The Edward J Gallagher Jr Foundation predominantly supports visual arts and museum acquisitions, alongside a secondary commitment to children’s health and independent school support. Grants are often directed to major art institutions and university art collections, while also funding local Baltimore-area education and pediatric medical services. The foundation shows a preference for repeat, targeted grants to a small set of institutions rather than broad, small-scale giving.
Edward J Gallagher Jr Foundation Inc has a clear pattern of repeat support for art acquisition, especially international and American paintings and sculpture. The largest recent grants in the record went to the University of Arizona for purchases tied to its art holdings and educational speakers, with additional awards to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Baltimore Museum of Art for collection purchases. That arts emphasis is paired with a smaller but consistent line of support for Johns Hopkins Hospital Bayview’s children’s medical and surgical center and for Gilman School in Baltimore. The foundation’s giving reads as targeted rather than broad: it returns to the same institutions across multiple years, often with awards that sit in the middle range of its distribution. Baltimore institutions appear frequently, but the foundation also backs major museums and a university art program outside Maryland. The result is a portfolio centered on collections, curated educational activity, pediatric care, and selected independent-school support, rather than a wide spread of unrelated grants.
A defining theme is art acquisition. The foundation gave $429,373 in 2025 to the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona for the purchase of worthwhile international paintings and works of sculpture, plus funding for educational speakers in the world of art. It also supported the Metropolitan Museum of Art with $61,947 in 2024 for the purchase of international paintings and works of sculpture, and made a matching-size grant to the Baltimore Museum of Art for worthwhile American paintings. Another recurring thread is student and school support in Baltimore. Gilman School received grants for building purposes, scholarships, and care and replacement of trees and shrubbery on the school grounds. On the health side, Johns Hopkins Hospital Bayview was funded for the children’s medical and surgical center.
Typical grants cluster around the middle of the foundation’s distribution, with a p25 of $11,614, a median of $31,568, and a p75 of $61,947. The record also shows repeated awards to the same organizations over multiple years, especially the University of Arizona, Johns Hopkins Hospital Bayview, Gilman School, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Baltimore Museum of Art. That repeat pattern suggests ongoing institutional relationships rather than one-time awards. The foundation is a private family foundation led by David Stokes. It funds organizations only, not individuals, and the data does not indicate an open application process.
$761K
$16.9M
$1.8M
$885K
Most grants fall between $12K and $62K, with a median of $32K.
25th Percentile
$12K
Median
$32K
75th Percentile
$62K
DAVID STOKES
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Concentrated giving: a few large, repeat grants dominate total giving (one grantee receives ~60% of dollars). Multiple multi-year or repeated grants to the same institutions rather than many one-off gifts; mixes a very large lead beneficiary with several mid-sized institutional gifts.
Notable grantees: Arizona Board of Regents (University of Arizona), Baltimore Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Johns Hopkins Hospital Bayview, Gilman School
Grant recipients are concentrated in the United States, with 20 grants in the country across the recent list. Maryland is the top state by grant count and receives 60% of grants, driven largely by Baltimore recipients. Named in the recent grants are Baltimore, MD institutions including Johns Hopkins Hospital Bayview, the Baltimore Museum of Art, and Gilman School. Outside Maryland, the foundation’s largest nonlocal awards go to Tucson, AZ for the University of Arizona and to New York, NY for the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Its recent grants focus on art institutions and collections, with awards for the purchase of international and American paintings and sculpture. The record also includes support for a children’s medical and surgical center at Johns Hopkins Hospital Bayview and for Gilman School in Baltimore.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution centers in the mid-range: p25 is $11,614, median grant size is $31,568, and p75 is $61,947. Recent awards include both smaller follow-on grants and larger six-figure gifts.
Yes. Recent grants include support for the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY. Maryland still receives the largest share of grants, at 60%.
