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GBH Foundation Trust

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 232966565

GBH Foundation Trust is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $77,184 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $5,114 and the largest $15,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $70,521 the year before.

14% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$71,21118$1.6 million
2024$70,52117$1.7 million
2025$77,18414$1.8 million

How to apply

GBH Foundation Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What GBH Foundation Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania8$26,456
Colorado4$25,728
New York1$15,000
New Jersey1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Community Volunteers in Medicine
New York, NY
General support$15,000
Colorado State University Foundation
Fort Collins, CO
General support$10,000
The Blooming G W Foundation
Califon, NJ
General support$10,000
Paoli Hospital Foundation
Paoli, PA
General support$8,000
Yampa Valley Community Foundation
Steamboat Springs, CO
Charitable$6,728
Chester County Community Fdn
West Chester, PA
General support$6,000
Willistown Conservation Trust
Newtown Square, PA
General support$5,228
Perry Mansfield Performing Arts
Steamboat Springs, CO
General support$5,000
Yampa Valley Medical Center Foundation
Steamboat Springs, CO
General support$4,000
Delaware Highlands Conservancy
Hawley, PA
General support$2,000
National Audubon Society Inc
Audubon, PA
General support$2,000
Brandywine Red Clay Alliance
West Chester, PA
General support$1,500
French & Pickering Creeks
Pottstown, PA
General support$1,000
Historic Sugartown Inc
Malvern, PA
General support$728

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does GBH Foundation Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does GBH Foundation Trust give?

$77,184 in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $5,114.

Who runs GBH Foundation Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Gordon B Hattersley III (Trustee), Scott Hattersley (Trustee) and Brown Bros Harriman Tr Co N A (Trustee).

What does GBH Foundation Trust fund?

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

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