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Crowley Family Charitable Trust at a glance

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Crowley Family Charitable Trust

Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$12k
Granted FY2021
16
Grants FY2021
5
States reached
$3k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

96% of Crowley Family Charitable Trust’s FY2022 grant dollars went to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2022 names 1 organization directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year Crowley Family Charitable Trust named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $12k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

11
’17
7
’18
11
’19
11
’20
5
’21
1
’22

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.

Philanthropy$159kHealth$77kEducation$27kRecreation & Sports$9kHuman Services$7kArts & Culture$1kEmployment$500Crime & Legal$350Other$0
02FY2021 · 16 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$500
Median grant
5
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
EWB-USA NORTHEASTERN UNIV$2,500
PMCJIMMY FUND$1,000
THE AL RABICHAUD MEMORIAL FUND$1,000
RUNWAY FOR RECOVERY$1,000
FAMILY SERVICES$1,000
PMCJIMMY FUND$1,000
NATIVITY SCHOOL OF WORCESTER$1,000
Individual grant recipient$500
MICHAEL WARN MURRAY ENDOWMENT$500
Individual grant recipient$500
CF FOUNDATOIN (CYSTIC FIBROSIS)$500
FIDELITY HOUSE$500
Individual grant recipient$250
SD IRELAND CANCER RESEARCH$100
BOSTON CARDIAC FOUNDATION$100
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–21, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 7%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 7%FIDELITY HOUSE: $500 → 8%RUNWAY FOR RECOVERY: $1k → 10%THE FIDELITY HOUSE: $250 → 8%WEST SUBURBAN YMCA: $100 → 8%OUR SPACE: $250 → 8%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
NH
IL
NY
MA
OH
PA
NJ
VA
MD
SC
OK
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

63%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$82k · 10 repeat orgs$48k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +53% since the first grant, against +50% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2021, 6 since wound down; 13 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call). Read against FY2021, the last year this funder named its own grantees directly; its giving has since run through a sponsor, which reports no donor behind each grant.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
42

Total granted

$82k
$34k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+53%
+50%

Still filing today

80%
50%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 8% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22
HealthEducationHuman ServicesPhilanthropyCivil RightsCrime & LegalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • CF
    CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION
    2× · 2017–2018 · $50k · revenue +29%
  • NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
    3× · 2017–2019 · $8k · revenue +110%
  • PAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC
    5× · 2017–2021 · $8k · revenue +49%

Funded once

  • MA
    MAKE A WISH
    one grant, 2017 · $7k
  • PB
    PLAY BALL FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $5k · revenue +198%
  • FR
    FALMOUTH ROAD RACE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $3k · revenue +52%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Mass General Brigham Incorporated & Affiliates Group Return

Mass general brigham incorporated is developing an integrated health care delivery system throughout the region that offers patients a continuum of coordinated, high-quality care.

Health
2
Mass General Brigham Incorporated

Patient care, teaching, research and serving the community.

Health
3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
4
Western New England University

Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…

Education
5
Trustees of Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College educates the most promising students and prepares them for a lifetime of learning and of responsible leadership, through a faculty dedicated to teaching and the creation of knowledge.

Education
6
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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7
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Sanford burnham prebys medical discovery institute's mission is to advance the biomedical sciences by cultivating the next generation of scientific leaders, providing meaningful opportunities for researchers of all backgrounds to learn,…

Health
8
Children's Hospital Corporation

Provider of pediatric healthcare, education, research & community service

Health
9
The Broad Institute Inc

The mission of the broad institute is to propel progress in biomedicine, through research aimed at the understanding and treatment of disease and the dissemination of scientific knowledge to the scientific community to benefit the public.…

Health
10
New York Genome Center Inc

Operate a state-of-the-art, world-class genomic research center that creates and uses advanced genomics to understand the genetic basis of disease. for more information, see schedule o.

