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J Gerald Robling Private Foundation

Accepts applications Scranton, Pennsylvania · EIN 826896484

J Gerald Robling Private Foundation is a private foundation in Scranton, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $24,500 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $10,000. 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 $24,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$22,00012$423,052
2024$24,0009$461,910
2025$24,5009$491,304

How to apply

ContactDouglas P Thomas
345 Wyoming Avenue Suite 200, Scranton, PA 18503
Phone or email(570) 963-8880
What to submitTo be considered for a scholarship, applicants must submit their application and all supporting material and mail to the trustees of the foundation
DeadlinesMay 15th
RestrictionsThere are no restrictions on the scholarships

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What J Gerald Robling Private Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania9$24,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
PA
Educational scholarship$10,000
Individual
PA
Educational scholarship$5,000
Individual
PA
Educational scholarship$2,500
Individual
PA
Educational scholarship$2,000
Individual
PA
Educational scholarship$1,500
Individual
PA
Educational scholarship$1,000
Individual
PA
Educational scholarship$1,000
Individual
PA
Educational scholarship$1,000
Individual
PA
Educational scholarship$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does J Gerald Robling Private Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: May 15th.

How much does J Gerald Robling Private Foundation give?

$24,500 in tax year 2025, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs J Gerald Robling Private Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Douglas P Thomas (Trustee), Daniel Demuth (Trustee) and Joann Demuth Davis (Trustee).

What does J Gerald Robling Private Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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