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Craftsmen Cares Foundation

Grantmaking foundation in St Charles, Missouri · EIN 81-1963075

Grants itemized on the 990
$80KTax year 2024
Grants made
77Tax year 2024
Total assets
$65KLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2024Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE: THE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO GIVING BACK WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON HELPING UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN & FAMILIES IN NEED. EXTENSIONS OF THIS ASSISTANCE ARE EMBODIED THROUGH OUR PROGRAMMING: "READERS ARE LEADERS" STRIVES TO INCREASE THE READING SKILLS OF STUDENTS THROUGH THE DONATION OF BOOKS AND REWARDS STUDENTS FOR READING. OUR FIRST YEAR RESULTED IN 25,000 BOOKS BEING READ."PEDAL TO PERFECTION" REWARDS STUDENTS MEETING THE PERFECT ATTENDANCE CHALLENGE AT SCHOOL WITH A BICYCLE. PERFECT ATTENDANCE WENT FROM 3 TO 43 IN THE FIRST YEAR!"WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA" BEGAN IN 2019 TO LAY WREATHS AT JEFFERSON BARRACKS NATIONAL CEMETERY, ROCK ISLAND NATIONAL CEMETERY AND MISSOURI STATE NATIONAL CEMETERY. WE ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT OUR VETERANS AND SPREAD AWARNEESS OF THE WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA MISSION: REMEMBER, HONOR, TEACH.GRANT PROGRAMS DO NOT MEET THE "SIGNIFICANT INVOLVEMENT" REQUIRMENTS, THUS ARE NOT INCLUDED AS DIRECT EXPENSES, OVERHEAD ALLOCATED: $12,523

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$17K2018
$19K2019
$20K2020
$29K2021
$75K2022
$86K2023
$80K2024

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Welcome Neighbor Stl$19K2024
Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital$3.6K2024
Special Olympics Missouri$2.5K2024
Salvation Army$2.2K2024
Youthhope$2K2024

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list (77 grants in 2024) is available with a free account.

Website: www.craftsmentrailer.com/doing-good

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2024. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.