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The Gertrude and Israel Freedman Charitable Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Dundalk, Maryland · EIN 521510954

The Gertrude and Israel Freedman Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Dundalk, Maryland. In tax year 2025 it gave $56,000 in 33 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $4,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $64,250 the year before.

15% 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$51,00031$1.0 million
2024$64,25033$1.2 million
2025$56,00033$1.3 million

How to apply

ContactTheodore Greenberg
PO Box 21905, Dundalk, MD 21222
Phone or email(410) 944-1666
What to submitNone prescribed
RestrictionsRecognized section 501(c)(3) charitable organizations only

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Gertrude and Israel Freedman Charitable Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to Maryland.

StateGrantsAmount
Maryland11$15,000
Florida6$14,000
New York4$8,000
Illinois3$5,000
Tennessee2$5,000
Virginia2$4,000
Pennsylvania2$2,000
District of Columbia1$1,000
North Carolina1$1,000
Oregon1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 33 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
General support$4,000
Justin Bartlett Animal Rescue
Royal Palm Beach, FL
General support$3,000
Senior Dog Santuary of Maryland
Severn, MD
General support$3,000
Shriners Hospital for Children
Tampa, FL
General support$3,000
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifelinevibrant Emotional Health
New York, NY
General support$2,000
ALS Association
Arlington, VA
General support$2,000
Alzeimer's Association
Chicago, IL
General support$2,000
American Diabetes Association
Merrifield, VA
General support$2,000
Drug Abuse Foundation of Palm Beach County
Delray Beach, FL
General support$2,000
Feeding America
Chicago, IL
General support$2,000
Friends of Yad Sarah
New York, NY
General support$2,000
Gilchrist Hospice
Columbia, MD
General support$2,000
Jewish National Fund
Rockville Center, NY
General support$2,000
Leukemia & Lymphooma Society of S Florida
New York, NY
General support$2,000
Parkinson Research Foundation
Miami, FL
General support$2,000
Peggy Adams Animal Rescue
West Palm Beach, FL
General support$2,000
The Soup Kitchen of Boynton Beach
Boynton Beach, FL
General support$2,000
Mental Health Association of Maryland
Lutherville, MD
General support$2,000
American Brain Tumor Association
Chicago, IL
General support$1,000
American Lung Association
Philadelphia, PA
General support$1,000
Asher House
Estacada, OR
General support$1,000
ASPCA
Washington, DC
General support$1,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Bethesda, MD
General support$1,000
Food Bank of Centraleastern North Carolina
Raleigh, NC
General support$1,000
House of Ruth
Baltimore, MD
General support$1,000
Jemicy School
Owings Mills, MD
General support$1,000
Maryland Food Bank
Baltimore, MD
General support$1,000
National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
Baltimore, MD
General support$1,000
No Kid Hungryshare Our Strength
Philadelphia, PA
General support$1,000
Northpoint Volunteer Fire Dept
Baltimore, MD
General support$1,000
Sidsib Foundation
Ellicott City, MD
General support$1,000
Flying Pigs Rescue
Grandview, TN
General support$1,000
Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue
Mt Airy, MD
General support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Gertrude and Israel Freedman Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Gertrude and Israel Freedman Charitable Foundation Inc give?

$56,000 in tax year 2025, across 33 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs The Gertrude and Israel Freedman Charitable Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Theodore Greenberg (President), Beth Greenberg (Secretary) and Greg Greenberg (Treasurer).

What does The Gertrude and Israel Freedman Charitable Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, animals and youth programs.

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