The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable
The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation, also known as BLBB Charitable, is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. It supports initiatives that help people discover their potential through educational and leadership opportunities, mainly in the Greater Philadelphia region.
The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable at a glance
In short: The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable gave $1.9M across 112 grants in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 19% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,942,951
- +23.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 112
- -45.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $17,348
- +128.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $43,038,718
- +0.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 19% first-time grantees (14 of 74, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (63% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- Invitation Only
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited full proposals. Its filing directs applicants to BLBB Charitable for information about submitting letters of intent, application materials, and additional information about giving areas. Full proposals are by invitation. The foundation notes that multi-year commitments limit the number of new grantees it can consider, and current or recent grantees are asked to contact the foundation about future requests before submitting a new letter of intent.
- Review Cycle
- Deadline information is provided with the foundation’s grant materials.
- Deadline
- Deadline information is provided with the foundation’s grant materials.
- Contact
Application contact: Blbb Charitable
Mailing address: PO Box 1010, Montgomeryville, PA 18936
Phone: (800) 839-1754
Email: charitable@blbb.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable
Education & Leadership Impact Grants - Greater than $15,000 or over Multiple Years
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Education & Leadership Impact Grants - Less than $15,000
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Who The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Charityvest Inc ($500K across 3 grants). Together the top 10 received $1.3M.
Organizations only. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($7,500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
909 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 870 grants of 909 (96%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation says its educational and leadership initiatives are supported mainly in the Greater Philadelphia region. In 2024, 85% of grant dollars went to recipients in Pennsylvania and 10% to recipients in Kansas. Smaller shares went to New York (2%), New Hampshire (1%), and Tennessee (0%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 112 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable open to new grantees?
19%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 14 of 74 grantees (19%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $41K; repeat grants $23K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $9K repeat.
- 76% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−5%). 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 $1.5M (2020) to $2.1M (2022). In 2025 it made 112 grants totaling $1.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Charityvest Inc Fairfield, CT | General & Unrestricted | $250,000 |
| Charityvest Inc Fairfield, CT | General & Unrestricted (See General Statement) | $238,973 |
| Williamson College of the Trades Media, PA | Alumni Relations | $170,000 |
| The Ellis Foundation Fort Scott, KS | Scholarship Fund (See General Statement) | $152,115 |
| Gemma Services Plymouth Meeting, PA | Precision Analytics and Teacher Apprentice Program: A Three-year grant | $75,000 |
| Bucks County Opportunity Council Inc Doylestown, PA | Economic Self-Sufficiency Program and Montgomery County Expansion | $50,000 |
| Gwynedd-Mercy Academy Lower Gwynedd, PA | BLBB Charitable Leadership Lab and Operations of Leadership program | $50,000 |
| The Academy in Manayunk Inc Conshohocken, PA | AIM Institute for Learning & Research - AIM Pathways AIM cognitio assessment tool | $50,000 |
| Children Scholarship Fund Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | General Operating Support for CSFP's 25th Anniversary through Evaluation & a Gala Celebration | $40,000 |
| Temple University New York, NY | BLBB Charitable Financial Planning Scholarship at fox school of business scholarship fund | $32,000 |
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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 | $43,038,718 | $2,532,113 | $2,621,987 | $1,942,951 | 112 | $2,295,982 | $2,176,243 | $2,497,679 |
| 2024 | $42,810,860 | $4,988,049 | $2,269,614 | $1,568,610 | 207 | $1,914,252 | $4,753,620 | $2,299,349 |
| 2023 | $39,983,091 | $3,195,438 | $2,303,738 | $1,732,988 | 215 | $2,055,826 | $2,990,069 | $2,119,402 |
| 2022 | $38,981,993 | $1,526,241 | $2,650,173 | $2,051,518 | 186 | $2,361,728 | $1,284,693 | $2,221,650 |
| 2021 | $39,770,363 | $3,973,932 | $2,566,447 | $2,009,796 | 189 | $2,320,473 | $3,795,360 | $2,482,087 |
| 2020 | $38,231,858 | $1,084,840 | $1,925,598 | $1,496,477 | 155 | — | $888,941 | $1,955,457 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable reported a distributable amount of $2.5M 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 foundation states that it supports educational and leadership opportunities. Its Education & Leadership Impact Grants consider operating support, project support, and capacity building, including sustainability and strategic planning, program planning and growth, leadership or professional development, and staff training.
Listed areas include college access and post-secondary opportunities, economic self-sufficiency, and K–12 educational opportunities, including youth development and leadership. For college access, the foundation describes support for programs helping disadvantaged youth and families navigate college applications, alternative post-secondary options, and youth career and leadership development. Its economic self-sufficiency description emphasizes working with individuals over time and, in particular, family systems and intergenerational stability.
Grantees’ missions illustrate the range of organizations supported. Williamson College of the Trades says it prepares young men to be respected leaders and productive members of society. The Ellis Foundation says it provides high school graduates access to higher education through scholarships. Bucks County Opportunity Council says it works to reduce poverty and promote economic self-sufficiency.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the foundation reported 207 grants totaling $1,568,610. Grant amounts ranged from $74 to $170,000, with a median grant of $2,500. Its 2025 filing, the latest on this page, reports 112 grants totaling $1.9 million.
Among the largest 2024 grants were $170,000 to Williamson College of the Trades for alumni relations; $140,114 to The Ellis Foundation for a scholarship fund; $75,000 to Gemma Services for precision analytics and a teacher apprentice program; and $50,000 each to Bucks County Opportunity Council for its Economic Self-Sufficiency Program and Montgomery County expansion, and Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Delaware Valley for a Montgomery County Financial Empowerment Center expansion. Other grants included $32,000 to Temple University for a financial planning scholarship fund at the Fox School of Business, and $30,000 to Achieveability for its Family Self-Sufficiency Program.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists these officers and directors:
- Laura W Brewer — Director, Vice President
- Diana Loukedis Doherty — Director
- Clifford Haugen — Director, President
- W Dean Karrash — Director, Secretary, Vice President
- John T Lawton — Director, Vice President
The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable is led by Clifford Haugen, Director & President on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Clifford Haugen
Director & President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diana Loukedis Doherty
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John T Lawton
Director & Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura W Brewer
Director & Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
W Dean Karrash
Director, Secretary & Vice President
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.
Frequently asked questions about The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable
How much does The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable give each year?
The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable gave $1.9M across 112 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.6M across 207 grants.
What is The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable's typical grant size?
The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $17,348, across 112 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable that year got $41K on average.
Where does The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable give grants?
The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 63% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Connecticut (26%) and Kansas (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Philadelphia, PA (26 grants), Doylestown, PA (11 grants), Ambler, PA (10 grants) and Fort Washington, PA (5 grants).
Does The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable give general operating support?
Yes: 41% of The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (46 of 112) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Event" (28 grants).
Who are The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable's largest grantees?
The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable's largest 2025 grantees include Charityvest Inc ($500,001 across 3 grants), Williamson College of the Trades ($175,000 across 2 grants) and The Ellis Foundation ($160,000 across 2 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($7,500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable?
The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable reported $43.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2.3M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2.5M (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 Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable fund?
The foundation states that it supports educational and leadership opportunities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited full proposals. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable's EIN?
The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-3420282. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does The Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation AKA BLBB Charitable accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 1, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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