Cain Foundation
Cain Foundation is a private foundation based in Bristol, Pennsylvania. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations including Catholic schools and charities, as well as organizations working in other areas.
Cain Foundation at a glance
In short: Cain Foundation gave $155K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), top state Colorado. 50% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $155,000
- -16.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- +42.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,500
- -41.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $848,977
- -1.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 50% first-time grantees (5 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Colorado (39% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Cain Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 205, Bristol, PA 19007-0205
Phone: (215) 788-9277
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Cain Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hadanou Collective ($35K). Together the top 9 received $140K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($15,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
42 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 41 grants of 42 (98%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars were distributed among recipients in Colorado (39%), Pennsylvania (29%), Maryland (13%), New Jersey (10%), and Arizona (6%). The listed 2025 recipients also include an organization in Texas.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Cain Foundation open to new grantees?
50%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 10 grantees (50%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $18K; repeat grants $13K. How we count
Medians: $20K first-time, $15K repeat.
- 50% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 128% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 286% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $68K (2022) to $185K (2024). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $155K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hadanou Collective Denver, CO | General Fund | $35,000 |
| Independence Mission Schools Philadelphia, PA | General Fund | $20,000 |
| Catholic Relief Services Baltimore, MD | General Fund | $20,000 |
| Catholic Charities of Denver Denver, CO | General Fund | $20,000 |
| Catholic Partnership Schools Camden, NJ | General Fund | $15,000 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $15,000 |
| St Joseph's Preparatory School Philadelphia, PA | General Fund | $10,000 |
| Turning Point USA Phoenix, AZ | General Fund | $10,000 |
| Earthlinks Denver, CO | General Fund | $5,000 |
| Catholic Charities of Rio Grande VA McAllen, TX | General Fund | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $848,977 | $144,912 | $155,616 | $155,000 | 10 | $155,000 | $97,560 | $54,130 |
| 2024 | $861,939 | $109,903 | $185,763 | $185,000 | 7 | $185,000 | $58,741 | $54,208 |
| 2023 | $937,036 | $82,080 | $1,707 | — | — | — | $76,472 | $52,511 |
| 2022 | $913,206 | $101,870 | $69,538 | $68,000 | 11 | $68,000 | $100,332 | $55,339 |
| 2021 | $879,336 | $89,036 | $71,253 | $71,250 | 14 | — | $89,033 | $55,244 |
| 2020 | $861,550 | $92,718 | $79,423 | $77,000 | 16 | — | $90,295 | $25,573 |
| 2019 | $845,832 | $97,906 | $83,733 | $77,000 | 14 | — | $91,173 | $48,962 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cain Foundation reported a distributable amount of $54K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include general-fund support for schools, charitable organizations, and other nonprofits, as well as a scholarship endowment gift.
Among the grantees, Independence Mission Schools describes its mission as providing sustainable, affordable, high-quality Catholic education to nearly 4,000 children of all faiths in underserved urban neighborhoods. Earthlinks describes its mission as cultivating transformation and self-worth with people experiencing homelessness and poverty through Earth-centered programs intended to restore people and the planet.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave 10 grants totaling $155,000. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $35,000, with a median grant of $15,000. Grants included $35,000 to Hadanou Collective; $20,000 each to Independence Mission Schools, Catholic Relief Services, and Catholic Charities of Denver; $15,000 each to Catholic Partnership Schools and an individual recipient for the Cain ’43 Endowment Scholarship Fund; $10,000 each to St Joseph’s Preparatory School and Turning Point USA; and $5,000 each to Earthlinks and Catholic Charities of Rio Grande VA.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists William J Cain and James M Cain as trustees.
Cain Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
James M. Cain
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
William J. Cain
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Cain Foundation
How much does Cain Foundation give each year?
Cain Foundation gave $155K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $185K across 7 grants.
What is Cain Foundation's typical grant size?
Cain Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $15,500, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Cain Foundation that year got $18K on average.
Where does Cain Foundation give grants?
Cain Foundation's top state is Colorado, with 39% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Pennsylvania (29%) and Maryland (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Denver, CO (3 grants) and Philadelphia, PA (2 grants).
Does Cain Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 90% of Cain Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (9 of 10) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Cain Foundation's largest grantees?
Cain Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Hadanou Collective ($35,000), Independence Mission Schools ($20,000) and Catholic Relief Services ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($15,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 48% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Cain Foundation?
Cain Foundation reported $849K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $155K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $54K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Cain Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include general-fund support for schools, charitable organizations, and other nonprofits, as well as a scholarship endowment gift. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Cain Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Cain Foundation's EIN?
Cain Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-2494912. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Cain Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 25, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 19, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 11, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 25, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Cain Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/cain-foundation-morg_fe5549f53f264263b314640340445a77
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