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Crane Family Foundation Inc

Baltimore, MD · EIN 52-1755504. Reported 366 grants totalling $19.0M to 198 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$19,305median grant
$19.0Mgranted, 2021-2024
198recipients, as named on its returns
64%of grantees funded again the next year
$96.1Massets, latest filing

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. Crane Family Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $19,305. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $3,392,933. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
1 grant
$1,000 - $5,000
24 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
40 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
167 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
89 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
28 grants
$100,000 and Up
17 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
The Associated Jewish Community Federation of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$6,551,501332024
The Associated Jewish Community FederationBaltimore, MD$1,645,000112022
Center for Jewish EducationBaltimore, MD$1,455,000222022
Mercy Health FoundationBaltimore, MD$1,320,000442024
Central Scholarship BureauOwings Mills, MD$415,000442024
Jewish Teen Advancement ProgramBaltimore, MD$249,000442024
Beth Tfiloh CongregationPikesville, MD$242,051222024
Jewels SchoolBaltimore, MD$224,000442024
Etz Chaim CenterBaltimore, MD$210,000442024
House of RuthBaltimore, MD$180,000442024
University of Baltimore FoundationBaltimore, MD$175,000442024
NAMI MarylandColumbia, MD$165,000442024
Shoresh IncBaltimore, MD$162,500442024
Menucha IncBaltimore, MD$140,500442024
Ner Israel Rabbinical CollegeBaltimore, MD$140,353442024
Living Classrooms FoundationBaltimore, MD$125,000442024
Bais Yaakov School for GirlsOwings Mills, MD$113,921332024
Mercy Health ServicesBaltimore, MD$110,000112021
Center for Hope (baltimore Child Abuse Center)Baltimore, MD$105,000332024
Pro Bono Counseling Project IncBaltimore, MD$100,000442024
Wide Angle Youth MediaBaltimore, MD$100,000442024
Hebrew School of the Performing Arts IncBaltimore, MD$90,000442024
NAMI Metro BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$90,000112024
Roberta's HouseBaltimore, MD$90,000442024
Family Tree IncBaltimore, MD$85,000442024
Mt Washington Pediatric Hospital IncBoston, MA$80,000222024
Womens Institute of Torah Seminary for GirlsBaltimore, MD$80,000112024
Bridges BaltimoreBrooklandville, MD$75,000222024
Children's Scholarship Fund BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$75,000332023
Higher AchievementWashington, DC$75,000442024
Pearlstone CenterReisterstown, MD$75,000112022
Sulam IncRockville, MD$75,000332024
Krieger Schechter Day SchoolBaltimore, MD$68,611332024
Open Door MediaSunrise, FL$65,000222022
Outward Bound Baltimore Chesapeake BayBaltimore, MD$65,000332023
Wits (maalot)Baltimore, MD$65,000112022
Talmudical Academy of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$61,619222024
AchimBrooklyn, NY$60,000332024
Chana Safety Kid ProgramBaltimore, MD$60,000222022
Junior Achievement of Central Maryland IncOwings Mills, MD$60,000442024
Philanthropy TankBaltimore, MD$60,000442024
Sisters Academy of Baltimore IncBaltimore, MD$60,000442024
B'nai Israel CongregationBaltimore, MD$55,000222024
Northwest Citizens PatrolBaltimore, MD$55,000222024
Wow IncBaltimore, MD$55,000222023
Chabad Lubavitch of Downtown BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$54,000442024
Baltimore Community KollelBaltimore, MD$50,000442024
Fund for Educational ExcellenceBaltimore, MD$50,000222024
Heroes Helping HeroesBaltimore, MD$50,000332024
Imagination ProductionsSunrise, FL$50,000112023
Jewish Incarcerated Family ServicesBaltimore, MD$50,000222024
Jewish Museum of MarylandBaltimore, MD$50,000222024
Middle Grades PartnershipBaltimore, MD$50,000222022
Mt Washington Pediatric CenterBoston, MA$50,000222022
Ncsy Atlantic SeaboardNew York, NY$50,000222022
Northwest Citizens on PatrolBaltimore, MD$50,000222022
Torah Institute of BaltimoreOwings Mills, MD$46,038112024
BridgesBrooklandville, MD$45,000222022
Chabad of Owings MillsOwings Mills, MD$45,000332023
Hampden Family CenterBaltimore, MD$45,000332023
Shomrim of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$45,000222024
University of Maryland Medical System FoundationBaltimore, MD$41,000222024
B'nai Israel Congregation of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$40,000222022
B'nainuBaltimore, MD$40,000222022
Baltimore Symphony OrchestraBaltimore, MD$40,000222024
Camp ChaverimFannettsburg, PA$40,000332024
Creative Alliance of PattersonBaltimore, MD$40,000222022
Institute for Islamic Christian & Jewish StudiesBaltimore, MD$40,000332024
Jep Congregations of Long IslandLarence, NY$40,000112024
Mariposa EducationBaltimore, MD$40,000112024
Meor MarylandCollege Park, MD$40,000222024
NAMI Metropolitan BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$40,000112021
Ohr Hamizrach CongregationBaltimore, MD$40,000222022
Ohr Menachem Jewish Center IncBaltimore, MD$40,000442024
Transforming Youth Into AdultsBaltimore, MD$40,000442024
Union of Orthodox Congregations of AmericaNew York, NY$40,000112023
Y of Central Maryland for BbbsBaltimore, MD$40,000112022
YMCA of Central MarylandBaltimore, MD$40,000112024
Bnos Yisroel of Baltimore IncBaltimore, MD$38,988332024
AdamahReisterstown, MD$35,000112024
Elite (elevating Life in a Torah Environment)Lanham, MD$35,000222022
Mesorah Baltimore IncBaltimore, MD$35,000222024
Tahirih Justice CenterFalls Church, VA$35,000112023
Women of the World (wow)Baltimore, MD$35,000112024
Women's Institute of TorahBaltimore, MD$33,000222022
Chabad of Towson IncTowson, MD$32,500442024
Baltimore Child Abuse CenterBaltimore, MD$30,000112021
Central Baltimore PartnershipBaltimore, MD$30,000112022
Congregation of Ohr HamizrachBaltimore, MD$30,000112023
Fusion Partnerships (byke Initiative)Baltimore, MD$30,000222024
Girls in the GameChicago, IL$30,000332023
Imagination Productions (opendor Media)Sunrise, FL$30,000112024
Maryland Youth & the LawBaltimore, MD$30,000222022
Maryland Youth and the LawBaltimore, MD$30,000112024
