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The Gershwind 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.

$983k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
49
Grants FY2024
32
Organizations funded FY2023
59%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$3,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$200,000
Organizations funded a year
12 to 32
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
4
Total assets, FY2024
$7.4M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 59% of the organizations The Gershwind Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 30% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 70% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $108k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
HealthPhilanthropyEducationInternationalArts & CultureHuman ServicesOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving35$859k49%
FY202332$358k59%
FY202229$336k62%
FY202116$347k56%
FY202017$385k41%
FY201920$330k40%
FY201818$365k78%
FY201712$27kn/a
94% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$2.0MHealth$736kPhilanthropy$633kReligion$415kHuman Services$319kScience & Tech$71kYouth Development$69kInternational$52kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MI
NY
MA
PA
CA
UT
VA
MD
AZ
NC
GA
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$526,63670%
Northwell Health Foundation$450,10060%
Temple Beth El$325,0002n/a
Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center$188,18781%
New York University$107,32030%
Atlantic Golf Club Educational Fund Inc$75,00037%
Sunrise Day Camps Association Inc$74,50070%
Blood Cancer United Inc$65,50050%
Riverside Church in the City of New York$56,5382n/a
Birthright Israel Foundation$30,00030%
Show all 64 grantees
All grantees of The Gershwind Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$526,63670%
Northwell Health Foundation$450,10060%
Temple Beth El$325,0002n/a
Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center$188,18781%
New York University$107,32030%
Atlantic Golf Club Educational Fund Inc$75,00037%
Sunrise Day Camps Association Inc$74,50070%
Blood Cancer United Inc$65,50050%
Riverside Church in the City of New York$56,5382n/a
Birthright Israel Foundation$30,00030%
America's Charities$23,50030%
Jerusalem Foundation Inc$15,00010%
Hamptons Invitational Charitable Fund Inc$10,07912%
Grenville Baker Boys and Girls Club Inc$10,00010%
American Heart Association Inc$10,00010%
The George Polli Foundation Inc$9,50044%
Children's Medical Fund of New York$9,44030%
Long Island University$9,00020%
Palm Beach Country Club Foundation Inc$7,00040%
Kids for Kids Foundation Inc$6,70030%
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$5,35020%
Best Friends Animal Society$5,00010%
Prep for Prep$5,00010%
American Society for Yad Vashem Inc$3,60010%
Mid-Island y Jewish Community Center In$3,60010%
Long Island Children's Museum$3,50010%
New York City Police Foundation Inc$3,50020%
Leadership Enterprise for a Diverse America$3,00010%
Harlem Academy$3,00030%
St Marys Healthcare System for Children Inc$2,5001n/a
Morselife Foundation Inc$2,50010%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City Inc$2,50010%
Temple Beth El of Great Neck$2,2802n/a
Town of Palm Beach United Way Inc$2,00010%
Fresh Meadow Country Club Inc$2,00020%
The Milana Family Foundation Inc$2,00010%
International March of the Living I$1,80010%
Old Westbury Hebrew Congregation Inc$1,8001n/a
Old Westbury Pba Inc$1,50011%
New York Board of Rabbis Inc$1,5001n/a
American Cancer Society Inc$1,50010%
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$1,50010%
Golf Fights Cancer Inc$1,05010%
American Junior Golf Association Inc$1,00010%
Eac Inc$1,00010%
Selfhelp Community Services Foundation Inc$1,00020%
Gift of Life International Inc$1,00010%
The Atlantic Golf Club Foundation$1,00010%
The Realty Foundation of New York Inc$1,00010%
The Discovery Land Company Foundation$1,00010%
The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County$75010%
The Family Center for Achievement Co Life's Worc$60020%
Friends of Bronx Lab Inc$55011%
Adaptive Sports Foundation Inc$51310%
Harmonie Preservation Foundation Inc$50010%
Friends of Jcc Krakow Inc$50010%
Temple Judea of Manhasset$5001n/a
The Fibrous Dysplasia Foundation$50010%
New York City Rescue Mission$50010%
Franklin & Marshall College$50010%
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center$50010%
Harlem Stage Inc$50010%
The Guardian Brain Foundation$50013%
Long Island Caddie Scholarship Fund Inc$15010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 40 recipients with no EIN on record ($922k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Gershwind Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUnited Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc: $526,636 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetNorthwell Health Foundation: $450,100 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetSid Jacobson Jewish Community Center: $188,187 over 8y, 0.6% of budgetNew York University: $107,320 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAtlantic Golf Club Educational Fund Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 7.0% of budgetSunrise Day Camps Association Inc: $74,500 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $65,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetBirthright Israel Foundation: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAmerica's Charities: $23,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJerusalem Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHamptons Invitational Charitable Fund Inc: $10,079 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetGrenville Baker Boys and Girls Club Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe George Polli Foundation Inc: $9,500 over 4y, 4.2% of budgetChildren's Medical Fund of New York: $9,440 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetLong Island University: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPalm Beach Country Club Foundation Inc: $7,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetKids for Kids Foundation Inc: $6,700 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of the Israel Defense Forces: $5,350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBest Friends Animal Society: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPrep for Prep: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Society for Yad Vashem Inc: $3,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMid-Island y Jewish Community Center In: $3,600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLong Island Children's Museum: $3,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNew York City Police Foundation Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLeadership Enterprise for a Diverse America: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHarlem Academy: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMorselife Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of New York City Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTown of Palm Beach United Way Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFresh Meadow Country Club Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Milana Family Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetInternational March of the Living I: $1,800 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOld Westbury Pba Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGolf Fights Cancer Inc: $1,050 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Junior Golf Association Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEac Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSelfhelp Community Services Foundation Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGift of Life International Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Atlantic Golf Club Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Realty Foundation of New York Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Discovery Land Company Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County: $750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Family Center for Achievement Co Life's Worc: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of Bronx Lab Inc: $550 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetAdaptive Sports Foundation Inc: $513 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 57.

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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.

Jewish Communal FundNY32.3× affinity22 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Communal Fund · The Jacobson Family Foundation · The New York Community Trust · The Gershwind Family Foundation · Robert and Jodi Rosenthal Family Found · The Jahn and Sabrina Levin Charitable Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · Schapero Family Charitable Foundation Inc · The Chernow Fund Inc · The Milana Family Foundation Inc · The Seltzer Hertzig Foundationinc · The Bahnik Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to The Gershwind Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Gershwind Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About The Gershwind Foundation

How much does The Gershwind Foundation give?
The Gershwind Foundation reported 49 grants totaling $982,585 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 12 and 32 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does The Gershwind Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (44%), Health (16%), Philanthropy (14%).
Who are The Gershwind Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc ($527k), Northwell Health Foundation ($450k), Temple Beth El ($325k).
Does The Gershwind Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 59% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Gershwind 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 Gershwind Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Communal Fund, The Jacobson Family Foundation, The New York Community Trust.
Where is The Gershwind Foundation based?
The Gershwind Foundation is based in NY.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 109 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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