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Private foundation (trust)EIN 461617389Est. 2014-05

THE GERSHWIND FOUNDATION

NEW YORK, NY 10001

Total Assets

$7.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$983K

FY 2024

Grants Made

49

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$20K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$150–$200K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

PhilanthropyVoluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$14K

Total Expenses

$1.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$997K

Distributable Amount

$377K

Min. Investment Return

$380K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

49 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $150 through median $3K to maximum $200K, 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 $983K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

140 grants

NORTHWELL HEALTH FOUNDATION
$391K
8 grants
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PA
$351K
2 grants
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
$323K
5 grants
UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK
$300K
4 grants
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST
$200K
1 grant
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA FAMILY FORUM
$179K
1 grant
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
$107K
3 grants
PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
$100K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

140 grants

<$10K
92
grants
$10–50K
38
grants
$50–250K
9
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

New York
$1.5M
52% of total
Pennsylvania
$1.1M
38% of total
Massachusetts
$222K
8% of total
Florida
$44K
2% of total
Virginia
$24K
1% of total
Maryland
$2K
0% of total

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