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The Crawford Idema Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Concord, Massachusetts · EIN 043473310

The Crawford Idema Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Concord, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $504,000 in 36 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $431,500 the year before.

22% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$359,00032$10.5 million
2024$431,50034$11.2 million
2025$504,00036$12.8 million

How to apply

ContactPhilip C Vanderwilden - the Crawfor
100 Main Street 325, Concord, MA 01742
Phone or email(978) 318-0505
What to submitApplications should be made first through a letter of inquiry including project description, grant amount request, brief agency history and contact person. Full proposals should only be sent upon request from the foundation.
RestrictionsThe foundation makes grants to 501(c)3 organizations, exclusively in the santa barbara, ca and concord, ma areas. Current areas of grant making interest include environment, substance abuse, critical needs and gay & lesbian resources.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Crawford Idema Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California30$454,000
Massachusetts5$45,000
Hawaii1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 36 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Planned Parenthood
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$50,000
Court Appointed Special Advocates
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$25,000
Environmental Defense Center
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$25,000
Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$25,000
Hospice of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$25,000
Land Trust for Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$25,000
Pacific Pride Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$25,000
Calm
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$20,000
Community Environmental Council
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$20,000
Los Padres Forest Watch
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$20,000
Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$15,000
Food From the Heart SB
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$15,000
Mental Wellness Center
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$15,000
Nashoba Learning Group
Bedford, MA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$15,000
New Beginnings Counseling Center
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$15,000
Sarah House
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$15,000
See International
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$15,000
Casa Serena
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$10,000
Community Counseling & Education Center
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$10,000
Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County
Goleta, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$10,000
Household Goods Recycling of Massachusetts
Acton, MA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$10,000
New House Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$10,000
Open Table Inc
Concord, MA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$10,000
Showers of Blessing
Goleta, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$10,000
Transition House
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$10,000
Santa Barbara Act on Homelessness
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$10,000
The Cecilia Fund
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$8,000
Gaining Ground
Concord, MA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$5,000
Hawaii Foodbank Kaua'i
Lihue, HI
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$5,000
Leap
Medford, MA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$5,000
Santa Barbara Meals on Wheels
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$5,000
Santa Barbara Zoo
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$5,000
Old Spanish Days
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$5,000
Santa Barbara Audobon Society Inc
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$5,000
Dos Pueblos High School
Goleta, CA
Chargers wrestling takedown association.$3,500
United Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
In furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Crawford Idema Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Crawford Idema Family Foundation Inc give?

$504,000 in tax year 2025, across 36 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The Crawford Idema Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Thomas Crawford Jr (President), Nancy S Crawford (Treasurer), Thomas Crawford IV (Director) and Nancy Ruiz Crawford (Director) among 10 officers and trustees.

What does The Crawford Idema Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation, health and education.

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