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The Crane Family Foundation

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.

$48k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
20
Grants FY2024
13
Organizations funded FY2023
38%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$15,000
Organizations funded a year
8 to 24
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
4
Total assets, FY2024
$130k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 38% of the organizations The Crane Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 32% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 68% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $14k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesHealthEducationInternationalPhilanthropyCrime & 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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving20$48k45%
FY202313$42k38%
FY202219$68k53%
FY202116$119k38%
FY20208$62k38%
FY201924$83k54%
FY201822$67k64%
FY201721$85kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$194kHealth$176kHuman Services$76kPublic Safety & Disaster$34kYouth Development$20kRecreation & Sports$19kFood & Nutrition$16kHousing & Shelter$10kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of The Crane Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
University of Rochester$80,00040%
Pirate Toy Fund Inc$66,999513%
Cure Childhood Cancer Association$58,50348%
Rochester Regional Health$56,30050%
Nazareth University$36,00030%
St John Fisher University$20,00010%
Foodlink Inc$16,44620%
Junior Achievement of Western New York$15,00012%
Flower City Habitat for Humanity Inc$10,0001n/a
American Heart Association Inc$9,50110%
Fairport Football Alumni Association Inc$7,22073%
Smeenk Family Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Macedon Historical Society Inc$5,0001n/a
Sodus Town Ambulance Corps$4,8001n/a
13thirty Cancer Connect Inc$3,00021%
Embrace Your Sisters$2,80081%
Wayne County Historical Society$2,50013%
Wayne County Humane Society$2,50010%
The Humane Society of Rochester & Monroe County for the Prevention of Cruelty To$2,50010%
Keuka College$2,00010%
Fairport Football Booster Club Inc$2,0001n/a
Mary Cariola Children's Center Inc$2,00040%
YWCA of Genesee County Inc$2,00010%
Palmyra Community Center$1,77030%
YMCA of Greater Rochester (4368)$1,00010%
Signal 30 Troopers Benefit Fund Inc$1,00010%
The Center for Youth Services Inc$1,00010%
Thrive to Survive Organization Inc$1,00011%
Fairport Red Rage Baseball Inc$1,0001n/a
The Children's Hospital of Buffalo Foundation$1,00010%
Zoeys Light Inc$95052%
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children$75010%
The Salvation Army$7201n/a
Big Brothers Big Sisters Of America$60020%
Cds Wolf Foundation Inc$60040%
Nami Rochester Ny Inc$50020%
Christopher's Challenge Inc$50011%
The Bill Cook Foundation Inc$50010%
Resolve of Greater Rochester Inc$50010%
The Child Advocacy Center of Greater Rochester$50010%
Roberts Wesleyan University$44010%
Maz Foundation Inc$2501n/a
Walking for Rochester Inc$25012%
Special Olympics New York Inc$20010%
Asbury Park Music Foundation Inc$20010%
Camp Onseyawa Inc$15010%
K9 Orphans Inc$10010%
Wayne Youth Lacrosse Corporation$1001n/a
Cross Creek Church$1001n/a
Hugs Foundation Inc$10010%
Safe Harbors of the Finger Lakes Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 30 recipients with no EIN on record ($146k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Crane Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUniversity of Rochester: $80,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPirate Toy Fund Inc: $66,999 over 5y, 13% of budgetCure Childhood Cancer Association: $58,503 over 4y, 8.0% of budgetRochester Regional Health: $56,300 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNazareth University: $36,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSt John Fisher University: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFoodlink Inc: $16,446 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJunior Achievement of Western New York: $15,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $9,501 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFairport Football Alumni Association Inc: $7,220 over 7y, 3.1% of budgetSmeenk Family Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budget13thirty Cancer Connect Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetEmbrace Your Sisters: $2,800 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetWayne County Historical Society: $2,500 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetWayne County Humane Society: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Humane Society of Rochester & Monroe County for the Prevention of Cruelty To: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKeuka College: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMary Cariola Children's Center Inc: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetYWCA of Genesee County Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetPalmyra Community Center: $1,770 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetYMCA of Greater Rochester (4368): $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSignal 30 Troopers Benefit Fund Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Center for Youth Services Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThrive to Survive Organization Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetThe Children's Hospital of Buffalo Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetZoeys Light Inc: $950 over 5y, 2.3% of budgetThe National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters Of America: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCds Wolf Foundation Inc: $600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNami Rochester Ny Inc: $500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetChristopher's Challenge Inc: $500 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetThe Bill Cook Foundation Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetResolve of Greater Rochester Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Child Advocacy Center of Greater Rochester: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRoberts Wesleyan University: $440 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWalking for Rochester Inc: $250 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics New York Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAsbury Park Music Foundation Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCamp Onseyawa Inc: $150 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetK9 Orphans Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHugs Foundation Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSafe Harbors of the Finger Lakes Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 42.

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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.

Rochester Area Community FoundationNY37.5× affinity18 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Rochester Area Community Foundation · United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes Inc · Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation · Greater Rochester Health Foundation · Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation · Summers Foundation Inc · Paychex Charitable Foundation Inc · Davenport-Hatch Foundation · Waldron Rise Foundation Inc · The Florence M Muller Foundation · Rochester Area Community Foundation Depository Inc · Esl Charitable 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.

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About The Crane Family Foundation

How much does The Crane Family Foundation give?
The Crane Family Foundation reported 20 grants totaling $47,700 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 8 and 24 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Crane Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (34%), Health (31%), Human Services (13%).
Who are The Crane Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: University of Rochester ($80k), Pirate Toy Fund Inc ($67k), Cure Childhood Cancer Association ($59k).
Does The Crane Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Crane Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Crane Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Rochester Area Community Foundation, United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes Inc, Daisy Marquis Jones Foundation.
Where is The Crane Family Foundation based?
The Crane Family Foundation is based in NY.

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 81 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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