Craig B Tate Foundation
The Craig B Tate Foundation is a private foundation based in Stamford, Connecticut. Its 2025 filing reports 38 grants totaling $255,500 to charitable organizations, including organizations working in areas such as housing, health, education, and the arts.
Craig B Tate Foundation at a glance
In short: Craig B Tate Foundation gave $256K across 38 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Connecticut. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $255,500
- +3.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 38
- -5.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,724
- +8.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $1,724,333
- -11.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 0% first-time grantees (0 of 38, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Connecticut (67% 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 Craig B Tate 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: Co Blair Potts PO Box 1214, Stamford, CT 06904-1214
Phone: (203) 327-2333
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Craig B Tate Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Americares ($40K). Together the top 10 received $152K.
Grant Size Distribution
192 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 192 grants of 192 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 67% of grant dollars went to recipients in Connecticut, 16% to New York, 7% to Massachusetts, 4% to California, and 2% to New Hampshire.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 38 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Craig B Tate Foundation open to new grantees?
0%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 0 of 38 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. How we count
- 100% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+13%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 95% 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 (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 $182K (2020) to $256K (2025). In 2025 it made 38 grants totaling $256K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Americares Stamford, CT | PUBLIC | $40,000 |
| The Chidrens Fund for Glycogen Storage Disease Research Stony Point, NY | CIVIC | $20,000 |
| Pacific House Stamford, CT | CIVIC | $16,000 |
| Summer Theatre of New Canaan New Canaan, CT | Culturalcultural | $15,000 |
| Norwalk Hospital Foundation Norwalk, CT | Medical | $13,500 |
| American Red Cross New Canaan, CT | Medical | $12,000 |
| Presbyterian Promise New Haven, CT | Religious | $12,000 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Center Boston, MA | Medical | $8,000 |
| Project Music Stamford, CT | Artistic | $8,000 |
| Waveny Care Center Annual Appeal New Canaan, CT | Medical | $7,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
EIN: 06-6505023.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,724,333 | $48,246 | $280,397 | $255,500 | 38 | $255,500 | $55,922 | $268,530 |
| 2024 | $1,956,484 | $118,052 | $269,138 | $248,000 | 40 | $248,000 | $99,380 | $249,057 |
| 2023 | $2,107,570 | $148,792 | $268,068 | $247,000 | 39 | $247,000 | $127,892 | $222,618 |
| 2022 | $2,226,846 | $615,831 | $249,852 | $225,500 | 38 | $225,500 | $45,871 | $239,457 |
| 2021 | $1,860,867 | $139,183 | $221,744 | $199,000 | 37 | — | $117,582 | $237,013 |
| 2020 | $1,943,428 | $160,728 | $202,053 | $182,000 | 35 | — | $142,269 | $191,957 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Craig B Tate Foundation reported a distributable amount of $269K 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
The available filing information does not state a mission for the foundation. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations whose own missions address homelessness and food insecurity, hospital and health services, youth music education, college readiness, early education, and community theatre. For example, Pacific House describes its mission as preventing and ending homelessness in Fairfield County, while Project Music says it provides free music education, instruments, mentoring, and performance opportunities to Stamford youth.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation made 38 grants totaling $255,500. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $40,000, with a median grant of $5,000. Among its largest grants were $40,000 to Americares, $20,000 to The Childrens Fund for Glycogen Storage Disease Research, $16,000 to Pacific House, $15,000 to Summer Theatre of New Canaan, and $13,500 to Norwalk Hospital Foundation. Other recipients included Project Music ($8,000), Steppingstone Foundation ($7,000), Waterside School ($5,000), Kids Helping Kids ($5,000), and Homes with Hope ($4,000).
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Sharon G Tate is listed as a trustee on the 2025 filing.
Craig B Tate Foundation is led by Sharon G. Tate, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sharon G. Tate
Trustee
On filings since 2020
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 Craig B Tate Foundation
How much does Craig B Tate Foundation give each year?
Craig B Tate Foundation gave $256K across 38 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $248K across 40 grants.
What is Craig B Tate Foundation's typical grant size?
Craig B Tate Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,724, across 38 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Craig B Tate Foundation give grants?
Craig B Tate Foundation gives mostly in Connecticut: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (16%) and Massachusetts (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Stamford, CT (6 grants), New York, NY (5 grants), New Canaan, CT (4 grants) and Boston, MA (3 grants).
Does Craig B Tate Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 38 grants with a stated purpose on Craig B Tate Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Medical" (10 grants), "Social" (8 grants) and "Education" (6 grants).
Who are Craig B Tate Foundation's largest grantees?
Craig B Tate Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Americares ($40,000), The Chidrens Fund for Glycogen Storage Disease Research ($20,000) and Pacific House ($16,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 30% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Craig B Tate Foundation?
Craig B Tate Foundation reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $256K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $269K (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 Craig B Tate Foundation fund?
The available filing information does not state a mission for the foundation. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Craig B Tate 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 Craig B Tate Foundation's EIN?
Craig B Tate Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-6505023. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Craig B Tate 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 March 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 24, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 24, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Craig B Tate Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/craig-b-tate-foundation-morg_ca8e1ecd453442ecaca8e941b31b86b6
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