Funding search · EIN 473980494 · Houston, TX

Crane Family Foundation

Name: Crane Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

51
grants reported: $3.4M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $15,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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

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Lutheran High School1 grant · $1.0M
Md Anderson Cancer Center1 grant · $505,000
Obama Foundation2 grants · $500,000
Cold Springs Harbor Lab1 grant · $300,000
Third Option Foundation2 grants · $115,239
Astros Foundation1 grant · $100,000
Community Foundation for Monterey County2 grants · $100,000
Monterey Peninsula Foundation2 grants · $100,000
University of St Andrews1 grant · $100,000
River Oaks Baptist School2 grants · $65,000

Giving over time

$841,750

2022

$1.3M

2023

$827,500

2024

$382,846

2025

Grant history

All 51 reported grants, largest first.

$1.0M
Lutheran High School · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable contribution
$505,000
Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2022
Support program
$500,000
Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Charitable purpose
$300,000
Cold Springs Harbor Lab · Cold Springs Harbor, NY · 2022
Support program
$102,846
Third Option Foundation · Reston, VA · 2025
To further charitable purpose
$100,000
Astros Foundation · Houston, TX · 2025
To further charitable purpose
$100,000
Community Foundation for Monterey County · Monterey, CA · 2024
Charitable purpose
$100,000
Monterey Peninsula Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2024
Charitable purpose
$100,000
University of St Andrews · 2023
Charitable contribution
$60,000
River Oaks Baptist School · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable contribution
$35,000
Athletes and Causes · Thonotosassa, FL · 2023
Charitable contribution
$30,000
Memorial Hermann Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable contribution
$25,000
Museum of Fine Arts · Houston, TX · 2025
To further charitable purpose
$25,000
St Johns School · Houston, TX · 2025
Further charitable purpose
$25,000
University of Central Missouri · Warrensburg, MO · 2025
To further charitable purpose
$25,000
Athletes and Causes · Thonotosassa, FL · 2024
Charitable contribution
$25,000
Houston Granf Opera Association · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable purpose
$25,000
Memorial Hermann Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable contribution
$25,000
Alley Theatre · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable contribution
$25,000
Houston Museum of Science · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable contribution
$25,000
St Johns School · Houston, TX · 2022
Support program
$20,000
Kinkaid School · Houston, TX · 2025
Charitable purpose
$20,000
Bayou Bend Gardens Endowment · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable purpose
$15,000
Men of Distinction · Houston, TX · 2025
Charitable contribution
$15,000
Post Oak Little League · Houston, TX · 2025
To further charitable purpose
$15,000
Texas Business Hall of Fame · Houston, TX · 2025
To further charitable purpose
$12,393
Third Option Foundation · Reson, VA · 2023
Charitable contribution
$10,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2025
To further charitable purpose
$10,000
Richard Davis Kann Melanoma Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2025
Charitable purpose
$10,000
Sam Houston Area Council · Houston, TX · 2025
To further charitable purpose
$10,000
Houston Zoo · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable contribution
$10,000
Kinkaid School · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable purpose
$10,000
Richard Davis Kann Melanoma Foundation · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Charitable purpose
$10,000
George and Barbara Bush Foundation · College Station, TX · 2023
Charitable contribution
$10,000
Houston Zoo · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable contribution
$10,000
Men of Distinction · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable contribution
$10,000
Mission of Yahweh · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable contribution
$10,000
Pathways for Little Feet · Houston, TX · 2022
Support program
$5,000
Amfar Foundation for AIDS Research · New York, NY · 2025
To further charitable purpose
$5,000
River Oaks Baptist School · Houston, TX · 2025
To further charitable purpose
$5,000
Children Museum of Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable contribution
$5,000
River Oaks Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023
Charitable contribution
$2,500
Men of Distinction · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable contribution
$1,750
Crimestoppers of Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
Support program
$0
Bayou Bend Gardens Endowment · Houston, TX · 2025
Charitable purpose
$0
Community Foundation for Monterey County · Monterey, CA · 2025
Charitable purpose
$0
Houston Granf Opera Association · Houston, TX · 2025
Charitable purpose
$0
Houston Zoo · Houston, TX · 2025
Charitable contribution
$0
Memorial Hermann Foundation · Houston, TX · 2025
Charitable contribution
$0
Monterey Peninsula Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2025
Charitable purpose
$0
Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
Charitable purpose

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.