No. The foundation funds organizations rather than individuals, and it does not make program-related investments.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS | TUCSON, AZ | $475,476 | 2026 | THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOR THE PURCHASE OF WORTHWILE INTERNATIONAL PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF SCULPTURE AND OTHER WORKS OF ART, TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EDUCATIONAL SPEAKERS IN THE WORLD OF ART, DEFRAY EXPENSES AND PROVIDE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT FOR STUDENTS IN REGARDS TO ARTS AND CRAFTS, PROVIDE FUNDS FOR CHILDRENS DANCE PROGRAM AND FILMS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE GALLAGHER COLLECTION. |
| JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL BAYVIEW | BALTIMORE, MD | $142,643 | 2026 | THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL FOR THE USE OF SAID HOSPITAL FOR THE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CENTER. |
| METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW YORK, NY | $47,548 | 2026 | THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART FOR THE PURCHASE OF INTERNATIONAL PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF SCULPTURE. |
| THE BALTO MUSEUM OF ART INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $47,548 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOR THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART FOR THE PURCHASE OF WORTHWHILE AMERICAN PAINTINGS |
| GILMAN SCHOOL | BALTIMORE, MD | $47,548 | 2026 | THE GILMAN SCH TO ACCUMULATE A FUND FOR BLDG PURPOSES, FOR SCHOLARSHIPS OR FOR ITS GENERAL CORP. PURPOSES TO BE EXPENDED ON MAIN. , CARE AND REPLACEMENT OF TREES AND SHRUBBERY ON THE SCH GROUNDS |
| ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS | TUCSON, AZ | $429,373 | 2025 | THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOR THE PURCHASE OF WORTHWILE INTERNATIONAL PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF SCULPTURE AND OTHER WORKS OF ART, TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EDUCATIONAL SPEAKERS IN THE WORLD OF ART, DEFRAY EXPENSES AND PROVIDE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT FOR STUDENTS IN REGARDS TO ARTS AND CRAFTS, PROVIDE FUNDS FOR CHILDRENS DANCE PROGRAM AND FILMS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE GALLAGHER COLLECTION. |
| JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL BAYVIEW | BALTIMORE, MD | $128,812 | 2025 | THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL FOR THE USE OF SAID HOSPITAL FOR THE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CENTER. |
| THE BALTO MUSEUM OF ART INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $42,937 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART FOR THE PURCHASE OF WORTHWHILE AMERICAN PAINTINGS |
| METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW YORK, NY | $42,937 | 2025 | THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART FOR THE PURCHASE OF INTERNATIONAL PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF SCULPTURE. |
| GILMAN SCHOOL | BALTIMORE, MD | $42,937 | 2025 | THE GILMAN SCH TO ACCUMULATE A FUND FOR BLDG PURPOSES, FOR SCHOLARSHIPS OR FOR ITS GENERAL CORP. PURPOSES TO BE EXPENDED ON MAIN. , CARE AND REPLACEMENT OF TREES AND SHRUBBERY ON THE SCH GROUNDS |
| ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS | TUCSON, AZ | $619,467 | 2024 | THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOR THE PURCHASE OF WORTHWILE INTERNATIONAL PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF SCULPTURE AND OTHER WORKS OF ART, TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EDUCATIONAL SPEAKERS IN THE WORLD OF ART, DEFRAY EXPENSES AND PROVIDE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT FOR STUDENTS IN REGARDS TO ARTS AND CRAFTS, PROVIDE FUNDS FOR CHILDRENS DANCE PROGRAM AND FILMS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE GALLAGHER COLLECTION. |
| JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL BAYVIEW | BALTIMORE, MD | $185,840 | 2024 | THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL FOR THE USE OF SAID HOSPITAL FOR THE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CENTER. |
| METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW YORK, NY | $61,947 | 2024 | THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART FOR THE PURCHASE OF INTERNATIONAL PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF SCULPTURE. |
| GILMAN SCHOOL | BALTIMORE, MD | $61,947 | 2024 | THE GILMAN SCH TO ACCUMULATE A FUND FOR BLDG PURPOSES, FOR SCHOLARSHIPS OR FOR ITS GENERAL CORP. PURPOSES TO BE EXPENDED ON MAIN. , CARE AND REPLACEMENT OF TREES AND SHRUBBERY ON THE SCH GROUNDS |
| THE BALTO MUSEUM OF ART INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $61,947 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART FOR THE PURCHASE OF WORTHWHILE AMERICAN PAINTINGS |
| ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS | TUCSON, AZ | $31,568 | 2024 | THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOR THE PURCHASE OF WORTHWILE INTERNATIONAL PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF SCULPTURE AND OTHER WORKS OF ART, TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EDUCATIONAL SPEAKERS IN THE WORLD OF ART, DEFRAY EXPENSES AND PROVIDE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT FOR STUDENTS IN REGARDS TO ARTS AND CRAFTS, PROVIDE FUNDS FOR CHILDRENS DANCE PROGRAM AND FILMS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE GALLAGHER COLLECTION. |
| JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL BAYVIEW | BALTIMORE, MD | $9,470 | 2024 | THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL FOR THE USE OF SAID HOSPITAL FOR THE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CENTER. |
| GILMAN SCHOOL | BALTIMORE, MD | $3,157 | 2024 | THE GILMAN SCH TO ACCUMULATE A FUND FOR BLDG PURPOSES, FOR SCHOLARSHIPS OR FOR ITS GENERAL CORP. PURPOSES TO BE EXPENDED ON MAIN. , CARE AND REPLACEMENT OF TREES AND SHRUBBERY ON THE SCH GROUNDS |
| METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW YORK, NY | $3,157 | 2024 | THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART FOR THE PURCHASE OF INTERNATIONAL PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF SCULPTURE. |
| THE BALTO MUSEUM OF ART INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $3,157 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART FOR THE PURCHASE OF WORTHWHILE AMERICAN PAINTINGS |
| ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS | TUCSON, AZ | $137,582 | 2023 | THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOR THE PURCHASE OF WORTHWILE INTERNATIONAL PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF SCULPTURE AND OTHER WORKS OF ART, TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EDUCATIONAL SPEAKERS IN THE WORLD OF ART, DEFRAY EXPENSES AND PROVIDE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT FOR STUDENTS IN REGARDS TO ARTS AND CRAFTS, PROVIDE FUNDS FOR CHILDRENS DANCE PROGRAM AND FILMS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE GALLAGHER COLLECTION. |
| JOHN HOPKINS HOSPITAL BAYVIEW | BALTIMORE, MD | $41,274 | 2023 | THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL FOR THE USE OF SAID HOSPITAL FOR THE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CENTER. |
| THE BALTO MUSEUM OF ART INC | BALTIMORE, MD | $13,758 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOR THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART FOR THE PURCHASE OF WORTHWHILE AMERICAN PAINTINGS |
| METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW YORK, NY | $13,758 | 2023 | THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART FOR THE PURCHASE OF INTERNATIONAL PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF SCULPTURE. |
| GILMAN SCHOOL | BALTIMORE, MD | $13,758 | 2023 | THE GILMAN SCH TO ACCUMULATE A FUND FOR BLDG PURPOSES, FOR SCHOLARSHIPS OR FOR ITS GENERAL CORP. PURPOSES TO BE EXPENDED ON MAIN. , CARE AND REPLACEMENT OF TREES AND SHRUBBERY ON THE SCH GROUNDS |
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS
$475,476THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOR THE PURCHASE OF WORTHWILE INTERNATIONAL PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF SCULPTURE AND OTHER WORKS OF ART, TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EDUCATIONAL SPEAKERS IN THE WORLD OF ART, DEFRAY EXPENSES AND PROVIDE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT FOR STUDENTS IN REGARDS TO ARTS AND CRAFTS, PROVIDE FUNDS FOR CHILDRENS DANCE PROGRAM AND FILMS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE GALLAGHER COLLECTION.
THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL FOR THE USE OF SAID HOSPITAL FOR THE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CENTER.
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART FOR THE PURCHASE OF INTERNATIONAL PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF SCULPTURE.
THE BALTO MUSEUM OF ART INC
$47,548SUPPORT FOR THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART FOR THE PURCHASE OF WORTHWHILE AMERICAN PAINTINGS
THE GILMAN SCH TO ACCUMULATE A FUND FOR BLDG PURPOSES, FOR SCHOLARSHIPS OR FOR ITS GENERAL CORP. PURPOSES TO BE EXPENDED ON MAIN. , CARE AND REPLACEMENT OF TREES AND SHRUBBERY ON THE SCH GROUNDS
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS
$429,373THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOR THE PURCHASE OF WORTHWILE INTERNATIONAL PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF SCULPTURE AND OTHER WORKS OF ART, TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EDUCATIONAL SPEAKERS IN THE WORLD OF ART, DEFRAY EXPENSES AND PROVIDE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT FOR STUDENTS IN REGARDS TO ARTS AND CRAFTS, PROVIDE FUNDS FOR CHILDRENS DANCE PROGRAM AND FILMS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE GALLAGHER COLLECTION.
THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL FOR THE USE OF SAID HOSPITAL FOR THE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CENTER.
THE BALTO MUSEUM OF ART INC
$42,937SUPPORT FOR THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART FOR THE PURCHASE OF WORTHWHILE AMERICAN PAINTINGS
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART FOR THE PURCHASE OF INTERNATIONAL PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF SCULPTURE.
THE GILMAN SCH TO ACCUMULATE A FUND FOR BLDG PURPOSES, FOR SCHOLARSHIPS OR FOR ITS GENERAL CORP. PURPOSES TO BE EXPENDED ON MAIN. , CARE AND REPLACEMENT OF TREES AND SHRUBBERY ON THE SCH GROUNDS
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS
$619,467THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOR THE PURCHASE OF WORTHWILE INTERNATIONAL PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF SCULPTURE AND OTHER WORKS OF ART, TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EDUCATIONAL SPEAKERS IN THE WORLD OF ART, DEFRAY EXPENSES AND PROVIDE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT FOR STUDENTS IN REGARDS TO ARTS AND CRAFTS, PROVIDE FUNDS FOR CHILDRENS DANCE PROGRAM AND FILMS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE GALLAGHER COLLECTION.
THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL FOR THE USE OF SAID HOSPITAL FOR THE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CENTER.
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART FOR THE PURCHASE OF INTERNATIONAL PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF SCULPTURE.
THE GILMAN SCH TO ACCUMULATE A FUND FOR BLDG PURPOSES, FOR SCHOLARSHIPS OR FOR ITS GENERAL CORP. PURPOSES TO BE EXPENDED ON MAIN. , CARE AND REPLACEMENT OF TREES AND SHRUBBERY ON THE SCH GROUNDS
THE BALTO MUSEUM OF ART INC
$61,947SUPPORT FOR THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART FOR THE PURCHASE OF WORTHWHILE AMERICAN PAINTINGS
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS
$31,568THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOR THE PURCHASE OF WORTHWILE INTERNATIONAL PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF SCULPTURE AND OTHER WORKS OF ART, TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EDUCATIONAL SPEAKERS IN THE WORLD OF ART, DEFRAY EXPENSES AND PROVIDE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT FOR STUDENTS IN REGARDS TO ARTS AND CRAFTS, PROVIDE FUNDS FOR CHILDRENS DANCE PROGRAM AND FILMS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE GALLAGHER COLLECTION.
THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL FOR THE USE OF SAID HOSPITAL FOR THE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CENTER.
THE GILMAN SCH TO ACCUMULATE A FUND FOR BLDG PURPOSES, FOR SCHOLARSHIPS OR FOR ITS GENERAL CORP. PURPOSES TO BE EXPENDED ON MAIN. , CARE AND REPLACEMENT OF TREES AND SHRUBBERY ON THE SCH GROUNDS
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART FOR THE PURCHASE OF INTERNATIONAL PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF SCULPTURE.
THE BALTO MUSEUM OF ART INC
$3,157SUPPORT FOR THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART FOR THE PURCHASE OF WORTHWHILE AMERICAN PAINTINGS
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS
$137,582THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOR THE PURCHASE OF WORTHWILE INTERNATIONAL PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF SCULPTURE AND OTHER WORKS OF ART, TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EDUCATIONAL SPEAKERS IN THE WORLD OF ART, DEFRAY EXPENSES AND PROVIDE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT FOR STUDENTS IN REGARDS TO ARTS AND CRAFTS, PROVIDE FUNDS FOR CHILDRENS DANCE PROGRAM AND FILMS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE GALLAGHER COLLECTION.
THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL FOR THE USE OF SAID HOSPITAL FOR THE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL AND SURGICAL CENTER.
THE BALTO MUSEUM OF ART INC
$13,758SUPPORT FOR THE BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART FOR THE PURCHASE OF WORTHWHILE AMERICAN PAINTINGS
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART FOR THE PURCHASE OF INTERNATIONAL PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF SCULPTURE.
THE GILMAN SCH TO ACCUMULATE A FUND FOR BLDG PURPOSES, FOR SCHOLARSHIPS OR FOR ITS GENERAL CORP. PURPOSES TO BE EXPENDED ON MAIN. , CARE AND REPLACEMENT OF TREES AND SHRUBBERY ON THE SCH GROUNDS