The Crist Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker York, PA EIN: 46-6527863

The Crist Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in York, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $130K. Net investment income was $58K.

The Crist Family Foundation at a glance

In short: The Crist Family Foundation gave $130K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $130K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$130,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$130,000
Median grant
$130,000
Total assets
$11,037
-86.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Indiana (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Crist Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Natmus: $130KNatmus$130K

The largest 2025 recipient was Natmus ($130K).

Grant Size Distribution

40 grants across all recorded years

37<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 37 grants of 40 (93%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

YorkNew OxfordEast YorkFairfieldHersheyEmigsvilleManchesterMechanicsburgMemphisAuburnChicagoColumbiaDoverLebanonLittle RockOklahoma CityPhiladelphia

How The Crist Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 227% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K23 grants2020 18 grants2021 20 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2022) to $170K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $130K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Natmus Auburn, INOperational Support$130,000
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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 IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$11,037$64,635$133,095$130,0001$130,000$58,460$1,711
2024$79,497$8,303$3,128———$698$5,158
2023$74,322$31,715$51,406$50,0001$50,000$19,430$5,033
2022$101,957$-39,383$44,999$39,81520$39,815$1,246$6,881
2021$178,395$201,257$90,149$87,80518$87,805$10,631$11,482
2020$317,321$180,987$169,852$169,85223—$42,987$6,246

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Crist Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Crist Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jay Crist

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Karl Lehman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Kathy A. Kovacs

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Carr

    Trustee

    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 Crist Family Foundation

How much does The Crist Family Foundation give each year?

The Crist Family Foundation gave $130K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is The Crist Family Foundation?

The Crist Family Foundation reported $11K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $130K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does The Crist Family Foundation operate?

The Crist Family Foundation has awarded grants in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee.

What is The Crist Family Foundation's EIN?

The Crist Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-6527863. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 24, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 20, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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