Can-Do Now Foundation
Can-Do Now Foundation is a private foundation, based in Cleveland, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $568K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $33K. Net investment income was $27K.
Can-Do Now Foundation at a glance
In short: Can-Do Now Foundation gave $33K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $33K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $33,100
- +22.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $33,100
- +22.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $33,100
- Total assets
- $567,739
- -1.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% 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 Can-Do Now Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Doctors Without Boarders ($33K).
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Can-Do Now Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−5%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 97% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $27K (2024) to $35K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $33K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Doctors Without Boarders New York, NY | To Assist 501(C)(3) Organization | $33,100 |
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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 | $567,739 | $43,058 | $50,200 | $33,100 | 1 | $33,100 | $26,682 | $34,176 |
| 2024 | $574,881 | $55,466 | $37,766 | $27,000 | 1 | $27,000 | $44,686 | $33,328 |
| 2023 | $557,181 | $40,163 | $51,377 | $35,000 | 4 | $35,000 | $23,403 | $31,076 |
| 2022 | $568,395 | $48,711 | $46,530 | $35,000 | 3 | $35,000 | $38,898 | $32,374 |
| 2021 | $566,214 | $97,296 | $44,480 | $35,000 | 4 | $35,000 | $87,924 | $37,494 |
| 2020 | $513,398 | $38,543 | $42,042 | $32,000 | 4 | — | $27,690 | $31,563 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Can-Do Now Foundation reported a distributable amount of $34K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Can-Do Now Foundation's 2025 filing lists 6 officers; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Christina D. Evans
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Dennis A. Linden
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Joan M. Gross
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Linda A. Stone
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Arthur L. Cobb
Trustee
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Stephen J. Knerly Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2021
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 Can-Do Now Foundation
How much does Can-Do Now Foundation give each year?
Can-Do Now Foundation gave $33K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $27K across 1 grant.
How large is Can-Do Now Foundation?
Can-Do Now Foundation reported $568K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $33K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $34K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Can-Do Now Foundation operate?
Can-Do Now Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona, Colorado, New York.
What is Can-Do Now Foundation's EIN?
Can-Do Now Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-2247155. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
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