Pennsylvania · Private foundation
Joel and Elaine Gershman Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $140k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 9
- Grants FY2024
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $25,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 4
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 4
- Total assets, FY2024
- $3.0M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations Joel and Elaine Gershman Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 8 | $130k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $150k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $150k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $160k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $40k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Franklin Institute | $80,000 | 1 | 0% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| International Rescue Committee INC | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rainforest Action Network | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ocean Conservancy | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Philabundance | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cornell University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Rittenhouse Square | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Helen Keller International | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Franklin Institute | $80,000 | 1 | 0% |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| International Rescue Committee INC | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rainforest Action Network | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ocean Conservancy | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Philabundance | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cornell University | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Rittenhouse Square | $10,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Helen Keller International | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| American Forests | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Life You Can Save | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($390k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Joel and Elaine Gershman Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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About Joel and Elaine Gershman Foundation
- How much does Joel and Elaine Gershman Foundation give?
- Joel and Elaine Gershman Foundation reported 9 grants totaling $140,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 4 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Joel and Elaine Gershman Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (59%), Science & Tech (13%), International (11%).
- Who are Joel and Elaine Gershman Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: The Franklin Institute ($80k), World Central Kitchen Inc ($25k), Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc ($25k).
- Does Joel and Elaine Gershman Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Joel and Elaine Gershman Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is Joel and Elaine Gershman Foundation based?
- Joel and Elaine Gershman Foundation is based in PA.
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