Crews Family Foundation
Crews Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Oak Bluffs, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $86K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $15K. Net investment income was $8K.
Crews Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Crews Family Foundation gave $15K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $15,450
- -16.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,863
- -37.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $750
- Total assets
- $85,838
- -7.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (90% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Crews Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Vineyard Preservation Trust ($14K). Together the top 4 received $15K.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Crews Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 93% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 341% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $19K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $15K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Vineyard Preservation Trust Edgartown, MA | Community Support | $13,750 |
| The Blooming Bistro Las Vegas, NV | Community Support | $1,000 |
| VBL Charity Foundation Inc Woodbridge, VA | Community Support | $500 |
| Farm Neck Foundation Oak Bluffs, MA | Community Support | $200 |
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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 | $85,838 | $11,799 | $18,605 | $15,450 | 4 | $16,404 | $7,754 | $4,814 |
| 2024 | $92,794 | $20,083 | $23,354 | $18,500 | 3 | $20,352 | $13,377 | $5,072 |
| 2023 | $96,151 | $10,363 | $9,998 | $5,600 | 2 | $7,159 | $4,406 | $5,663 |
| 2022 | $95,946 | $13,968 | $13,506 | $8,000 | 4 | $8,000 | $8,462 | $6,183 |
| 2021 | $95,549 | $19,146 | $14,274 | $13,000 | 3 | — | $17,872 | $5,533 |
| 2020 | $91,575 | $-7,150 | $10,977 | $9,500 | 5 | — | $4,055 | $6,188 |
| 2019 | $109,377 | $4,653 | $6,746 | $5,250 | 2 | — | $3,242 | $6,497 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Crews Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Crews Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Deborah H. Crews
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert B. Crews Jr.
Director
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Crews Family Foundation
How much does Crews Family Foundation give each year?
Crews Family Foundation gave $15K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $19K across 3 grants.
What is Crews Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Crews Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $750, and its average grant was $3,863, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Crews Family Foundation give grants?
Crews Family Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 90% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Nevada (6%).
Does Crews Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Crews Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Community Support" (4 grants).
How large is Crews Family Foundation?
Crews Family Foundation reported $86K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $16K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Crews Family Foundation's EIN?
Crews Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-0497846. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 22, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 2, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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