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Peggy N & Roger G Gerry Charitable

Preselected recipients only Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 136753033

Peggy N & Roger G Gerry Charitable is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $2.2 million in 13 grants; the typical grant was $60,000 and the largest $1.4 million. 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 $1.3 million the year before.

77% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.2 million12$25.6 million
2024$1.3 million14$28.2 million
2025$2.2 million13$29.9 million

How to apply

Peggy N & Roger G Gerry Charitable 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 Peggy N & Roger G Gerry Charitable funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New York10$2.1 million
Pennsylvania1$50,000
Rhode Island1$50,000
Connecticut1$49,686

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Roslyn Landmark Society Inc
Roslyn, NY
General operating$1.4 million
Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine
Trumansburg, NY
General operating$143,000
North Country Garden Club of Long Island
Locust Valley, NY
General operating$131,000
Innisfree Garden
Millbrook, NY
General operating$100,000
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY
General operating$90,000
Sylvester Manor
Shelter Island, NY
General operating$75,000
Old Westbury Gardens
Old Westbury, NY
General operating$60,000
The Fort Ticonderoga
Ticonderoga, NY
General operating$50,000
Partners for Sacred Places
Philadelphia, PA
General operating$50,000
Herreshoff Marine Museum
Bristol, RI
General operating$50,000
Mystic Seaport Museum
Mystic, CT
General operating$49,686
Caumsett Foundation
Lloyd Harbor, NY
General operating$25,000
Society for the Preserv of Li Antiquitie
Cold SPG HBR, NY
General operating$15,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Peggy N & Roger G Gerry Charitable accept grant applications?

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

How much does Peggy N & Roger G Gerry Charitable give?

$2.2 million in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $60,000.

Who runs Peggy N & Roger G Gerry Charitable?

Its 2025 filing lists Thomas F Pike (Co-Trustee), Arete S Warren (Co-Trustee), Robert B Mackay (Co-Trustee) and Bny Mellon N A (Trustee).

What does Peggy N & Roger G Gerry Charitable fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation and arts and culture.

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