Crabapple Cove Foundation
Crabapple Cove Foundation is a private foundation based in Brooklyn, New York. In 2025, it made 10 grants totaling $125,500 to charitable organizations, including organizations working in community support, animal care, land conservation, and public access.
Crabapple Cove Foundation at a glance
In short: Crabapple Cove Foundation gave $126K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in Louisiana. 10% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $125,500
- +169.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $12,550
- +196.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,250
- Total assets
- $756,357
- -5.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 10% first-time grantees (1 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Louisiana (80% 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 Crabapple Cove 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: 234 Degraw Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Phone: (718) 694-9214
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Crabapple Cove Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hope House ($100K). Together the top 10 received $126K.
Grant Size Distribution
58 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 57 grants of 58 (98%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports grant dollars going to recipients in Louisiana (80%), Maine (12%), Pennsylvania (6%), and New York (3%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Crabapple Cove Foundation open to new grantees?
10%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 10 grantees (10%) 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 $3K; repeat grants $14K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $2K repeat.
- 90% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 71% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 264% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $47K (2024) to $126K (2025). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $126K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hope House New Orleans, LA | Contribution | $100,000 |
| Brooklyn Public Library-Carroll Gardens Branch Philadelphia, PA | Contribution | $7,000 |
| Harpswell Santa Fund Harpswell, ME | Contribution | $5,000 |
| Midcoast Humane Brunswick, ME | Contribution | $5,000 |
| Girls Scouts of Greater New York New York, NY | Contribution | $2,500 |
| Cundys Harbor Library Harpswell, ME | Contribution | $2,000 |
| Berkeley Carroll Annual Fund Brooklyn, NY | Contribution | $1,500 |
| Harpswell Heritage Land Trust Harpswell, ME | Contribution | $1,000 |
| Holbrook Community Foundation Harpswell, ME | Contribution | $1,000 |
| Maine Island Trail Association Portland, ME | Contribution | $500 |
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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 | $756,357 | $86,592 | $128,271 | $125,500 | 10 | $126,610 | $85,326 | $47,875 |
| 2024 | $798,036 | $29,549 | $48,802 | $46,500 | 11 | $47,492 | $28,486 | $46,446 |
| 2023 | $817,289 | $14,319 | $65,230 | $63,500 | 12 | $64,335 | $21,602 | $43,322 |
| 2022 | $868,200 | $4,492 | $77,422 | $73,500 | 12 | $74,256 | $14,596 | $45,957 |
| 2021 | $941,130 | $119,819 | $102,969 | $98,500 | 13 | $98,500 | $17,580 | $48,752 |
| 2020 | $924,280 | $503,180 | $77,026 | $76,718 | 14 | — | $153,008 | $27,942 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Crabapple Cove Foundation reported a distributable amount of $48K 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 went to organizations with varied missions. For example, Hope House describes its work as living and working with poor people and fostering dignity, respect, truth, and justice. Midcoast Humane says it protects and cares for animals in need and supports the people who love them. Harpswell Heritage Land Trust lists land conservation, trails and public access, and education among its activities. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 10 grants totaling $125,500. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $100,000, with a median of $2,250. The largest grant was $100,000 to Hope House in New Orleans, Louisiana. Other grants included $7,000 to Brooklyn Public Library-Carroll Gardens Branch; $5,000 each to Harpswell Santa Fund and Midcoast Humane; and $2,500 to Girls Scouts of Greater New York. The filing lists each grant’s purpose as “CONTRIBUTION.”
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Sundeep Amrute and Cecilia Amrute as trustees.
Crabapple Cove Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cecilia Amrute
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sundeep Amrute
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/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 Crabapple Cove Foundation
How much does Crabapple Cove Foundation give each year?
Crabapple Cove Foundation gave $126K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $47K across 11 grants.
What is Crabapple Cove Foundation's typical grant size?
Crabapple Cove Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,250, and its average grant was $12,550, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Crabapple Cove Foundation that year got $3K on average.
Where does Crabapple Cove Foundation give grants?
Crabapple Cove Foundation gives mostly in Louisiana: 80% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Maine (12%) and Pennsylvania (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Harpswell, ME (4 grants).
Does Crabapple Cove Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 10 grants with a stated purpose on Crabapple Cove Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Contribution" (10 grants).
Who are Crabapple Cove Foundation's largest grantees?
Crabapple Cove Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Hope House ($100,000), Brooklyn Public Library-Carroll Gardens Branch ($7,000) and Harpswell Santa Fund ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 89% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Crabapple Cove Foundation?
Crabapple Cove Foundation reported $756K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $127K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $48K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Crabapple Cove Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations with varied missions. For example, Hope House describes its work as living and working with poor people and fostering dignity, respect, truth, and justice. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Crabapple Cove 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 Crabapple Cove Foundation's EIN?
Crabapple Cove Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2620532. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Crabapple Cove 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Crabapple Cove Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/crabapple-cove-foundation-morg_afc1279b449c4d1194054e34e281cb8c
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