Cranial Academy Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Woodland Hills, CA EIN: 35-1912585

The osteopathic Cranial Academy Foundation empowers students & physicians with the knowledge, skills, and ability of osteopathy, especially cranial osteopathy, and funds osteopathic education & research.

Cranial Academy Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Cranial Academy Foundation Inc gave $219K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $55K), mostly in Oklahoma. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$219,085
+159.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$54,771
+159.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$31,938
Total assets
$2,723,259
+33.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Oklahoma (63% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Cranial Academy Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Osteopathic Cranial Academy: $138KOsteopathic Cranial Academy$138KOsteopathy's Promise to Children: $36KOsteopathy's Promise toChildren$36KAmerican Academy of Osteopathy: $28KAmerican Academy of Osteopathy$28KSutherland Cranial Teaching Foundation Inc: $18KSutherland Cranial TeachingFoundation Inc$18K

The largest 2025 recipient was Osteopathic Cranial Academy ($138K). Together the top 4 received $219K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 10 (90%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

IndianapolisSan DiegoLeawoodOklahoma City

How Cranial Academy Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 3930% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K1 grant2018 0 grants2019 Total only2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2022) to $219K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $219K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Osteopathic Cranial Academy Oklahoma City, OKTuition Assistance$137,610
Osteopathy's Promise to Children San Diego, CATuition Assistance and Cork Research Conference$36,000
American Academy of Osteopathy Indianapolis, INEducational Block Grant/Lborc Research Poster Awards Sponsorship$27,875
Sutherland Cranial Teaching Foundation Inc Indianapolis, INTuition Assistance$17,600
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,723,259$638,219$409,994$219,0854$139,235
2024$2,044,312$270,510$248,587$84,5004$136,753
2023$1,938,297$809,503$232,531$6,3751$504,419
2022$1,640,324$198,179$126,511$5,4361$84,994
2021$1,963,137$223,500$58,761——$190,609
2020$1,610,387$80,455$73,843$32,825Total only$47,491
2019$1,336,198$141,681$75,493——$64,079
2018$1,064,472$116,129$81,868$7,9501$73,314

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Cranial Academy Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Cranial Academy Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Woodland Hills, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $219K. Net investment income was $139K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cranial Academy Foundation Inc is led by Eric J. Dolgin Do Fca, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Eric J. Dolgin Do Fca

    President

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Stephenson DO

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alethea Caldwell Munsinger

    Non-Physician Director

    On filings since 2023

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jared Cruz DO

    Physician Director

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Benoit

    Non-Physician Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John C. Reed MD

    Treasurer

    Secretary Treasurer → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2018

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Quoc L. Vo DO

    Vice President & Secretary

    Director → Vice President & Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Richard A. Feely Do Faao Fca (2021–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: John C. Reed Md Fca (2021–2023) — Physician Director
  • Former: Hollis H. King Do Phd Faao Fca (2021–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Eric J. Dolgin (2018–2020) — President
  • Former: Hollis H. King (2018–2020) — Vice President
  • Former: Richard A. Feely (2018–2020) — Director
  • Former: Angela Bedell (2019–2020) — Executive Director
  • Former: Michael J. Porvaznik (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: David Coffey (2018) — President
  • Former: Sidney Dunn (2018) — Executive Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "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 Cranial Academy Foundation Inc

How much does Cranial Academy Foundation Inc give each year?

Cranial Academy Foundation Inc gave $219K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $85K across 4 grants.

What is Cranial Academy Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Cranial Academy Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $31,938, and its average grant was $54,771, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Cranial Academy Foundation Inc give grants?

Cranial Academy Foundation Inc gives mostly in Oklahoma: 63% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Indiana (21%) and California (16%). The most frequent recipient cities were Indianapolis, IN (2 grants).

Does Cranial Academy Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Cranial Academy Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

How large is Cranial Academy Foundation Inc?

Cranial Academy Foundation Inc reported $2.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $638K.

What is Cranial Academy Foundation Inc?

Cranial Academy Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Woodland Hills, CA. It holds $2.7M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Cranial Academy Foundation Inc's EIN?

Cranial Academy Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-1912585. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 8, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 3, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 3, 2025)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS November 21, 2021)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 29, 2026)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 4, 2021)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2018–2024

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