Pine Tree Foundation
Pine Tree Foundation is a private foundation based in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania. In 2025, it reported 36 grants totaling $1.2 million to charitable organizations, including organizations working in housing, education, children’s services, health, and land conservation.
Pine Tree Foundation at a glance
In short: Pine Tree Foundation gave $1.2M across 36 grants in 2025 (avg $33K), top state Pennsylvania. 19% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,200,000
- +9.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 36
- +9.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $33,333
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $20,509,642
- +1.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 19% first-time grantees (7 of 36, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (27% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Pine Tree Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 120 Righters Mill Road, Gladwyne, PA 19035
Phone: (610) 649-4601
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Pine Tree Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Trust for Public Lands ($165K). Together the top 10 received $750K.
Grant Size Distribution
169 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 127 grants of 169 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, grant dollars by recipient state were Pennsylvania 27%, California 19%, Colorado 18%, New York 14%, and Georgia 13%. These figures describe the distribution of that year’s grants; they do not establish a broader geographic policy.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 36 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Pine Tree Foundation open to new grantees?
19%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 36 grantees (19%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $14K; repeat grants $38K. How we count
Medians: $13K first-time, $25K repeat.
- 75% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−2%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 103% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 $1.0M (2021) to $1.2M (2022). In 2025 it made 36 grants totaling $1.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trust for Public Lands San Francisco, CA | General Fund | $165,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Atlanta, GA | General Fund | $105,000 |
| Project Home Philadelphia, PA | General Fund | $100,000 |
| Teach for America New York, NY | General Fund | $100,000 |
| Care Atlanta, GA | General Fund | $50,000 |
| Cradles to Crayons W Conshohocken, PA | General Fund | $50,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders New York, NY | General Fund | $50,000 |
| Partners in Health Boston, MA | General Fund | $50,000 |
| A Precious Child Broomfield, CO | General Fund | $40,000 |
| CCSA Foundation Chester, PA | General Fund | $40,000 |
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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 | $20,509,642 | $1,584,722 | $1,229,506 | $1,200,000 | 36 | $1,200,000 | $1,578,152 | $1,169,052 |
| 2024 | $20,133,631 | $1,284,852 | $1,124,251 | $1,100,000 | 33 | $1,100,000 | $1,278,370 | $1,070,238 |
| 2023 | $19,973,120 | $1,311,180 | $1,217,296 | $1,185,000 | 41 | $1,185,000 | $1,296,911 | $1,083,177 |
| 2022 | $19,901,209 | $2,780,320 | $1,268,198 | $1,225,000 | 33 | $1,225,000 | $2,105,645 | $1,168,180 |
| 2021 | $18,998,764 | $162,641 | $1,037,395 | $1,025,000 | 26 | — | $523,985 | $993,937 |
| 2020 | $19,874,821 | $-1,192,268 | $1,092,984 | $1,075,000 | 24 | — | $480,327 | $931,529 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pine Tree Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.2M 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 foundation mission statement is provided. Its grants include support for organizations addressing housing and homelessness, education, children’s needs, health, and conservation. For example, Habitat for Humanity describes its mission as seeking to eliminate poverty housing and make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Teach for America describes its mission as finding, developing, and supporting leaders to teach underserved students. Project HOME says it works to help adults, children, and families break the cycle of homelessness and poverty.
Other 2025 grantees describe their work as providing essential items to children in low-income or homeless situations (Cradles to Crayons), supporting arts and academic programming for children in Chester (CCSA Foundation), providing resources and opportunities to children in need (A Precious Child), and protecting open lands (Crested Butte Land Trust).
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 36 grants totaling $1,200,000. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $165,000, with a median grant of $25,000. Listed grant purposes were general fund support.
The largest grants included $165,000 to Trust for Public Lands; $105,000 to Habitat for Humanity; $100,000 each to Project HOME and Teach for America; and $50,000 each to CARE, Cradles to Crayons, Doctors Without Borders, and Partners in Health. Other grants included $40,000 each to A Precious Child and CCSA Foundation, and $30,000 each to Gemma Services and Squash Smarts.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists A Morris Williams Jr. as director and president; Susan W Beltz as director and secretary; Kevin Beltz as director; Joanne W Markman as director and vice president; Gary Markman as director and treasurer; and Kelsey A Beltz, Ethan Markman, James Beltz, and Chase Markman as directors.
Pine Tree Foundation is led by A. Morris Williams Jr., Director & President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
A. Morris Williams Jr.
Director & President
Director, Chair & Chief in → Director & President, 2023
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Markman
Director & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joanne W. Markman
Director & Vice President
Director, President & Secretary → Director & President, 2021
Director & President → Director & Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelsey A. Beltz
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Beltz
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan W. Beltz
Director & Secretary
Director & Vice President → Director, V. President & Secretary, 2021
Director, V. President & Secretary → Director & Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ethan Markman
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Beltz
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chase Markman
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 Pine Tree Foundation
How much does Pine Tree Foundation give each year?
Pine Tree Foundation gave $1.2M across 36 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 33 grants.
What is Pine Tree Foundation's typical grant size?
Pine Tree Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $33,333, across 36 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Pine Tree Foundation that year got $14K on average.
Where does Pine Tree Foundation give grants?
Pine Tree Foundation's top state is Pennsylvania, with 27% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were California (19%) and Colorado (18%). The most frequent recipient cities were Crested Butte, CO (6 grants), Philadelphia, PA (5 grants), New York, NY (3 grants) and Atlanta, GA (2 grants).
Does Pine Tree Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Pine Tree Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (36 of 36) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Pine Tree Foundation's largest grantees?
Pine Tree Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Trust for Public Lands ($165,000), Habitat for Humanity ($105,000) and Project Home ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 31% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Pine Tree Foundation?
Pine Tree Foundation reported $20.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.2M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.2M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Pine Tree Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its grants include support for organizations addressing housing and homelessness, education, children’s needs, health, and conservation. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Pine Tree Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Pine Tree Foundation's EIN?
Pine Tree Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-2751187. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Pine Tree Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Pine Tree Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/pine-tree-foundation-morg_7614cb2bd03741d6bd7e2472d0de8e7a
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