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Herbert Gilman Family Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 066071321

Herbert Gilman Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $85,935 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $28,200. 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 $50,725 the year before.

50% of its 2025 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
2023$50,1556$887,252
2024$50,7254$1.3 million
2025$85,9358$1.4 million

How to apply

Herbert Gilman Family 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 Herbert Gilman Family Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New York5$52,495
New Jersey2$28,440
Connecticut1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Federation of Greater Metro West NJ
Whippany, NJ
General purpose of the charity$28,200
American Friends of Open University Israel
New York, NY
General purpose of the charity$25,000
American Friends of Soroka Medical Center Inc
Scarsdale, NY
General purpose of the charity$20,000
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY
General purpose of the charity$5,000
Friends of Prime Time House Inc
Torrington, CT
General purpose of the charity$5,000
Museum of Jewish Heritage
New York, NY
General purpose of the charity$1,920
Thirteenwnet
New York, NY
General purpose of the charity$575
Fraternal Order of Bendin Sosnowicer
Short Hills, NJ
General purpose of the charity$240

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Herbert Gilman Family Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Herbert Gilman Family Charitable Foundation give?

$85,935 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Herbert Gilman Family Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Randy Gilman (Trustee).

What does Herbert Gilman Family Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and health.

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