Crane Family Foundation Inc
Baltimore, MD · EIN 52-1755504. Reported 264 grants totalling $12.6M to 161 organizations across tax years 2021-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Crane Family Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $1,876,068. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $3,158,568 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Associated Jewish Community Federation | Baltimore, MD | $1,645,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Jewish Education | Baltimore, MD | $1,455,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mercy Health Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $770,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Central Scholarship Bureau | Owings Mills, MD | $315,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewels School | Baltimore, MD | $192,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Teen Advancement Program | Baltimore, MD | $176,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Baltimore Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $160,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Etz Chaim Center | Baltimore, MD | $145,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| House of Ruth | Baltimore, MD | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Menucha | Baltimore, MD | $134,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| NAMI Maryland | Columbia, MD | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mercy Health Services | Baltimore, MD | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shoresh | Baltimore, MD | $105,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Beth Tfiloh Congregation | Pikesville, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Scholarship Fund Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pearlstone Center | Reisterstown, MD | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pro Bono Counseling Project Inc | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wide Angle Youth Media | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Hope (baltimore Child Abuse Center)) | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Tree Inc | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hebrew School of the Performing Arts Inc | Baltimore, MD | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Living Classrooms Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Open Door Media | Sunrise, FL | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Outward Bound Baltimore Chesapeake Bay | Baltimore, MD | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Roberta's House | Baltimore, MD | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wits (maalot) | Baltimore, MD | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chana Safety Kid Program | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ner Israel Rabbinical College | Baltimore, MD | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sulam Inc | Rockville, MD | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Higher Achievement | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wow Inc | Baltimore, MD | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Imagination Productions | Sunrise, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Krieger Schechter Day School | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Middle Grades Partnership | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mt Washington Pediatric Center | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ncsy Atlantic Seaboard | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northwest Citizens on Patrol | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Achim | Brooklyn, NY | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bridges | Brooklandville, MD | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Chabad of Owings Mills | Owings Mills, MD | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hampden Family Center | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Philanthropy Tank | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sisters Academy of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| B'nai Israel Congregation of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| B'nainu | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Creative Alliance of Patterson | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Museum of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Central Maryland Inc | Owings Mills, MD | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| NAMI Metropolitan Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ohr Hamizrach Congregation | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Union of Orthodox Congregations of America | New York, NY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Y of Central Maryland for Bbbs | Baltimore, MD | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chabad Lubavitch of Downtown Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $38,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| B'nai Israel Congregation | Baltimore, MD | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Community Kollel | Baltimore, MD | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Elite (elevating Life in a Torah Environment) | Lanham, MD | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tahirih Justice Center | Falls Church, VA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women's Institute of Torah | Baltimore, MD | $33,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ohr Menachem Jewish Center Inc | Baltimore, MD | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Child Abuse Center | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Baltimore Partnership | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Congregation of Ohr Hamizrach | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls in the Game | Chicago, IL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Heroes Helping Heroes | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Maryland Youth & the Law | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mt Washington Pediatric Hospital Inc | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Soccer Without Borders | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The 29TH Street Community Center | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Transforming Youth Into Adults | Baltimore, MD | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Symphony Orchestra - Orchkids | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bridges Baltimore | Brooklandville, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Camp Chaverim | Fannettsburg, PA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fund for Educational Excellence | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fusion Partnerships Inc | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Institute for Islamic Christian & Jewish Studies | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Machon Menoras Hachochmah | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nexus - Woodbourne | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nexus Family Healing - Woodbourne | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwest Citizens Patrol | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Maryland College Park Hillel | College Park, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chabad of Towson Inc | Towson, MD | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ohr Cadash Academy | Baltimore, MD | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bnai-Nu Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Creative Alliance (fells Point) | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Erin Michelle Levitas Education Foundation | Pasadena, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Heroes Helping Heros Inc | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore | Owings Mills, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Education Program (jep Girls of Maryland) | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Education