Private foundation · EIN 11-3162524 · Lawrence, New York

Ganger 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 2024 Form 990-PF: 96 grants paid, $1.9M total, median $1,000. 73% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
96
$1.9M
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in NY
73%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.1M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 96 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Long Island Jewish CenterManhasset, NYGeneral Purpose$900K
Various 501c3 Available Upon RequesLawrence, NYGeneral Purpose$107K
Long Island Jewish CenterManhasset, NYGeneral Purpose$100K
American Friends of Yad YeminLakewood, NJGeneral purpose$75K
American Friends of Yad YeminLakewood, NJGeneral purpose$75K
Yeshiva Darchei TorahFar Rockaway, NYGeneral purpose$50K
Yeshiva Darchei TorahFar Rockaway, NYGeneral purpose$50K
Yeshiva Darchei TorahFar Rockaway, NYGeneral purpose$50K
Yeshivas Mir YerushalayimBrooklyn, NYGeneral purpose$50K
Torah Academy for GirlsQueens, NYGeneral purpose$40K
Agudas Israel of Long IslandFar Rockaway, NYGeneral purpose$25K
Ohel Children's Home and FamilyBrooklyn, NYGeneral purpose$25K
Yeshivas Mir YerushalayimBrooklyn, NYGeneral purpose$25K
Keren Olam HatorahBrick, NJGeneral Purpose$25K
Yeshivas Mir YerushalayimBrooklyn, NYGeneral purpose$25K
Yeshiva Ketana of PassaicPassaic, NJGeneral Purpose$25K
Keren Olam HatorahBrick, NJGeneral Purpose$25K
Keren Olam HatorahBrick, NJGeneral Purpose$25K
Kollel AvreichimFar Rockaway, NYGeneral purpose$13K
Beth Medrash GovohaLakewood, NJGeneral purpose$10K
Hurwitz Family FundGlendale, CAGeneral purpose$10K
Lakewood Kosher IncLakewood, NJGeneral purpose$10K
Refuah ResourcesBrooklyn, NYGeneral purpose$10K
Yeshiva Darchei TorahFar Rockaway, NYGeneral purpose$10K
Yeshiva Darchei TorahFar Rockaway, NYGeneral purpose$10K
Hurwitz Family FundGlendale, CAGeneral purpose$10K
Mesifta Beth ShragaMonsey, NYGeneral Purpose$10K
Bais Medrash L'torahMonsey, NYGeneral purpose$5,000
Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid AakFar Rockaway, NYGeneral purpose$5,000
Beth Medrash GovohaLakewood, NJGeneral purpose$5,000
Beth Medrash GovohaLakewood, NJGeneral purpose$5,000
Beth Medrash GovohaLakewood, NJGeneral purpose$5,000
Bikur Voezras CholimMonroe, NYGeneral purpose$5,000
Shor Yoshuv InstituteLawrence, NYGeneral purpose$5,000
Yeshiva Gedolah of Woodlake VillageLakewood, NJGeneral purpose$5,000
Chai LifelineJacksin Township, NJGeneral Purpose$5,000
Bikur Voezras CholimMonroe, NYGeneral purpose$5,000
Tifereth ShalomBrooklyn, NYGeneral purpose$3,600
Ydt Rabbi FundCedarhurst, NYGeneral purpose$3,000
Agudas AchimLawrence, NYGeneral purpose$3,000
Agudas AchimLawrence, NYGeneral purpose$2,500
Lapid YeshivaFar Rockaway, NYGeneral purpose$2,500
Mesivta of CliftonClifton, NJGeneral purpose$2,500
Mikvah YisroelBrooklyn, NYGeneral purpose$2,500
Bikur Cholim of Far Rockaway and ThLawrence, NYGeneral purpose$1,800
Agudas AchimLawrence, NYGeneral purpose$1,000
American Friends of KesherBrooklyn, NYGeneral purpose$1,000
Bais Haknesses Ohr HachaimBaltimore, MDGeneral purpose$1,000
Bais Yaakov Ateres MiriamFar Rockaway, NYGeneral purpose$1,000
Chonen VnosenBrooklyn, NYGeneral purpose$1,000
Keren AniyimLawrence, NYGeneral purpose$1,000
Kollel Zichron ShmuelMonsey, NYGeneral purpose$1,000
Mesivta Bevet Chazon IshBrooklyn, NYGeneral purpose$1,000
Pesach TikvahBrooklyn, NYGeneral purpose$1,000
Talmudical Yeshiva of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PAGeneral purpose$1,000
Yeshiva Gedola of PassaicPassiac Park, NJGeneral purpose$1,000
Keren AniyimLawrence, NYGeneral purpose$1,000
Agudas AchimLawrence, NYGeneral purpose$750
Agudas Israel of Long IslandFar Rockaway, NYGeneral purpose$665
Bikur Cholim of ManhattanNew York, NYGeneral purpose$500

By state: New York 70 · New Jersey 20 · California 2 · Maryland 1 · Pennsylvania 1 · Texas 1

About this foundation

Ganger Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Lawrence, New York, administered in care of Ira Ganger, tax-exempt since 1994. 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 Ganger Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 Ganger Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.9M across 96 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does Ganger Foundation Inc give?

New York (70 grants), New Jersey (20 grants), California (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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