Ada M and Gertrude Goble Pearl Strickland Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Solomons, MD EIN: 23-7057130

ADA M AND GERTRUDE GOBLE PEARL is a private foundation based in Solomons, Maryland. Its 2025 filing reports grants to organizations promoting or encouraging the humane treatment of animals.

Key facts about Ada M and Gertrude Goble Pearl Strickland Foundation

In short: Ada M and Gertrude Goble Pearl Strickland Foundation gave $50K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Maryland. 10% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
23-7057130
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$50,000
Grants made (2025)
10
Average grant
$5,000
Median grant
$5,000
New grantees (estimate)
10% first-time grantees (1 of 10, 2025)
Total assets
$1,461,076
Primary geography
Maryland (90% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
How to apply
The 2024 filing says applications should be made in writing and include brochures, newsletters, and resumes describing current activities. Full details ↓
Deadline
None stated.

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.5M

+8.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$50K

-17.4% YoY

Grant Count

10

-9.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$5K

-9.1% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ada M and Gertrude Goble Pearl Strickland Foundation reported a distributable amount of $115K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Ada M and Gertrude Goble Pearl Strickland Foundation open to new grantees?

10%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 1 of 10 grantees (10%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $5K. How we count

Medians: $5K first-time, $5K repeat.

  • 80% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 23% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 78% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation’s 2024 filing says it makes contributions only to organizations that promote or encourage humane treatment of animals of all kinds. Its 2025 grants included animal welfare organizations, horse rescues, animal sanctuaries, and a wildlife sanctuary.

Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary, a 2025 grantee, describes its mission as wildlife rehabilitation and educational activities to inform the public about the need for wildlife protection.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation made 10 grants totaling $50,000. Each grant was $5,000. Recipients included the Humane Society of Calvert County, SPCA of Anne Arundel County, Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue, Freedom Hill Horse Rescue, Whispering Rise Farm Animal Sanctuary, and Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary; each received $5,000.

Review Cycle

None stated.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The 2025 grants went to recipients in Maryland and Virginia: 90% of grant dollars went to Maryland recipients and 10% to Virginia recipients.

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.

Cities

Prince FrederickAnnapolisBowieDunkirkFreelandMechanicsvilleMt AiryPoolesvilleCastaliaDelmarFredericksburgShipmanSunderland

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K12 grants2021 12 grants2022 11 grants2023 11 grants2024 10 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2025) to $76K (2023). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $50K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

The Humane Society of Calvert Count: $5KThe Humane Society of CalvertCount$5KSPCA of Anne Arundel County Inc: $5KSPCA of Anne Arundel CountyInc$5KGentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue: $5KGentle Giants Draft HorseRescue$5KFreedom Hill Horse Rescue: $5KFreedom Hill Horse Rescue$5KWhispering Rise Farm Animal Sanctua: $5KWhispering Rise Farm AnimalSanctua$5KPopular Spring Animal Sanctuary: $5KPopular Spring AnimalSanctuary$5KFriends of the Linda Kelley Animal: $5KFriends of the Linda KelleyAnimal$5KSouthern Maryland Equine Miracles: $5KSouthern Maryland EquineMiracles$5KBowie Citizens for Local Animal WEL: $5KBowie Citizens for LocalAnimal WEL$5KRockfish Wildlife Sanctuary: $5KRockfish Wildlife Sanctuary$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Humane Society of Calvert Count ($5K). Together the top 10 received $50K.

