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The Croll Foundation: 64 grants to organizations, $1.4 million (tax year ended October 2025)
The Croll Foundation, a private foundation in Needham Heights, MA, paid 64 grants to organizations totaling $1,409,813 in its tax year ended October 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on September 4, 2026. The largest was $200,000 to New Bedford Whaling Museum in New Bedford, MA for support for current programs.
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- EIN
- 222946282
- Based in
- Needham Heights, MA
- Assets
- $9,925,980
- Grants paid
- $1,409,813
- Tax year ended
- October 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended October 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed September 4, 2026, IRS object ID 202642479349100504. It reported $1,409,813 in grants paid; 64 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Bedford Whaling Museum | New Bedford, MA | Support for current programs | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Trustees of Reservations | Boston, MA | Support for current programs | Environment | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cornell University | Riverside, CT | Support for croll professor | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mass Audubon Society | Lincoln, MA | Annual fund | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Trustees of Reservations | Boston, MA | Support for beacon leaf disease treatment | Environment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buzzards Bay Coalition | New Bedford, MA | Annual fund | Environment | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston Childrens Hospital | Boston, MA | 5th installment of pledge | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greenwich County Day School | Greenwich, CT | Support for current programs | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Trustees of Reservations | Boston, MA | Support for beaver brook acquisition | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Trustees of Reservations | Boston, MA | Support for preservation of birch trees | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston Childrens Hospital | Boston, MA | Annual fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys & Girls Club of Boston | Boston, MA | Annual fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brigham & Womens Hospital | Somerville, MA | Annual fund - solomon scholars | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cornell University | Riverside, CT | Support for lab of ornithology | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | Delaware, OH | Support for current programs | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Church of the Redeemer | Chestnut Hill, MA | 2025 pledge | $22,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alma Del Mar Foundation Inc | New Bedford, MA | Support to prof. development | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | Support for current programs | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts | Boston, MA | Support for current programs | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Boston, MA | Support for current programs | $14,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | New York, NY | Support for current programs | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brigham & Womens Hospital | Somerville, MA | Support for connors womens health | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buzzards Bay Coalition | New Bedford, MA | Support for ride challenge | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Schools Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | Annual fund | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenwich County Day School | Greenwich, CT | Annual fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvard Business School | Boston, MA | Support for hbs fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Native Plant Trust | Wayland, MA | Support for current programs | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Bedford Whaling Museum | New Bedford, MA | Annual fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pioneer Institute | Boston, MA | Support for current programs | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Bread | East Boston, MA | Support for walk for hunger | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sippican Lands Trust | Marion, MA | Support for current programs | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| South Coast Health | New Bedford, MA | Support for current programs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Steppingstone Foundation | Boston, MA | Annual fund | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund Inc | Norton, MA | Support for 2025 annual banquet | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marion Institute Inc | Marion, MA | Support for frogfoot farm | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Park School | Brookline, MA | Support for current programs | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Trustees of Reservations | Boston, MA | Support for decordova party 2025 | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund | Boston, MA | Support to the hestia fund boston | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 909 Wbur | Boston, MA | Support for murrow society | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Church of the Redeemer | Chestnut Hill, MA | Support for current programs | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Courageous Parents Network | Newton, MA | Support for current programs | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Bedford Light | New Bedford, MA | Support for current programs | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Bedford Star Kids Foundation | New Bedford, MA | Support for current programs | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sippican Historical Society | Marion, MA | Annual fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sippican Lands Trust | Marion, MA | Annual fund | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The WGBH Educational Foundation | Boston, MA | Support for beacon circle | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Boston, MA | Support for curators circle | $3,900 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Newton News Foundation Inc | Newton, MA | Support for newton beacon | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pan-Mass Challenge | Needham, MA | Support for current programs | $2,053 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Science in the Public Interest | Washington, DC | Support for rapid response fund | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Commonwealth Foundation | Boston, MA | Support for current programs | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 152 Commonwealth Foundation | Boston, MA | Support for current programs | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buzzards Bay Musicfest Inc | Marion, MA | Support for 2025 musicfest | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Taber Library | Marion, MA | Annual fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Bedford Whaling Museum | New Bedford, MA | Support for k-12 squid dissection | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts | Boston, MA | Annual fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Trustees of Reservations | Boston, MA | Support for current programs | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Bedford Whaling Museum | New Bedford, MA | Support for harbor lights benefit | $760 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Hestia Fund | Boston, MA | Annual dues | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hestia Fund | Boston, MA | Support for current programs | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alzheimer's Association | Newton, MA | Support for current programs | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| More