Crane Family Foundation
Private foundation · Houston, TX · EIN 47-3980494 · reported 2023–2025
39grants reported
$20Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$2,500smallest grant
$2.5Mtotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 39 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1.1M in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 3885
Houston, TX 77253-3885
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lutheran High School | Houston, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | $500,000 |
| Third Option Foundation TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Reston, VA | $102,846 |
| Astros Foundation TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Houston, TX | $100,000 |
| University of St Andrews | St Andrews | $100,000 |
| Monterey Peninsula Foundation | Monterey, CA | $100,000 |
| Community Foundation for Monterey County | Monterey, CA | $100,000 |
| River Oaks Baptist School | Houston, TX | $60,000 |
| Athletes and Causes | Thonotosassa, FL | $35,000 |
| Memorial Hermann Foundation | Houston, TX | $30,000 |
| St Johns School FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| Museum of Fine Arts TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| University of Central Missouri TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Warrensburg, MO | $25,000 |
| Houston Museum of Science | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| Alley Theatre | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| Athletes and Causes | Thonotosassa, FL | $25,000 |
| Memorial Hermann Foundation | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| Houston Granf Opera Association | Houston, TX | $25,000 |
| Kinkaid School | Houston, TX | $20,000 |
| Bayou Bend Gardens Endowment | Houston, TX | $20,000 |
| Men of Distinction | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| Texas Business Hall of Fame TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| Post Oak Little League TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| Third Option Foundation | Reson, VA | $12,393 |
| Richard Davis Kann Melanoma Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 |
| American Red Cross TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Sam Houston Area Council TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Houston Zoo | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Mission of Yahweh | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| George and Barbara Bush Foundation | College Station, TX | $10,000 |
| Men of Distinction | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Houston Zoo | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Richard Davis Kann Melanoma Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 |
| Kinkaid School | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Amfar Foundation for AIDS Research TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| River Oaks Baptist School TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Houston, TX | $5,000 |
| Children Museum of Houston | Houston, TX | $5,000 |
| River Oaks Foundation | Houston, TX | $5,000 |
| Men of Distinction | Houston, TX | $2,500 |
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