Crozier Family Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wellesley, MA EIN: 04-3368611

The Crozier Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Wellesley, Massachusetts. It makes grants to charitable organizations; its 2025 filing states that it contributes only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Key facts about Crozier Family Charitable Foundation

In short: Crozier Family Charitable Foundation gave $58K across 29 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Massachusetts. 48% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
04-3368611
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$57,580
Grants made (2025)
29
Average grant
$1,986
Median grant
$1,000
New grantees (estimate)
48% first-time grantees (14 of 29, 2025)
Total assets
$808,307
Primary geography
Massachusetts (81% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$808K

+2.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$58K

-25.0% YoY

Grant Count

29

-19.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2K

-6.9% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Crozier Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $70K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Crozier Family Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?

48%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 14 of 29 grantees (48%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $2K. How we count

Medians: $750 first-time, $2K repeat.

  • 45% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 49% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 82% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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.

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

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants show support for a range of charitable organizations. For example, Wellesley College describes its mission as providing a liberal arts education for women; the Nantucket Atheneum describes providing public library services; and the Artists Association of Nantucket describes fostering visual arts and supporting local artists. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 29 grants totaling $57,580. Grant amounts ranged from $100 to $10,000, with a median of $1,000. Among the largest grants were $10,000 to McLean Hospital Scott L Rauch Endowed Chair Development Office; $5,000 each to Friends of the Nantucket Historical Association, St Peter’s Church in the Great Valley, Wellesley College, and Massachusetts General Hospital Development Office; and $2,850 to St Andrew’s Episcopal Church.

How to Apply

The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, Massachusetts recipients received 81% of grant dollars, Pennsylvania 13%, Washington, DC 3%, and New York 2%. Rhode Island accounted for 0%.

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 29 itemized grants.

Cities

BostonNantucketNew YorkWellesleyCambridgeBelmontGreenfieldMalvernWashingtonDoverBrooklineConcordHyannisNewtonProvidenceExeterNew HavenNew York CityPhiladelphiaSutton Mills

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K17 grants2020 13 grants2021 11 grants2022 32 grants2023 36 grants2024 29 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $39K (2022) to $105K (2023). In 2025 it made 29 grants totaling $58K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

McLean Hospital Scott L Rauch Endowed Chair Development Office: $10KMcLean Hospital Scott L RauchEndowed Chair Development…$10KFriends of the Nantucket Historical Association: $5KFriends of the NantucketHistorical Association$5KSt Peter's Church in the Great Valley: $5KSt Peter's Church in the GreatValley$5KWellesley College: $5KWellesley College$5KMassachusetts General Hospital Development Office: $5KMassachusetts General HospitalDevelopment Office$5KSt Andrew's Episcopal Church: $3KSt Andrew's Episcopal Church$3KHarvard Graduate School Fund: $3KHarvard Graduate School Fund$3KDana Farber Cancer Institute President's Circle: $3KDana Farber Cancer InstitutePresident's Circle$3KEpiscopal Cathedral of Philadelphia: $3KEpiscopal Cathedral ofPhiladelphia$3KNantucket Cottage Hospital: $3KNantucket Cottage Hospital$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was McLean Hospital Scott L Rauch Endowed Chair Development Office ($10K). Together the top 10 received $43K.

Grant Size Distribution

121 grants across all recorded years

120<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 120 grants of 121 (99%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
McLean Hospital Scott L Rauch Endowed Chair Development Office Belmont, MACharitable$10,000
Friends of the Nantucket Historical Association Nantucket, MACharitable$5,000
St Peter's Church in the Great Valley Malvern, PACharitable$5,000
Wellesley College Wellesley, MACharitable$5,000
Massachusetts General Hospital Development Office Boston, MACharitable$5,000
St Andrew's Episcopal Church Wellesley, MACharitable$2,850
Harvard Graduate School Fund Cambridge, MACharitable$2,500
Dana Farber Cancer Institute President's Circle Brookline, MACharitable$2,500
Episcopal Cathedral of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PACharitable$2,500
Nantucket Cottage Hospital Nantucket, MACharitable$2,500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $808,307 $43,930 $67,326 $57,580
2024 $790,853 $41,985 $86,429 $76,735
2023 $833,864 $37,310 $115,352 $105,135
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$50K$100K$150K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$808,307$790,853$833,864
Revenue$43,930$41,985$37,310
Expenses$67,326$86,429$115,352
Qualifying Distributions$57,580$76,735$105,135
Net Investment Income$34,633$32,291$27,582
Distributable Amount$70,248$68,867$70,513

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists four trustees: Prudence S Crozier, Very Rev Abigail Crozier Nestlehutt, Matthew E Crozier, and Patience W Crozier.

Crozier Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Matthew E. Crozier

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patience W. Crozier

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Prudence S. Crozier

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Very Rev Abigail Crozier Nestlehutt

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: The Rev Abigail Crozier Nestlehutt (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: William M Crozier Jr. (2020–2022) — Trustee

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.

Contact

Mailing address: 41 Ridge Hill Farm Road, Wellesley, MA 02482
Phone: (781) 237-3963

Frequently asked questions about Crozier Family Charitable Foundation

How much does Crozier Family Charitable Foundation give each year?

Crozier Family Charitable Foundation gave $58K across 29 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $77K across 36 grants.

What is Crozier Family Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

Crozier Family Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,986, across 29 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Crozier Family Charitable Foundation that year got $2K on average.

Where does Crozier Family Charitable Foundation give grants?

Crozier Family Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 81% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Pennsylvania (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (8 grants), Nantucket, MA (7 grants), Wellesley, MA (2 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).

Does Crozier Family Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 29 grants with a stated purpose on Crozier Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (29 grants).

Who are Crozier Family Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?

Crozier Family Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include McLean Hospital Scott L Rauch Endowed Chair Development Office ($10,000), Friends of the Nantucket Historical Association ($5,000) and St Peter's Church in the Great Valley ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 35% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Crozier Family Charitable Foundation?

Crozier Family Charitable Foundation reported $808K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $58K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $70K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What does Crozier Family Charitable Foundation fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants show support for a range of charitable organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Crozier Family Charitable Foundation?

The foundation 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 Crozier Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Crozier Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3368611. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does Crozier Family Charitable Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

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

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