The David and June Trone Family
Bethesda, MD · EIN 45-3564622. Reported 106 grants totalling $21.9M to 60 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The David and June Trone Family did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $200,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $2,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furman University | Greenville, SC | $7,059,850 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| American University | Washington, DC | $4,721,807 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Maryland | Baltimore, MD | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Civil Liberties Union of New York | New York, NY | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brooke's House | Hagerstown, MD | $1,000,105 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| John's Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $825,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Suburban Hospital | Bethesda, MD | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bullis School Inc | Potomac, MD | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Pittsburgh School of Law | Pittsburgh, PA | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins Medicine | Baltimore, MD | $325,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Washington, DC | $325,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dwight Hall at Yale | New Haven, CT | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Israel Education Foundation | Washington, DC | $225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington | North Bethesda, MD | $220,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish National Fund-USA Inc | New York City, NY | $168,235 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friendship Circle Inc | West Bloomfield, MI | $126,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Temple Beth Ami | Rockville, MD | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Israel Education | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Crohn's and Colitis Foundation | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Furman University- General Fund | Greenville, SC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Community Foundation of Frederick County | Frederick, MD | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Temple B'nai Israel | Rockville, MD | $43,691 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chabad of Sussex County | Sparta, NJ | $31,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chabbad of Sussex County | Sparta, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nehemiah Central Community Development Corporation | Baltimore, MD | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| B'nai Israel | Rockville, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habcore Inc | Red Bank, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Potomac Chamber of Commerce | Potomac, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Matthews Parish | Hyattsville, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Temple B'nai Israel- Hineini Campaign | Rockville, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Women's Health Center of Maryland | Cresaptown, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Park Trust Inc | Rockville, MD | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington | North Bethesda, MD | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Devon C Rubenstein Foundation Inc | Gaithersburg, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Howard County NAACP | Columbia, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Virginia Union University | Richmond, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Montgomery County Law Enforcement Officers | Gaithersburg, MD | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Electorate Institute | Rockville, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Out for Justice Inc | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Voices for Children | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Lady Queeen of the Americas | Washington, DC | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Citizen United for the 44TH District Inc | Catonsville, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Imadi | Silver Spring, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Bethesda, MD | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jesse Klump Memorial Fund | Bishopville, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marie Selby Botanical Gardens | Sarasota, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reginald F Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture | Baltimore, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Zion Baptist Church | Silver Spring, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Congressional Club Museum and Foundation | Washington, DC | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Halfway African American Cemetery | Hagerstown, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service | Baltimore, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lutheran World Relief | Baltimore, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Riverside Museum Associates | Riverside, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Autism Speaks | Princeton, NJ | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bryn Mawr School for Girls of Baltimore City | Baltimore, MD | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
18 of 60 (30%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 38%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Maryland
TRONE CENTER FOR JUSTICE AND EQUALITY - Furman University
CONTRIBUTION TO VARIOUS FUNDS - American University
TRONE FAMILY EMINENT SCHOLAR CHAIR IN NEUROSCIENCE AND BEHAVIOR - Johns Hopkins University
DR. KEN PIENTA'S KEYSTONE CANCER CELL RESEARCH - Suburban Hospital
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $100K, ADDICTION TREATMENT $100K & BUILDING FUND $300K - Bullis School Inc
THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE BULLIS SCHOOL
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 71 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | $4,778,750 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 28 | $4,343,800 | $22,500 |
| 2023 | 26 | $4,462,750 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 27 | $8,284,688 | $45,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The David and June Trone Family has 27 of them, worth $42.7M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Furman University | Greenville, SC | $8,000,000 |
| Furman University | Greenville, SC | $4,500,000 |
| American University | Washington, DC | $4,000,000 |
| Furman University | Greenville, SC | $3,934,251 |
| American University | Washington, DC | $3,000,000 |
| Furman University | Greenville, SC | $2,000,000 |
| American University | Washington, DC | $2,000,000 |
| Bullis School Inc | Potomac, MD | $2,000,000 |
| Bullis School Inc | Potomac, MD | $1,600,000 |
| American University | Washington, DC | $1,500,000 |
| American University | Washington, DC | $1,015,033 |
| University of Pittsburgh School of Law | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,000,000 |
| American University | Washington, DC | $988,160 |
| Furman University | Greenville, SC | $900,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh School of Law | Pittsburgh, PA | $800,000 |
Where its money goes
33% of its giving went to organizations in South Carolina. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in South Carolina.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The David and June Trone Family's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 6600 Rockledge Drive Suite 150, Bethesda, MD, 20817. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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