Program for Girls | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Incarcerated Family Services | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mentor Maryland | College Park, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Meor Maryland | College Park, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Raje Maryland | Brooklyn, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Raje-USA Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shomrim of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Maryland Jewish Experience | College Park, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Soul Center at Beth El Congregation | Pikesville, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ahavas Yisroel | Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Elite (elevating Life in a Torah Environment) Rise | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fusion Partnerships (byke Initiative) | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gilchrist Baltimore Center Support Corp | Hunt Valley, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harlem Lacrosse | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership Corp | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Museum of Central Maryland | Baltimoe, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mesorah Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| My Sister's Circle | Timonium, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parks & People Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sisters Circle | Timonium, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Strong City Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Maryland Center for Dispute Resolution | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vision Workshops | Annapolis, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yachad | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kids of Courage | Cedarhurst, NY | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stevenson University | Stevenson, MD | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Shemesh | Baltimore, MD | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Maryland Medical System Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Achshav (chizuk Amuno Congregation) | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Agudath Israel of Maryland | Pikesville, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chabad Jewish Center of Carroll County | Sykesville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chabad Lubavitch for Jewish Life Howard County | Columbia, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chabad-Lubavitch of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dolphin Club (bais Yaakov School for Girls) | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friendship Circle of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harford Chabad | Bel Air, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jc Crafts By Chabad | Rockville, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Pneuma Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tal Inc (torah Action Life) | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Talmudical Academy | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Thread Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Village Learning Place | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Woodberry Crossing Inc | Parkton, MD | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cheder Chabad of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $8,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maryland Philanthropy Network | Baltimore, MD | $8,480 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Baltimore Antioch Leaderships | Baltimore, MD | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ahavas Yisrael Charity Fund (rabbi Chaim Kowalsky Memorial Ahavas Yisrael F | Brooklyn, NY | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Preston Mitchum JR Foundation | Ellicott City, MD | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Agudath Israel of Baltmore | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Community Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chabad of East Bay (berkeley) | Berkeley, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregation Kol Torah | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregation Tzeirei Anash | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ha'zamir Choral Foundation - Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ohr Torah Stone Institutions of Israel | Batlimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Talmudical Academy of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bais Yaakov School for Girls | Owings Mills, MD | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bnos Yisroel of Baltimore Inc | Baltimore, MD | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mesivta Neimus Hatorah Inc | Baltimore, MD | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hazamir Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Community Center of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bein Ish Ubein Uchiv | Brooklyn, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Caring Network | Baltimore, MD | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bnos Yisorel of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mercaz Torah U'tefillah of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chai Lifeline Mid Atlantic | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
71 of 161 (44%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 55%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- The Associated Jewish Community Federation
ANNUAL CAMPAIGN, SHEMESH, DAY SCHOOL COUNCIL, HA'ALEH HUB, HILLEL OF COLLEGE PARK AND GREATER BALTIMORE - Mercy Health Services
FAMILY VIOLENCE RESPONSE PROGRAM AND GENERAL SUPPORT - University of Baltimore Foundation
GRANT FOR THE TRUANCY COURT PROGRAM - House of Ruth
GENERAL SUPPORT/INMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE - Baltimore Child Abuse Center
DIVAS PROGRAM AND GENERAL SUPPORT - Pro Bono Counseling Project Inc
VIOLENCE SURVIVORS: EMPOWERING TO SUCCEED PROGRAM
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 112 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 89 | $4,064,980 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 86 | $4,504,500 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 89 | $3,986,168 | $20,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Crane Family Foundation Inc has 14 of them, worth $228,500. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Mercy Health Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $50,000 |
| Bridges | Brooklandville, MD | $25,000 |
| Jewish Education Program for Girls of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $20,000 |
| Sulam Unlimited Learning | Rockville, MD | $20,000 |
| Achim | Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 |
| Institute of Islamic Christian Jewish Studies | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 |
| The 29TH Street Community Center | Baltimore, MD | $15,000 |
| The Soul Center at Beth El Congregation | Pikesville, MD | $15,000 |
| Sister's Circle | Timonium, MD | $15,000 |
| Mentor Maryland | College Park, MD | $10,000 |
| Tahirih Justice Center | Falls Church, VA | $10,000 |
| Youth Advocate Programs (maryland-Dc) | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 |
| Woodberry Crossing | Parkton, MD | $5,000 |
| Hazamir Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $3,500 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 95% of this one's giving went to organizations in Maryland. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Maryland.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Crane Family Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 5750 Park Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21215. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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