Thomas H & Barbara W Gale Fndtn | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 34-1813012
Foundation Overview
Based in Cleveland, OH, Thomas H & Barbara W Gale Fndtn has awarded 126 grants totaling $4,877,052 to organizations in Maryland, New York and 11 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $1,000 to $456,150, with a median award of $25,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
7 of 24 recipients (29%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
51% of grants are awarded in Maryland, with additional funding distributed across 12 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Maryland, funding concentrates in Chestertown (33%), Baltimore (16%), Centreville (16%).
Funding Trajectory
Moderate 43% growth trend over 8 years suggests stable and gradually increasing funding capacity. This positive trajectory indicates reliable grant-making resources and sustainable philanthropic commitment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (46%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Thomas H & Barbara W Gale Fndtn's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | $25,000 | Annapolis, MD, US | Endowment Fund | 2024 |
| Chester River Health Foundation | $25,000 | Chestertown, MD, US | Fund The Purchase Of A New Mri Machine | 2024 |
| Cornell University | $15,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | Sigma Phi Fraternity | 2024 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Environmental Defense Fund | 2024 |
| Fair Hill Foundation | $25,000 | Elkton, MD, US | "Campaign For Fair Hill" | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University Of Medicine | $30,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Research-dr. Peter L. Gehlbac | 2024 |
| Kent School | $50,000 | Chestertown, MD, US | Music Room | 2024 |
| Kimberton Waldorf School | $25,000 | Kimberton, PA, US | Myrin Endowment Fund | 2024 |
| Lankenau Medical Center Foundation | $50,000 | Wynnewood, PA, US | Cancer Risk Assessment And Genetics Program | 2024 |
| Linden Hall | $25,000 | Lititz, PA, US | Gale Endowment Fund | 2024 |
| Queen Anne's County Family Ymca | $25,000 | Centreville, MD, US | Ymca Senior Center | 2024 |
| The Church Hill Theater | $55,000 | Church Hill, MD, US | Upgrade Of Lighting System | 2024 |
| The Climate Institute | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2024 |
| The Gunston School | $25,000 | Centreville, MD, US | Gale Endowment Fund | 2024 |
| The Hill School | $10,000 | Pottstown, PA, US | Elizabeth Blossom Fund | 2024 |
| Wait Until 8th | $40,000 | Austin, TX, US | Mini-videos, Salesforce Triggers, Digital Advertising | 2024 |
| Yale University | $5,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Ted Shen Curriculum For Musical Theater | 2024 |
| University Of Va Medical Center | $30,000 | Charlottesville, VA, US | Support Research Done By Dr Albert Jun | 2024 |
| Natural Reserves Defense Council | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Fighting Climate Crisis | 2024 |
| Washington College | $25,000 | Chestertown, MD, US | Gale Endowment Fund-gale Speakers' Series For Ces | 2024 |
| Cross World Usaufm International | $35,000 | Kansas City, MO, US | Evangelical Theology+medicine Shalom | 2024 |
| Sight Savers | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| The Oxford Oaks Ministry | $5,000 | Oxford, PA, US | Capital Campaign | 2024 |
| Free Chapel Worship Center Inc | $10,000 | Gainesville, GA, US | Rebuild Eshkol Trauma Center | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | $20,000 | Boone, IA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | $25,000 | Annapolis, MD, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Chester River Health Foundation | $15,000 | Chestertown, MD, US | Hematology Analyzer | 2023 |
| Cornell University | $25,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | Endowment Funds-elizabeth A Gale Fund For Women's Chorus And Sigma Phi Fraternity | 2023 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Global Warming And Climate Change | 2023 |
| Fair Hill Foundation | $25,000 | Elkton, MD, US | "Campaign For Fair Hill" | 2023 |
| Glenelg Country School | $25,000 | Ellicott City, MD, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Glenelg Recycling | $4,000 | Ellicott City, MD, US | General Support | 2023 |
| John Paul Jones Chapter Maryland Society | $50,000 | Cockeysville, MD, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Johns Hopkins University Of Medicine | $60,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Research-dr. Peter L. Gehbac, And Dr. Albert Jun | 2023 |
| Kent School | $50,000 | Kent, CT, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Kimberton Waldorf School | $25,000 | Phoenixville, PA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Lankenau Medical Center Foundation | $40,000 | Wynnewood, PA, US | Cancer Risk Assessment And Genetics Program | 2023 |
| Linden Hall | $25,000 | Lilitz, PA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Queen Anne's County Family Ymca | $25,000 | Easton, MD, US | General Support | 2023 |
