Cruz-Diez Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Harrison, NY EIN: 20-4405884

Cruz-Diez Foundation is a private foundation, based in Harrison, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $23.3M in total assets. In 2025, it made $359K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $26K.

Cruz-Diez Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$23,330,872
+0.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$222,179
-233.1% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$358,523
-5.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$422,153
-13.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Cruz-Diez Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Cities

Washington

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250$500$750$1K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $1K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Aspen Institute Inc Washington, DCIn support of psi-program on philanthropy and social innovation$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 Income
2025$23,330,872$222,179$422,153——$358,523$25,595
2024$23,307,653$-166,916$488,212——$378,275$25
2023$28,054,360$-65,730$432,073——$367,562$185
2022$28,552,691$26,274$677,678$1,0001$424,448$168
2021$29,286,971$768,721$858,397——$717,635$3
2020$29,362,774$1,314,697$645,568———$3,067

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cruz-Diez Foundation is led by Marion Cruz, Director & President on every filing since 2023; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Marion Cruz

    Director & President

    On filings since 2023

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brad Bucher

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Ayers

    Director & Secretary

    Secretary → Director & Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Luis Benshimol

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Luis Campos

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gabriel Cruz

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Adriana Cruz (2020–2022) — Director & President
  • Former: Gabriel Cruz Delgado (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Carlos Cruz Delgado (2020) — Director
  • Former: joel Bracho (2020) — Director
  • Former: Luis Campos M D (2020) — Director
  • Former: Tanya Capriles de Brillembourg (2020) — Director

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 Cruz-Diez Foundation

How large is Cruz-Diez Foundation?

Cruz-Diez Foundation reported $23.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $222K.

Where does Cruz-Diez Foundation operate?

Cruz-Diez Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia.

What is Cruz-Diez Foundation's EIN?

Cruz-Diez Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-4405884. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)

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