Gladys Brooks Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your organisation is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) library, educational institution, hospital or clinic in one of the listed focus states, the foundation's stated themes may fit your work, provided you seek funds for endowments, capital projects or capital equipment rather than salaries, research or need-based scholarships.
- Half of its grants to organisations were $130,000 or less, so that is a typical request size, though the stated range runs to $150,000 and an award of $200,000 has been recorded, so the typical band is not a ceiling.
- Submit a Request Form first, then a Grant Proposal Letter within two weeks, and only during the window from January 1 through May 31.
- Only 20% of its grant dollars in its latest filing went to organisations it had funded before, so a first approach is not unusual, but the Board generally considers proposals only when outside funding, including government funding, is unavailable, and continuing projects must show how they will be supported after the grant is spent.
- Organisations that are not 501(c)(3) institutions, and private foundations, should not apply.
Overview
Gladys Brooks Foundation is a US private foundation administered by its trustee, Bank of America NA, in New York, NY.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Foundation's purpose is to advance the intellectual, moral and physical welfare of people in this country by establishing and supporting non-profit libraries, educational institutions, hospitals and clinics. It considers proposals with emphasis on innovative projects in these fields. Library grants generally support resource endowments, capital construction and capital equipment, with encouragement for projects that broaden public access to global information through collaboration and pioneering technologies. Educational proposals may include achievement-based scholarships, educator fellowships and teaching chairs, buildings and capital equipment. Hospital and clinic proposals are considered when they address a new health need, improve the quality of care or reduce health costs while improving patient outcomes. The Foundation limits eligibility to tax-exempt 501(c)(3) institutions that are not private foundations and generally considers applicants from specified states.
Themes
- Libraries
- Education
- Hospitals
- Clinics
Geographic Focus
Connecticut; Florida; Illinois; Indiana; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; New Jersey; New York; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island.
What They Don't Fund
- Institutions/organizations that are not exempt from tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
- Private foundations as defined in section 509 of the Code
- Direct salary support, except for endowed positions
- A grant that supports a research project
- An administrative or processing fee, for overseeing the project or for the Grantee’s general overhead
- Grants for Educational Institutions only: need-based scholarships
How to apply
Complete the Request Form; it leads to information for a Grant Proposal Letter, which must be submitted within two weeks of the form.
Deadlines: Grant Proposal Letters may be submitted from January 1 through May 31.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 20% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 49 grants to organisations were $130,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The Board generally considers proposals when outside funding for the project, including governmental funding, is unavailable.
- The grant should fund most of the project unless the request covers a discrete component of a larger project.
- Funds should be used for endowments, capital projects or capital equipment.
- A continuing project must have a commitment to receive the necessary financial support after the Foundation's grant is expended.
- Hospital and clinic proposals should address a new health need, improve health-care quality or reduce health costs with better patient outcomes.
- Library projects that broaden public access to global information through collaboration and pioneering technologies and equipment are encouraged.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
4 other states: 10%
- The largest single recipient received 4% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 20% of grant dollars went to organisations Gladys Brooks Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 17 grants in tax year 2025 by size
Median $125k (tax year 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Molloy University · Scholarship endowment for graduate degree in education$200,0002025 tax year
- HeartShare Education Center · Design & renovate classroom for skill development$200,0002025 tax year
- Notre Dame of Maryland University · Scholarship endowment for nursing majors$150,0002025 tax year
- Saint Mary's College · Establish language & literacy lab - speech & language clinic$150,0002025 tax year
- Marist University · Scholarship endowment for civic scholars$150,0002025 tax year
- Mizzentop Day School · Classroom furniture for lower and middle schools$150,0002025 tax year
- San Miguel Academy of Newburgh · Renovate and modernize classrooms in the middle school$130,0002025 tax year
- Blythedale Children's Hospital · Simulation equipment - parent/family education program$125,0002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Beth Daly — Governor
- Michael P Connors — Governor
- Thomas P Morris — Governor
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $2,342,639 | $1,752,000 | $42,360,100 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,397,303 | $1,789,500 | $42,501,966 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $2,447,131 | $1,757,000 | $45,919,409 | Filing for 2025 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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Applying to Gladys Brooks Foundation?
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Contact
- (516) 746-6103
- kathy@gladysbrooksfoundation.org
- New York, NY (office of its trustee, Bank of America NA)
- gladysbrooksfoundation.org
Applying to Gladys Brooks Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (516) 746-6103
- kathy@gladysbrooksfoundation.org
- New York, NY (office of its trustee, Bank of America NA)
- gladysbrooksfoundation.org