Public Charity

CRAFT EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND INC

CRAFT EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND INC, of BRATTLEBORO, VT, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $6.8M in revenue, $6.4M in expenses, $4.7M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 21 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.2M.

EIN: 133273980 BRATTLEBORO, VT Public Foundations NTEE: T30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.8M
Total Expenses$6.4M
Total Assets$4.7M
Grants Given21
Grant Total$1.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE CRAFT EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND (CERF+) PROVIDES CRAFT ARTISTS WITH SUPPORT AND RESOURCES FOR DISASTER AND EMERGENCY RELIEF, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND READINESS GRANTS TO STRENGTHEN PREPAREDNESS. COMMITTING TO GENEROSITY, INCLUSION, AND CARE, WE ADVOCATE FOR THE THRIVEABILITY OF CRAFT ARTISTS AND CRAFT AS AN ART FORM.

Where $100 goes at Craft Emergency Relief Fund Inc

How Craft Emergency Relief Fund Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$82 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $82 for programs

$66
Education & training "get ready" grants
81% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 412 grants; 20 sessions; 2,020 participants
$13
Emergency response
16% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 16,419 gifts; 57 grants; 6,000 grants
$3
Outreach, marketing & advocacy cerf+ maintains an active list of over 35,448 individuals, organizations, and arts businesses that receive email alerts before, during, and after a disaster
3% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 35,448 individuals
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Craft Emergency Relief Fund Inc

Often funds new orgs 54% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

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Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Adrienne Benjamin
TREASURER Allison Druin
DIRECTOR Ashanti Mcgee
DIRECTOR Deb Dormody
DIRECTOR Greg Stice
DIRECTOR Jaime Suarez

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Top Grant Purposes

Education
$622,436 16 grants
Human & Social Services
$500,000 2 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$40,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $6.8M $6.4M $4.7M
2024 $1.8M $2.1M $3.9M
2023 $2.0M $2.0M $3.8M
2022 $2.5M $1.9M $3.6M
2021 $2.1M $1.8M $3.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.1M to $6.8M (+224%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.7M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in DC, IL, LA, MN, NC, OK, and 2 other states.

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