Colorado Springs, CO
health mission$1,000
Monastery of Christ in the desert
Abiquiu, NM
christian education$600
Individual
CA
Missions$500
Tuolumne County Deputy Sheriffs
Sonora, CA
Missions$39

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Calgrey Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Calgrey Charitable Foundation give?

$23,436 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs The Calgrey Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Charles McKelvey (President), Gloria McKelvey (Secretary) and E Clay Maddox (Treasurer).

What does The Calgrey Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and faith communities.

Similar foundations in California