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Gantcher Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 450948720

Gantcher Family Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $939,100 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $5,900 and the largest $850,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $741,800 the year before.

50% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$567,60012$19.4 million
2023$741,80012$20.0 million
2024$939,10012$20.9 million

How to apply

Gantcher Family 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 Gantcher Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New York7$873,600
Florida4$64,500
Michigan1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Communal Fund
New York, NY
To aid the donee organizations in carrying out their exempt functions.$850,000
Apopka Serves Foundation Inc
Apopka, FL
To aid the donee organizations in carrying out their exempt functions.$25,000
Florida Growth Alliance
Orlando, FL
To aid the donee organizations in carrying out their exempt functions.$25,000
Promise Fund of Florida Inc
West Palm Beach, FL
To aid the donee organizations in carrying out their exempt functions.$14,000
Park Avenue Synagogue
New York, NY
To aid the donee organizations in carrying out their exempt functions.$10,000
Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc
New York, NY
To aid the donee organizations in carrying out their exempt functions.$9,800
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
New York, NY
To aid the donee organizations in carrying out their exempt functions.$2,000
Central Detroit Christian Community Development Corporation
Detroit, MI
To aid the donee organizations in carrying out their exempt functions.$1,000
Scarsdale Volunteer Abulance Corps Inc
Scarsdale, NY
To aid the donee organizations in carrying out their exempt functions.$1,000
The Hospital for Special Surgery Fund Inc
New York, NY
To aid the donee organizations in carrying out their exempt functions.$500
Town of Palm Beach United Way Inc
Palm Beach, FL
To aid the donee organizations in carrying out their exempt functions.$500
Metropolitan Golf Association Foundation
Elmsford, NY
To aid the donee organizations in carrying out their exempt functions.$300

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Gantcher Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Gantcher Family Foundation give?

$939,100 in tax year 2024, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $5,900.

Who runs Gantcher Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Nathan Gantcher (Trustee P/T), Alice Gantcher (Trustee P/T), Joel Gantcher (Trustee P/T) and Michael Gantcher (Trustee P/T) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Gantcher Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, health and science and research.

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