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The Charles M Caravati Foundation Fund

Accepts applications Manakinsabot, Virginia · EIN 546312421

The Charles M Caravati Foundation Fund is a private foundation in Manakinsabot, Virginia. In tax year 2025 it gave $67,750 in 80 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $5,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $74,307 the year before.

13% 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$68,77676$1.4 million
2024$74,30777$1.5 million
2025$67,75080$1.8 million

How to apply

ContactCharles Caravati III
941 Broad Street, Manakinsabot, VA 23103
Phone or email(804) 784-4214
What to submitLetter format

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Charles M Caravati Foundation Fund funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 12 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia60$56,950
Florida5$2,700
North Carolina3$2,500
South Carolina1$1,500
New York2$1,100
Missouri3$800
Connecticut1$500
Minnesota1$500
Pennsylvania1$500
North Dakota1$250

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 80 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Childfund International
Richmond, VA
Donation$5,000
Elk Hill Farm
Goochland, VA
Donation$4,000
St Bridget Church
Richmond, VA
Donation$4,000
North Star Academy
Richmond, VA
Donation$3,500
Goochland Cares
Goochland, VA
Donation$3,000
Monastery of the Visitation
Rockville, VA
Donation$3,000
Anna Julia Cooper School
Richmond, VA
Donation$2,000
Cristo Rey Richmond High School
Richmond, VA
Donation$2,000
MCV Foundation
Richmond, VA
Donation$2,000
St Christopher's School
Richmond, VA
Donation$2,000
Uva Medical School Foundation
Charlottesville, VA
Donation$2,000
Home of Love Orphanage
Lexington, SC
Donation$1,500
Kindness 4 Kate
Richmond, VA
Donation$1,500
Childrens Home Society of Richmond
Richomond, VA
Donation$1,000
Communities in Schools
Richmond, VA
Donation$1,000
Community Foundation Rappahannock
Fredericksburg, VA
Donation$1,000
Fairy Godmother Project
Fredericksburg, VA
Donation$1,000
Goochland Fire Rescue 3
Manakin Sabot, VA
Donation$1,000
Operation Healing Forces
Clearwater, FL
Donation$1,000
Samaritan's Purse
Boone, NC
Donation$1,000
Sheltering Arms
Glen Allen, VA
Donation$1,000
Soar 365 (Previously Arc)
Richmond, VA
Donation$1,000
St Catherine's School
Richmond, VA
Donation$1,000
St Francis Home
Richmond, VA
Donation$1,000
St James Children's Center
Richmond, VA
Donation$1,000
St Joseph's Villa
Richmond, VA
Donation$1,000
St Mark Church
Wilmington, NC
Donation$1,000
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
Donation$1,000
University of Richmond
Univ of Richmond, VA
Donation$1,000
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Donation$1,000
Feed More
Richmond, VA
Donation$800
Animal Protection
St Louis, MO
Donation$500
Boy Scouts Heart of Va Council
Richmond, VA
Donation$500
Catholic Diocese of Richmond
Richmond, VA
Donation$500
Coast Guard Foundation
Stonington, CT
Donation$500
Cross Catholic Outreach
Boca Raton, FL
Donation$500
Crossover Healthcare Ministry
Richmond, VA
Donation$500
Good Neighbor Village
Richmond, VA
Donation$500
Help the Helpless
Vadnais Heights, MN
Donation$500
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Vero Beach, FL
Donation$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Charles M Caravati Foundation Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Charles M Caravati Foundation Fund give?

$67,750 in tax year 2025, across 80 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs The Charles M Caravati Foundation Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Charles M Caravati III (Trustee).

What does The Charles M Caravati Foundation Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and youth programs.

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