Crawford Foundation
Crawford Foundation is a private foundation based in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2025 filing, it reported 41 grants totaling $287,000, with awards to organizations in Massachusetts, California, New York, Washington, D.C., and Connecticut.
Crawford Foundation at a glance
In short: Crawford Foundation gave $287K across 41 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Massachusetts. 10% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $287,000
- +7.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 41
- +5.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,000
- +2.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $6,216,670
- +8.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 10% first-time grantees (4 of 41, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (63% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Crawford Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: Choate Hall Stewart PO Box 961, Boston, MA 02196
Phone: (617) 248-4760
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Crawford Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Learning Project ($120K). Together the top 10 received $242K.
Grant Size Distribution
186 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 180 grants of 186 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, Massachusetts recipients received 63% of grant dollars, California recipients 22%, New York recipients 6%, and recipients in Washington, D.C., and Connecticut 3% each.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 41 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Crawford Foundation open to new grantees?
10%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 41 grantees (10%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $9K; repeat grants $7K. How we count
Medians: $6K first-time, $1K repeat.
- 88% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+19%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 103% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $205K (2020) to $287K (2025). In 2025 it made 41 grants totaling $287K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Learning Project Boston, MA | General operating support | $120,000 |
| Solheim Lutheran Home a California Nonstock Corporation Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Pilgrim School Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $20,000 |
| Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY | General operating support | $15,500 |
| St Botolph Club Foundation Boston, MA | General operating support | $15,500 |
| Runway for Recovery Newburyport, MA | General operating support | $10,000 |
| WGBH (fbo GBH Educational Foundation) Boston, MA | General operating support | $10,000 |
| World Central Kitchen Washington, DC | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Yale University New Haven, CT | General operating support | $10,000 |
| Garden Club of the Back Bay Inc Boston, MA | General operating support | $6,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6,216,670 | $312,342 | $331,892 | $287,000 | 41 | $293,147 | $274,049 | $285,067 |
| 2024 | $5,746,790 | $389,907 | $308,953 | $266,250 | 39 | $272,143 | $353,098 | $269,296 |
| 2023 | $5,301,013 | $148,309 | $288,243 | $249,500 | 39 | $254,906 | $114,972 | $241,973 |
| 2022 | $4,844,138 | $-105,005 | $294,401 | $240,250 | 36 | $246,044 | $42,396 | $258,309 |
| 2021 | $6,593,314 | $573,078 | $258,726 | $210,750 | 31 | $216,875 | $532,580 | $302,261 |
| 2020 | $6,077,998 | $261,938 | $251,247 | $205,250 | 31 | — | $226,856 | $258,274 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Crawford Foundation reported a distributable amount of $285K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grantees describe a range of activities: Sarah Lawrence College says it seeks to graduate diverse, intellectually disciplined citizens of the world; St Botolph Club Foundation describes work to encourage the creative arts, assist young artists, and preserve historic properties in Boston’s Back Bay; and Runway for Recovery says it supports families affected by breast cancer.
Other grantees describe work in crisis-response meals and humanitarian aid (World Central Kitchen), Boston parks (Friends of the Public Garden), community health care (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center), socially responsible liberal arts education (Pitzer College), and conservation of New England native plants (Native Plant Trust).
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Crawford Foundation reported 41 grants totaling $287,000. Grant amounts ranged from $250 to $120,000, with a median of $1,000. The largest reported awards included $120,000 to The Learning Project in Boston, $25,000 to Solheim Lutheran Home in Los Angeles, and $20,000 to Pilgrim School in Los Angeles. Each was listed for general operating support. Other notable awards included $15,500 each to Sarah Lawrence College and St Botolph Club Foundation, and $10,000 each to Runway for Recovery, WGBH (for GBH Educational Foundation), World Central Kitchen, and Yale University.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists William E Crawford and Francine Crawford as trustees.
Crawford Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Francine Crawford
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William E Crawford
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Crawford Foundation
How much does Crawford Foundation give each year?
Crawford Foundation gave $287K across 41 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $266K across 39 grants.
What is Crawford Foundation's typical grant size?
Crawford Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $7,000, across 41 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Crawford Foundation that year got $9K on average.
Where does Crawford Foundation give grants?
Crawford Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 63% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (22%) and New York (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (10 grants), Los Angeles, CA (9 grants) and Cambridge, MA (3 grants).
Does Crawford Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Crawford Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (41 of 41) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Crawford Foundation's largest grantees?
Crawford Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include The Learning Project ($120,000), Solheim Lutheran Home a California Nonstock Corporation ($25,000) and Pilgrim School ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 57% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Crawford Foundation?
Crawford Foundation reported $6.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $293K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $285K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Crawford Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Crawford Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Crawford Foundation's EIN?
Crawford Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3567545. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Crawford Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 24, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Crawford Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/crawford-foundation-morg_c926bf0dd4cd428484abf4e2eb6aea62
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