New York · Private foundation
The Edward S Gordon Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $93k
- Granted FY2023
- 9
- Grants FY2023
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2023
Read this first · the figures below need context
97% of The Edward S Gordon Foundation’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Jewish Communal Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 9 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2023, the last year The Edward S Gordon Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $93k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2023
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $40,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 12
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 2
- Total assets, FY2023
- $141k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 33% of the organizations The Edward S Gordon Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 13% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 87% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 9 | $93k | 33% |
| FY2022 | 11 | $90k | 27% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $70k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 12 | $144k | 58% |
| FY2019 | 12 | $71k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 11 | $67k | 45% |
| FY2017 | 12 | $38k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Council of Young Israel | $170,000 | 9 | n/a |
| University of Delaware | $137,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | $98,100 | 7 | 0% |
| Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc | $60,000 | 3 | 0% |
| National Jewish Outreach Program In | $40,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Harrison Volunteer Fire Department | $10,000 | 1 | 11% |
| Israel Emergency Alliance | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc | $8,100 | 5 | 0% |
| Westchester Day School | $6,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Ramapo for Children Inc | $6,000 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 22 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Council of Young Israel | $170,000 | 9 | n/a |
| University of Delaware | $137,500 | 4 | 0% |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | $98,100 | 7 | 0% |
| Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc | $60,000 | 3 | 0% |
| National Jewish Outreach Program In | $40,000 | 8 | 0% |
| Harrison Volunteer Fire Department | $10,000 | 1 | 11% |
| Israel Emergency Alliance | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc | $8,100 | 5 | 0% |
| Westchester Day School | $6,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Ramapo for Children Inc | $6,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Cancer Support Community Greater Ny & Ct Inc | $5,750 | 2 | 0% |
| New England College | $4,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Danny & Rons Rescue | $3,100 | 1 | 0% |
| Avenues for Justice Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Good Dog Foundation Inc | $2,800 | 2 | 0% |
| The Sallie Foundation Inc | $2,500 | 2 | 3% |
| GVNGorg | $1,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Franciscan Bread for the Poor Inc | $1,500 | 1 | n/a |
| American Friends of Sheba Medical Center Inc | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Winifred Masterson Burke Medical Research | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Colel Chabad | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Jerusalem Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 22 recipients with no EIN on record ($214k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Edward S Gordon Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About The Edward S Gordon Foundation
- How much does The Edward S Gordon Foundation give?
- The Edward S Gordon Foundation reported 9 grants totaling $92,650 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 12 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The Edward S Gordon Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (28%), Education (22%), International (11%).
- Who are The Edward S Gordon Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: National Council of Young Israel ($170k), University of Delaware ($138k), Friends of the Israel Defense Forces ($98k).
- Does The Edward S Gordon Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Edward S Gordon 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.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Edward S Gordon Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Communal Fund, National Philanthropic Trust, Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc.
- Where is The Edward S Gordon Foundation based?
- The Edward S Gordon Foundation is based in NY.
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