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Crarey-Griest Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Dallas, Texas · EIN 486290911

Crarey-Griest Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $72,250 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $7,225 and the largest $36,125. 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 $70,540 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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$67,3185$1.2 million
2024$70,5405$1.2 million
2025$72,2505$1.3 million

How to apply

Crarey-Griest Charitable Trust 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

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Kansas.

StateGrantsAmount
Kansas5$72,250

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Arts Center of Topeka
Topeka, KS
Unrestricted general$36,125
Capper Foundation
Topeka, KS
Unrestricted general$14,450
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
Topeka, KS
Unrestricted general$7,225
YMCA of Topeka
Topeka, KS
Unrestricted general$7,225
YWCA of Topeka
Topeka, KS
Unrestricted general$7,225

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Crarey-Griest Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Crarey-Griest Charitable Trust give?

$72,250 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $7,225.

Who runs Crarey-Griest Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Bank of America (Trustee).

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