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The Stuart and Carolyn Gruber Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Garden City, New York · EIN 262404601

The Stuart and Carolyn Gruber Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Garden City, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $11,400 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $1,250 and the largest $2,100. 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 $10,600 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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$10,6008$178,044
2024$10,6008$214,344
2025$11,4008$349,769

How to apply

The Stuart and Carolyn Gruber Family 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 Stuart and Carolyn Gruber Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York7$10,300
California1$1,100

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Make A Wish Foundation
North New Hyde Park, NY
General support$2,100
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
New York, NY
General support$2,100
Emergency Children's Help Organization
Staten Island, NY
General support$1,400
Theresa Foundation
Lido Beach, NY
General support$1,400
American Cancer Society
New York, NY
General support$1,100
Brooke's Voice Foundation
San Francisco, CA
General support$1,100
JDRF
New York, NY
General support$1,100
Susan G Komen Foundation
New York, NY
General support$1,100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Stuart and Carolyn Gruber Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Stuart and Carolyn Gruber Family Foundation Inc give?

$11,400 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $1,250.

Who runs The Stuart and Carolyn Gruber Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Carolyn Gruber (Vice-President/Director), Lisa Gruber (Secretary/Director) and Steven Sherman (Director).

What does The Stuart and Carolyn Gruber Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs and health.

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