74 Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Manhattan Beach, CA EIN: 81-4644081

74 Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Manhattan Beach, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $370K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $24K. Net investment income was $235K.

74 Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: 74 Foundation Inc gave $24K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$24,118
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$8,039
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,060
Total assets
$369,780
+166.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Virginia (83% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who 74 Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Fork Union Military Academy: $20KFork Union Military Academy$20KIndy Humane: $2KIndy Humane$2KChristopher D Redding Youth Asthma Found: $2KChristopher D Redding YouthAsthma Found$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Fork Union Military Academy ($20K). Together the top 3 received $24K.

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

IndianapolisLake ZurichFork UnionGreenwoodKanab

How 74 Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 51% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 380% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K4 grants2020 3 grants2021 5 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2023) to $49K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $24K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Fork Union Military Academy Fork Union, VAEducational Support$20,000
Indy Humane Indianapolis, INAnimal Rescue Support$2,060
Christopher D Redding Youth Asthma Found Lake Zurich, ILEducational Support$2,058
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$369,780$263,776$32,683$24,1183$24,118$235,478$6,340
2024$138,687$20,921$30,092$24,1183$24,118$11,551$8,416
2023$147,858$9,428$10,942$6,0583$6,058$3,625$8,167
2022$149,346$4,967$57,542$49,0605$49,060—$9,904
2021$202,516$30,436$30,368$24,0003$24,070$20,653$12,068
2020$202,501$26,059$39,047$34,0004—$2,767$10,283

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, 74 Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

74 Foundation Inc is led by Anthony S Castonzo, President, Director & Secretary on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Anthony S Castonzo

    President, Director & Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Castonzo

    Vice President & Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Castonzo II

    Treasurer & Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about 74 Foundation Inc

How much does 74 Foundation Inc give each year?

74 Foundation Inc gave $24K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $24K across 3 grants.

What is 74 Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

74 Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $2,060, and its average grant was $8,039, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does 74 Foundation Inc give grants?

74 Foundation Inc gives mostly in Virginia: 83% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Indiana (9%) and Illinois (9%).

Does 74 Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on 74 Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is 74 Foundation Inc?

74 Foundation Inc reported $370K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $24K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is 74 Foundation Inc's EIN?

74 Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4644081. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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