Comprehensive foundation profile based on the most recent IRS Form 990 filing
The Gershwind Family Foundation is a private foundation based in New York, NY, with assets totaling $18,316,516. The foundation's expenses amount to $1,644,368, while its revenue is $141,784. The foundation focuses on funding initiatives in various subject areas, including education, higher education, philanthropy, nonprofits, health, in-patient medical care, hospital care, religion, and Judaism. It supports projects in multiple cities across the United States, such as New York, Boston, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., and in states including New York, California, Florida, and Illinois. The foundation is led by Marjorie Gershwind Fiverson as Director and President, with other key personnel including Stacey Bennett, Erik Gershwind, J Robert Small, and Joshua Jacobson, all serving as directors or in executive roles without compensation.
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Financials
+2.6% from previous year
37 grants awarded in 2024
Of total revenue spent on programs
Grants
| Purpose | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $625,000 | New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc | MEDICAL | New york, NY, US | 2024 |
| $605,000 | New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc | MEDICAL | New york, NY, US | 2023 |
| $601,000 | New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc | Charitable | New york, NY, US | 2022 |
| $292,500 | UJA-Federation of New York | CHARITABLE | New york, NY, US | 2024 |
| $271,417 | UJA-Federation of New York | CHARITABLE | New york, NY, US | 2023 |
| $200,000 | Temple Beth-El of Great Neck | Charitable | Great neck, NY, US | 2023 |
| $200,000 | Temple Beth-El of Great Neck | Charitable | Great neck, NY, US | 2024 |
| $179,334 | JEWISH FEDERATION OF PALM BEACH COUNTY | CHARITABLE | West palm beach, FL, US | 2024 |
| $75,000 | American Israel Education Foundation | EDUCATIONAL | Washington, DC, US | 2022 |
| $75,000 | American Israel Education Foundation | Charitable | Washington, DC, US | 2023 |
People
Compensation data from most recent available 990 forms
| Title | |||
|---|---|---|---|
MG
MARJORIE GERSHWIND FIVERSON
| DIRECTOR / PRESIDENT | $0 | 2024 |
SB
STACEY BENNETT
| DIRECTOR / VP | $0 | 2024 |
EG
ERIK GERSHWIND
| DIRECTOR / VP | $0 | 2024 |
JR
J ROBERT SMALL
| TREASURER / SECRETARY | $0 | 2024 |
JJ
JOSHUA JACOBSON
| DIRECTOR | $0 | 2024 |
MARJORIE GERSHWIND FIVERSON
DIRECTOR / PRESIDENT
STACEY BENNETT
DIRECTOR / VP
ERIK GERSHWIND
DIRECTOR / VP
J ROBERT SMALL
TREASURER / SECRETARY
JOSHUA JACOBSON
DIRECTOR
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Financial data sourced from IRS 990 forms via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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