Claire Aldona Gallagher Trust for the Arts
Claire Aldona Gallagher Trust for the Arts is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Williamsport, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $187K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $9K. Net investment income was $15K.
Claire Aldona Gallagher Trust for the Arts at a glance
In short: Claire Aldona Gallagher Trust for the Arts gave $9K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $9,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,000
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,750
- Total assets
- $186,824
- +2.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Claire Aldona Gallagher Trust for the Arts funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Claire Aldona Gallagher Trust for the AR ($4K). Together the top 2 received $5K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($3,750), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 14 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Claire Aldona Gallagher Trust for the Arts gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 94% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2024) to $10K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $9K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Claire Aldona Gallagher Trust for the AR Williamsport, PA | To Provide Scholarships | $3,750 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $3,750 |
| Sullivan County Council on the Arts Dushore, PA | To Provide Scholarships | $1,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $186,824 | $16,382 | $11,535 | $9,000 | 3 | $9,202 | $14,558 | $9,792 |
| 2024 | $181,978 | $19,969 | $11,049 | $9,000 | 2 | $9,196 | $18,184 | $11,201 |
| 2023 | $171,222 | $6,173 | $11,095 | $9,500 | 3 | $9,648 | $4,808 | $8,884 |
| 2022 | $176,138 | $7,040 | $11,734 | $10,000 | 3 | $10,138 | $5,796 | $9,188 |
| 2021 | $180,940 | $26,651 | $11,523 | $10,000 | 3 | $10,148 | $25,319 | $9,867 |
| 2020 | $165,813 | $4,488 | $11,367 | $10,000 | 2 | — | $3,121 | $9,250 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Claire Aldona Gallagher Trust for the Arts reported a distributable amount of $10K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Claire Aldona Gallagher Trust for the Arts's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Barbara A. Gallagher
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert A. Gallagher
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: John W. Weber (2020–2024) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Claire Aldona Gallagher Trust for the Arts
How much does Claire Aldona Gallagher Trust for the Arts give each year?
Claire Aldona Gallagher Trust for the Arts gave $9K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $9K across 2 grants.
What is Claire Aldona Gallagher Trust for the Arts's typical grant size?
Claire Aldona Gallagher Trust for the Arts's median grant in 2025 was $3,750, and its average grant was $3,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Claire Aldona Gallagher Trust for the Arts give grants?
Claire Aldona Gallagher Trust for the Arts gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Claire Aldona Gallagher Trust for the Arts give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Claire Aldona Gallagher Trust for the Arts's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Provide Scholarships" (3 grants).
How large is Claire Aldona Gallagher Trust for the Arts?
Claire Aldona Gallagher Trust for the Arts reported $187K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $9K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $10K (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 is Claire Aldona Gallagher Trust for the Arts?
Claire Aldona Gallagher Trust for the Arts is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Williamsport, PA. It holds $187K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Claire Aldona Gallagher Trust for the Arts's EIN?
Claire Aldona Gallagher Trust for the Arts's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1826395. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 22, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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