Gray Charitable Trust

NEW YORK, NY EIN: 23-7987964

Gray Charitable Trust is a private foundation based in New York, NY, established in 1999. The trust operates as a 501(c)(3) organization with no employees and functions exclusively through grant payments to qualified charitable organizations.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$25.1M

+6.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$703K

-19.7% YoY

Grant Count

21

-16.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$33K

-4.5% YoY

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

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary funding focus areas include:

  • Education
  • Science and STEM education
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Human Services
  • Arts

Grantmaking

Grant Range

$2,000–$200,000

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily funds organizations in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Maine.

Grant Distribution by State

9states
+1 more states

Cities

AnnapolisArdmoreCharlestonChesterChestertownCochranvilleEastonHarrisburgKansas CityNew YorkPark CityPhiladelphiaRidgelyRiversideRochesterSan DiegoSurry

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of December 2024:

  • Total assets: $25,057,645
  • Total revenues: $4,011,943
  • Total expenses: $2,578,472
  • Investment income and dividends: $2,016,710
  • Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets: $1,995,233
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M$4M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$25,057,645$23,624,134$22,309,405
Revenue$4,011,943$2,886,575$3,569,821
Expenses$2,578,472$1,567,194$1,798,682
Qualifying Distributions$784,556$953,083$854,680
Net Investment Income$2,266,527$2,405,787$2,625,819
Distributable Amount$1,055,300$1,036,222$1,018,520

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$261K$523K$784K$1M34 grants202030 grants202128 grants202225 grants202321 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

TRUSTEES OF UNIVERSITY O…$200KCOMMONWEALTH OF PA DHS$150KALTRU VISION - A LIONS E…$55KUC RIVERSIDE FOUNDATION$52KCCSA FOUNDATION$50KMAGEE REHABILITATION HOS…$50KPHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA A…$25KHORIZONS OF KENT & QUEEN…$25KCANINE PARTNERS FOR LIFE$16KA BETTER CHANCE IN LOWER…$15K

Grant Size Distribution

138 grants across all recorded years

104<$50K23$50–100K11$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The trust is managed by three trustees:

  • Kenneth B Gray Jr.
  • Doreen H Gray
  • Kimberley H Gray

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
KENNETH B GRAY JREXECUTIVE TRUSTEE5
DOREEN H GRAYTRUSTEE5
KIMBERLEY H GRAYTRUSTEE5
MERIDITH L GRAYTRUSTEE5
SAMUEL M GAWTHROP JRTRUSTEE5

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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