The Gadomski Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Center Valley, PA EIN: 26-1392859

The Gadomski Foundation is a private foundation, based in Center Valley, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $500. Net investment income was $71.

The Gadomski Foundation at a glance

In short: The Gadomski Foundation gave $500 across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $500), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$500
-84.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-66.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$500
-54.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$500
Total assets
$6,757
-27.1% 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.

How to apply to The Gadomski Foundation

Who The Gadomski Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Diocese of Allentown: $500Diocese of Allentown$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Diocese of Allentown ($500).

Grant Size Distribution

38 grants across all recorded years

36<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 36 grants of 38 (95%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

AllentownBethlehemSan FranciscoW LafayetteNew YorkPeabodyCenter ValleyCharlottesvilleLehigh ValleyMinturnNazarethPhiladelphiaWest Lafayette

How The Gadomski Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 100% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 123% 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$200K$400K$600K$800K12 grants2020 10 grants2021 16 grants2022 8 grants2023 3 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2025) to $642K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $500.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Diocese of Allentown Allentown, PAOperating Grant$500
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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$6,757$71$2,579$5001$500$71$405
2024$9,265$7,876$4,173$3,3003$3,300$185$387
2023$5,562$17,005$642,951$642,1008$642,100$12,458$2,717
2022$631,508$74,519$488,352$485,44616$485,446$27,189$51,747
2021$1,045,341$52,196$16,061$14,60010$14,600$36,107$57,622
2020$1,009,206$43,388$363,216$360,75912—$23,832$58,510

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Gadomski Foundation reported a distributable amount of $405 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Gadomski Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Elizabeth Gadomski

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Robert E. Gadomski

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Susan F. Gadomski (2020–2024) — 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 The Gadomski Foundation

How much does The Gadomski Foundation give each year?

The Gadomski Foundation gave $500 across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3K across 3 grants.

How large is The Gadomski Foundation?

The Gadomski Foundation reported $7K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $500 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $405 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does The Gadomski Foundation operate?

The Gadomski Foundation has awarded grants in California, Colorado, Indiana, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia.

What is The Gadomski Foundation's EIN?

The Gadomski Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1392859. 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.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 9, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 1, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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