Private foundation · EIN 22-2946282 · Needham Heights, Massachusetts

The Croll Foundation Attn Mary Kathleen Oconnell

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 64 grants paid, $1.4M total, median $10K. 86% of grants stayed in Massachusetts.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
64
$1.4M
Median grant
$10K
Stays in MA
86%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$9.3M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 64 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
New Bedford Whaling MuseumNew Bedford, MASupport for current programs$200K
The Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MASupport for current programs$200K
Cornell UniversityRiverside, CTSupport for croll professor$100K
Mass Audubon SocietyLincoln, MAAnnual fund$100K
The Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MASupport for beacon leaf disease treatment$100K
Buzzards Bay CoalitionNew Bedford, MAAnnual fund$55K
Boston Childrens HospitalBoston, MA5th installment of pledge$50K
Greenwich County Day SchoolGreenwich, CTSupport for current programs$50K
The Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MASupport for beaver brook acquisition$50K
The Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MASupport for preservation of birch trees$50K
Boston Childrens HospitalBoston, MAAnnual fund$25K
Boys & Girls Club of BostonBoston, MAAnnual fund$25K
Brigham & Womens HospitalSomerville, MAAnnual fund - solomon scholars$25K
Cornell UniversityRiverside, CTSupport for lab of ornithology$25K
Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, OHSupport for current programs$25K
Church of the RedeemerChestnut Hill, MA2025 pledge$22K
Alma del Mar Foundation IncNew Bedford, MASupport to prof. development$20K
Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NYSupport for current programs$20K
Planned Parenthood of MassachusettsBoston, MASupport for current programs$15K
Museum of Fine Arts BostonBoston, MASupport for current programs$14K
Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NYSupport for current programs$10K
Brigham & Womens HospitalSomerville, MASupport for connors womens health$10K
Buzzards Bay CoalitionNew Bedford, MASupport for ride challenge$10K
Catholic Schools Foundation IncBoston, MAAnnual fund$10K
Greenwich County Day SchoolGreenwich, CTAnnual fund$10K
Harvard Business SchoolBoston, MASupport for hbs fund$10K
Native Plant TrustWayland, MASupport for current programs$10K
New Bedford Whaling MuseumNew Bedford, MAAnnual fund$10K
Pioneer InstituteBoston, MASupport for current programs$10K
Project BreadEast Boston, MASupport for walk for hunger$10K
Sippican Lands TrustMarion, MASupport for current programs$10K
South Coast HealthNew Bedford, MASupport for current programs$10K
Steppingstone FoundationBoston, MAAnnual fund$10K
The Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund IncNorton, MASupport for 2025 annual banquet$10K
The Marion Institute IncMarion, MASupport for frogfoot farm$10K
The Park SchoolBrookline, MASupport for current programs$10K
The Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MASupport for decordova party 2025$10K
Fidelity Charitable Gift FundBoston, MASupport to the hestia fund boston$7,000
909 WburBoston, MASupport for murrow society$5,000
Church of the RedeemerChestnut Hill, MASupport for current programs$5,000
Courageous Parents NetworkNewton, MASupport for current programs$5,000
New Bedford LightNew Bedford, MASupport for current programs$5,000
New Bedford Star Kids FoundationNew Bedford, MASupport for current programs$5,000
Sippican Historical SocietyMarion, MAAnnual fund$5,000
Sippican Lands TrustMarion, MAAnnual fund$5,000
The Wgbh Educational FoundationBoston, MASupport for beacon circle$5,000
Museum of Fine Arts BostonBoston, MASupport for curators circle$3,900
Newton News Foundation IncNewton, MASupport for newton beacon$2,500
Pan-Mass ChallengeNeedham, MASupport for current programs$2,053
Center for Science in the Public InterestWashington, DCSupport for rapid response fund$2,000
The Commonwealth FoundationBoston, MASupport for current programs$1,500
152 Commonwealth FoundationBoston, MASupport for current programs$1,000
Buzzards Bay Musicfest IncMarion, MASupport for 2025 musicfest$1,000
Elizabeth Taber LibraryMarion, MAAnnual fund$1,000
New Bedford Whaling MuseumNew Bedford, MASupport for k-12 squid dissection$1,000
Planned Parenthood of MassachusettsBoston, MAAnnual fund$1,000
The Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MASupport for current programs$1,000
New Bedford Whaling MuseumNew Bedford, MASupport for harbor lights benefit$760
The Hestia FundBoston, MAAnnual dues$750
The Hestia FundBoston, MASupport for current programs$750

By state: Massachusetts 55 · Connecticut 4 · New York 2 · Ohio 1 · District of Columbia 1 · Virginia 1

About this foundation

The Croll Foundation Attn Mary Kathleen Oconnell is a private grantmaking foundation in Needham Heights, Massachusetts, administered in care of Goodwin Procter & Hoar, tax-exempt since 1988. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does The Croll Foundation Attn Mary Kathleen Oconnell accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does The Croll Foundation Attn Mary Kathleen Oconnell give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.4M across 64 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does The Croll Foundation Attn Mary Kathleen Oconnell give?

Massachusetts (55 grants), Connecticut (4 grants), New York (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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