Margaret Trew Cline Foundation 170163-000

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 25-6758495

Margaret Trew Cline Foundation 170163-000 is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $115K. Net investment income was $134K.

Margaret Trew Cline Foundation 170163-000 at a glance

In short: Margaret Trew Cline Foundation 170163-000 gave $115K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $58K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$115,000
+36.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$57,500
-31.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$57,500
Total assets
$1,741,979
+0.7% 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 Margaret Trew Cline Foundation 170163-000 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Adams County Community Foundation: $110KAdams County CommunityFoundation$110KTotem Pole Playhouse: $5KTotem Pole Playhouse$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Adams County Community Foundation ($110K). Together the top 2 received $115K.

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 17 (88%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

GettysburgHarrisburgFayetteville

How Margaret Trew Cline Foundation 170163-000 gives

  • Giving grew 121% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 112% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$50K$100K$150K3 grants2019 2 grants2020 3 grants2021 5 grants2022 6 grants2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $24K (2021) to $115K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $115K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Adams County Community Foundation Gettysburg, PAGeneral Support$110,000
Totem Pole Playhouse Fayetteville, PAGeneral Support$5,000
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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 IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,741,979$138,061$127,624$115,0002$119,989$134,479$106,854
2024$1,730,605$219,186$101,161$84,0501$94,469$212,494$97,357
2023$1,613,739$49,084$90,667$80,0006$84,991$45,860$87,312
2022$1,654,996$145,332$61,880$52,0505$56,325$141,869$85,305
2021$1,572,145$113,407$36,466$24,0503$28,122$107,018$94,326
2020$1,495,204$72,703$96,036$85,0002—$65,898$80,791
2019$1,518,537$85,510$99,711$84,0503—$77,938$81,548

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Margaret Trew Cline Foundation 170163-000 reported a distributable amount of $107K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Margaret Trew Cline Foundation 170163-000's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mary Sue Cline

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $500 (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Sharon C. Magraw

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $2K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Clark D. Robertson Esq.

    Director

    Director - Appointed → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leigh M. Ayers

    Director

    Director - Appointed → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leslie T. Magraw

    Director

    Director - Appointed → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Fiduciary Trust Company Intl Of PA (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Francis X. Mehaffey (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Bryn Mawr Trust Company (2021–2022) — Trustee -
  • Former: Barry G. Cline (2019–2021) — Director -
  • Former: Clarence E. Asbury CPA (2019–2021) — Director -
  • Former: Gary E. French Esq. (2019–2021) — Director -
  • Former: Bryn Mawr Trust CO (2019–2020) — Trustee

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

Fiduciary Trust Company Intl of PA — Trustee: $5KFiduciary Trust Company…Trustee$5K

The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $5K, to Fiduciary Trust Company Intl of PA (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Margaret Trew Cline Foundation 170163-000

How much does Margaret Trew Cline Foundation 170163-000 give each year?

Margaret Trew Cline Foundation 170163-000 gave $115K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $84K across 1 grant.

How large is Margaret Trew Cline Foundation 170163-000?

Margaret Trew Cline Foundation 170163-000 reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $120K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $107K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Margaret Trew Cline Foundation 170163-000 operate?

Margaret Trew Cline Foundation 170163-000 has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Margaret Trew Cline Foundation 170163-000's EIN?

Margaret Trew Cline Foundation 170163-000's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-6758495. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 2, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 14, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 27, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 2, 2024)

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