Health
11
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc

Tertiary care academic medical center

Health
12
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Leadership in the prevention, treatment, and cure of cancer through excellence, vision and cost effectiveness in patient care, outreach programs, research, and education.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Northeastern University; the most unlike its peers is Dismas of Vermont Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

33 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 33 of the 66 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
10
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/33
Grantees still filing
30/33
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND: $158,661 · Community ImprovementFIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUNDCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $50,000 · HealthCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUN…+6 more: $2,300 · HealthPAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC: $7,500 · OtherPAN-MASSACHUSETTS CH…MAKE A WISH: $7,446 · OtherMAKE A WISHBOSTONS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL: $6,465 · OtherBOSTONS CHILDRENS HO…FRIENDS OF CONCORD CARLISLE BASKETBALL: $5,000 · OtherFRIENDS OF CONCORD C…St Mary's Center for Women & Children Inc: $3,000 · OtherSt Mary's Center for…SUSAN SMITH CENTER FOR WOMEN'S CANCERS: $2,500 · OtherEWB-USA NORTHEASTERN UNIV: $2,500 · OtherCHILDRENS MEDICAL RESEARCH: $2,105 · OtherNATIVITY SCHOOL OF WORCESTER INC: $2,000 · Other+34 more: $12,950 · Other+34 moreNORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY: $7,600 · EducationNOBLE AND GREENOUGH SCHOOL: $3,000 · EducationTHE SCHOLARSHIP FUND OF CONCORD AND CARLISLE: $2,000 · EducationPERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND: $2,000 · Education+3 more: $1,250 · EducationPLAY BALL FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · PhilanthropyUNITED WAY OF GREATER NASHUA INC: $500 · PhilanthropyFALMOUTH ROAD RACE INC: $3,000 · Recreation & SportsRUNWAY FOR RECOVERY INC: $1,000 · Human ServicesFIDELITY HOUSE INC: $750 · Human ServicesOur Space Inc: $250 · Human ServicesLIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES FLORENCE: $100 · Human ServicesWEST SUBURBAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $100 · Human Services
Community Improvement$158,661Health$52,300Other$51,466Education$15,850Philanthropy$5,500Recreation & Sports$3,000Human Services$2,200

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND: $158,661 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY: $7,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC: $7,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPLAY BALL FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetSt Mary's Center for Women & Children Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFALMOUTH ROAD RACE INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNOBLE AND GREENOUGH SCHOOL: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIVITY SCHOOL OF WORCESTER INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SCHOLARSHIP FUND OF CONCORD AND CARLISLE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetPERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Concord Carlisle Football Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetEMERSON HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRUNWAY FOR RECOVERY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFIDELITY HOUSE INC: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE TRUSTEES OF MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED WAY OF GREATER NASHUA INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FRANCIS OUIMET SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMDRC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOSTON CASA INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF BOSTON COLLEGE: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOur Space Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetHOSPICE & PALLIATIVE CARE INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES FLORENCE: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOSTON CARDIAC FOUNDATION INC: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDismas of Vermont Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALZHEIMER'S FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT CENTER INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWEST SUBURBAN YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Eastern Bank Foundati…Cummings Foundation G…Boston Foundation IncCambridge Savings Cha…Ge Aerospace Foundati…Agnes M Lindsay TrustArbella Insurance Fou…American Tower Corpor…Network for GoodMorgan Stanley Global…The Pfizer Foundation…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…
Eastern Bank FoundationMA21.9× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Eastern Bank Foundation · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · Boston Foundation Inc · Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Agnes M Lindsay Trust · Arbella Insurance Foundation · American Tower Corporation Foundation Inc · Network for Good · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Crowley Family Charitable Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Crowley Family Charitable Trust. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 150%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 7%
  • Fidelity House Inc: 91% of income from government
  • Alzheimer's Family Caregiver Support Center Inc: 57% of income from government
  • St Mary's Center for Women & Children Inc: 40% of income from government
  • Dismas of Vermont Inc: 39% of income from government
  • Boston Casa Inc: 20% of income from government
  • Northeastern University: 7% of income from government
  • Perkins School for the Blind: 7% of income from government
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Trustees of Boston College: 3% of income from government
  • The Trustees of Mount Holyoke College: 1% of income from government
  • West Suburban Young Men's Christian Association: 0% of income from government
  • Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
15get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
2rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 66 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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