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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-2946282

The Croll Foundation

A private foundation in Needham Heights, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 64 grants and $1.4 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,409,813

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $9,315,838

  • Tax year 2023

    $851,873

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $9,840,719

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,380,770

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $9,969,071

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,443,475

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $11,232,002

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,160,029

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $10,437,052

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,588,125

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $11,024,498

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,178,995

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $12,269,077

Grants paid in 2024

64 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. New Bedford Whaling MuseumNew Bedford, MA

    Support for current programs

    $200,000
  2. The Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MA

    Support for current programs

    $200,000
  3. Cornell UniversityRiverside, CT

    Support for croll professor

    $100,000
  4. Mass Audubon SocietyLincoln, MA

    Annual fund

    $100,000
  5. The Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MA

    Support for beacon leaf disease treatment

    $100,000
  6. Buzzards Bay CoalitionNew Bedford, MA

    Annual fund

    $55,000
  7. Boston Childrens HospitalBoston, MA

    5th installment of pledge

    $50,000
  8. Greenwich County Day SchoolGreenwich, CT

    Support for current programs

    $50,000
  9. The Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MA

    Support for beaver brook acquisition

    $50,000
  10. The Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MA

    Support for preservation of birch trees

    $50,000
  11. Boston Childrens HospitalBoston, MA

    Annual fund

    $25,000
  12. Boys & Girls Club of BostonBoston, MA

    Annual fund

    $25,000
  13. Brigham & Womens HospitalSomerville, MA

    Annual fund - solomon scholars

    $25,000
  14. Cornell UniversityRiverside, CT

    Support for lab of ornithology

    $25,000
  15. Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, OH

    Support for current programs

    $25,000
  16. Church of the RedeemerChestnut Hill, MA

    2025 pledge

    $22,000
  17. Alma Del Mar Foundation IncNew Bedford, MA

    Support to prof. Development

    $20,000
  18. Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY

    Support for current programs

    $20,000
  19. Planned Parenthood of MassachusettsBoston, MA

    Support for current programs

    $15,000
  20. Museum of Fine Arts BostonBoston, MA

    Support for current programs

    $14,000
  21. Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY

    Support for current programs

    $10,000
  22. Brigham & Womens HospitalSomerville, MA

    Support for connors womens health

    $10,000
  23. Buzzards Bay CoalitionNew Bedford, MA

    Support for ride challenge

    $10,000
  24. Catholic Schools Foundation IncBoston, MA

    Annual fund

    $10,000
  25. Greenwich County Day SchoolGreenwich, CT

    Annual fund

    $10,000
  26. Harvard Business SchoolBoston, MA

    Support for HBS fund

    $10,000
  27. Native Plant TrustWayland, MA

    Support for current programs

    $10,000
  28. New Bedford Whaling MuseumNew Bedford, MA

    Annual fund

    $10,000
  29. Pioneer InstituteBoston, MA

    Support for current programs

    $10,000
  30. Project BreadEast Boston, MA

    Support for walk for hunger

    $10,000
  31. Sippican Lands TrustMarion, MA

    Support for current programs

    $10,000
  32. South Coast HealthNew Bedford, MA

    Support for current programs

    $10,000
  33. Steppingstone FoundationBoston, MA

    Annual fund

    $10,000
  34. The Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund IncNorton, MA

    Support for 2025 annual banquet

    $10,000
  35. The Marion Institute IncMarion, MA

    Support for frogfoot farm

    $10,000
  36. The Park SchoolBrookline, MA

    Support for current programs

    $10,000
  37. The Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MA

    Support for decordova party 2025

    $10,000
  38. Fidelity Charitable Gift FundBoston, MA

    Support to the hestia fund boston

    $7,000
  39. 909 WburBoston, MA

    Support for murrow society

    $5,000
  40. Church of the RedeemerChestnut Hill, MA

    Support for current programs

    $5,000
  41. Courageous Parents NetworkNewton, MA

    Support for current programs

    $5,000
  42. New Bedford LightNew Bedford, MA

    Support for current programs

    $5,000
  43. New Bedford Star Kids FoundationNew Bedford, MA

    Support for current programs

    $5,000
  44. Sippican Historical SocietyMarion, MA

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  45. Sippican Lands TrustMarion, MA

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  46. The WGBH Educational FoundationBrighton, MA

    Support for beacon circle

    $5,000
  47. Museum of Fine Arts BostonBoston, MA

    Support for curators circle

    $3,900
  48. Newton News Foundation IncWest Newton, MA

    Support for newton beacon

    $2,500
  49. Pan-Mass ChallengeNeedham, MA

    Support for current programs

    $2,053
  50. Center for Science in the Public InterestWashington, DC

    Support for rapid response fund

    $2,000
  51. The Commonwealth FoundationBoston, MA

    Support for current programs

    $1,500
  52. 152 Commonwealth FoundationBoston, MA

    Support for current programs

    $1,000
  53. Buzzards Bay Musicfest IncMarion, MA

    Support for 2025 musicfest

    $1,000
  54. Elizabeth Taber LibraryMarion, MA

    Annual fund

    $1,000
  55. New Bedford Whaling MuseumNew Bedford, MA

    Support for k-12 squid dissection

    $1,000
  56. Planned Parenthood of MassachusettsBoston, MA

    Annual fund

    $1,000
  57. The Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MA

    Support for current programs

    $1,000
  58. New Bedford Whaling MuseumNew Bedford, MA

    Support for harbor lights benefit

    $760
  59. The Hestia FundBoston, MA

    Annual dues

    $750
  60. The Hestia FundBoston, MA

    Support for current programs

    $750
  61. Alzheimer's AssociationNewton, MA

    Support for current programs

    $500
  62. More Than Words IncWaltham, MA

    Support for current programs

    $500
  63. Zero Prostate CancerWashington, DC

    Support for current programs

    $500
  64. Metropolitan Waterworks Museum IncChestnut Hill, MA

    Annual fund

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment11 grants $501,00052% of the total
  2. Arts and culture12 grants $244,26025% of the total
  3. Education7 grants $95,00010% of the total
  4. Health4 grants $80,5008% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $20,0002% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $13,0001% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $19,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts55 grants $1,167,313
  2. Connecticut4 grants $185,000
  3. New York2 grants $30,000
  4. Ohio1 grant $25,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $2,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • David D CrollTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Victoria B CrollTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

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