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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-2152289

The Crane Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Stonington, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $113,282 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $113,282

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,548,395

  • Tax year 2024

    $111,653

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,506,112

  • Tax year 2023

    $130,578

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,386,030

  • Tax year 2022

    $235,785

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,627,073

  • Tax year 2021

    $116,600

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,856,193

  • Tax year 2020

    $147,300

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,395,622

  • Tax year 2019

    $116,978

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,512,607

  • Tax year 2018

    $65,672

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,538,696

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Free Wheelin Foundation IncStonington, CT

    Funding for recreational programs serving handicapped persons aged 7 and older.

    $49,500
  2. La Grua CenterStonington, CT

    General use in providing cultural programs to the community.

    $30,000
  3. Ocean Community YMCA Mystic BranchMystic, CT

    To renovate and expand the existing building for the purpose of providing programs that help healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

    $20,000
  4. Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust IncCranston, RI

    Start-up of a spring seedling greenhouse

    $10,000
  5. Tomaquag Indian Memorial MuseumExeter, RI

    Capital building campaign

    $2,782
  6. Individual

    General fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $49,50079% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $10,00016% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $2,7824% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut3 grants $99,500
  2. Rhode Island2 grants $12,782

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Dorothy PappTrustee Hours 30Pay $32,500

The return

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