Funding search · EIN 412138379 · Columbus, OH
Crane Family Foundation
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 41
- grants reported
- $2.0M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $27,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Nature Conservancy in Ohio1 grant · $300,000
- United Way of Central Ohio1 grant · $227,000
- Future Ready Five1 grant · $200,000
- Zora'S House1 grant · $100,000
- Upper Arlington Community Foundation1 grant · $100,000
- Columbus Council On World Affairs1 grant · $75,000
- Maasai Education Foundation1 grant · $75,000
- Kaleidoscope Youth Center2 grants · $70,000
- Star House1 grant · $60,000
- Community Shelter Board1 grant · $50,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 41 reported grants, largest first.
- $300,000
Nature Conservancy in Ohio · Dublin, OH · 2023
Conservation
- $227,000
United Way of Central Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2024
Social services
- $200,000
Future Ready Five · Columbus, OH · 2024
Education
- $100,000
Zora'S House · Columbus, OH · 2023
Social services
- $100,000
Upper Arlington Community Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2022
Urban affairs
- $75,000
Maasai Education Foundation · Newport, VA · 2024
Education
- $75,000
Columbus Council On World Affairs · Columbus, OH · 2022
Education
- $60,000
Star House · Columbus, OH · 2024
Social services
- $55,000
Kaleidoscope Youth Center · Columbus, OH · 2024
Social services
- $50,000
Arc of Appalachia Preserve System · Bainbridge, OH · 2024
Conservation
- $50,000
Community Shelter Board · Columbus, OH · 2024
Social services
- $50,000
Mark Seven Deaf Foundation · Old Forge, NY · 2024
Health
- $50,000
Rocky Mountain Deaf School · Denver, CO · 2023
Education
- $45,000
Wexner Center for the Arts of the Ohio State University · Columbus, OH · 2024
Arts and humanities
- $37,500
House of Hope for Alcoholics · Columbus, OH · 2024
Health
- $37,500
Serenity Street Foundation · Columbus, OH · 2024
Social services
- $35,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024
Conservation
- $30,000
Bard Prison Initiative · Annandaleonhudson, NY · 2024
Social services
- $30,000
Maryland Deaf Community Center · Frederick, MD · 2024
Conservation
- $30,000
Middle East Childrens Alliance · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Education
- $27,500
Wexner Center for the Arts · Columbus, OH · 2022
Arts and humanities
- $25,000
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Education
- $25,000
National Veterans Memorial and Museum · Columbus, OH · 2024
Arts and humanities
- $25,000
Promusica Chamber Orchestra · Columbus, OH · 2024
Arts and humanities
- $25,000
Redwood Coast Land Conservancy · Gualala, CA · 2024
Conservation
- $25,000
Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2023
Arts and humanities
- $25,000
Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus · Columbus, OH · 2022
Arts and humanities
- $20,000
Veteran Companion Animal Services · Delaware, OH · 2024
Conservation
- $20,000
Preventing Tobacco Addiction · Dublin, OH · 2022
Health
- $15,000
Balletmet · Columbus, OH · 2024
Arts and humanities
- $15,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
Social services
- $15,000
Kaleidoscope Youth Center · Columbus, OH · 2022
Social services
- $15,000
Off-the-Grid Missions · San Diego, CA · 2022
Health
- $10,835
Deaf Initiatives · Columbus, OH · 2022
Urban affairs
- $10,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Education
- $10,000
Family Health Services of East Central Ohio · Newark, OH · 2024
Health
- $10,000
Making Art Connections Across Selma · Selma, AL · 2024
Arts and humanities
- $10,000
Ohio Women'S Alliance · Gahanna, OH · 2024
Social services
- $10,000
Voicecorps Reading Service · Columbus, OH · 2024
Social services
- $10,000
Ue Research and Education Fund · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Neighborhood
- $10,000
Wexner Center for the Arts · Columbus, OH · 2022
Arts and humanities
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