| The Church Hill Theater | $30,000 | Church Hill, MD, US | Cost Of Lighting System | 2023 |
| The Climate Institute | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| The Gunston School | $25,000 | Centreville, MD, US | Gale Endowment Fund | 2023 |
| The Hill School | $5,000 | Pottstown, PA, US | Elizabeth Blossom Fund In Support Of The Blossom Chair Of Humanities | 2023 |
| Wait Until 8th Organization | $25,000 | Austin, TX, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Yale University | $20,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Good Life Centercarbon Containment Lab | 2023 |
| You Version | $15,000 | Edmond, OK, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Queen Anne's County Family Ymca | $25,000 | Easton, MD, US | General Support | 2022 |
| The Church Hill Theater | $35,000 | Church Hill, MD, US | Cost Of Lighting System | 2022 |
| Chester River Health Foundation | $25,000 | Chestertown, MD, US | Hematology Analyzer | 2022 |
| Cornell University | $25,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | Endowment Funds-elizabeth A Gale Fund For Women's Chorus And Sigma Phi Fraternity | 2022 |
| Fair Hill Foundation | $25,000 | Elkton, MD, US | "campaign For Fair Hill" | 2022 |
| Johns Hopkins University Of Medicine | $60,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Research-dr. Peter L. Gehbac, And Dr. Albert Jun | 2022 |
| Global Giving | $50,000 | Washington, DC, US | Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund | 2022 |
| Foundation Fighting Blindness Dcmdva | $50,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Retinitis Pigmentosa Research | 2022 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $30,000 | New York, NY, US | Global Warming And Climate Change | 2022 |
| The Climate Institute | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Lankenau Medical Center Foundation | $40,000 | Wynnewood, PA, US | Cancer Risk Assessment And Genetics Program | 2022 |
| The Gunston School | $25,000 | Centreville, MD, US | Gale Endowment Fund | 2022 |
| The Hill School | $5,000 | Pottstown, PA, US | Elizabeth Blossom Fund In Support Of The Blossom Chair Of Humanities | 2022 |
| Washington College | $25,000 | Chestertown, MD, US | Gale Environmental Studies Endowment Fundcenter For Environment And Societyacademic Technology Needsthe Washington Fund | 2022 |
| Yale University | $50,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Good Life Centercarbon Containment Lab | 2022 |
| Queen Anne's County Family Ymca | $25,000 | Easton, MD, US | General Support | 2022 |
| The Church Hill Theater | $35,000 | Church Hill, MD, US | Cost Of Lighting System | 2022 |
| Chester River Health Foundation | $25,000 | Chestertown, MD, US | Hematology Analyzer | 2022 |
| Cornell University | $25,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | Endowment Funds-elizabeth A Gale Fund For Women's Chorus And Sigma Phi Fraternity | 2022 |
| Fair Hill Foundation | $25,000 | Elkton, MD, US | "Campaign For Fair Hill" | 2022 |
| Johns Hopkins University Of Medicine | $60,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Research-dr. Peter L. Gehbac, And Dr. Albert Jun | 2022 |
| Global Giving | $50,000 | Washington, DC, US | Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund | 2022 |
| Foundation Fighting Blindness Dcmdva | $50,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Retinitis Pigmentosa Research | 2022 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $30,000 | New York, NY, US | Global Warming And Climate Change | 2022 |
| The Climate Institute | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Lankenau Medical Center Foundation | $40,000 | Wynnewood, PA, US | Cancer Risk Assessment And Genetics Program | 2022 |
| The Gunston School | $25,000 | Centreville, MD, US | Gale Endowment Fund | 2022 |
| The Hill School | $5,000 | Pottstown, PA, US | Elizabeth Blossom Fund In Support Of The Blossom Chair Of Humanities | 2022 |
| Washington College | $25,000 | Chestertown, MD, US | Gale Environmental Studies Endowment Fundcenter For Environment And Societyacademic Technology Needsthe Washington Fund | 2022 |
| Yale University | $50,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Good Life Centercarbon Containment Lab | 2022 |
| Queen Anne's County Family Ymca | $25,000 | Easton, MD, US | General Support | 2022 |
| The Church Hill Theater | $35,000 | Church Hill, MD, US | Cost Of Lighting System | 2022 |
| Chester River Health Foundation | $25,000 | Chestertown, MD, US | Hematology Analyzer | 2022 |
| Cornell University | $25,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | Endowment Funds-elizabeth A Gale Fund For Women's Chorus And Sigma Phi Fraternity | 2022 |
| Fair Hill Foundation | $25,000 | Elkton, MD, US | "Campaign For Fair Hill" | 2022 |
| Johns Hopkins University Of Medicine | $60,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Research-dr. Peter L. Gehbac, And Dr. Albert Jun | 2022 |
| Global Giving | $50,000 | Washington, DC, US | Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund | 2022 |
