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Gladwood Foundation

Preselected recipients only Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 232997944

Gladwood Foundation is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $123,000 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $20,000. 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 $97,000 the year before.

8% 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$97,00013$2.3 million
2024$97,00013$2.6 million
2025$123,00012$2.8 million

How to apply

Gladwood Foundation 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 Gladwood Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Maryland7$87,000
Pennsylvania2$15,000
Delaware1$12,500
Maine2$8,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Gunston Day School Inc
Centreville, MD
General support$20,000
Kent School Inc
Chestertown, MD
General support$20,000
Washington College
Chestertwon, MD
General support$20,000
St Andrews School
Middletown, DE
General support$12,500
B F Jones Memorial Library
Aliquippa, PA
General support$12,000
Horizons of Kent County
Chestertown, MD
General support$10,000
The Community Food Pantry
Chestertown, MD
General support$10,000
Common Good Food Pantry
SW HBR, ME
General support$7,500
Sultana Education Foundation
Chestertown, MD
General support$5,000
Rebuilding Together Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
General support$3,000
Shorerivers Inc
Easton, MD
General support$2,000
Downeast Rail Heritage Preservation
Bar Harbor, ME
General support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Gladwood Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Gladwood Foundation give?

$123,000 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Gladwood Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists PNC Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Gladwood Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and food and hunger.

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