Private foundation · EIN 30-0021069 · Hagerstown, Maryland · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Pauline K Anderson Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 16 grants paid, $335K total, median $10K. 100% of grants stayed in Maryland.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
16
$335K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in MD
100%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$4.8M

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Saint James SchoolHagerstown, MDGeneral charitable$100K
Horizon GoodwillHagerstown, MDGeneral charitable$50K
Community Free ClinicHagerstown, MDGeneral charitable$40K
Community Foundation of Washington CountyHagerstown, MDGeneral charitable$25K
Senior Living Alternative Inc(holly Place)Hagerstown, MDGeneral charitable$20K
Robert W Johnson Community CenterHagerstown, MDGeneral charitable$20K
Barbara Ingram School for the ArtsHagerstown, MDGeneral charitable$17K
Commission on AgingHagerstown, MDGeneral charitable$10K
Reach of Washington CountyHagerstown, MDGeneral charitable$10K
Habitat for HumanityHagerstown, MDGeneral charitable$10K
Education Foundation of WcpsHagerstown, MDGeneral charitable$7,500
Boys and Girls Club of Washington CountyHagerstown, MDGeneral charitable$5,000
Brooke's HouseHagerstown, MDGeneral charitable$5,000
Children in Need IncHagerstown, MDGeneral charitable$5,000
Girls IncHagerstown, MDGeneral charitable$5,000
Hagerstown Day NurseryHagerstown, MDGeneral charitable$5,000

About this foundation

Pauline K Anderson Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Hagerstown, Maryland, administered in care of Robert L Harrell, tax-exempt since 2002. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Pauline K Anderson Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Pauline K Anderson Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $335K across 16 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Pauline K Anderson Foundation Inc give?

Maryland (16 grants), per its latest filing.

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