George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund
The George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund is a private foundation based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its 2025 grants supported organizations including hospitals, schools, human-services organizations, and cultural institutions.
George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund at a glance
In short: George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund gave $701K across 24 grants in 2025 (avg $29K), mostly in Ohio. 9% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $701,000
- +0.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 24
- +60.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $29,208
- -37.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $13,804,116
- +2.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 9% first-time grantees (2 of 22, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Ohio (94% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund
- How to Apply
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The fund requests a written statement of purpose and amount, along with a copy of the organization’s IRC 501(c)(3) acceptance letter. It does not accept requests for funds for individuals.
- Review Cycle
- Submit by October of each year.
- Deadline
- Submit by October of each year.
- Contact
Application contact: Andrew Slade
Mailing address: 1650 Market Street Suite 4000, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 419-6940
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University Hospitals Health System Inc ($400K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $636K.
Organizations only. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($20,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
142 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 124 grants of 142 (87%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 94% of grant dollars went to recipients in Ohio, 3% to recipients in Colorado, and 3% to recipients in New Jersey.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 24 itemized grants.
Cities
Is George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund open to new grantees?
9%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 22 grantees (9%) were first-time recipients. With only 22 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $34K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 50% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 24% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 99% 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 (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $700K (2024) to $4.9M (2023). In 2025 it made 24 grants totaling $701K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University Hospitals Health System Inc Cleveland, OH | Pediatric Radiology at Uh | $250,000 |
| University Hospitals Health System Inc Cleveland, OH | The Exhibition Gallery IN | $150,000 |
| Hathaway Brown School Shaker Heights, OH | Primary School Playground | $150,000 |
| Lifeact Chagrin Falls, OH | Suicide Prevention & Stress | $20,000 |
| Crossroads Health Cleveland, OH | General Charitable Purposes | $15,000 |
| Hospice of the Western Reserve Cleveland, OH | Pediatric Hospice and | $15,000 |
| Partnership Schools Cleveland, OH | Tuition for Three Students | $10,500 |
| Denver Rescue Mission Denver, CO | To the Area of Greatest | $10,000 |
| 2 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $20,000 |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bank Inc Cleveland, OH | General Charitable Purposes | $5,000 |
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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 | $13,804,116 | $1,152,863 | $815,143 | $701,000 | 24 | $710,000 | $1,054,608 | $714,117 |
| 2024 | $13,458,977 | $825,588 | $803,503 | $700,000 | 15 | $709,000 | $731,085 | $691,671 |
| 2023 | $13,442,681 | $627,397 | $5,005,647 | $4,936,841 | 26 | $4,936,984 | $558,734 | $715,907 |
| 2022 | $17,849,715 | $742,452 | $1,103,765 | $923,058 | 35 | $975,990 | $666,376 | $929,064 |
| 2021 | $18,176,862 | $2,321,786 | $1,135,004 | $974,833 | 42 | $1,022,759 | $2,222,935 | $1,021,452 |
| 2020 | $17,019,789 | $800,765 | $2,243,777 | $920,209 | 42 | — | $727,036 | $914,621 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund reported a distributable amount of $714K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the fund is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of organizations. For example, LIFEACT says its mission is to prevent suicide by teaching young people to recognize warning signs and seek professional help. Hospice of the Western Reserve describes providing palliative end-of-life care, caregiver support, and bereavement services in an individual recipient de Porres High School says it provides a Catholic college preparatory curriculum with real-world job experience to students who might not otherwise be able to afford it.
Other 2025 recipients include University Hospitals Health System, Hathaway Brown School, Crossroads Health, Denver Rescue Mission, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and organizations providing food assistance and eldercare.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the fund made 24 grants totaling $701,000. Individual grants ranged from $500 to $250,000, with a median of $5,000. Among the largest were $250,000 to University Hospitals Health System for “Pediatric Radiology at UH,” $150,000 to the same recipient for an exhibition gallery, and $150,000 to Hathaway Brown School for a primary school playground.
Other grants included $20,000 to LIFEACT for suicide prevention and stress; $15,000 each to Crossroads Health for general charitable purposes and Hospice of the Western Reserve for pediatric hospice; and $10,000 to Denver Rescue Mission. The fund also gave $10,000 each to Partnership Schools for tuition for three students and an individual recipient de Porres High School for tuition assistance.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Pamela B Keefe as President/Trustee; Stephen T Keefe as Vice President/Trustee; Cynthia Grover and Grier Hynes as Trustees; and Joseph P Kovalcheck Jr as Secretary/Treasurer/Trustee.
George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund is led by Pamela B. Keefe, President & Trustee on every filing since 2020; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Pamela B. Keefe
President & Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph P. Kovalcheck Jr.
Sectetary, Treasurer & Trustee
Treasurer → Sectetary, Treasurer & Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen T. Keefe
Vice President & Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia Grover
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Grier Hynes
Trustee
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Alice B. Burnham (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Dianne Klimko (2022) — Secretary
- Former: Sanny Warner (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jenny Castillo (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Sarah Dimling (2020–2021) — 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 George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund
How much does George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund give each year?
George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund gave $701K across 24 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $700K across 15 grants.
What is George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund's typical grant size?
George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $29,208, across 24 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund that year got $5K on average.
Where does George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund give grants?
George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund gives mostly in Ohio: 94% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Cleveland, OH (10 grants), Summit, NJ (3 grants) and Chagrin Falls, OH (2 grants).
Does George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund give general operating support?
Yes: 50% of George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (12 of 24) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund's largest grantees?
George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund's largest 2025 grantees include University Hospitals Health System Inc ($400,000 across 2 grants), Hathaway Brown School ($150,000) and Lifeact ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($20,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 81% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund?
George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund reported $13.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $710K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $714K (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 George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund fund?
No mission statement for the fund is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of organizations. For example, LIFEACT says its mission is to prevent suicide by teaching young people to recognize warning signs and seek professional help. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund?
The fund requests a written statement of purpose and amount, along with a copy of the organization’s IRC 501(c)(3) acceptance letter. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund's EIN?
George M and Pamela S Humphrey Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-6513798. 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. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 16, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 23, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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