Elizabeth Roe Dunning Club

Private foundation · Grantmaker Media, PA EIN: 23-6272297

Elizabeth Roe Dunning Club is a private foundation, based in Media, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $27K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $2K. Net investment income was $2K.

Elizabeth Roe Dunning Club at a glance

In short: Elizabeth Roe Dunning Club gave $2K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $812.5), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,625
+47.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$813
+47.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$813
Total assets
$26,990
-0.2% 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 Elizabeth Roe Dunning Club funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Overbrook School for the Blind: $1KOverbrook School for the Blind$1K20 Individuals: $48020 Individuals$480

The largest 2025 recipient was Overbrook School for the Blind ($1K). Together the top 2 received $2K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Philadelphia

How Elizabeth Roe Dunning Club gives

  • Giving grew 117% from 2022 to 2025. 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

$0$2K$4K$6K2 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $750 (2022) to $5K (2019). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Overbrook School for the Blind Philadelphia, PAenable participationin activities for blind$1,145
20 Individuals Various, PApromote interest& welfare of femaleblind persons$480
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$26,990$2,848$2,549$1,6252$2,038$1,530
2024$27,034$1,999$3,525$1,1002$2,342$418
2023$26,784$1,332$2,585$1,1252$562$182
2022$30,390$1,465$1,920$7502$1,032$411
2021$31,821$1,768$3,675$1,5002—$280
2020$27,408$2,198$3,970$3,3252—$995
2019$32,373$2,278$8,561$5,2002—$412

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Elizabeth Roe Dunning Club is led by Shirley Brotman, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 16 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Shirley Brotman

    President

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Davis

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daisy Morgan

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hazel Clark

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lavera Diggins

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nora Wertz

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Simone Gavioli

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alice Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cathy Long

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Stanley

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diane Davis

    Rec Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Gerhart

    Corres Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Passanante Rodriguez

    Imm Past President

    President → Imm Past President, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shirley Gay

    Assistant Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sylvia Reid

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vivian Williams

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Quitrina Townes (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Mary Jo Williams (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Ruth Chambers (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Susan Horvath (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Carol Hawk (2019) — Director
  • Former: Delores Coombs (2019) — Director
  • Former: Patricia Russell (2019) — Director
  • Former: Rebecca Ilniski (2019) — Director
  • Former: Sigrid Nolan (2019) — Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Elizabeth Roe Dunning Club

How much does Elizabeth Roe Dunning Club give each year?

Elizabeth Roe Dunning Club gave $2K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1K across 2 grants.

How large is Elizabeth Roe Dunning Club?

Elizabeth Roe Dunning Club reported $27K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $3K.

Where does Elizabeth Roe Dunning Club operate?

Elizabeth Roe Dunning Club has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Elizabeth Roe Dunning Club's EIN?

Elizabeth Roe Dunning Club's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-6272297. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 6, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 15, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 18, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 15, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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