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Josephine and Louise Crane Foundation: 120 grants to organizations, $4.7 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Josephine and Louise Crane Foundation, a private foundation in Falmouth, MA, paid 120 grants to organizations totaling $4,695,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $215,000 to Berkshire United Way Inc in Pittsfield, MA for unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 208970284
- Based in
- Falmouth, MA
- Assets
- $97,490,050
- Grants paid
- $4,695,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202533219349104248. It reported $4,695,000 in grants paid; 120 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire United Way Inc | Pittsfield, MA | Unrestricted | $215,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation Inc | Falmouth, MA | Unrestricted | $210,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Massachusetts Maritime Academy | Buzzards Bay, MA | Unrestricted | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Resist Inc | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $185,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys and Girls Club of the Berkshires Inc | Pittsfield, MA | Unrestricted | Youth development | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 18 Degrees Inc | Pittsfield, MA | Unrestricted | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Construct Inc | Great Barrington, MA | Unrestricted | Housing and shelter | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smart From the Start Inc | Roxbury, MA | Unrestricted | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Center for Economic Democracy Inc | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Health Center of Cape Cod Inc | Mashpee, MA | Unrestricted | Health care | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Urban Revival Inc City Lifevida Urbana | Jamaca Plain, MA | Unrestricted | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The 300 Committee Land Trust Inc | Falmouth, MA | Unrestricted | $82,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ayni Institute Inc | East Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Berkshire Family YMCA Inc | Pittsfield, MA | Unrestricted | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cape Cod Community College | West Barnstable, MA | Unrestricted | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Elizabeth Freeman Center Inc | Pittsfield, MA | Unrestricted | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| La Collaborativa Inc | Chelsea, MA | Unrestricted | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Labor United Inc | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center Inc | Woods Hole, MA | Unrestricted | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Volunteers in Medicine - Berkshires Inc | Great Barrington, MA | Unrestricted | Health care | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Families for Justice As Healing Inc | Roxbury, MA | Unrestricted | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Yellowstone Coalition Inc | Bozeman, MT | Unrestricted | Environment | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The City School Inc | Dorchester, MA | Unrestricted | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Berkshire County Head Start Child Development | Pittsfield, MA | Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Berkshire Theatre Group Inc | Pittsfield, MA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bikes Not Bombs Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Popular Democracy | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Childcare of the Berkshires Inc | North Adams, MA | Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center Inc | Pittsfield, MA | Unrestricted | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Haymarket People's Fund Inc | Jamaca Plain, MA | Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Massachusetts Communities Action Network | Dorchester, MA | Unrestricted | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tapestry Health Systems Inc | Springfield, MA | Unrestricted | Health care | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Louis D Brown Peace Institute Corp | Dorchester, MA | Unrestricted | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Berkshire Resources for Integration of Diverse Groups and Education Inc | Lee, MA | Unrestricted | Human services | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Equal Justice Initative | Montgomery, AL | Unrestricted | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Groundswell | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | Environment | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hurricane Island Outward Bound School | Camden, ME | Unrestricted | Environment | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Domestic Workers Alliance | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neighbor To Neighbor Massachusetts Education Fund Inc | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Schott Foundation for Public Education | Cambridge, MA | Unrestricted | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lenny Zakim Fund Inc | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Religion-related | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Visiting Nurse Association (cape Cod Foundation) | Falmouth, MA | Unrestricted | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Alaska Wilderness League | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | Environment | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tides Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont Land Trust | Montpellier, VT | Unrestricted | Environment | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Horizons Student Enrichment Program | New Canaan, CT | Unrestricted | $32,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Hole in the Wall Gang Fund Inc | New Haven, CT | Unrestricted | Recreation and sports | $32,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blackshires Community Empowerment Fund | Pittsfield, MA | Unrestricted | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston University | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Advocacy Center of Suffolk County | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Flying Cloud Institute Inc | Great Barrington, MA | Unrestricted | Environment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation Music School | Fort Collins, CO | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Next Leadership Development Corporation | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nonprofit Organizations for Philanthropic Initiatives | Walpole, MA | Unrestricted | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Railroad Street Youth Project Inc | Great Barrington, MA | Unrestricted | Youth development | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Third Sector New England | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alternatives for Community and Environment Inc | Roxbury, MA | Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Berkshire South