Grants awarded
Who does The Crean Foundation fund?
The Crean Foundation has awarded $17 million across 531 grants to 125 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $5,000 and $15,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $10,000 versus $7,500 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$16.7M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
125
Grants
531
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
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$2.1M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$1.4M | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Children's Bureau INC
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$1.2M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IN | |
| I Individual recipient | $1.1M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Women's Step House of Orange County | $1.0M | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Concordia University Foundation | $1.0M | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Army and Navy Academy Carlsbad California
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$660K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| C Children's Hospital of Oc Foundatio | $580K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Friends of Santa Ana Zoo
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$540K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| O Orangewood Foundation - Samueli Aca | $500K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Alzheimer's Orange County | $500K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Olive Crest
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$425K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$420K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $350K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Samueli Academy
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$240K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| R Ronald McDonald House Orange County | $200K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N New Vista School Foundation | $200K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa INC
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$175K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | IA | |
| Y YMCA of Orange County | $165K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Priority Center | $150K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| L Lutheran Church of the Master | $130K | 10 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Philharmonic Society of Oc | $125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Childhelp INC
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$125K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | AZ | |
| C Crean Lutheran High School | $125K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| R Rvmh Heritage Foundation INC | $101K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
The Midnight Mission
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$100K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| T The Shea Center for Therapeutic Rid | $100K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Angel Faces INC
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$100K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
First Step House of Orange County INC
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$100K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Laguna Beach Seniors INC
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$100K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Pacifica Christian High School
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$80K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
World Fit Foundation INC
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$80K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| D Discovery Cube Orange County | $70K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Santa Catatlina Island Tuna Club Fo | $70K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$70K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$62K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Arts Orange County
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$60K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| G Gloria Dei Lutheran Church | $57K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| T The Villa Center INC | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Second Harvest Food Bank of Oc | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| K Kidworks | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Pacific Symphony
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| M Meals on Wheels Orange County | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| V Vanguard University | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Faces | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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American Heart Association INC
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | TX | |
| V Vcc the Gary Center | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Acacia Adult Day Services | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| G Guide Dogs of America | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Orange County Rescue Mission INC
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| T The Winston School | $50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Working Wardrobes for a New Start
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Illumination Foundation | $45K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Hd-Care | $40K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| Y Youth Employment Services | $40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | AL | |
Sage Hill School
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$40K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | CA | |
| P Project Access INC | $40K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oc | $38K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Share Our Selves Corporation
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$30K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| W Women's Transitional Living Center | $30K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Blind Children's Learning Center | $30K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$27K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MD | |
Straight Talk Clinic INC
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Hurtt Family Health Clinic INC
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| C Child Guidance Center INC | $25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Veterans Legal Institute
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| P Probation Community Action Associat | $25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Wooden Floor | $25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Family Promise of Orange County INC
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$25K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | CA | |
The All-American Boys Chorus
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| A Amvets | $25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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Friendship Shelter INC
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Casa Teresa INC
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$25K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
International Game Fish Association INC
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$22K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | FL | |
| I Individual recipient | $22K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Freedom Alliance
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$20K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
Beyond Blindness
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$20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
The Richard Nixon Foundation
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$20K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Moms Orange County
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$20K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Fristers
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$20K | 4 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$20K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Biola University INC
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$15K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$15K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| H Heart of Jesus Retreat Center | $12K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$12K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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