Private foundation · EIN 43-1431049

Gershman Foundation (Formerly Gershman Charitable Trust)

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Saint Louis, MO

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2025-11-30) · Filed with IRS 2026 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202610619349100606
Total assets (EOY)$5,893,888
Grants paid$444,500
Typical (median) grant$10,000
Grants listed43
Giving in home state (MO)88%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K14
$5K–$25K23
$25K–$100K6
$100K+0

Smallest $1,000 · Largest $50,000

Geographic focus

MO
88%
OR
2%
IL
2%
WI
2%
TN
2%
CT
2%
MI
1%
NJ
0%

Common purposes

fundingorganizationactivities

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2022$395,560$6,070,35136
2023$373,500$6,082,51232
2024$444,500$5,893,88843

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
DoorwaysST LOUIS, MOGENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES$50,000
Jewish Federation Of St LouisST LOUIS, MOGENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES$40,000
John Burroughs SchoolST LOUIS, MOGENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES$35,000
American Civil Liberties Union Of MissouriST LOUIS, MOGENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES$26,000
Central Reform CongregationST LOUIS, MOGENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES$25,000
Siteman Cancer CenterST LOUIS, MOGENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES$25,000
The Foundation For Barnes-Jewish HospitalST LOUIS, MOGENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES$15,000
Nine PbsST LOUIS, MOGENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES$12,500
American Heart Association St LouisST LOUIS, MOGENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES$10,000
American Red Cross Greater St Louis ChapterST LOUIS, MOGENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES$10,000
Cancer Support Community Greater St LouisST LOUIS, MOGENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES$10,000
Creston SchoolPORTLAND, ORGENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES$10,000
Evans Scholars FoundationGLENVIEW, ILGENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES$10,000
Habitat For Humanity St LouisST LOUIS, MOGENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES$10,000
Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food PantryST LOUIS, MOGENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES$10,000
Jeffrey Gershman Graduate Student Fund (University Of Wisconsin)MADISON, WIGENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES$10,000
Make-A-Wish Foundation Of Missouri & KansasBALLWIN, MOGENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES$10,000
National Council Of Jewish Women St LouisST LOUIS, MOGENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES$10,000
Planned Parenthood St LouisST LOUIS, MOGENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES$10,000
St Judes Children'S Research HospitalMEMPHIS, TNGENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES$10,000
St Louis Public RadioST LOUIS, MOGENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES$10,000
St Louis Symphony OrchestraST LOUIS, MOGENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES$10,000
Urban League Of Metropolitan St LouisST LOUIS, MOGENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES$10,000
Wesleyan UniversityMIDDLETOWN, CTGENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES$10,000
Focus St LouisST LOUIS, MOGENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES$5,000
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