Private foundation · EIN 11-3359917 · New York, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Gershwind Family Foundation

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: 46 grants paid, $874K total, median $3,533. 50% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
46
$874K
Median grant
$3,533
Stays in NY
50%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$19M

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
New York-Presbyterian Fund IncNew York, NYMedical$445K
American Israel Education FoundationWashington, DCEducation$75K
NYU Daily Gift AccountNew York, NYMedical$50K
Columbia UniversityNew York, NYMedical$35K
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach CountyWest Palm Beach, FLCharitable$25K
The Society of the Four Arts IncPalm Beach, FLCharitable$25K
Palm Beach Center to Combat AntisemitismWest Palm Beach, FLCharitable$25K
MorselifeWest Palm Beach, FLCharitable$20K
Kravis Center for Performing ArtsWest Palm Beach, FLCharitable$20K
Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NYReligious$18K
Israel Tennis Centers FoundationDeerfield Beach, FLEducation$17K
The Riverside Church in the City of New YorkNew York, NYCharitable$13K
The Raymond F Kravis Center for the ArtsWest Palm Beach, FLCharitable$13K
American Heart Association IncDallas, TXCharitable$10K
American Friends of the Israel OrchestraNew York, NYCharitable$9,800
Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New YorkNew York, NYReligious$7,500
Morselife Foundation IncWest Palm Beach, FLCharitable$5,000
American Friends of the Hebrew UniversityHollywood, FLEducational$5,000
Northwell Health FoundationNew Hyde Park, NYMedical$5,000
Park Avenue SynagogueNew York, NYReligious$4,500
Prep for PrepNew York, NYEducational$4,460
Sid Jacobson Jewish Community CenterEast Hills, NYCharitable$4,167
Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center IncEast Hills, NYCharitable$4,167
How - Hearing the Ovarian Cancer WhisperJupiter, FLCharitable$2,900
Children's Health Alliance for IsraelDeerfield Beach, FLMedical$2,500
American Cancer SocietyNew York, NYCharitable$2,500
Planned Parenthood of South FloridaWest Palm Beach, FLCharitable$2,500
Palm Beach Country Club FoundationPalm Beach, FLCharitable$2,000
Sutton Place SynagogueNew York, NYReligious$1,854
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach CountyWest Palm Beach, FLCharitable$1,800
Friends of the IdfNew York, NYCharitable$1,800
Jewish Federation of Palm CountyWest Palm Beach, FLCharitable$1,800
ImpactisraelNeedham, MECharitable$1,800
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County IncWest Palm Beach, FLCharitable$1,800
Sutton Place SynagogueNew York, NYReligious$1,800
American Cancer SocietyNew York, NYCharitable$1,500
Temple Emanu-ElNew York, NYReligious$1,030
Head Injury AssociationHauppauge, NYCharitable$1,000
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County IncWest Palm Beach, FLCharitable$1,000
Planned Parenthood of South FloridaWest Palm Beach, FLCharitable$1,000
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NYCharitable$1,000
Planned Parenthood of South Florida and the TreasuWest, FLCharitable$1,000
Northwell Health FoundationNew Hyde Park, NYCharitable$600
Ryan Licht Sang Bipolar FoundationNew York, NYCharitable$500
FidfNew York, NYCharitable$500
Friends of MorselifeWest Palm Beach, FLCharitable$300

By state: New York 23 · Florida 20 · District of Columbia 1 · Texas 1 · Maine 1

About this foundation

Gershwind Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of J Robert Small, tax-exempt since 1997. 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 Gershwind Family Foundation 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 Gershwind Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $874K across 46 grants, a median of $3,533.

Where does Gershwind Family Foundation give?

New York (23 grants), Florida (20 grants), District of Columbia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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