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The Crail-Johnson Foundation

Accepts applications San Pedro, California · EIN 330247161

The Crail-Johnson Foundation is a private foundation in San Pedro, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.0 million in 152 grants; the typical grant was $6,250 and the largest $261,448. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $1.1 million the year before.

51% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.1 million141$19.6 million
2024$1.0 million152$20.0 million

How to apply

ContactRachel Roth Program Officer
461 West 6th Street Suite 300, San Pedro, CA 90731
Phone or email(310) 519-9500
What to submit, deadlines, restrictionsSee mission statement/grant making policies (see statement 17)

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Crail-Johnson Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 11 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California137$1.3 million
Colorado3$35,000
Maryland2$1,100
Washington1$1,036
District of Columbia3$1,000
New Jersey1$500
Pennsylvania1$500
New York1$250
Alabama1$200
Georgia1$100

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 152 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Rainbow Services LTD
San Pedro, CA
For operational expenses related to the mission to provide shelter and support for anyone affected by domestic violence, empowering them to move towards safety & stability.$261,448
Harbor Community Clinic Inc
San Pedro, CA
To help provide medical, dental and behavioral health care, as well as supportive services, to underserved children in the south bay.$30,000
Grand Vision Foundation
San Pedro, CA
Grand visions meet the music (mtm) programs for students ensure equitable access to the arts through partnerships with local elementary schools. Through live music concerts and sequential instruction with trained teaching artists, mtm builds the creative skills, cultural literacy and confidence students need to thrive in a 21st century world.$25,000
My Friends Place Inc
Los Angeles, CA
For expenses related to the budget for the capital campaign for a new building.$25,000
Pacific Battleship Center
San Pedro, CA
Support for the steam at sea programming that focuses on teaching physical science concepts and highlights the ways steam can be applied in real-world situations using the uss iowa as an education platform.$25,000
Angels Gate Cultural Center
San Pedro, CA
For the education programming, artists-in-classroom, this funding will help support the salaries of leadership staff, who run all arts education programs: the director of arts education and education coordinator.$20,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Carson
Carson, CA
General operations support is used for program staffing, facility expenses, transportation, and administrative costs including internet, telephone, office supplies, printing, postage, marketing, and a portion of management salaries.$20,000
Friends of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
San Pedro, CA
To support the operational expenses related to the mission to serve as a trusted resource that inspires exploration, respect, and conservation of southern california marine life.$20,000
California Community Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
General operating support for the la partnership for early childhood investment, over three years ($20,000.00 each year beginning 2023). The grant will support the partnership's mission to invest in and promote solutions, practices, funding, and policies that advance the lifelong health, education and economic outcomes for la county's most vulnerable children, age 0-5, and their families, and advance three organizational strategies: educate, invest, and lead.$20,000
University Muslim Medical Association Inc
Los Angeles, CA
The goal of this project is to reduce maternal and infant health disparities in south los angeles through ummas prenatal care program which aims to ensure a positive birth outcome for all our pregnant patients.$20,000
Al Wooten Jr Youth Center
Los Angeles, CA
For expenses related to providing free afterschool and low-cost summer programming with college and career readiness for 400+ students in grades 3-12 in the south los angeles area.$15,000
Assistance League of San Pedro-South Bay
San Pedro, CA
For direct program expenses that make providing dental care possible. This includes staffing expenses, dental supplies that are expended and need to be replenished to provide dental care, and any needed equipment repairs or updates.$15,000
Nurse-Family Partnership
Denver, CO
To support nurse education and practice for the 33 nfp nurses who implement nfp-la. Topics will focus on addressing maternal health and early childhood development, cultural competency, best practices for engaging with families, and addressing high-risk issues (homelessness, mental health disorders, drug abuse disorders, trauma, isolation, etc.)$15,000
Counseling Partners of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
General operating funding towards administrative and clinical oversight costs to support volunteer clinicians-in-training, who provide free mental health counseling services for students, parents/caregivers, and staff at cpla partner schools, located in low-income underserved low-access areas of los angeles, vulnerable communities that have few if any service options.$15,000
Harbor Connects
Wilmington, CA
For operational expenses related to the mission to support the most vulnerable individuals and families in the harbor area who are in immediate need of assistance and resources.$15,000
Hollywood Food Coalition
Los Angeles, CA
To move to a larger warehouse facility in 2024 and establish a collaborative food hub.$15,000
Los Angeles Youth Network la Youth
Los Angeles, CA
To help sustain yess core operations, which provide unhoused youth with shelter and supportive services that address their needs in the areas of mental health, education, employment, and life skills.$15,000
Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
The marine mammal care center has developed a dynamic 3-hour educational program for lausds day of discovery program that centers on the interactions between organisms through the concept of ocean food chains and will expand the program by offering lesson extensions for use by teachers before and after field trips.$15,000
Rainbow Services LTD
San Pedro, CA
