Open Foundations · Maryland

Crane Family Foundation Inc

Baltimore, Maryland · EIN 521755504. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $6.4M across 102 grants in 2024, a median of $16K each.

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$6.4M
paid in 2024
102
grants paid
$16K
median grant
13%
to first-time recipients
$32.5M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
CHARLES CRANE FAMILY FOUNDATION ATT
Address
5750 PARK HEIGHTS AVENUE, BALTIMORE, MD, 21215
Phone
4439045900
Form the request should take
TEN COPIES OF THE GRANT PROPOSAL SHOULD BE SENT WITH REQUEST. IN ADDITION TO THE PROPOSAL, PLEASE SUBMIT TWO SEPARATE COPIES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SEE WEBSITE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON GRANT PROPOSALS. HTTPS://THECRANEFOUNDATION.ORG/APPLICATION.HTML
Submission deadline
FEBRUARY 15 FOR JEWISH EDUCATION REQUESTS. OCTOBER 15 FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION REQUESTS.
Restrictions on awards
FOUNDATION PRIMARILY SUPPORTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT ENCOURAGE VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS WHICH BENEFIT YOUTH IN BALTIMORE CITY AND MARYLAND, AND JEWISH EDUCATION IN THE GREATER BALTIMORE AREA.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202610649349100416. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

further

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 102 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1The Associated Jewish Community Federation of BaltimoreMD$3,392,933TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
2Mercy Health FoundationMD$550,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
3Beth Tfiloh CongregationMD$142,051TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
4Bais Yaakov School for GirlsMD$109,921TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
5Central Scholarship BureauMD$100,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
6Nami Metro BaltimoreMD$90,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
7Ner Israel Rabbinical CollegeMD$80,353TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
8Womens Institute of Torah Seminary for GirlsMD$80,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
9Jewish Teen Advancement ProgramMD$73,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
10Etz Chaim CenterMD$65,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
11Living Classrooms FoundationMD$60,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
12Shoresh IncMD$57,500TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
13Talmudical Academy of BaltimoreMD$56,619TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
14Bridges BaltimoreMD$50,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
15Mt Washington Pediatric Hospital IncMA$50,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202072$3.7M
202189$4.1M
202286$4.5M
202389$4.0M
2024102$6.4M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Maryland87%
New York6%
Massachusetts2%
California2%
Florida1%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Amy MachtVICE PRESIDENT · 2024
Benjamin GreeenwaldPRESIDENT · 2024
Darrell D FriedmanTREASURER · 2024
David KinkopfSECRETARY · 2024
Hinda DubinVICE PRESIDENT · 2024
Laurence M KatzDIRECTOR · 2024
Lawrence M ZifferCEO · 2024
Shale StillerVICE PRESIDENT · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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