Soccer Without BordersBoston, MA$30,000222023
The 29TH Street Community CenterBaltimore, MD$30,000222023
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra - OrchkidsBaltimore, MD$25,000112021
Foundation for Baltimore Leadership School for Young WomenBaltimore, MD$25,000112024
Friendship Circle of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$25,000222024
Fusion Partnerships IncBaltimore, MD$25,000222022
Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership CorpNew York, NY$25,000222024
Machon Menoras HachochmahBaltimore, MD$25,000112021
Nexus - WoodbourneBaltimore, MD$25,000112022
Nexus Family Healing - WoodbourneBaltimore, MD$25,000112021
Nexus Woodbourne Family HealingBaltimore, MD$25,000112024
University of Maryland College Park HillelCollege Park, MD$25,000112023
Cheder Chabad of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$24,939222024
Ohr Cadash AcademyBaltimore, MD$22,000222022
Stevenson UniversityStevenson, MD$22,000332024
Baltimore Squash Wise IncBaltimore, MD$20,000112024
Bnai-Nu IncBaltimore, MD$20,000112023
Bridginglife IncWestminstiner, MD$20,000112024
Creative Alliance (fells Point)Baltimore, MD$20,000112023
Elevating Life in a Torah EnvironmentBaltimore, MD$20,000112024
Erin Michelle Levitas Education FoundationPasadena, MD$20,000222023
Heroes Helping Heros IncBaltimore, MD$20,000112023
Jc Crafts By ChabadRockville, MD$20,000222024
Jewish Community Center of Greater BaltimoreOwings Mills, MD$20,000112021
Jewish Education Program (jep Girls of Maryland)Baltimore, MD$20,000112023
Jewish Education Program for GirlsBaltimore, MD$20,000112021
Mentor MarylandCollege Park, MD$20,000112022
Raje MarylandBrooklyn, NY$20,000112022
Raje-USA IncBrooklyn, NY$20,000112023
The Maryland Jewish ExperienceCollege Park, MD$20,000112021
The Soul Center at Beth El CongregationPikesville, MD$20,000112022
Maryland Philanthropy NetworkBaltimore, MD$18,480222024
Ahavas Yisrael Charity Fund (rabbi Chaim Kowalsky Memorial Ahavas Yisrael FBrooklyn, NY$17,600222024
Preston Mitchum JR FoundationEllicott City, MD$17,000222024
Kids of CourageCedarhurst, NY$16,500442024
Ohr Chadash AcademyBaltimore, MD$15,204112024
Ahavas YisroelBrooklyn, NY$15,000222022
Elite (elevating Life in a Torah Environment) RiseBaltimore, MD$15,000112021
Gilchrist Baltimore Center Support CorpHunt Valley, MD$15,000112021
Gilchrist Hospice Care IncHunt Valley, MD$15,000112024
Harlem LacrosseNew York, NY$15,000112022
Jewish Museum of Central MarylandBaltimoe, MD$15,000112021
Kehilath B'nai TorahBaltimore, MD$15,000112024
My Sister's CircleTimonium, MD$15,000112023
Parks & People FoundationBaltimore, MD$15,000112022
Sisters CircleTimonium, MD$15,000112021
Strong City BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$15,000112021
University of MarylandBaltimore, MD$15,000112022
University of Maryland BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$15,000112023
University of Maryland Center for Dispute ResolutionBaltimore, MD$15,000112022
University of Maryland Shock Trauma CenterBaltimore, MD$15,000112021
Vision WorkshopsAnnapolis, MD$15,000112021
YachadBaltimore, MD$15,000112022
Jewish Community Center of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$12,500222024
Tal Inc (torah Action Life)Baltimore, MD$12,500222024
ShemeshBaltimore, MD$11,000222022
Achshav (chizuk Amuno Congregation)Baltimore, MD$10,000112021
Agudath Israel of BaltmoreBaltimore, MD$10,000222024
Agudath Israel of MarylandPikesville, MD$10,000222022
Baltimore Area Council Boy ScoutsBaltimore, MD$10,000112022
Baltimore Community Toolbank IncBaltimore, MD$10,000112024
Chabad Jewish Center of Carroll CountySykesville, MD$10,000112022
Chabad Lubavitch for Jewish Life Howard CountyColumbia, MD$10,000112023
Chabad of East Bay (berkeley)Berkeley, CA$10,000222024
Chabad of Olney IncOlney, MD$10,000112024
Chabad-Lubavitch of MarylandBaltimore, MD$10,000112023
Chai LifelineNew York, NY$10,000112024
Change the ConversationStevenson, MD$10,000112024
City of Refuge BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$10,000112024
Dolphin Club (bais Yaakov School for Girls)Baltimore, MD$10,000112021
Harford ChabadBel Air, MD$10,000112023
Jewish Uniformed Service Association of MarylandBaltimore, MD$10,000112024
Project Pneuma IncBaltimore, MD$10,000112022
RocaChelsea, MA$10,000112024
Springboard Community ServicesBaltimore, MD$10,000112024
Talmudical AcademyBaltimore, MD$10,000222022
Thread IncBaltimore, MD$10,000112021
University of Maryland Baltimore FoundationBaltimore, MD$10,000112021
Village Learning PlaceBaltimore, MD$10,000112022
Woodberry Crossing IncParkton, MD$10,000222023
Bais Hamedrash and Mesivta of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$8,580112024
Baltimore Sports AcademyBaltimore, MD$8,000112024
Yeshivas Toras SimchaPikesville, MD$7,722112024
Baltimore Antioch LeadershipsBaltimore, MD$7,500112022
Mesivta Kesser Torah of Baltimore IncPikesville, MD$5,003112024
Baltimore Community FoundationBaltimore, MD$5,000112023
Chabad of Playa Del ReyPlaya Del Rey, CA$5,000112024
Congregation Kol TorahBaltimore, MD$5,000112023
Congregation Tzeirei AnashBrooklyn, NY$5,000112023
Ha'zamir Choral Foundation - BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$5,000112023
Ohr Torah Stone Institutions of IsraelBatlimore, MD$5,000112021
Suburban Orthodox CongregationPikesville, MD$5,000112024
Mesivta Neimus Hatorah IncBaltimore, MD$4,500332024
Hazamir BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$3,500112022
Bein Ish Ubein UchivBrooklyn, NY$3,000112023
Jewish Caring NetworkBaltimore, MD$3,000222022
Zamir Choral Foundation - BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$3,000112024
Chabad Israeli Center of BaltimorePikesville, MD$2,500112024
Bnos Yisorel of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$2,000112023
Hatzalah of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$2,000112024
Jewish Caring Network Gevuras Yarden IncBaltimore, MD$2,000112024
Mercaz Torah U'tefillah of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$2,000112023
Chai Lifeline Mid AtlanticBaltimore, MD$1,000112021
St Mary's Seminary and UniversityBaltimore, MD$1,000112024

