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Clark Family Fund Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Tampa, FL EIN: 65-0118632 Website

CLARK FAMILY FUND INC is a private foundation based in Tampa, Florida. The David and Jacquie Clark Family Fund supports nonprofits that provide opportunities for people with special needs and their families.

Key facts about Clark Family Fund Inc

In short: Clark Family Fund Inc gave $58K across 31 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Florida. 39% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
65-0118632
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$58,000
Grants made (2025)
31
Average grant
$1,871
Median grant
$1,000
New grantees (estimate)
39% first-time grantees (12 of 31, 2025)
Total assets
$2,730,547
Primary geography
Florida (89% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The fund does not accept unsolicited requests. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$2.7M

+9.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$58K

-48.8% YoY

Grant Count

31

-26.2% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

-30.6% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Clark Family Fund Inc reported a distributable amount of $95K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Clark Family Fund Inc open to new grantees?

39%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 12 of 31 grantees (39%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $2K. How we count

Medians: $1K first-time, $2K repeat.

  • 42% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 52% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 67% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The fund’s website describes its focus as supporting opportunities for people with special needs, including grants to nonprofits serving that community outside classroom instruction. Its examples include vocational habilitation and integrated employment programming, and an accessible playground and learning center.

The 2025 recipient list also includes organizations working in other areas. For example, Champions for Children says its programs serve children and parents, with a special focus on ages zero to five. Metropolitan Ministries describes its work as serving people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, while Heart Gallery of Tampa says it connects foster children awaiting adoptive families with the community. These are the grantees’ stated missions.

Grantmaking

The fund distributed its first round of community grants in 2017 and says it has since supported more than 30 nonprofits. In 2025, it awarded 31 grants totaling $58,000. Individual grants ranged from $500 to $7,500, with a median of $1,000. The largest awards included $7,500 to Berkeley Preparatory School for youth education and $5,000 each to St. Mary’s Episcopal Day School for youth education and Eckerd Connects for community services. Other $2,500 awards went to organizations including Champions for Children, Feeding Tampa Bay, Heart Gallery of Tampa, Metropolitan Ministries, Salesian Youth Center, and Starting Right Now.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The fund’s website states a preference for Ohio nonprofits, while encouraging eligible organizations serving people with special needs to apply. Its 2025 grants went primarily to Florida recipients: 89% of grant dollars went to Florida, with 6% to North Carolina, 3% to Missouri, and 2% to Maryland.

Grant Distribution by State

10states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 31 itemized grants.

Cities

TampaClearwaterHighlandsAtlantaBalmBrandonEnterpriseFort MyersImmokaleeRiverviewSpringfieldTierra VerdeZephyrhillsSt PetersburgTallahasseeWimaumaClarlsvilleDandrigeMillbrookOldsmar

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K50 grants2021 56 grants2022 46 grants2023 42 grants2024 31 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $58K (2025) to $123K (2021). In 2025 it made 31 grants totaling $58K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Berkeley Preparatory School: $8KBerkeley Preparatory School$8KSt Mary's Episcopal Day School: $5KSt Mary's Episcopal Day School$5KEckerd Connects: $5KEckerd Connects$5KChampions for Children: $3KChampions for Children$3KHighlands Community Playground Proj: $3KHighlands Community PlaygroundProj$3KFeeding Tampa Bay: $3KFeeding Tampa Bay$3KHeart Gallery of Tampa: $3KHeart Gallery of Tampa$3KMetropolitan Ministries: $3KMetropolitan Ministries$3KSalesian Youth Center: $3KSalesian Youth Center$3KStarting Right Now Inc: $3KStarting Right Now Inc$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Berkeley Preparatory School ($8K). Together the top 10 received $36K.

Grant Size Distribution

225 grants across all recorded years

225<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 225 grants of 225 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Berkeley Preparatory School Tampa, FLYouth Education Unrestrict 501(C)(3)$7,500
St Mary's Episcopal Day School Tampa, FLYouth Education Unrestrict 501(C)(3)$5,000
Eckerd Connects Clearwater, FLCommunity Svcs Unrestrict. 501(C)(3)$5,000
Champions for Children Tampa, FLCommunity Svcs Unrestrict. 501(C)(3)$3,000
Highlands Community Playground Proj Highlands, NCCommunity Svcs Unrestrict. 501(C)(3)$2,500
Feeding Tampa Bay Tampa, FLCommunity Svcs Unrestrict. 501(C)(3)$2,500
Heart Gallery of Tampa Tampa, FLCommunity Svcs Unrestrict. 501(C)(3)$2,500
Metropolitan Ministries Tampa, FLCommunity Svcs Unrestrict. 501(C)(3)$2,500
Salesian Youth Center Tampa, FLCommunity Svcs Unrestrict. 501(C)(3)$2,500
Starting Right Now Inc Tampa, FLCommunity Svcs Unrestrict. 501(C)(3)$2,500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Grants awarded Number of grants
2025 $58,000 31
2024 $113,250 42
2023 $103,300 46
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K$400K2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$2,730,547$2,494,460$2,285,168
Revenue$189,256$361,599$39,032
Expenses$94,739$152,307$146,474
Qualifying Distributions$63,800$120,900$111,300
Net Investment Income$158,317$330,192$38,231
Distributable Amount$95,197$133,571$137,576

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 23, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 11, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Joseph W. Clark, Terrell S. Clark, C. Whalen Clark, and Johnson S. Clark as directors.

Clark Family Fund Inc's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • C. Whalen Clark

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Johnson S. Clark

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph W. Clark

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terrell S. Clark

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Contact

Mailing address: 2530 Prospect Road, Tampa, FL 33629
Phone: (813) 944-9809
Website: https://clarkfund.org

Frequently asked questions about Clark Family Fund Inc

How much does Clark Family Fund Inc give each year?

Clark Family Fund Inc gave $58K across 31 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $113K across 42 grants.

What is Clark Family Fund Inc's typical grant size?

Clark Family Fund Inc's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,871, across 31 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Clark Family Fund Inc that year got $2K on average.

Where does Clark Family Fund Inc give grants?

Clark Family Fund Inc gives mostly in Florida: 89% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was North Carolina (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Tampa, FL (21 grants) and Highlands, NC (3 grants).

Does Clark Family Fund Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 31 grants with a stated purpose on Clark Family Fund Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Community Svcs Unrestrict. 501(C)(3)" (29 grants).

Who are Clark Family Fund Inc's largest grantees?

Clark Family Fund Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Berkeley Preparatory School ($7,500), St Mary's Episcopal Day School ($5,000) and Eckerd Connects ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 30% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Clark Family Fund Inc?

Clark Family Fund Inc reported $2.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $64K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $95K (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.

What does Clark Family Fund Inc fund?

The fund’s website describes its focus as supporting opportunities for people with special needs, including grants to nonprofits serving that community outside classroom instruction. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Clark Family Fund Inc?

The fund does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Clark Family Fund Inc's EIN?

Clark Family Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 65-0118632. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Does Clark Family Fund Inc accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

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

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