Than Words Inc | Boston, MA | Support for current programs | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Zero Prostate Cancer | Alexandria, VA | Support for current programs | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metropolitan Waterworks Museum Inc | Chestnut Hill, MA | Annual fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended October 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed September 2, 2025, IRS object ID 202532459349100518. It reported $851,873 in grants paid; 56 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mass Audubon Society | Lincoln, MA | Support for current programs | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston Childrens Hospital | Boston, MA | 4th installment of pledge | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys & Girls Club of Boston | Boston, MA | Support for current programs | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cornell University | Riverside, CT | Support for lab of ornithology annual fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greenwich County Day School | Greenwich, CT | Support for gcds first | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Boston, MA | Support for presidents circle | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Trustees of Reservations | Boston, MA | Support for millborn farm | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reach Prep Inc | Stamford, CT | Support for current programs | Education | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston Childrens Hospital | Boston, MA | Annual fund | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catholic Schools Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | Support for current programs | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of St Stephen's Youth Programs Inc | Boston, MA | Support for current programs | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Historic New England | Haverhill, MA | Support for civic leader | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ohio Wesleyan University | Delaware, OH | Support for current programs | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Church of the Redeemer | Chestnut Hill, MA | Annual pledge | $22,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alma Del Mar Foundation Inc | New Bedford, MA | Annual fund | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | Support for current programs | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts | Boston, MA | Support for current programs | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mass Audubon Society | Lincoln, MA | Support for current programs | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Biological Medicine Institute | Providence, RI | Support for current programs | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | New York, NY | Support for boston hot pink party | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brigham & Womens Hospital | Somerville, MA | Support for current programs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brigham & Womens Hospital | Somerville, MA | Support for current programs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Emerald Necklace Conservancy | Boston, MA | Support for justine mee liff fund | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenwich County Day School | Greenwich, CT | Support for current programs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvard Business School | Cambridge, MA | Support for hbs fund digital innovation | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Bedford Light | New Bedford, MA | Support for current programs | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Bedford Whaling Museum | New Bedford, MA | Support for current programs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pioneer Institute | Boston, MA | Support for current programs | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| South Coast Health | New Bedford, MA | Support for current programs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Steppingstone Foundation | Boston, MA | Support for current programs | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marion Institute | Marion, MA | Support for frogfoot farm | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Park School | Brookline, MA | Support for faculty development | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Trustees of Reservations | Boston, MA | Support for decordova sculpture park | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund | Boston, MA | Support to hestia fund boston | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Courageous Parents Network | Newton, MA | Annual gift | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Land Trust Alliance | Washington, DC | Support for 2024 guardians of the land society | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Bedford Star Kids Foundation | New Bedford, MA | Support for current programs | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sippican Historical Society | Marion, MA | Support for current programs | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sippican Lands Trust | Marion, MA | Support for current programs | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Boston, MA | Support for curators circle | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 909 Wbur | Boston, MA | Support for murrow society | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The WGBH Educational Foundation | Boston, MA | Support for current programs | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Newton News Foundation Inc | Newton, MA | Support for newton beacon | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Buzzards Bay Coalition | New Bedford, MA | Support for current programs | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Commonwealth Foundation | Boston, MA | Support for current programs | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ma Lands Trust Coalition | Sudbury, MA | Support for current programs | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Bread | East Boston, MA | Support for current programs | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pan-Mass Challenge | Needham, MA | Support for current programs | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Buzzards Bay Musicfest Inc | Marion, MA | Support for 2024 musicfest | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Taber Library | Marion, MA | Annual fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marion Art Center | Marion, MA | Support for current programs | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Bedford Whaling Museum | New Bedford, MA | Support for current programs | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Hestia Fund | Boston, MA | Support for current programs | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alzheimer's Association | Newton, MA | Support for current programs | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Marion Institute | Marion, MA | Support for boogie at the bog | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $350 | apps.irs.gov |
| Falmouth Road Race Inc | Falmouth, MA | Support for current programs | Recreation and sports | $273 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $573,000 |
| Education | $225,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $40,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $32,100 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $22,600 |
| Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $20,000 |
| Health care | $20,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $10,273 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $1,809,186 |
| Connecticut | $325,000 |
| New York | $60,000 |
| Ohio | $50,000 |
| Rhode Island | $10,000 |
| District of Columbia | $7,000 |
| Virginia | $500 |
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Updated September 4, 2026. 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.