Crary Family Legacy Fund
The Crary Family Legacy Fund is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. Its 2025 filing states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
Crary Family Legacy Fund at a glance
In short: Crary Family Legacy Fund gave $172K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), top state Minnesota. 36% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $171,500
- +19.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- +57.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,591
- -24.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $1,433,782
- +49.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 36% first-time grantees (4 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (42% 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 Crary Family Legacy Fund
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The fund does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and contributes only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Crary Family Legacy Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Amistad Worldwide ($60K). Together the top 10 received $171K.
Grant Size Distribution
86 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 77 grants of 86 (90%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that grant dollars went primarily to recipients in Minnesota (42%), North Dakota (29%), and Colorado (17%), followed by Florida (6%) and Georgia (3%). The listed 2025 grantees also included organizations in Washington and Texas.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Crary Family Legacy Fund open to new grantees?
36%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 11 grantees (36%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $21K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $15K repeat.
- 55% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 67% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 299% 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 $130K (2023) to $735K (2021). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $172K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Amistad Worldwide Detroit Lakes, MN | General & Unrestricted | $60,000 |
| Metro Caring Denver, CO | General & Unrestricted | $30,000 |
| Fargo Union Mission Inc Fargo, ND | General & Unrestricted | $20,000 |
| Micah Cornerstone Ministries Inc West Fargo, ND | General & Unrestricted | $15,000 |
| Friends of Ifosud Northwood, ND | General & Unrestricted | $14,000 |
| Campus Crusade for Christ Orlando, FL | General & Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| University of Northwestern-St Paul Saint Paul, MN | General & Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| Impact France Inc Atlanta, GA | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| Passtopassorg Spokane, WA | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| Ignite Church Moorhead, MN | General & Unrestricted | $1,500 |
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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 | $1,433,782 | $666,408 | $190,936 | $171,500 | 11 | $190,036 | $321,504 | $63,612 |
| 2024 | $958,310 | $285,402 | $162,278 | $144,000 | 7 | $161,278 | $137,516 | $58,511 |
| 2023 | $830,186 | $89,864 | $160,550 | $130,300 | 10 | $158,119 | $28,166 | $53,819 |
| 2022 | $896,055 | $404,180 | $565,342 | $519,801 | 25 | $560,865 | $215,451 | $48,618 |
| 2021 | $1,057,034 | $508,322 | $752,419 | $735,496 | 33 | $748,289 | $315,741 | $63,213 |
| 2020 | $1,301,131 | $238,324 | $527,128 | $515,743 | 26 | — | $130,324 | $68,207 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Crary Family Legacy Fund reported a distributable amount of $64K 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 funder’s own mission is not stated in the available information. Its 2025 grants went to organizations with varied missions. For example, Metro Caring says it works to meet immediate needs for nutritious food while addressing the root causes of hunger. Fargo Union Mission describes itself as a faith-based emergency shelter and crisis-response ministry serving people experiencing homelessness and hardship. Friends of IFOSUD says it supports efforts to alleviate poverty among Haitian farmers and small-business owners.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the fund made 11 grants totaling $171,500. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $60,000, with a median of $10,000. The largest grants included $60,000 to Amistad Worldwide, $30,000 to Metro Caring, $20,000 to Fargo Union Mission, $15,000 to Micah Cornerstone Ministries, and $14,000 to Friends of IFOSUD. Each was listed for general and unrestricted purposes.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Michael Coston as a director; Andrea Crary as treasurer and director; Bethann Crary as director and vice president; Charles F Crary as president and director; and Natalie Crary as secretary and director.
Crary Family Legacy Fund is led by Charles F Crary, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Charles F Crary
President & Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Natalie Crary
Secretary & Director
Secretary → Secretary & Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
$14K (2022) → $0 (2025)
Andrea Crary
Treasurer & Director
Treasurer → Treasurer & Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bethann Crary
Director & Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Coston
Director
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2023 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $12K, to Natalie Crary (Sec, Dir).
Frequently asked questions about Crary Family Legacy Fund
How much does Crary Family Legacy Fund give each year?
Crary Family Legacy Fund gave $172K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $144K across 7 grants.
What is Crary Family Legacy Fund's typical grant size?
Crary Family Legacy Fund's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $15,591, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Crary Family Legacy Fund that year got $5K on average.
Where does Crary Family Legacy Fund give grants?
Crary Family Legacy Fund's top state is Minnesota, with 42% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were North Dakota (29%) and Colorado (17%).
Does Crary Family Legacy Fund give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Crary Family Legacy Fund's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (11 of 11) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Crary Family Legacy Fund's largest grantees?
Crary Family Legacy Fund's largest 2025 grantees include Amistad Worldwide ($60,000), Metro Caring ($30,000) and Fargo Union Mission Inc ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 64% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Crary Family Legacy Fund?
Crary Family Legacy Fund reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $190K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $64K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Crary Family Legacy Fund fund?
The funder’s own mission is not stated in the available information. Its 2025 grants went to organizations with varied missions. For example, Metro Caring says it works to meet immediate needs for nutritious food while addressing the root causes of hunger. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Crary Family Legacy Fund?
The fund does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and contributes only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Crary Family Legacy Fund's EIN?
Crary Family Legacy Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-1622097. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Crary Family Legacy Fund 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 September 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 29, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Crary Family Legacy Fund funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/crary-family-legacy-fund-morg_49364d8383d64058ad0835dcceba982a
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