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Grossman Family Charitable Funds Inc

Preselected recipients only Bethesda, Maryland · EIN 136091872

Grossman Family Charitable Funds Inc is a private foundation in Bethesda, Maryland. In tax year 2025 it gave $98,389 in 52 grants; the typical grant was $550 and the largest $20,000. 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 in 2025 was up from $76,869 the year before.

18% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$65,36753$1.7 million
2024$76,86958$1.9 million
2025$98,38952$2.1 million

How to apply

Grossman Family Charitable Funds Inc 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 Grossman Family Charitable Funds Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 11 states, the most to Maryland.

StateGrantsAmount
Maryland10$42,200
New York27$37,354
District of Columbia5$5,900
New Jersey2$3,560
Massachusetts2$3,125
Oregon1$2,000
Pennsylvania1$1,500
Virginia1$1,100
Wisconsin1$900
California1$500

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 52 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Young Artists of America (Yaa) at Strathmore
North Bethesda, MD
For scholarships for underserved students$20,000
UJA Federation of New York
New York, NY
For a communal response to poverty and need$13,000
Zamir Choral Foundation
New York, NY
For education and training of choral conductors to teach jewish choral music$10,000
National Philharmonic
North Bethesda, MD
For promoting music in the wider washington dc area$5,000
Yachad
Silver Spring, MD
For improving low-income housing in the greater washington dc area$5,000
Strathmore Hall Foundation
North Bethesda, MD
For promotingthearts in the greater washington dc area$5,000
University of Maryland College Park Foundation
College Park, MD
For promoting the performing arts, particularly music$4,000
American Friends of Leket Israel
Teaneck, NJ
For reduction of hunger$3,200
Meet International Inc
Boston, MA
For integration of jewish & arab youth through a hi-tech high school training curriculum$2,900
Dcenter
Washington, DC
For promoting creative expression in dc$2,500
Temple Sinai of Roslyn
Roslyn Heights, NY
For support of religious and educational programs$2,369
Hand in Hand
Portland, OR
For K-12 education that promotes peace between arabs and jews in israel$2,000
New Yorkers for Children
New York, NY
For supporting youth in and aging out of foster care$1,800
DC Youth Orchestra
Washington, DC
For education of youth in the orchestral arts$1,500
Friends of Israel Sci-Tech School
New York, NY
For promoting education in science and technology in israel$1,500
New Israel Fund
Philadelphia, PA
For making israel a more equitable and democratic society$1,500
America-Israel Cultural Foundation
New York, NY
For training in the arts$1,250
Hartwood Foundation
Fairfax, VA
For providing residential service programs for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities$1,100
Individual
NY
For assisting theater artists in need$1,000
The Peabody Institute
Baltimore, MD
For preparatory tuned-in program for increased educational opportunities in music$1,000
Mount Vernon Virtuosi
Baltimore, MD
For extended performance training and mentoring for younger instrumentalists$1,000
Marquette University Center for Peacemaking
Milwaukee, WI
For bridging theory and practice in the promotion of peacemaking$900
Friends of the Jerusalem Youth Chorus
Washington, DC
For promotingmusic in search for peace in israel$900
Food Bank for New York City
New York, NY
For food assistance to address hunger in the nyc area$750
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (Acwis)
New York, NY
For scientific research$675
Island Harvest Food Bank
Melville, NY
For food assistance to address hunger on long island$600
American University (Center for Israel Studies)
Washington, DC
For education and dissemination of knowledge of israeli culture and history$500
Hias
Silver Spring, MD
For providing assistance to needy immigrants$500
Mazon
Sherman Oaks, CA
For outreach to mitigate hunger in the united states$500
Voices Festival Production
Washington, DC
For developing new works shedding light on conflict in the middle east and in the us$500
Americans for Ben Gurion University
New York, NY
For scientific research$400
Education Through Music
New York, NY
For education of youth in the musical arts$400
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
North Bethesda, MD
For community-wide social services$400
Shalom Hartman Institute of North America
New York, NY
For education on jewish subjects$400
The Forward
Newark, NJ
For promoting education regarding israel and jews in the diaspora$360
Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center
Greenvale, NY
For the nancy marx cancer wellness center for the promotion of health and wellness$360
Bronx Conservatory of Music
Bronx, NY
For promoting music education for underprivileged youth$300
Prince George's Philharmonic
Greenbelt, MD
For education and the promotion of orchestral music in an underserved county$300
American Friends of the Parents Circle--Family Forum
New York, NY
For promoting peace and reconciliation in israel$275
American Friends of the University of Haifa
New York, NY
For promoting education in israel$275

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Grossman Family Charitable Funds Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Grossman Family Charitable Funds Inc give?

$98,389 in tax year 2025, across 52 grants, with a typical grant of $550.

Who runs Grossman Family Charitable Funds Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Edward Grossman (Director, President, Treasurer), Rochelle Stanfield (Director, Secretary) and David Grossman (Director, Vice President).

What does Grossman Family Charitable Funds Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and human services.

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