Glenstone Foundation

• The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; the practical route is to approach it only where an introduction or invitation is possible.
• If that route exists, the work fits best where it overlaps with its stated themes of art exhibitions, arts research, community support and youth engagement, and its grantmaking record also includes churches and organisations involved in food assistance.
• Half of its 30 grants to organisations were $25,000 or less, so a modest request is closer to its usual giving, although about 8 in 10 grants fall between $200 and $1,500,000, a typical band rather than a limit, as its largest grant was about $12,000,000.
• In the latest filing, 22% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so it does return to existing grantees.
• The filing states no geographic focus, and most recorded grants have gone to Massachusetts, New York, District of Columbia and Maryland, but that pattern is not a rule about who may apply.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Foundation to Combat Antisemitism · Community support address inequality
  $11,871,0002024 tax year
• National Gallery of Art · Support the arts
  $1,800,0002024 tax year
• Scotland Ame Church · General support
  $1,500,0002024 tax year
• American Fund for the Southbank Centre · Support the arts
  $50,2522024 tax year
• National Foundation for Advancement of the Arts · General support
  $50,0002024 tax year
• United Way Of National Capital Area · General support
  $10,8292024 tax year
• Shelburne Museum · Support the arts
  $10,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

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.