About Glenstone Foundation
The Glenstone Foundation concentrates its giving on a small number of large institutional grants, split primarily between arts and faith/community resilience. Major gifts support prominent art museums and culturally specific arts organizations while a very large grant targets efforts to combat antisemitism; repeat multi-grant relationships suggest long-term institutional partnerships. The foundation favors capacity- and program-level support for established organizations rather than many small awards.
Focus Areas
Major American art museums — capital and program support (e.g., National Gallery of Art, Baltimore Museum of Art)Contemporary Black arts institutions, notably Studio Museum in HarlemNational-scale initiatives to combat antisemitism and support Jewish community resilienceSupport for historically Black churches and congregational capacity (e.g., Scotland AME Church)
Who They Fund
arts organizations (theaters, museums, ensembles)people experiencing food insecurity / low-income individualslocal community-based nonprofits
About Glenstone Foundation
Glenstone Foundation’s largest recent grant went to the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, a $11.9 million award in 2025. That gift fits a broader pattern of large institutional support that reaches both the arts and Jewish community resilience, with arts funding directed to major museums and culturally specific arts organizations. The foundation also made a $5 million grant to Studio Museum Harlem in 2023, reinforcing its support for contemporary Black arts institutions. Across the recent grant list, Glenstone Foundation shows a preference for established organizations and for awards that can support programs, endowments, or general institutional work. The National Gallery of Art received multiple seven-figure grants over several years, while Scotland AME Church received repeated support in 2023, 2024, and 2025. These relationships suggest ongoing partnerships rather than one-time grants. The foundation also funds smaller community and hunger-related awards, but its profile is defined by a small number of large grants to recognizable institutions.
What Glenstone Foundation Funds
Arts support is a major thread in Glenstone Foundation’s giving. In 2025, it gave $1.8 million to the National Gallery of Art for support the arts, following earlier awards of $1.08 million in 2024 and $727,500 in 2023. The Baltimore Museum of Art also received $600,000 in 2024 for support the arts. Contemporary Black arts institutions are part of that arts portfolio: Studio Museum Harlem received $5 million in 2023 for support the arts. Glenstone Foundation also funded Foundation for Contemporary Arts twice, with $144,000 in 2024 and $50,000 in 2023, both for support the arts. Beyond the arts, the foundation gave $10,829 in 2025 to United Way of National Capital Area for general support and $17,635 in 2023 to Anyone Can Fly Foundation Inc for feed the hungry.
How Glenstone Foundation Gives
Typical grant size spans from a p25 of $7,478 to a median of $25,000 and a p75 of $323,920, showing a mix of small community awards and much larger institutional grants. The recent record includes repeated support to several organizations across multiple years, including the National Gallery of Art, Scotland AME Church, Shelburne Museum, and United Way of National Capital Area. Glenstone Foundation is a private foundation led by Emily W. Rales and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. One of its active programs, the Emerging Professionals Program, accepts unsolicited applications; the main grants program does not.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$15.3M
Total Assets
$3B
Total Revenue
$15.9M
Total Expenses
$64.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $7K and $324K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$324K
Geographic Reach
National7 states funded
About 26% of grants go to recipients in MD.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
EMILY W RALES
PRESIDENT
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