Fueling the Climb Foundation
Fueling the Climb Foundation will make grants to established section501(c)(3)organizations who are working towards the betterment of ourcommunity and country
Fueling the Climb Foundation at a glance
In short: Fueling the Climb Foundation gave $195K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $65K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $195,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $65,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $65,000
- Total assets
- $23,082
- +33.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Fueling the Climb Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Delco Group ($65K). Together the top 3 received $195K.
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 12 grants of 12 (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 Fueling the Climb Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−19%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 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 $8K (2020) to $240K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $195K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Delco Group Garnet Valley, PA | Program Support | $65,000 |
| Veterans Multi-Services Center Inc Philadelphia, PA | Program Support | $65,000 |
| All 4 Paws Rescue Chester Springs, PA | Program Support | $65,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $23,082 | $253,027 | $247,177 | $195,000 | 3 |
| 2024 | $17,232 | $224,524 | $207,821 | $195,000 | 3 |
| 2023 | $529 | $25,250 | $30,853 | $20,000 | Total only |
| 2022 | $6,132 | $220,918 | $260,729 | $240,000 | 4 |
| 2021 | $45,943 | $166,588 | $122,505 | $120,000 | 2 |
| 2020 | $1,860 | $7,915 | $10,083 | $7,846 | Total only |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Fueling the Climb Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Fueling the Climb Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Trainer, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $23K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $195K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Fueling the Climb Foundation is led by Adam Gattuso, Director & President on every filing since 2020; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Adam Gattuso
Director & President
On filings since 2020
3.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher A. Ruggiero
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Nolan
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Womack
Assistant Secretary
On filings since 2020
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Brockett
Secretary
On filings since 2020
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matthew McGlaughlin
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven Plisinski
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
4.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kiersten Moore
Assistant Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Matthew O'Mahoney (2020–2023) — Director
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 Fueling the Climb Foundation
How much does Fueling the Climb Foundation give each year?
Fueling the Climb Foundation gave $195K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $195K across 3 grants.
What is Fueling the Climb Foundation's typical grant size?
Fueling the Climb Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $65,000, and its average grant was $65,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Fueling the Climb Foundation give grants?
Fueling the Climb Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there.
Does Fueling the Climb Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Fueling the Climb Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (3 grants).
How large is Fueling the Climb Foundation?
Fueling the Climb Foundation reported $23K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $253K.
What is Fueling the Climb Foundation?
Fueling the Climb Foundation is a public charity focused on Health, based in Trainer, PA. It holds $23K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Fueling the Climb Foundation's EIN?
Fueling the Climb Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-2429368. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 2, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 30, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 18, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 3, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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