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Private foundation (trust)EIN 526042344Est. 1957-07

Melvin & Estelle Gelman Foundation

Washington, DC 20037

Total Assets

$2.6M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$372K

FY 2024

Grants Made

20

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$19K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$93K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$552K

Total Expenses

$395K

Qualifying Distributions

$372K

Distributable Amount

$112K

Min. Investment Return

$114K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

20 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $11K to maximum $93K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $416K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

90 grants

Alzheimer's Drug Discover
$379K
4 grants
University of Pennsylvania
$105K
2 grants
ADAS Israel Congregation
$96K
4 grants
Georgetown Day School
$60K
4 grants
Washington Hebrew Congregation
$53K
4 grants
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
$50K
1 grant
Human Rights Campaign
$44K
2 grants
Washington DC JCC
$39K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

90 grants

<$10K
58
grants
$10–50K
27
grants
$50–250K
5
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

14 states

District of Columbia
$402K
31% of total
New York
$374K
29% of total
Pennsylvania
$155K
12% of total
Maryland
$119K
9% of total
New Jersey
$93K
7% of total
Virginia
$58K
4% of total
Florida
$57K
4% of total
Delaware
$14K
1% of total
Michigan
$11K
1% of total
Georgia
$8K
1% of total

+4 more states

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