Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation
The Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2025 filing, it reported 15 grants totaling $79,500 to organizations working in areas including health, education, children’s services, civil liberties, and vision-related services.
Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation gave $80K across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), top state Massachusetts. 13% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $79,500
- +84.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- +15.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,300
- +60.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $1,866,392
- -0.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 13% first-time grantees (2 of 15, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (46% 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 Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation
- How to Apply
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The filing states that no specific application is required; a charitable organization should provide detailed information with its request. The foundation reports no award restrictions.
- Contact
Application contact: Catherine Bove Trustee Co Bove Lang
Mailing address: 10 Tremont Street Ste 600, Boston, MA 02108
Phone: (617) 720-6040
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Newton Wellesley Hospital ($10K). Together the top 10 received $65K.
Grant Size Distribution
72 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 72 grants of 72 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation reported 2025 grant dollars going to recipients in Massachusetts (46%), New York (15%), Georgia (13%), Iowa (6%), and Oklahoma (6%). Its listed 2025 grants also included recipients in Alabama and Maryland.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?
13%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 15 grantees (13%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $5K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 60% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 24% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 104% 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 $43K (2024) to $105K (2022). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $80K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Newton Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Shriners Children's Atlanta, GA | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Suffolk University Boston, MA | Education | $10,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union New York, NY | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Italian Home for Children Jamaica Plain, MA | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School Boone, IA | Charitable | $5,000 |
| National Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague Prague, OK | Religious Education | $5,000 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Cambridge, MA | Charitable | $5,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Albany, NY | Charitable | $5,000 |
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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 | $1,866,392 | $122,977 | $132,721 | $79,500 | 15 | $130,368 | $121,891 | $125,734 |
| 2024 | $1,876,136 | $92,256 | $85,015 | $43,000 | 13 | $81,145 | $91,161 | $120,107 |
| 2023 | $1,868,895 | $166,192 | $95,391 | $59,000 | 15 | $89,124 | $165,132 | $105,059 |
| 2022 | $1,798,094 | $251,826 | $138,260 | $104,500 | 15 | $134,542 | $250,841 | $105,420 |
| 2021 | $1,684,528 | $128,551 | $96,329 | $72,620 | 14 | $94,518 | $127,580 | $115,953 |
| 2020 | $1,652,306 | $60,098 | $105,437 | $81,500 | 9 | — | $58,941 | $93,096 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $126K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations including hospitals, educational institutions, children’s organizations, and groups working on civil liberties and vision-related services. The grantees describe their own missions: the Carroll Center for the Blind says it empowers blind and visually impaired people to achieve independence; Italian Home for Children says it helps children and families facing emotional, behavioral, and educational challenges; and Guiding Eyes for the Blind says it provides guide dogs to people with vision loss.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave 15 grants totaling $79,500. Grants ranged from $1,500 to $10,000, with a median of $5,000. The largest grants were $10,000 each to Newton Wellesley Hospital, Shriners Children’s in Atlanta, and Suffolk University. Other grants included $5,000 each to the American Civil Liberties Union, Italian Home for Children, the Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School, the National Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague, the Southern Poverty Law Center, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and the Carroll Center for the Blind.
Among other 2025 recipients, the American Civil Liberties Union describes its mission as advancing civil liberties and legal rights; the Southern Poverty Law Center says it works with communities to advance racial justice and human rights; and the Foundation Fighting Blindness says it aims to accelerate the translation of retinal research into clinical trials. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their missions.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Catherine M Bove as trustee (as of November 2025) and Alexander A Bove Jr as trustee (through November 2025).
Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; 1 of 2 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Alexander A. Bove Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$29K (2022) → $31K (2025)
Catherine M. Bove
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $31K, to Alexander a Bove Jr (Trustee (To 11/25)).
Frequently asked questions about Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation
How much does Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation give each year?
Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation gave $80K across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $43K across 13 grants.
What is Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,300, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation that year got $5K on average.
Where does Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation give grants?
Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation's top state is Massachusetts, with 46% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New York (15%) and Georgia (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Newton, MA (2 grants).
Does Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 15 grants with a stated purpose on Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (13 grants).
Who are Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Newton Wellesley Hospital ($10,000), Shriners Children's ($10,000) and Suffolk University ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 38% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation?
Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $130K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $126K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations including hospitals, educational institutions, children’s organizations, and groups working on civil liberties and vision-related services. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation?
The filing states that no specific application is required; a charitable organization should provide detailed information with its request. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-6978843. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Live grants for the work Gloria C Crotty Charitable Foundation funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Nixa Affiliate Grantmaking Program Up to US $10,000 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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