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Private foundation (trust)EIN 521381689Est. 1984-12

THE BERNARD & SARAH GEWIRZ FDN

WASHINGTON, DC 20006

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$12.3M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$492K

FY 2023

Grants Made

59

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$8K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$250–$112K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$653K

Total Expenses

$562K

Qualifying Distributions

$496K

Distributable Amount

$587K

Min. Investment Return

$596K

Payout rate 84%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.84%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

59 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $250 through median $2K to maximum $112K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2017 to 2023. Peak $620K in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

198 grants

Recipient names are missing from the available filing data for some grants.

PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF NEWPORT COUNTY
$193K
3 grants
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
$102K
3 grants
PROMISE FUND OF FLORIDA
$86K
3 grants
KENNEDY CENTER
$75K
2 grants
KIWANIS CLUB OF WAHINGTON
$74K
2 grants
JOHN F KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
$74K
1 grant
SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOSP FOUNDATION
$61K
3 grants
JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$51K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

198 grants

<$10K
158
grants
$10–50K
31
grants
$50–250K
6
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

17 states

District of Columbia
$2.2M
66% of total
Rhode Island
$476K
14% of total
Florida
$225K
7% of total
Maryland
$128K
4% of total
New York
$89K
3% of total
Indiana
$74K
2% of total
Virginia
$43K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$28K
1% of total
New Jersey
$24K
1% of total
California
$20K
1% of total

+7 more states

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