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IRA S& Anna Galkin Charitable Tr

Accepts applications Providence, Rhode Island · EIN 056006231

IRA S& Anna Galkin Charitable Tr is a private foundation in Providence, Rhode Island. In tax year 2025 it gave $190,522 in 73 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $8,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $182,925 the year before.

42% 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$180,18053$3.3 million
2024$182,92566$3.6 million
2025$190,52273$3.7 million

How to apply

ContactPaula Wasser
C/O RHM LLP PO Box 9567, Providence, RI 02940
Phone or email(401) 331-6851
What to submitA request

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What IRA S& Anna Galkin Charitable Tr funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 12 states, the most to Rhode Island.

StateGrantsAmount
Rhode Island35$110,572
New York14$26,010
California6$19,690
Virginia2$10,000
Maine2$6,000
Massachusetts5$5,750
District of Columbia3$4,000
Florida1$2,000
Illinois1$2,000
Maryland1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 73 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
RI
General$8,000
Givewell
Oakland, CA
General$8,000
Temple Sinai
Cranston, RI
General$8,000
Temple Beth El
Providence, RI
General$7,800
ACLU Foundation
New York, NY
General$7,000
Chorus of East Providence
East Providence, RI
General$6,000
Individual
RI
General$6,000
Ri Community Foodbank
Providence, RI
General$6,000
American Heart Association
Providence, RI
General$5,000
Cancer Research Institute
New York, NY
General$5,000
Individual
ME
General$5,000
Individual
VA
General$5,000
Ri Free Clinic
Providence, RI
General$5,000
Individual
RI
General$5,000
Wilburg Theatre Group
Providence, RI
General$5,000
Individual
VA
General$5,000
Individual
CA
General$4,190
American Red Cross
Providence, RI
General$4,000
Individual
NY
General$4,000
PBS
Providence, RI
General$4,000
Ppac
Providence, RI
General$4,000
Ri Foundation
Providence, RI
General$4,000
Jewish Alliance of Greater Ri
Providence, RI
General$3,000
Palestine Children's Relief
Los Angeles, CA
General$3,000
Providence Public Library
Providence, RI
General$3,000
Individual
RI
General$2,500
Individual
MA
General$2,000
Alzheimer's Association
Chicago, IL
General$2,000
American Kidney Foundation
Rockville, MD
General$2,000
Brown Medical Fund
Providence, RI
General$2,000
Direct Relief
Santa Barbara, CA
General$2,000
Habitat for Humanity
Charlestown, RI
General$2,000
International Rescue
New York, NY
General$2,000
Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum
Boston, MA
General$2,000
Miami Project
Miami, FL
General$2,000
Individual
RI
General$2,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation
Santa Monica, CA
General$2,000
Ri Blood Bank
Providence, RI
General$2,000
Individual
RI
General$2,000
Save the Bay
Providence, RI
General$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does IRA S& Anna Galkin Charitable Tr accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does IRA S& Anna Galkin Charitable Tr give?

$190,522 in tax year 2025, across 73 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs IRA S& Anna Galkin Charitable Tr?

Its 2025 filing lists David Galkin (Trustee), Harris Galkin (Trustee) and Paula Wasser (Trustee).

What does IRA S& Anna Galkin Charitable Tr fund?

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

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