| Foundation Fighting Blindness Dcmdva | $50,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Retinitis Pigmentosa Research | 2022 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $30,000 | New York, NY, US | Global Warming And Climate Change | 2022 |
| The Climate Institute | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Lankenau Medical Center Foundation | $40,000 | Wynnewood, PA, US | Cancer Risk Assessment And Genetics Program | 2022 |
| The Gunston School | $25,000 | Centreville, MD, US | Gale Endowment Fund | 2022 |
| The Hill School | $5,000 | Pottstown, PA, US | Elizabeth Blossom Fund In Support Of The Blossom Chair Of Humanities | 2022 |
| Washington College | $25,000 | Chestertown, MD, US | Gale Environmental Studies Endowment Fundcenter For Environment And Societyacademic Technology Needsthe Washington Fund | 2022 |
| Yale University | $50,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Good Life Centercarbon Containment Lab | 2022 |
| Charcot-marie-tooth Association | $25,000 | Glenolden, PA, US | General Support-matching Gift-on Behalf Of Seth And Missy Warfield | 2021 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | $10,000 | Annapolis, MD, US | Gale Endownment Fund | 2021 |
| Chester River Health Foundation | $25,000 | Chestertown, MD, US | Hematology Analyzer | 2021 |
| Cornell University | $20,000 | Ithaca, NY, US | Endowment Funds-elizabeth A Gale Fund For Women's Chorus And Sigma Phi Fraternity | 2021 |
| Fair Hill Foundation | $25,000 | Elkton, MD, US | "campaign For Fair Hill" | 2021 |
| Johns Hopkins University Of Medicine | $60,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Research-dr. Peter L. Gehbac, And Dr. Albert Jun | 2021 |
| Kent School | $5,597 | Chestertown, MD, US | Ben P. Gale Founder's Fund | 2021 |
| Kent School | $12,055 | Chestertown, MD, US | Ben P. Gale Founder's Fund | 2021 |
| Kent School | $7,500 | Chestertown, MD, US | Ben P. Gale Founder's Fund | 2021 |
| Kent School | $50,000 | Chestertown, MD, US | Washington Coll. Endow. Fund | 2021 |
| Kent School | $5,000 | Chestertown, MD, US | Osprey Fund | 2021 |
| Lankenau Medical Center Foundation | $40,000 | Wynnewood, PA, US | Cancer Risk Assessment And Genetics Program | 2021 |
| The Gunston School | $25,000 | Centreville, MD, US | Gale Endowment Fund | 2021 |
| The Hill School | $5,000 | Pottstown, PA, US | Elizabeth Blossom Fund In Support Of The Blossom Chair Of Humanities | 2021 |
| Washington College | $80,000 | Chestertown, MD, US | Gale Environmental Studies Endowment Fundcenter For Environment And Societyacademic Technology Needsthe Washington Fund | 2021 |
| Yale University | $55,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Good Life Centercarbon Containment Lab | 2021 |
| Chesapeake Bay Foundation | $25,000 | Annapolis, MD, US | Gale Endownment Fund | 2020 |
| Chester River Health Foundation | $25,000 | Chestertown, MD, US | Chemistry Analyzer For The Lab And A New 128-slice Ct Scanner For Radiology | 2020 |
| Compass Regional Hospice | $10,000 | Centreville, MD, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Cornell University | $35,000 | Boone, IA, US | Annual Fund | 2020 |
| Fair Hill Foundation | $25,000 | Elkton, MD, US | Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area | 2020 |
| Johns Hopkins University Of Medicine | $80,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Dr. Peter Gehlbach's Gift Fund | 2020 |
| Kent School | $35,000 | Chestertown, MD, US | Annual Fund | 2020 |
| Kimberton Waldorf School | $25,000 | Kimberton, PA, US | Margaret Pennypacker Schrack Whitelaw Endowment Fund | 2020 |
| Lankenau Medical Center Foundation | $40,000 | Radnor, PA, US | Gale Foundation Cancer Genetics Fund | 2020 |
| Linden Hall | $27,500 | Lilitz, PA, US | Alumnae Association Endowment Fund | 2020 |
| St Paul's Episcopal Church | $5,000 | Centreville, MD, US | General Operating Support | 2020 |
| St Paul's Parish Kent | $5,000 | Chestertown, MD, US | Gale Whitelaw Endowment Fund | 2020 |
| The Gunston School | $25,000 | Centreville, MD, US | Gale Endowment Fund | 2020 |
| The Hill School | $25,000 | Pottstown, PA, US | Elizabeth Blossom Fund In Support Of The Blossom Chair Of Humanities | 2020 |
| Washington College | $100,000 | Chestertown, MD, US | Gale Fund For Environmental Studies | 2020 |
| Yale University | $25,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Annual Fund | 2020 |
| See Attached Stmt 14 | $456,150 | See Schedule, OH, US | See Schedule | 2018 |
| See Attached Stmt 25 | $417,250 | See Schedule, OH, US | See Schedule | 2017 |
| Schedule Attached | $406,000 | See Schedule, OH, US | See Schedule | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 34-1813012 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 1111 SUPERIOR AVE E STE 700 Cleveland, OH 44114-2540 |
Key People (5)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Thomas H & Barbara W Gale Fndtn's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President | Barbara W Gale |
|---|---|
| Vice-pres. | Thomas H Gale |
| Vice-pres #2 | Alicia W Gale |
| Treasurer | Elizabeth G Langley |
| Secretary | Jennifer G Mantzaris |
Forms 990-PF
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