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FW Geissinger Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only West Palm Beach, Florida · EIN 376786982

FW Geissinger Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in West Palm Beach, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $615,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $300,000 and the largest $300,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2024$00$2.3 million
2025$615,0003$1.9 million

How to apply

FW Geissinger Charitable Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What FW Geissinger Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Indiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana1$300,000
New Hampshire1$300,000
Illinois1$15,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Signature School Endowment Fund Vanderburgh Community Fdn
Evansville, IN
General purpose$300,000
Darthmouth College
Hanover, NH
Scholarship fund$300,000
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Chicago, IL
General purpose$15,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does FW Geissinger Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does FW Geissinger Charitable Foundation give?

$615,000 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $300,000.

Who runs FW Geissinger Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Bessemer Trust Company of Florida (Corporate Trustee).

What does FW Geissinger Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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