97 of 198 (49%) 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 64%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.

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.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 165 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.

Religion
43 grants
Education
27 grants
Arts & Culture
15 grants
Youth Development
15 grants
Human Services
15 grants
Health Care
9 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
8 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202189$4,064,980$15,000
202286$4,504,500$20,000
202389$3,986,168$20,000
2024102$6,449,962$16,169

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.

Already committed for future years

Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Crane Family Foundation Inc has 14 of them, worth $228,500. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.

OrganizationLocationApproved
Mercy Health FoundationBaltimore, MD$50,000
BridgesBrooklandville, MD$25,000
Jewish Education Program for Girls of MarylandBaltimore, MD$20,000
Sulam Unlimited LearningRockville, MD$20,000
AchimBrooklyn, NY$15,000
Institute of Islamic Christian Jewish StudiesBaltimore, MD$15,000
The 29TH Street Community CenterBaltimore, MD$15,000
The Soul Center at Beth El CongregationPikesville, MD$15,000
Sister's CircleTimonium, MD$15,000
Mentor MarylandCollege Park, MD$10,000
Tahirih Justice CenterFalls Church, VA$10,000
Youth Advocate Programs (maryland-Dc)Baltimore, MD$10,000
Woodberry CrossingParkton, MD$5,000
Hazamir BaltimoreBaltimore, MD$3,500

Where its money goes

96% of its giving went to organizations in Maryland. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.

Maryland
$18.2M
New York
$337K
Massachusetts
$170K
Florida
$145K
District of Columbia
$75K
Pennsylvania
$40K
Virginia
$35K
Illinois
$30K

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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund77 shared recipientsAssociated Jewish Charities of Baltimore68 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc66 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust52 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc49 shared recipientsBaltimore Community Foundation Inc46 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $19,305. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Maryland.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 Crane Family Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.

Address of record on the latest return: 5750 Park Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21215. 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 52-1755504 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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