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J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only St Petersburg, Florida · EIN 592876499

J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc is a private foundation in St Petersburg, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.0 million in 107 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $100,000. 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 $814,600 the year before.

44% of its 2025 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$886,00099$20.3 million
2024$814,60097$23.6 million
2025$1.0 million107$26.1 million

How to apply

J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc 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 J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 14 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida68$581,525
Massachusetts3$125,000
New York7$58,500
Pennsylvania7$55,000
North Carolina6$37,500
Virginia3$35,000
New Jersey1$30,000
District of Columbia3$28,000
California2$22,500
Illinois1$20,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 107 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Massachusetts Institute of Technolo
Cambridge, MA
The aging brain initiative fund (38$100,000
Dali Museum
St Petersburg, FL
Capital campaign$50,000
Feeding America Tampa Bay
Tampa, FL
Operational support$50,000
Creative Clay
St Petersburg, FL
Operational support$40,000
St Peter Claver Catholic School
Tampa, FL
Operational support$40,000
Starting Right Now
Tampa, FL
Operational support$35,000
Trustees of the Lawrenceville Schoo
Lawrence Township, NJ
25k fly lab / 5k parents fund$30,000
American Soc of Overseas Reser A
Alexandria, VA
In memory of mark h. Pruitt$25,000
Sing Outloud and Read
Mokena, IL
Operational support$20,000
Sunrise Day Camp-Pearl River
Orangeburg, NY
Summer tuition$20,000
Trustees of the University of Pa
Piladelphia, PA
Focus$20,000
Uf Foundation Inc
Gainesville, FL
Onco fertility$20,000
Uf Health Aortic Disease Center
Gainesville, FL
Operational support$20,000
World Food Programme
Washington, DC
Operational support$20,000
Florida Wildlife Corrider
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Operational support$15,000
Uf Health Pediatric Cardiac Icu Com
Gainesville, FL
Operational support$15,000
Uf Health Streetlight
Gainesville, FL
Operational support$15,000
Boston Childrens Museum
Boston, MA
Operational support$12,500
Kingsley Montessori School
Boston, MA
Annual fund$12,500
Vieques Humane Society
Vieques, PR
Operational support$12,500
Vitamin Angels Alliance
Santa Barbara, CA
Operational support$12,500
Friends of Sycamore House
Winstonsalem, NC
Operational support$12,000
St Pete Youth Farm
St Petersburg, FL
Donation carol bristol$12,000
Academy Prep of St Petersburg
St Petersburg, FL
Operational support$10,000
Casa
St Petersburg, FL
Operational support$10,000
Fistula Foundation
San Jose, CA
Iwd kenya match$10,000
Florida Springs Council
Gainesville, FL
Operational support$10,000
Friends of the Smokies
Kodak, TN
Operational support$10,000
Metropolitan Ministries
Tampa, FL
Operational support$10,000
Middlebury College Rugby Club
Middlebury, VT
Rugby endowment$10,000
Morton Plant Hospital Foundation
Belleair, FL
Operational support$10,000
Pinellas County Foundation
Clearwater, FL
We are st. Pete$10,000
Propublica
New York, NY
Operational support$10,000
Sail Future
Sarasota, FL
Operational support$10,000
Sanctuary Farm Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Feeding the community$10,000
Southern Appalachian Highlands Caus
Asheville, NC
Operational support$10,000
Squash Smarts Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Operational support$10,000
St Petersburg Free Clinic
St Petersburg, FL
Operational support$10,000
Tampa Bay Estuary Program
St Petersburg, FL
In memory of mark h. Pruitt$10,000
UNICEF
New York, NY
Operational support$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc give?

$1.0 million in tax year 2025, across 107 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Eric Yates Pruitt (Secretary), Helen G Pruitt Wallace (V. President) and Natalie Pruitt Judge (President).

What does J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and health.

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