Claro Family Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Covina, CA EIN: 81-4742286

Claro Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Covina, California. Its 2025 filing reports 11 grants totaling $30,510 to charitable organizations, primarily in California.

Claro Family Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Claro Family Charitable Foundation gave $31K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$30,510
+12.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
11
+10.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,774
+1.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,750
Total assets
$712,996
+15.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (92% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to Claro Family Charitable Foundation

Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to Apply

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. The 2024 filing names Stephen A Claro Jr as the contact for inquiries.

Contact

Application contact: Stephen A Claro Jr
Mailing address: 1665 West Industrial Park Street, Covina, CA 91722
Phone: (626) 967-0900

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Claro Family Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Variety - The Children's Charity So: $12KVariety - The Children'sCharity So$12KVariety Boys Girls Club: $4KVariety Boys Girls Club$4KFoothill Church School Educ Foundat: $3KFoothill Church School EducFoundat$3KReach Beyond: $3KReach Beyond$3KStu and the Kids: $2KStu and the Kids$2KCornerstone Church: $2KCornerstone Church$2KFoothill Church: $2KFoothill Church$2KEvery One Free: $2KEvery One Free$2KGive Something Back - California: $1KGive Something Back -California$1KHistoric Italian Hall Foundation: $1KHistoric Italian HallFoundation$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Variety - The Children's Charity So ($12K). Together the top 10 received $30K.

Grant Size Distribution

45 grants across all recorded years

45<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 45 grants of 45 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 92% of grant dollars went to recipients in California and 8% to recipients in Colorado. Listed California recipients included organizations in Los Angeles, Glendora, Pomona, Loma Linda, and San Gabriel; the Colorado recipient listed was in Colorado Springs.

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.

Cities

Los AngelesGlendoraColorado SpringsSan GabrielAuburnCalabasasJamaicaToluca LakeLoma LindaBreaCalabassasCovinaDuartePomona

How Claro Family Charitable Foundation gives

  • 73% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 46% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K6 grants2019 1 grant2020 8 grants2021 8 grants2022 8 grants2023 10 grants2024 11 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2020) to $31K (2025). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $31K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Variety - The Children's Charity So Los Angeles, CAProgram$12,450
Variety Boys Girls Club Los Angeles, CAProgram$3,500
Foothill Church School Educ Foundat Glendora, CAProgram$2,500
Reach Beyond Colorado Springs, COProgram$2,500
Stu and the Kids Toluca Lake, CAProgram$2,000
Cornerstone Church Glendora, CAProgram$1,750
Foothill Church Glendora, CAProgram$1,750
Every One Free Pomona, CAProgram$1,500
Give Something Back - California Loma Linda, CAProgram$1,000
Historic Italian Hall Foundation Los Angeles, CAProgram$1,000
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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$712,996$122,173$32,301$30,51011$31,696——
2024$615,003$120,245$28,114$27,23010$27,230$17,310—
2023$522,362$108,205$23,325$22,2408$23,325$11,677—
2022$439,987$51,601$21,867$20,9308$20,930——
2021$407,268$144,431$16,199$13,9408$13,940——
2020$275,476$144,724$9,411$8,5501—$41,452—
2019$140,163$54,095$19,493$16,7006—$1,562$6,575

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 included support for organizations serving children, education, and community programs. For example, Variety Boys & Girls Club describes its mission as operating a Boys and Girls’ Club in East Los Angeles and providing educational, recreational, charitable, and guidance programs to children ages 7 to 17. Stu and the Kids describes its work as providing education, mentoring, and sponsorship for orphaned children’s secondary education, including assistance with living and school expenses.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation gave $30,510 through 11 grants. Grants ranged from $560 to $12,450, with a median grant of $1,750. Its largest grants included $12,450 to Variety - The Children's Charity So, $3,500 to Variety Boys Girls Club, and $2,500 each to Foothill Church School Educ Foundat and Reach Beyond. Stu and the Kids received $2,000.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Stephen A Claro as president, Jessica R Hall as secretary, and Lisa M Skatvold as treasurer. It also lists Stephen A Claro Jr as “Ch Giving Off.” and Andrew Hall, Daniel Skatvold, and Claire H Claro as directors.

Claro Family Charitable Foundation is led by Stephen A Claro, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Stephen A Claro

    President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Hall

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Claire H Claro

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Skatvold

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica R Hall

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa M Skatvold

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen A Claro Jr.

    Ch Giving Officer

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    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 Claro Family Charitable Foundation

How much does Claro Family Charitable Foundation give each year?

Claro Family Charitable Foundation gave $31K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $27K across 10 grants.

What is Claro Family Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

Claro Family Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,750, and its average grant was $2,774, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Claro Family Charitable Foundation give grants?

Claro Family Charitable Foundation gives mostly in California: 92% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Colorado (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (3 grants) and Glendora, CA (3 grants).

Does Claro Family Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Claro Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program" (11 grants).

Who are Claro Family Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?

Claro Family Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Variety - The Children's Charity So ($12,450), Variety Boys Girls Club ($3,500) and Foothill Church School Educ Foundat ($2,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 60% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Claro Family Charitable Foundation?

Claro Family Charitable Foundation reported $713K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $122K.

What does Claro Family Charitable Foundation fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations serving children, education, and community programs. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Claro Family Charitable Foundation?

The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Claro Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Claro Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4742286. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does Claro Family Charitable 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 27, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 9, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 14, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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