The Glass-Glen Burnie Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker San Antonio, TX EIN: 73-1267576

The mission of the Glass-Glen Burnie Foundation (the "foundation") is exclusively charitable and educational, specifically to restore, maintain, and support the historic properties and grounds that the foundation owns in the vicinity of winchester, Virginia for educational and public benefit and to endow a museum that includes 18th and early 19th century American and english art along with additions made to the collections. The foundation fulfills its mission through the creation and continuing support of the glass-glen burnie museum, inc. (doing business as the museum of the shenandoah valley) (the "msv"), which operates a museum on the foundation's winchester property that provides a wide variety of galleries, exhibitions, and educational programs, cares for the foundation's historic properties and grounds, operates a 90-acre art park on the grounds, and preserves the largest green space and only working farm in the city of winchester.

The Glass-Glen Burnie Foundation at a glance

In short: The Glass-Glen Burnie Foundation gave $3.8M across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $3.8M), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$3,804,324
-13.8% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$3,804,324
-13.8% vs 2023
Median grant
$3,804,324
Total assets
$51,566,185
+4.5% vs 2023
Primary geography
Virginia (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who The Glass-Glen Burnie Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Glass-Glen Burnie Museum Inc (DBA Museum of the Shenandoah Valley): $3.8MGlass-Glen Burnie Museum Inc(DBA Museum of the Shenandoah…$3.8M

The largest 2024 recipient was Glass-Glen Burnie Museum Inc (DBA Museum of the Shenandoah Valley) ($3.8M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Winchester

How The Glass-Glen Burnie Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+0%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $3.1M (2022) to $5.4M (2019). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $3.8M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Glass-Glen Burnie Museum Inc (DBA Museum of the Shenandoah Valley) Winchester, VATo Support the Museum's Monthly Operations$3,804,324
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$51,566,185$7,181,916$4,976,630$3,804,3241$5,935,311
2023$49,360,899$2,764,556$5,268,743$4,411,2431$1,354,727
2022$57,440,868$3,581,493$4,106,205$3,080,5001$1,642,944
2021$57,955,575$7,795,930$5,229,364$3,812,7951$6,630,957
2020$55,586,817$4,327,610$4,613,963$3,337,6941$3,080,647
2019$55,873,170$5,116,827$6,708,820$5,418,1661$3,284,876

About The Glass-Glen Burnie Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Glass-Glen Burnie Foundation is a public charity, based in San Antonio, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $51.6M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $3.8M. Net investment income was $5.9M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Glass-Glen Burnie Foundation is led by Jennifer Peace, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; all 7 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Jennifer Peace

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $80K (2023) → $95K (2024)

  • Allan G. Paterson

    Co-Operating Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    $78K (2019) → $137K (2024)

  • David Ho Roth

    Co-Operating Trustee

    Trustee → Co-Operating Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    $48K (2019) → $137K (2024)

  • John B. Adams Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    $48K (2019) → $84K (2024)

  • Todd Brockwell

    Trustee & Secretary

    Trustee → Trustee & Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    $48K (2019) → $84K (2024)

  • Gerald F. Smith Jr.

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    $36K (2020) → $84K (2024)

  • Emily Beck

    Trustee

    New on the 2024 filing

    10 hrs/week

    $67K (2024)

Former officers (3)
  • Former: James T. Holland (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Alice Bowman (2019) — Former Employee
  • Former: Peter G. Bullough M. D. (2019) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

David Ho Roth — Co-Operating Trustee: $137KDavid Ho RothCo-Operating Trustee$137KAllan G Paterson — Co-Operating Trustee: $137KAllan G PatersonCo-Operating Trustee$137KJennifer Peace — Executive Director: $95KJennifer PeaceExecutive Director$95KTodd Brockwell — Trustee, Secretary: $84KTodd BrockwellTrustee, Secretary$84KJohn B Adams Jr — Trustee: $84KJohn B Adams JrTrustee$84KGerald F Smith Jr — Trustee: $84KGerald F Smith JrTrustee$84KEmily Beck — Trustee: $67KEmily BeckTrustee$67K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $137K, to David Ho Roth (Co-Operating Trustee). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about The Glass-Glen Burnie Foundation

How much does The Glass-Glen Burnie Foundation give each year?

The Glass-Glen Burnie Foundation gave $3.8M across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $4.4M across 1 grant.

How large is The Glass-Glen Burnie Foundation?

The Glass-Glen Burnie Foundation reported $51.6M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.2M.

Where does The Glass-Glen Burnie Foundation operate?

The Glass-Glen Burnie Foundation has awarded grants in Virginia.

What is The Glass-Glen Burnie Foundation's EIN?

The Glass-Glen Burnie Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 73-1267576. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 30, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 1, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 23, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 8, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 21, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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