Vincent Rauth and Barbara Ingram Groh Perpetual Charitable Trust
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Trust states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered and a first step should be to get to know the foundation or be invited.
- Its grants are modest: half of its 21 grants to organisations were $6,500 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $2,000 and $105,000, which is a typical band rather than a ceiling, since its largest grant was $200,000.
- All of its grant dollars to organisations in the filing went to organisations it had also funded in one of the two earlier filings, so existing relationships appear to matter a great deal.
- Its giving has fallen across the three filings, from $383,500 to $262,500 to $119,327, so it may have less to distribute and a smaller request is more realistic.
- The filings show grants mainly in Maryland, though the foundation states no geographic focus.
Overview
Vincent Rauth and Barbara Ingram Groh Perpetual Charitable Trust is a US private foundation based in Hagerstown, MD.
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 Trust's mission is to provide funding and support to organisations in the tri-state area, partnering with organisations that provide services within their communities. It describes its community giving as offering tri-state area organisations equitable opportunities for growth and development. Its recorded grants have supported arts and music organisations, a school for the arts, disability services, youth services, childcare, and historical and community organisations. In the filing, grants are described as annual awards or general funds; the Trust does not name a more specific cause-based focus.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Maryland.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 100% 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 21 grants to organisations were $6,500 or less.
What the foundation says:
- The Trust partners with organisations that provide services within their communities.
- It offers tri-state area organisations equitable opportunities for growth and development.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 54% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2025, 100% of grant dollars went to organisations Vincent Rauth and Barbara Ingram Groh Perpetual Charitable Trust had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Maryland Symphony Orchestra · Annual award$100,3272025 tax year
- Barbara Ingram School for the Arts · Annual award$10,0002025 tax year
- West Virginia University Foundation · General funds$6,5002025 tax year
- Hagerstown Community Concert Association · General funds$2,5002025 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Katharine E Groh — Advisor
- Robert M Fry — Advisor
- Tca Trustcorp America — Trustee
- Stephen V Groh SR — Advisor
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 tax year | $613,677 | $383,500 | $2,468,048 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $507,783 | $262,500 | $10,315,336 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
| 2025 tax year | $335,000 | $119,327 | $9,401,361 | 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
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- Hagerstown, MD
- grohenterprises.com/philanthropy
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- grohenterprises.com/philanthropy