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The Michael Gordon Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 133585393

The Michael Gordon Foundation Inc is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $605,950 in 43 grants; the typical grant was $12,500 and the largest $30,000. 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 down from $679,140 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$679,14043$17.2 million
2024$605,95043$19.2 million

How to apply

The Michael Gordon Foundation 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 The Michael Gordon Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York43$605,950

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 43 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Fontbonne Hall Academy (RC)
Brooklyn, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$30,000
Xaverian School
Brooklyn, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$28,125
St Edmund Preparatory High School
Brooklyn, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$28,000
Notre Dame Academy
Si, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$27,500
Notre Dame School of Manhattan
Ny, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$27,500
Bishop Loughlin Memorial
Brooklyn, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$25,000
Cathedral High School
New York, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$25,000
La Salle Academy
New York, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$25,000
Cardinal Spellman High School
Bronx, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$21,050
Bay Ridge Preparatory School (Ind)
Brooklyn, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$20,000
Cathedral Preparatory
Elmhurst, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$20,000
Saint Saviour High School
Brooklyn, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$15,000
St John's Preparatory High School
Astoria, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$15,000
Staten Island Academy (Ind)
Si, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$15,000
Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School (RC)
Brooklyn, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$13,200
Dominican Academy
New York, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$12,500
Fordham Preparatory (RC)
Bronx, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$12,500
Holy Cross High School
Flushing, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$12,500
Moore Catholic High School
Staten Island, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$12,500
MSGR Scanlan High School
Bronx, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$12,500
Preston High School (RC)
Bronx, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$12,500
Saint Jean Baptiste
Ny, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$12,500
St Joseph Hill Academy
Staten Island, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$12,500
Nazareth Regional High School
Brooklyn, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$11,000
Saint Vincent Ferrer H S
New York, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$11,000
Xavier High School
New York, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$10,300
Academy of Mount St Ursula
Bronx, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$10,000
Cardinal Hayes High School
Bronx, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$10,000
Cristo Rey New York High School (RC)
New York, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$10,000
Loyola School of New York (RC)
Ny, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$10,000
Mount St Michael Academy
Bronx, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$10,000
Saint Barnabas High School
Bronx, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$10,000
St Raymond High School for Boys
Bronx, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$10,000
Stpeter's Boys School
Staten Island, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$10,000
Yeshiva Darchei Torah
Far Rockaway, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$10,000
St Catherine Academy
Bronx, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$9,000
Yeshiva of Flatbush Joel Braverman H S
Brooklyn, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$9,000
Regis High School
New York, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$7,500
MSGR McClancy Memorial High School
East Elmhurst, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$5,275
Brooklyn Free School (Ind)
Brooklyn, NY
To achieve charitable purpose$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Michael Gordon Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Michael Gordon Foundation Inc give?

$605,950 in tax year 2024, across 43 grants, with a typical grant of $12,500.

Who runs The Michael Gordon Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Thomas Tillander (President), William McSherry (Secretary) and John Tillander (Treasurer).

What does The Michael Gordon Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and youth programs.

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