J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc
J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in St. Petersburg, Florida. It made 107 grants totaling $1,036,525 in filing year 2025, supporting charitable organizations in Florida and other states.
J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc gave $1.0M across 107 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Florida. 27% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,036,525
- +27.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 107
- +10.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,687
- +15.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $14,949,430
- +8.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 27% first-time grantees (27 of 99, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Florida (56% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- Review Cycle
- Year end.
- Deadline
- Year end.
- Contact
Application contact: Natalie Judge
Mailing address: One Beach Drive Se Ste 302E, St Petersburg, FL 33701
Phone: (727) 896-8149
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Massachusetts Institute of Technolo ($100K). Together the top 10 received $420K.
Grant Size Distribution
505 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 493 grants of 505 (98%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, Florida recipients received 56% of grant dollars, followed by Massachusetts (12%), New York (6%), Pennsylvania (5%), and North Carolina (4%). The listed grants also include recipients in other states.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 107 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
27%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 27 of 99 grantees (27%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $11K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $6K repeat.
- 58% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 27% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 88% 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 $815K (2024) to $1.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 107 grants totaling $1.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Institute of Technolo Cambridge, MA | The Aging Brain Initiative Fund (38 | $100,000 |
| Dali Museum St Petersburg, FL | Capital Campaign | $50,000 |
| Feeding America Tampa Bay Tampa, FL | Operational Support | $50,000 |
| Creative Clay St Petersburg, FL | Operational Support | $40,000 |
| St Peter Claver Catholic School Tampa, FL | Operational Support | $40,000 |
| Starting Right Now Tampa, FL | Operational Support | $35,000 |
| Trustees of the Lawrenceville Schoo Lawrence Township, NJ | 25K Fly Lab / 5K Parents Fund | $30,000 |
| American Soc of Overseas Reser (A Alexandria, VA | In Memory of Mark H. Pruitt | $25,000 |
| Sing Outloud and Read Mokena, IL | Operational Support | $20,000 |
| Sunrise Day Camp-Pearl River Orangeburg, NY | Summer Tuition | $20,000 |
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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 | $14,949,430 | $2,377,082 | $1,225,362 | $1,036,525 | 107 | $1,044,250 | $1,315,063 | $1,189,950 |
| 2024 | $13,797,397 | $1,810,541 | $985,282 | $814,600 | 97 | $830,834 | $870,455 | $1,089,326 |
| 2023 | $12,971,917 | $1,292,547 | $1,035,767 | $886,000 | 99 | $958,946 | $512,289 | $899,862 |
| 2022 | $12,714,316 | $1,411,840 | $945,812 | $817,500 | 104 | $833,260 | $424,247 | $838,804 |
| 2021 | $12,248,020 | $1,850,001 | $1,076,985 | $945,000 | 98 | $1,012,503 | $997,064 | $936,594 |
| 2020 | $11,467,407 | $1,211,169 | $999,971 | $897,000 | 104 | — | $415,156 | $726,027 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $1.2M 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 working in areas including food assistance, arts access, education, homelessness services, health care, and environmental protection. For example, Feeding America Tampa Bay describes its mission as building people-focused solutions to help communities flourish, while Creative Clay says it helps people with disabilities achieve inclusive lives through access to the arts. Starting Right Now describes its work as stopping the cycle of homelessness for younger generations through education and mentoring. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation made 107 grants totaling $1,036,525. Grant amounts ranged from $25 to $100,000, with a median of $5,000. Among its largest grants were $100,000 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the Aging Brain Initiative Fund; $50,000 each to the Dali Museum for a capital campaign and Feeding America Tampa Bay for operational support; and $40,000 each to Creative Clay and St. Peter Claver Catholic School for operational support.
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. Its filing lists Natalie Judge as the contact and requests a letter, the prior year’s tax return, and the organization’s name, address, contact information, mission statement, contribution request, and reason for the request.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Natalie Pruitt Judge as president, Helen G Pruitt Wallace as vice president, and Eric Yates Pruitt as secretary.
J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc is led by Helen G. Pruitt Wallace, V. President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Helen G. Pruitt Wallace
V. President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Natalie Pruitt Judge
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Eric Yates Pruitt
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: J. Crayton Pruitt Jr. (2020–2024) — 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 J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc
How much does J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc give each year?
J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc gave $1.0M across 107 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $815K across 97 grants.
What is J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $9,687, across 107 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc that year got $8K on average.
Where does J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc give grants?
J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc gives mostly in Florida: 56% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Massachusetts (12%) and New York (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were St Petersburg, FL (33 grants), Tampa, FL (10 grants), Clearwater, FL (8 grants) and Gainesville, FL (6 grants).
Does J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 73% of J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (78 of 107) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Massachusetts Institute of Technolo ($100,000), Dali Museum ($60,000 across 3 grants) and Feeding America Tampa Bay ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 20% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc?
J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc reported $14.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.2M (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 J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations working in areas including food assistance, arts access, education, homelessness services, health care, and environmental protection. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc?
J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc does not accept unsolicited proposals, according to Grantable's research on its published guidelines.
What is J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc's EIN?
J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-2876499. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does J Crayton Pruitt Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 25, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 30, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 28, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
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