Grant Size Distribution

56 grants across all recorded years

56<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 56 grants of 56 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Humane Society of Calvert Count Prince Frederick, MDFor the Benefit and Welfare of Animals$5,000
SPCA of Anne Arundel County Inc Annapolis, MDFor the Benefit and Welfare of Animals$5,000
Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue Mt Airy, MDFor the Benefit and Welfare of Animals$5,000
Freedom Hill Horse Rescue Dunkirk, MDFor the Benefit and Welfare of Animals$5,000
Whispering Rise Farm Animal Sanctua Freeland, MDFor the Benefit and Welfare of Animals$5,000
Popular Spring Animal Sanctuary Poolesville, MDFor the Benefit and Welfare of Animals$5,000
Friends of the Linda Kelley Animal Prince Frederick, MDFor the Benefit and Welfare of Animals$5,000
Southern Maryland Equine Miracles Mechanicsville, MDFor the Benefit and Welfare of Animals$5,000
Bowie Citizens for Local Animal WEL Bowie, MDFor the Benefit and Welfare of Animals$5,000
Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary Shipman, VAFor the Benefit and Welfare of Animals$5,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $1,461,076 $197,736 $90,108 $50,000
2024 $1,352,875 $125,727 $83,882 $60,500
2023 $1,311,105 $83,253 $102,981 $75,900
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,461,076$1,352,875$1,311,105
Revenue$197,736$125,727$83,253
Expenses$90,108$83,882$102,981
Qualifying Distributions$90,108$83,882$102,981
Net Investment Income$157,628$102,345$56,172
Distributable Amount$114,828$99,044$87,412

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 18, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 1, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Doris Bucy as President and Michelle Leonardi as Director.

Ada M and Gertrude Goble Pearl Strickland Foundation is led by Doris Bucy, President on every filing since 2021; 1 of 2 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Doris Bucy

    President

    On filings since 2021

    20 hrs/week

    $19K (2021) → $33K (2025)

  • Michelle Leonardi

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Richard Kraus (2021–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Charles Bucy (2021–2022) — Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Doris Bucy — President: $33KDoris BucyPresident$33K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $33K, to Doris Bucy (President).

Contact

Application contact: Doris Bucy
Mailing address: PO Box 1440, Solomons, MD 20688
Phone: (410) 326-1511

Frequently asked questions about Ada M and Gertrude Goble Pearl Strickland Foundation

How much does Ada M and Gertrude Goble Pearl Strickland Foundation give each year?

Ada M and Gertrude Goble Pearl Strickland Foundation gave $50K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $61K across 11 grants.

What is Ada M and Gertrude Goble Pearl Strickland Foundation's typical grant size?

Ada M and Gertrude Goble Pearl Strickland Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,000, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Ada M and Gertrude Goble Pearl Strickland Foundation that year got $5K on average.

Where does Ada M and Gertrude Goble Pearl Strickland Foundation give grants?

Ada M and Gertrude Goble Pearl Strickland Foundation gives mostly in Maryland: 90% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Virginia (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Prince Frederick, MD (2 grants).

Does Ada M and Gertrude Goble Pearl Strickland Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 10 grants with a stated purpose on Ada M and Gertrude Goble Pearl Strickland Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "For the Benefit and Welfare of Animals" (10 grants).

Who are Ada M and Gertrude Goble Pearl Strickland Foundation's largest grantees?

Ada M and Gertrude Goble Pearl Strickland Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include The Humane Society of Calvert Count ($5,000), SPCA of Anne Arundel County Inc ($5,000) and Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 30% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Ada M and Gertrude Goble Pearl Strickland Foundation?

Ada M and Gertrude Goble Pearl Strickland Foundation reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $90K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $115K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What does Ada M and Gertrude Goble Pearl Strickland Foundation fund?

The foundation’s 2024 filing says it makes contributions only to organizations that promote or encourage humane treatment of animals of all kinds. Its 2025 grants included animal welfare organizations, horse rescues, animal sanctuaries, and a wildlife sanctuary. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Ada M and Gertrude Goble Pearl Strickland Foundation?

The 2024 filing says applications should be made in writing and include brochures, newsletters, and resumes describing current activities. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Ada M and Gertrude Goble Pearl Strickland Foundation's EIN?

Ada M and Gertrude Goble Pearl Strickland Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7057130. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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