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McCrane Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$400k
Granted FY2024still arriving
6
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$250k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$955kEducation$800kAnimals$155kHealth$150kYouth Development$60kRecreation & Sports$53k
02FY2024 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $5k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $70k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $75k
  • $250k+1 grant · $250k
$25,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$189k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA$250,000
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA$75,000
NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER$25,000
COUNT BASIE THEATRE INC$25,000
MONMOUTH COUNTY SPCA$20,000
MYLESTONE EQUINE RESCUE$5,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

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

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY18–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 71% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%DEVON HORSE SHOW FOUNDATION: $13k → 6%TRUSTEES OF UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $250k → 22%EVERGLADES ANGELS DOG RESCUE INC: $15k → 13%COPD FOUNDATION: $25k → 15%FRIENDS OF LORD STIRLING STABLE: $5k → 5%COUNT BASIE THEATRE INC: $70k → 6%MYLESTONE EQUINE RESCUE: $8k → 7%STATE THEATRE REGIONAL ARTS: $20k → 8%NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $250k → 16%DEVON HORSE SHOW FOUNDATION: $13k → 6%UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $100k → 22%COPD FOUNDATION: $25k → 15%FRIENDS OF LORD STIRLING STABLE: $5k → 5%COUNT BASIE THEATRE INC: $50k → 6%MYLESTONE EQUINE RESCUE: $8k → 7%STATE THEATRE REGIONAL ARTS: $20k → 8%NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $50k → 16%DEVON HORSE SHOW FOUNDATION: $13k → 6%UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $100k → 22%COPD FOUNDATION: $25k → 15%FRIENDS OF LORD STIRLING STABLE: $5k → 5%COUNT BASIE THEATRE INC: $50k → 6%STATE THEATRE REGIONAL ARTS CENTER: $20k → 8%NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $50k → 16%TRUSTEES OF UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $100k → 22%COPD FOUNDATION: $25k → 15%COUNT BASIE THEATRE INC: $50k → 6%NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $50k → 16%UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $100k → 22%COUNT BASIE THEATRE INC: $25k → 6%NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: $25k → 16%UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $75k → 22%COUNT BASIE THEATRE INC: $25k → 6%NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: $25k → 16%UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $75k → 22%NJ SHORE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER: $50k → 6%NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CTR: $25k → 16%MONMOUTH COUNTY SOCIETY: $35k → 6%NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: $25k → 16%MONMOUTH COUNTY SPCA: $20k → 6%NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CTR: $25k → 16%MONMOUTH COUNTY SPCA: $20k → 6%NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: $25k → 16%MONMOUTH COUNTY SOCIETY (SPCA): $20k → 6%NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: $25k → 16%MONMOUTH COUNTY SPCA: $20k → 6%MONMOUTH COUNTY SPCA: $20k → 6%MONMOUTH COUNTY SOCIETY: $15k → 6%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.
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.

94%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.3M · 11 repeat orgs$85k to everyone else

11 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

11
3

Total granted

$1.3M
$85k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+46%
+116%

Still filing today

82%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureAnimalsEducationRecreation & SportsHealthOther
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

  • NJ
    NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
    4× · 2018–2024 · $400k · revenue +16%
  • CB
    COUNT BASIE THEATRE INC
    6× · 2018–2024 · $270k · revenue +62%
  • NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CORPORATION
    7× · 2018–2024 · $175k · revenue +17%

Funded once

  • NS
    NJ SHORE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
    one grant, 2021 · $50k
  • ST
    STATE THEATRE REGIONAL ARTS CENTER
    one grant, 2020 · $20k
  • EA
    EVERGLADES ANGELS DOG RESCUE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $15k · revenue +116%
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
Princeton Symphony Orchestra Inc

The mission of the princeton symphony orchestra is to leverage the power of live music to uplift the human experience.

Arts & Culture
2
Princeton Ballet Society

Princeton ballet society's mission is to nurture a lifelong love of dance and lift the collective spirit through excellent, relevant, and accessible artistic and educational programs, with a focus on classical ballet.

Arts & Culture
3
Monmouth University Inc

See schedule omonmouth university is a comprehensive institution of higher education committed to excellence and integrity in teaching, scholarship and service. through its offerings in liberal arts, sciences, and professional programs,…

Education
4
The Newark Museum Association

Nmoa mission statement is: we welcome everyone with inclusive experiences that spark curiosity and foster community.

Arts & Culture
5
New Hampshire Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

To save the lives of animals through rescue, rehabilitation and adoption; to promote learning, eliminate animal cruelty and be a leader in advancing the highest standards in animal welfare.

