The Catranis Family Charitable
The Catranis Family Charitable is a private foundation based in Mobile, Alabama. In 2025, it reported making 14 grants totaling $225,000, with all reported grant dollars going to recipients in Alabama.
The Catranis Family Charitable at a glance
In short: The Catranis Family Charitable gave $225K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in Alabama. 25% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $225,000
- +15.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 14
- -17.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $16,071
- +40.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $1,565,071
- -9.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 25% first-time grantees (3 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Alabama (100% 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 The Catranis Family Charitable
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 2033 Airport Boulevard D, Mobile, AL 36606-1366
Phone: (251) 471-8000
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Catranis Family Charitable funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Athansios Greek Orthodox Church ($102K across 3 grants). Together the top 10 received $217K.
Grant Size Distribution
83 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 80 grants of 83 (96%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Alabama. The listed 2025 recipients are in Mobile, Gulf Shores, Saraland, and Theodore, Alabama.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Catranis Family Charitable open to new grantees?
25%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 12 grantees (25%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $22K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 67% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 25% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 92% 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 $90K (2020) to $225K (2025). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $225K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Athansios Greek Orthodox Church Gulf Shores, AL | Iconography | $50,000 |
| St Athansios Greek Orthodox Church Gulf Shores, AL | Ethel Catranis Scholarship | $50,000 |
| Mitchell Cancer Center Mobile, AL | Annual Go Run | $30,000 |
| Victory Health Partners Mobile, AL | Unrestricted | $20,000 |
| Spring Hill College Mobile, AL | Unrestricted | $15,000 |
| Camp Rap a Hope Mobile, AL | Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| Child Advocacy Center Mobile, AL | Serve It up with Love | $10,000 |
| Womens Resource Center Mobile, AL | Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| Christian Service Center Gulf Shores, AL | Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| Door to Serenity Mobile, AL | Unrestricted | $5,000 |
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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 | $1,565,071 | $58,393 | $227,608 | $225,000 | 14 | $226,350 | $74,150 | $246,352 |
| 2024 | $1,734,189 | $47,163 | $198,566 | $195,000 | 17 | $197,292 | $72,477 | $226,558 |
| 2023 | $1,885,690 | $175,466 | $188,566 | $185,000 | 17 | $187,752 | $75,187 | $197,527 |
| 2022 | $1,898,768 | $287,703 | $184,220 | $180,000 | 20 | $181,465 | $87,396 | $188,391 |
| 2021 | $1,795,322 | $337,142 | $134,112 | $130,000 | 15 | $131,648 | $136,273 | $179,067 |
| 2020 | $1,591,292 | $188,477 | $91,781 | $90,000 | 22 | — | $87,214 | $127,988 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Catranis Family Charitable reported a distributable amount of $246K 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 include support for a Greek Orthodox church, a cancer center, a college, health services, food assistance, and other community organizations.
Among its grantees, Victory Health Partners describes itself as a faith-based nonprofit medical practice working to remove healthcare barriers for low-income, uninsured adults on the Gulf Coast. Christian Service Center says it provides food and emergency aid to low-income residents of Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Fort Morgan. Feeding the Gulf Coast describes itself as a food distribution center serving hungry people across 24 counties in Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi. Spring Hill College describes its mission as forming students for responsible leadership and service, rooted in its Catholic heritage and Jesuit tradition. Prichard Preparatory School says its mission is to provide an educational program built on strong academics and character development.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 14 grants totaling $225,000. Grant amounts ranged from $2,000 to $50,000, with a median grant of $10,000. It reported 17 grants totaling $195,000 in 2024 and 17 grants totaling $185,000 in 2023.
Notable 2025 grants included $50,000 to St Athansios Greek Orthodox Church for iconography and a separate $50,000 grant to the church for the Ethel Catranis Scholarship; $30,000 to Mitchell Cancer Center for its annual GO Run; $20,000 to Victory Health Partners; and $15,000 to Spring Hill College. Other reported grants included $10,000 each to Camp Rap A Hope, Child Advocacy Center, Women’s Resource Center, and Christian Service Center; $5,000 each to Door to Serenity, Dumas Wesley Community Center, and Feeding the Gulf Coast; and $3,000 to Prichard Preparatory School.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Nick T Catranis as president, Theodore N Catranis MD as treasurer, and George N Catranis as secretary.
The Catranis Family Charitable is led by Nick T. Catranis, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Nick T. Catranis
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
George N. Catranis
Secretary
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Theodore N. Catranis MD
Treasurer
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 The Catranis Family Charitable
How much does The Catranis Family Charitable give each year?
The Catranis Family Charitable gave $225K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $195K across 17 grants.
What is The Catranis Family Charitable's typical grant size?
The Catranis Family Charitable's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $16,071, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Catranis Family Charitable that year got $8K on average.
Where does The Catranis Family Charitable give grants?
The Catranis Family Charitable gives mostly in Alabama: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Mobile, AL (9 grants) and Gulf Shores, AL (4 grants).
Does The Catranis Family Charitable give general operating support?
Yes: 64% of The Catranis Family Charitable's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (9 of 14) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are The Catranis Family Charitable's largest grantees?
The Catranis Family Charitable's largest 2025 grantees include St Athansios Greek Orthodox Church ($102,000 across 3 grants), Mitchell Cancer Center ($30,000) and Victory Health Partners ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 68% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Catranis Family Charitable?
The Catranis Family Charitable reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $226K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $246K (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 The Catranis Family Charitable fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for a Greek Orthodox church, a cancer center, a college, health services, food assistance, and other community organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Catranis Family Charitable?
The foundation 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 The Catranis Family Charitable's EIN?
The Catranis Family Charitable's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-0410904. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does The Catranis Family Charitable 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
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Grantable. (2026). The Catranis Family Charitable funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-catranis-family-charitable-morg_86b65dcddc9e4e11a45c566fc6d4162e
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