Regional Community Center Inc | Great Barrington, MA | Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc | Sheffield, MA | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston Neighborhood Community Land Trust | Roxbury, MA | Unrestricted | Housing and shelter | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buzzards Bay Coalition Inc | New Bedford, MA | Unrestricted | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Economic Development Center of Se Massachusetts | New Bedford, MA | Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Recreation Association | Dalton, MA | Unrestricted | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Falmouth Housing Corporation | Falmouth, MA | Unrestricted | Housing and shelter | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marine Biological Laboratory | Woods Hole, MA | Unrestricted | Science and technology | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Center of Afro-American Artists | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Resilient Sisterhood Project Inc | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rites of Passage & Empowerment Inc | Pittsfield, MA | Unrestricted | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Second Street Second Chances Inc | Pittsfield, MA | Unrestricted | Crime and legal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Strategies for Children Inc | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Untours Foundation | Media, PA | Unrestricted | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Westside Legends Inc | Pittsfield, MA | Unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Woods Hole, MA | Unrestricted | Science and technology | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Givedirectly Inc | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Human services | $20,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Berkshire Agriculteral Ventures Inc | Great Barrington, MA | Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Berkshire Black Economic Council Inc | Pittsfield, MA | Unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Berkshire Bounty Inc | Great Barrington, MA | Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Berkshire Immigrant Center | Pittsfield, MA | Unrestricted | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston Women's Fund Inc | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Enterpreneurship for All Inc Berkshire County E for All | Pittsfield, MA | Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Episcopal City Mission | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gosnold Inc | Falmouth, MA | Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greenagers Inc | South Egremount, MA | Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Habitat for Humanity- Center Berkshires Inc | Pittsfield, MA | Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Literacy Network of South Berkshires Inc | Lee, MA | Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pioneer Valley Workers Center Inc | Northhampton, MA | Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Railroad Street Youth Project Inc - South County Recovery | Great Barrington, MA | Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Wealth Redistribution Center Inc | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Interfaith Action of Southeastern Mass | Fall River, MA | Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Visions Inc | Dorchester, MA | Unrestricted | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Berkshire Grown Inc | Great Barrington, MA | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Berkshire Nursing Families Inc | North Adams, MA | Unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brazilian Woman's Group Inc | Brighton, MA | Unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Falmouth Education Foundation Inc | Falmouth, MA | Unrestricted | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Milton Academy | Milton, MA | Unrestricted | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peace Development Fund Inc | Amherst, MA | Unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Plan International USA | Warwick, RI | Unrestricted | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Woods Hole Public Library | Woods Hole, MA | Unrestricted | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Falmouth Housing Trust | Falmouth, MA | Unrestricted | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Falmouth Service Center Inc | Falmouth, MA | Unrestricted | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Bozeman, MT | Unrestricted | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Berkshire County Historical Society Inc | Pittsfield, MA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Movimiento Cosecha Support Network | Elizabeth, NJ | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neo Philanthropy | New York, NY | Unrestricted | Public and societal benefit | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sea Education Association Inc | Hole, MA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Waging Nonviolence Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Recovery Without Walls Inc | West Falmouth, MA | Unrestricted | Mental health and crisis intervention | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House Inc | Cambridge, MA | Unrestricted | Human services | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Church of the Messiah | Woods Hole, MA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Duffy Health Center Inc | Hyannis, MA | Unrestricted | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Girls On the Run Greater Boston | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Medecins Sans Frontiers USA Inc | Hagerstown, MD | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New England Innocence Project Inc | Cambridge, MA | Unrestricted | Crime and legal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Penikese Island School Inc | Woods Hole, MA | Unrestricted | Crime and legal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Si Si Puede Inc | N Andover, MA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Woods Hole Community Association | Woods Hole, MA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Woods Hole Film Festival | Woods Hole, MA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Network of Abortion Funds | Beaverton, OR | Unrestricted | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Israel Fund | Philadelphia, PA | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $262,500 |
| Youth development | $260,000 |
| Health care | $205,000 |
| Human services | $187,500 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $175,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $150,000 |
| Education | $135,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $115,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $4,087,000 |
| New York | $130,500 |
| District of Columbia | $100,000 |
| Montana | $67,500 |
| Connecticut | $65,000 |
| Alabama | $45,000 |
| Maine | $40,000 |
| California | $35,000 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.