Animals
6
Fairleigh Dickinson University

Fairleigh dickinson university is a center of academic excellence dedicated to the preparation of world citizens through global education. the university strives to provide students with the multi-disciplinary, intercultural, and ethical…

Education
7
Charleston Symphony Orchestra

The charleston symphony's mission is to inspire and engage the community through exceptional musical performances and educational programs.

Arts & Culture
8
Pittsburgh Symphony Inc

It is the mission of the pittsburgh symphony orchestra to engage, enrich, and inspire through unparalleled live musical experiences.

Arts & Culture
9
Chamber Orchestra of Southern Maryland in Concert Inc

Cosmic symphony nurtures the performance of high quality orchestral music, showcasing southern maryland talent.

Arts & Culture
10
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Tampa Bay Florida Inc

Spca tampa bay is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates pinellas county's only nonprofit for-all animal shelter assisting all animals in need, regardless of species or circumstance, at its 10-acre campus in largo. (continued on…

Animals
11
South Florida Symphony Orchestra Inc

The orchestra is dedicated to bringing orchestral music of the highest caliber to south florida. its mission is to delight, inspire and educate the communities we serve through music.

Arts & Culture
12
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc

Organization's mission statement true to the ambitious vision of its founder and her spirit of creative risk-taking, the mission of the isabella stewart gardner museum is: - to bring to life and preserve the rich historic collection; - to…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; the most unlike its peers is Copd Foundation 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

11 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. 11 of the 15 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
11/11
Grantees still filing
10/11
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $800,000 · EducationTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIACOLLIER SERVICES - SISTERS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD: $60,000 · EducationCOLLIER SERVICES - SISTERS OF THE GOOD SHEPH…NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $400,000 · Arts & CultureNEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRACOUNT BASIE THEATRE INC: $270,000 · Arts & CultureCOUNT BASIE THEATRE INCNEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CORPORATION: $175,000 · Arts & CultureNEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CORPORATIO…MONMOUTH COUNTY SOCIETY: $50,000 · OtherMONMOUTH …NJ SHORE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER: $50,000 · OtherNJ SHORE …STATE THEATRE REGIONAL ARTS: $40,000 · OtherSTATE THE…STATE THEATRE REGIONAL ARTS CENTER: $20,000 · OtherSTATE THE…FRIENDS OF LORD STIRLING STABLE: $15,000 · OtherFRIENDS O…MONMOUTH COUNTY SPCA: $100,000 · AnimalsMYLESTONE EQUINE RESCUE: $40,000 · AnimalsEVERGLADES ANGELS DOG RESCUE INC: $15,000 · AnimalsCOPD FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 · HealthTHE DEVON HORSE SHOW AND COUNTRY FAIR FOUNDATION: $37,500 · Recreation & Sports
Education$860,000Arts & Culture$845,000Other$175,000Animals$155,000Health$100,000Recreation & Sports$37,500

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $800,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetNEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: $400,000 over 4y, 7.2% of budgetCOUNT BASIE THEATRE INC: $270,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetNEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CORPORATION: $175,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetCOPD FOUNDATION INC: $100,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetMONMOUTH COUNTY SPCA: $100,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetCOLLIER SERVICES - SISTERS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD: $60,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMYLESTONE EQUINE RESCUE: $40,000 over 7y, 1.6% of budgetTHE DEVON HORSE SHOW AND COUNTRY FAIR FOUNDATION: $37,500 over 3y, 3.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF LORD STIRLING STABLE: $15,000 over 3y, 11% of budgetEVERGLADES ANGELS DOG RESCUE INC: $15,000 over 1y, 4.4% 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.

  • Who funds TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ↗
  • Who funds NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ↗
  • Who funds COUNT BASIE THEATRE INC ↗
  • Who funds NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CORPORATION ↗
  • Who funds COPD FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds MONMOUTH COUNTY SPCA ↗
  • Who funds COLLIER SERVICES - SISTERS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD ↗
  • Who funds MYLESTONE EQUINE RESCUE ↗
  • Who funds THE DEVON HORSE SHOW AND COUNTRY FAIR FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS OF LORD STIRLING STABLE ↗
  • Who funds EVERGLADES ANGELS DOG RESCUE INC ↗

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.

The Pfizer Foundation…The Bank of America C…American Endowment Fo…Paypal Charitable Giv…Network for GoodVanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Pfizer Foundation IncNY12.1× affinity5 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Pfizer Foundation Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Network for Good · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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 McCrane Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from McCrane Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • New Jersey Symphony Orchestra: 21% of income from government
  • Collier Services - Sisters of the Good Shepherd: 3% of income from government
  • Count Basie Theatre Inc: 2% of income from government
  • New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corporation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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 15 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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