Peggy N & Roger G Gerry Charitable

About Peggy N & Roger G Gerry Charitable

Peggy N & Roger G Gerry Charitable stands out for repeatedly backing the preservation of historic places and collections rather than broad social-service grantmaking. Its recent awards support house museums, landmark societies, decorative arts institutions, and related stewardship groups, with a clear preference for general operating support. The largest grant in the recent list was $600,000 to the Decorative Arts Trust for general operating support, followed by a $330,000 grant to the Roslyn Landmark Society and a $175,000 grant to Sylvester Manor, both also unrestricted. That pattern points to a funder interested in keeping preservation organizations structurally sound, not just funding one-off projects. The foundation’s portfolio also reaches beyond single buildings to landscape and heritage networks. Grants to Planting Fields Foundation, North Shore Land Alliance Inc, Old Westbury Gardens Inc, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art show a mix of estate preservation, land stewardship, and museum support within a regional preservation frame. Across the recent grants, the foundation favors mid-size cultural institutions tied to place, collections, and historic landscapes, especially on Long Island and in nearby New York institutions.

What Peggy N & Roger G Gerry Charitable Funds

A major theme is historic-house and estate preservation. The foundation gave $175,000 to Sylvester Manor for general operating support, $107,000 to Planting Fields Foundation for general operating support, and $100,000 to Old Westbury Gardens Inc for general operating support. Local landmark and historical society support is another clear thread. Peggy N & Roger G Gerry Charitable awarded $330,000 to Roslyn Landmark Society for general operating support and also gave $75,000 to Thomas Cole National Historic Site for general operating support. The foundation also backs decorative arts and collections stewardship. Its $600,000 grant to Decorative Arts Trust and $50,000 grant to Friends of the Lobkowicz Collections Inc both support institutions focused on conserving and interpreting cultural objects and heritage. Landscape and preservation infrastructure appear as well through grants such as $100,000 to North Shore Land Alliance Inc and $60,000 to The New York Landmarks Conservancy for general operating support.

How Peggy N & Roger G Gerry Charitable Gives