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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-3567545

Crawford Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 41 grants and $287,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $287,000

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $6,216,670

  • Tax year 2024

    $266,250

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $5,746,790

  • Tax year 2023

    $249,500

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $5,301,013

  • Tax year 2022

    $240,250

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $4,844,138

  • Tax year 2021

    $210,750

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $6,593,314

  • Tax year 2020

    $205,250

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $6,077,998

Grants paid in 2025

41 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Learning ProjectBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $120,000
  2. Solheim Lutheran Home a California Nonstock CorporationLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  3. Pilgrim SchoolLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  4. Sarah Lawrence CollegeBronxville, NY

    General operating support

    $15,500
  5. St Botolph Club FoundationBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $15,500
  6. Runway for RecoveryNewburyport, MA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  7. WGBH (fbo GBH Educational Foundation)Boston, MA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  8. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $10,000
  9. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    General operating support

    $10,000
  10. Garden Club of the Back Bay IncBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $6,000
  11. Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterW Hollywood, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  12. Friends of the Public GardenBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  13. Native Plant TrustWayland, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  14. Pitzer CollegeClaremont, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  15. Alexander & Baldwin Sugar MuseumPuunene, HI

    General operating support

    $3,000
  16. Boston Baroque IncBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  17. Emerald Necklace ConservancyJamaica Plain, MA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  18. Valley Regional HospitalClaremont, NH

    General operating support

    $2,500
  19. City of Los Angeles Department Recreation & ParksLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $1,500
  20. Greater Los Angeles Zoo AssociationGlendale, CA

    General operating support

    $1,500
  21. Buckingham Browne And Nichols SchoolCambridge, MA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  22. Friends of Griffith ParkLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  23. Friends of Los Feliz LibraryLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  24. Friends of Mt Auburn CemeteryCambridge, MA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  25. Friends of the Los Angeles RiverLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  26. MSPCA - AngellBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  27. Los Angeles Garden ClubGlendale, CA

    General operating support

    $500
  28. Montclair Kimberley AcademyMontclair, NJ

    General operating support

    $500
  29. Museum of Art Ogunquit (dba Ogunquit Museum of Art)Ogunquit, ME

    General operating support

    $500
  30. Ojai Valley SchoolOjai, CA

    General operating support

    $500
  31. The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard UniversityJamaica Plain, MA

    General operating support

    $500
  32. The Garden ConservancyGreenwich, CT

    General operating support

    $500
  33. The James Beard FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $500
  34. Animal Welfare Society IncKennebunk, ME

    General operating support

    $250
  35. Art Jewelry ForumLynchburg, VA

    General operating support

    $250
  36. Cambridge Camping Association IncCambridge, MA

    General operating support

    $250
  37. David K Johnson FoundationReading, MA

    General operating support

    $250
  38. Los Feliz Improvement AssociationLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $250
  39. Neighborhood Association of the Back BayBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $250
  40. The Gibson Society Inc (aka Gibson House Museum)Boston, MA

    General operating support

    $250
  41. Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA

    General operating support

    $250

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education6 grants $23,25029% of the total
  2. Environment6 grants $18,50023% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $10,00012% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $10,00012% of the total
  5. Health3 grants $7,75010% of the total
  6. Arts and culture3 grants $5,7507% of the total
  7. 3 other causes6 grants $5,2507% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts18 grants $181,250
  2. California12 grants $62,250
  3. New York3 grants $16,500
  4. Connecticut1 grant $10,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  6. Hawaii1 grant $3,000
  7. New Hampshire1 grant $2,500
  8. Maine2 grants $750
  9. New Jersey1 grant $500
  10. Virginia1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • William E CrawfordTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Francine CrawfordTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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