Funds will be used to support comprehensive, trauma-informed services, which include our 2-hour crisis hotline, emergency and transitional shelters, case management, counseling (individual, family, and group), legal services, housing advocacy, children's program (with educational support), and prevention program (domestic and teen dating violence).$15,000
San Pedro City Ballet
Los Angeles, CA
To support dance and health education to more than 2,800 diverse and underserved students in los angeles.$15,000
Sharefest Community Development Inc
Los Angeles, CA
To support expenses related to sharefest's youth leadership academy, a workforce development program for high school students at greatest risk of drop-out.$15,000
Social & Emotional Wellness Initiative
Los Angeles, CA
To support doubling parent and guardian engagement in social and emotional wellness support and services from previous year; successfully publish and facilitate the social and emotional learning curriculum for adults and increase the number of youth receiving mental health services and support by 30%.$15,000
Strive Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
To support day-to-day operations to help the mission to provide exemplary academic and guidance resources to children, youth and their families in the watts community of los angeles.$15,000
The Achievable Foundation
Culver City, CA
For expenses to support the delivery of high quality, integrated primary care, mental health care, and enabling services to vulnerable community members, including those with i/dd, those with low-income, people of color, and other disadvantaged community members.$15,000
Tichenor Orthopedic Clinic for Children
Long Beach, CA
For expenses to help sustain physical, occupational, and speech/language therapy services to 700 children with disabilities, and parent/caregiver empowerment services to 250 parents/caregivers of children with disabilities.$15,000
Educate Advancing Early Childhood Education Parenting and Literacy
Long Beach, CA
For operating expenses related to the mission to provide high-quality, bilingual preschool education that nurtures the whole child while supporting families with the resources they need to thrive.$15,000
Angelica Center for Arts and Music
Los Angeles, CA
Funding will be used to support arts program: salaries of teaching artists, executive director, assistant, rent, insurance, and expenses for music, theatre, dance, and office supplies.$10,000
Biddy Mason Charitable Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
For operating expesnes related to further developing existing and future programs including town hall, young mothers guidance, housing, legal, and kinship programs that serve to bridge the historical social/racial divide experienced by current and former foster youth in la county.$10,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
General operating support allocated to the organization's direct services. Funding will enable bgclb to react more appropriately and/or quickly to changing conditions, emergent issues, economic ups and downs, and other unforeseen circumstances, ensuring the needs of youth, families, and community are met.$10,000
Calibrate A Non-Profit Corporation
Pasadena, CA
General operating expenses to build capacity for part-time program staff, expanding services at current locations, training/mentorship and/or continuity of programming during summer for sites where services have been provided during the academic calendar.$10,000
Casa Youth Shelter
Los Alamitos, CA
The residential shelter care program provides immediate, full shelter care to approximately 180 youth in crisis, ages 12-17. Youth receive a variety of wraparound supportive services including counseling, enrichment, life skills, academic tutoring, and more to help youth and families stabilize their lives and reach their full potential.$10,000
Southern California Grantmakers
Los Angeles, CA
To support the center for strategic partnerships' mission to support cross-sector collaborations that transform los angeles county systems, policies, and practices to improve outcomes for children, youth, and families.$10,000
Century Villages at Cabrillo (CVC)
Long Beach, CA
To support oasis youth services at the villages at cabrillo (long beach) and the banning (wilmington), supportive housing communities designed to offer a comprehensive approach to breaking the cycle of homelessness. Program activities build social/emotional skills, resilience, and stability for children/youth up to 23 years old.$10,000
Champions of Caring Connections Inc
Compton, CA
General operating support toward the mission to provide first responder supportive services to homeless, low-income families and youth in the greater compton area.$10,000
Children Today A California Nonprofit Benefit Corporation
Long Beach, CA
General operating support to provide free, high-quality, trauma-informed child development and support services to children and families facing homelessness or who are involved in the child welfare system as a result of abuse or neglect.$10,000
Christian Outreach in Action
Long Beach, CA
To support coa's diaper bank for impoverished and homeless women with babies.$10,000
Claris Health
Los Angeles, CA
To provide free and low-cost medical care, education, and support services at lynwood clinic location.$10,000
Coachart
Los Angeles, CA
General operating support related to their mission to improve the social and emotional well-being of kids facing chronic illness.$10,000
Construction Industry Educational Foundation
Irvine, CA
Unrestricted operating support for operating expenses related to the mission to empower students to pursue careers in the built environment, including architecture, engineering, construction management, and the trades.$10,000
Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra
Mammoth Lakes, CA
General support for operating expenses related to the mission to create fun, inclusive mountain sports experiences for people of every age and ability.$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Crail-Johnson Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: See mission statement/grant making policies (see statement 17).

How much does The Crail-Johnson Foundation give?

$1.0 million in tax year 2024, across 152 grants, with a typical grant of $6,250.

Who runs The Crail-Johnson Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Eric C Johnson (Vice President & Director), Alan C Johnson (Director), Craig C Johnson (Director) and Ann L Johnson (Vice President & Director) among 10 officers and trustees.

What does The Crail-Johnson Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and human services.

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