Crampton Trust #1255000731
Mobile, AL · EIN 63-6181261. Reported 168 grants totalling $4,033,996 to 84 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Crampton Trust #1255000731 did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $8,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $1,500 and the largest $110,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explore Center Inc | Mobile, AL | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of South Alabama College of Medicine | Mobile, AL | $252,069 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ums-Wright Preparatory School | Mobile, AL | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mobile Museum of Art | Mobile, AL | $235,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of South Alabama | Mobile, AL | $214,089 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bayshore Christian School Foundation Inc | Fairhope, AL | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Infirmary Foundation | Mobile, AL | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Victory Health Partners | Mobile, AL | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Spring Hill College | Mobile, AL | $125,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Coastal Alabama Partnership | Mobile, AL | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The University of Mobile | Mobile, AL | $100,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dumas Wesley Community Center | Mobile, AL | $80,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wilmer Hall Childrens Home | Mobile, AL | $78,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fuse Project | Mobile, AL | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dauphin Island Sea Lab Foundation | Mobile, AL | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mulherin Custodial Home | Mobile, AL | $70,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army of Coastal Alabama | Mobile, AL | $61,008 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alabama School of Mathematics and Science Foundation | Mobile, AL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sister of Central Gulf Coast | Mobile, AL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sister of South Alabama | Mobile, AL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ransom Ministries | Chickasaw, AL | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Ignatius Catholic School | Mobile, AL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Pauls Episcopal School | Mobile, AL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Lukes Episcopal School | Mobile, AL | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ozanam Charitable Pharmacy Inc | Mobile, AL | $44,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bellingrath Gardens and Home Foundation | Theodore, AL | $44,069 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| First Light Community of Mobile | Mobile, AL | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mckemie Place | Mobile, AL | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Southwest Alabama Inc | Mobile, AL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Young Life Mobile | Mobile, AL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Mobile, AL | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Senior Citizens Services Inc | Mobile, AL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Southeastern Diabetes Education Services Inc | Hoover, AL | $32,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bellingrath Gardens and Home Fdn Inc | Theodore, AL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mobile County Board of Health | Mobile, AL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Museum of Mobile | Mobile, AL | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Core Project | Mobile, AL | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gulf Health Hospitals Inc Dba Thomas Hospital | Fairhope, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Light of the Village Ministry | Prichard, AL | $25,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mobile Symphony | Mobile, AL | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Baldwin Infirmary Foundation | Bay Minette, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Senior Citizens Services Bca Via Health Fitness and Enrichment Ctr | Mobile, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | Mobile, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Veterans Recovery Resources | Mobile, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Life | Mobile, AL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army of Coastal Alabama Area Command | Mobile, AL | $22,253 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alabama Kidney Foundation | Mobile, AL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| CASA Mobile Inc | Mobile, AL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Most Pure Heart of Mary School | Mobile, AL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Providence Hospital Foundation | Mobile, AL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Shoulder of the Central Gulf Coast Inc | Daphne, AL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mobile Opera | Mobile, AL | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of South Alabama | Mobile, AL | $15,008 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Association of Retarded Citizens of Baldwin County | Loxley, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Feeding the Gulf Coast | Theodore, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Light of the Village | Bay Minette, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mobile Area Council Boy Scouts of America | Mobile, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Prichard Preparatory School | Mobile, AL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Mobile, AL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baldwin Family Violence Shelter | Robertsdale, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Goodwill Gulf Coast | Mobile, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Little Flower School | Mobile, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy Life of Alabama | Mobile, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rapahope Children's Retreat Foundation | Mobile, AL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Mobile Inc | Mobile, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy in Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Shoulder | Spanish Fort, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Thomas Hospital Foundation | Fairhope, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Waterfront Rescue Mission | Mobile, AL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crittenton Youth Services | Mobile, AL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama Inc | Mobile, AL | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Child Advocacy Center | Mobile, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christ United Methodist Church | Mobile, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Services for Vision Rehabilitation Inc | Mobile, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Distinguish Young Women | Mobile, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Government Street United Methodist Church | Mobile, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope Boxing Academy | Mobile, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Charities | Mobile, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Learning Tree Inc | Mobile, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mobile Medical Museum | Mobile, AL | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mobile Ballet Inc | Mobile, AL | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dance Without Limits Foundation | Mobile, AL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
43 of 84 (51%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 55%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- University of South Alabama
CRAMPTON SCHOLARS PROGRAM - Explore Center Inc
UPGRADE CRAMPTON GALLERY HANDS-ON HALL AND OPERATING EXPENSES - Infirmary Foundation
ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT MOBILE INFIRMARY - Mobile Museum of Art
60TH ANNIVERSARY DONATION - REVISITING THE RESPONSVE EYE - University of South Alabama College of Medicine
MEDICAL STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS - Ums-Wright Preparatory School
NEW CAFETERIA & RELATED BUILDING SPACE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 85 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48 | $1,018,597 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 42 | $1,103,260 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 38 | $977,831 | $16,289 |
| 2024 | 40 | $934,308 | $15,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 100% of this one's giving went to organizations in Alabama. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $15,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Alabama.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Crampton Trust #1255000731's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: P O Drawer 1628, Mobile, AL, 36633. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 63-6181261 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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