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Perlow Family Foundation

Accepts applications Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · EIN 232894160

Perlow Family Foundation is a private foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2023 it gave $148,552 in 18 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $40,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

How to apply

ContactRodney Fink Esq
The Grant Building 310 Grant Street, Suite 250, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Phone or email(412) 623-8250
What to submitRequests for grants from section 501(c)(3) organizations should be in writing to the above named individual.
RestrictionsGrants are made exclusively to the organizations as described in section 170(c) and 2055 of the internal revenue code, primarily those benefiting western Pennsylvania.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2023. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Perlow Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Pennsylvania. It also paid $1,800 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania9$116,652
Massachusetts1$15,000
New York6$14,100
Maryland1$1,000

Grants paid in 2023

All 18 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
United Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
General$40,000
Classrooms Without Borders
Pittsburgh, PA
General$18,000
Via Art Fund Inc
Boston, MA
General$15,000
Kollel
Pittsburgh, PA
General$13,500
Community Day School
Pittsburgh, PA
General$12,000
Friendship Circle
Pittsburgh, PA
General$12,000
Congregation Beth Shalom
Pittsburgh, PA
General$9,152
Art 21
New York, NY
General$5,000
Moving Traditions
Jenkintown, PA
General$5,000
Shaare Torah Congregation
Pittsburgh, PA
General$5,000
Aperture Foundation
New York, NY
General$3,500
Aleph Institute
Pittsburgh, PA
General$2,000
Hadar Institute
New York, NY
General$1,800
Padres Institute of Jewish StudiesGeneral$1,800
Project Kesher
Harrison, NY
General$1,800
National Council of Jewish Women New York
New York, NY
General$1,000
Ner Israel College
Baltimore, MD
General$1,000
Pencil Inc
New York, NY
General$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Perlow Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Perlow Family Foundation give?

$148,552 in tax year 2023, across 18 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Perlow Family Foundation?

Its 2023 filing lists Charles S Perlow (Dir./V.p.), Lori Perlow (Dir./V.p.) and Rodney W Fink (Sec./Treas.).

What does Perlow Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, arts and culture and education.

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