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Crawford Foundation

BOSTON, MA EIN: 04-3567545 Website

Crawford Foundation (also known as Crawford William Ttee) is a private foundation located in Boston, Massachusetts. Established in 2001, it operates as a 501(c)(3) organization with no employees and focuses on general purpose grantmaking to educational, cultural, and community organizations.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$5.7M

+8.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$266K

+6.7% YoY

Grant Count

39

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$7K

+6.7% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Grantmaking

The foundation is an active grantmaker with a broad funding approach. In 2024, Crawford Foundation made 31 grants totaling $266,250.

Grant Range

s vary, with individual grants ranging from smaller contributions to five-figure awards.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

11states
+3 more states

Cities

BostonBronxvilleBrooklynCambridgeChestnut HillClaremontCooperstownFraminghamGarrisonGlendaleJamaica PlainLos AngelesLynchburgMontclairNew HavenNew YorkNewburyportOgunquitOjaiPlymouth

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of December 2024:

  • Total Assets: $5,746,790
  • Total Revenues: $389,907
  • Total Expenses: $308,953
  • Total Giving: $266,250

The foundation maintains substantial assets and demonstrates consistent annual grantmaking activity.

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$158K$315K$473K$630K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$5,746,790$5,301,013$4,844,138
Revenue$389,907$148,309$-105,005
Expenses$308,953$288,243$294,401
Qualifying Distributions$272,143$254,906$246,044
Net Investment Income$353,098$114,972$42,396
Distributable Amount$269,296$241,973$258,309

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$67K$133K$200K$266K31 grants202031 grants202136 grants202239 grants202339 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

The Learning Project$100KSarah Lawrence College$36KBoston Baroque Inc$15KMusical Creators' Instit…$15KPilgrim School$15KRunway for Recovery$10KWGBH (fbo GBH Educationa…$10KYale University$10KGarden Club of the Back …$8KCedars-Sinai Medical Cen…$8K

Grant Size Distribution

176 grants across all recorded years

170<$50K1$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

  • William E Crawford — Trustee
  • Francine Crawford — Trustee

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
William E CrawfordTrustee1
Francine CrawfordTrustee1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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