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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3415874

George L Ohrstrom Foundation

A private foundation in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 53 grants and $4.6 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,586,390

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $88,330,501

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,731,390

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $79,363,269

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,250,390

    Grants listed
    86
    Assets, end of year
    $70,114,195

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,364,057

    Grants listed
    92
    Assets, end of year
    $89,418,054

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,633,700

    Grants listed
    99
    Assets, end of year
    $78,024,698

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,489,200

    Grants listed
    95
    Assets, end of year
    $69,989,774

Grants paid in 2024

53 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    In support of DR. Gilles salles' research

    $400,000
  2. Schwab Charitable FundLone Tree, CO

    General operating support

    $350,000
  3. Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramMalvern, PA

    The donum avi charitable fund

    $350,000
  4. BNY Mellon Charitable Gift FundBoston, MA

    David w. Laughlin family donor fund

    $345,000
  5. The Foundation Fighting Blindness IncNew York, NY

    In support of victory for vision campaign

    $300,000
  6. National Sporting Library & MuseumMiddleburg, VA

    General operating support

    $225,000
  7. The Association for Frontotemporal DegenerationRadnor, PA

    General operating support

    $200,000
  8. North Yellowstone Education FoundationGardiner, MT

    General operating support

    $175,000
  9. America's VetdogsSmithtown, NY

    General operating support

    $125,000
  10. Theodore Roosevest Conservation PartnershipWashington, DC

    In support of menhaden management reform project

    $125,000
  11. American Skin Association IncCharlottesvle, VA

    General operating support

    $100,000
  12. Christ Memorial ChapelHobe Sound, FL

    General operating support

    $100,000
  13. City Harvest IncBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  14. Doe Fund IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  15. Hobe Sound Nature CenterHobe Sound, FL

    General operating support

    $100,000
  16. Samaritans PurseBoone, NC

    General operating support

    $100,000
  17. The Atlantic Salmon FederationCalais, ME

    General operating support

    $100,000
  18. University of Miami Miller School of MedicineMiami, FL

    In support of the department of neurology

    $100,000
  19. Yellowstone ForeverBozeman, MT

    In support of yellowstone national park

    $100,000
  20. Eaglebrook SchoolDeerfield, MA

    In support of tuition & boarding for a new student

    $75,390
  21. New York Hospital Cornell Medical CenterNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $75,000
  22. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia FoundationPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $75,000
  23. Reason FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $70,000
  24. American Hospital of Paris FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $50,000
  25. Cornell University FBO WeillNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $50,000
  26. Everglades FoundationPalmetto Bay, FL

    General operating support

    $50,000
  27. Geosentinel Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $50,000
  28. Jupiter Medical Center FoundationJupiter, FL

    General operating support

    $50,000
  29. Mount Vernon Ladies' AssociationMount Vernon, VA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  30. Piedmont Environmental CouncilWarrenton, VA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  31. Wild Salmon CenterPortland, OR

    General operating support

    $45,000
  32. Earth University FoundationAtlanta, GA

    In support of the JMD entrepreneurial program

    $36,000
  33. Harlem AcademyNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $35,000
  34. Teak Fellowship IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $30,000
  35. Hobe Sound Community Chest IncHobe Sound, FL

    General operating support

    $25,000
  36. Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer FoundationUniondale, NY

    In support of pancreatic cancer

    $25,000
  37. National Gallery of ArtLandover, MD

    General operating support

    $25,000
  38. Property & Environment Research CenterBozeman, MT

    General operating support

    $25,000
  39. The Conservation FundArlington, VA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  40. Bridger Ski FoundationBozeman, MT

    General operating support

    $20,000
  41. Land Conservation Assistance NetworkYarmouth, ME

    General operating support

    $20,000
  42. Together We RiseBrea, CA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  43. Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness FoundationRed Lodge, MT

    General operating support

    $15,000
  44. Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $15,000
  45. The Land Trust AllianceWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $15,000
  46. The Wilderness SocietyWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $15,000
  47. Atlas NetworkArlington, VA

    In support of the ukraine fund

    $10,000
  48. Grace Episcopal ChurchClayton, NC

    General operating support

    $10,000
  49. Scan-Harbor IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  50. The First Tee of Metropolitan New YorkBronx, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  51. New York City Police FoundationNew York, NY

    Purchase of ad in the 2022 journal.

    $5,000
  52. Southampton Garden ClubSouthampton, NY

    In support of the ann martin calder scholarship fund

    $5,000
  53. St Michael and All Angels Anglican ChurchBuffalo, NY

    General operating support

    $5,000

Approved for future payment

4 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    In support of DR. Gilles salles' research

    $800,000
  2. Eaglebrook SchoolDeerfield, MA

    In support of tuition & boarding for a new student

    $75,390
  3. Earth University FoundationAtlanta, GA

    In support of the JMD entrepreneurial program

    $71,000
  4. Piedmont Environmental CouncilWarrenton, VA

    General operating support

    $50,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking6 grants $1,140,00032% of the total
  2. Health4 grants $540,00015% of the total
  3. Education4 grants $405,39011% of the total
  4. Environment9 grants $375,00011% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $175,0005% of the total
  6. Animals2 grants $145,0004% of the total
  7. 12 other causes16 grants $781,00022% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York19 grants $1,490,000
  2. California3 grants $440,000
  3. Florida6 grants $425,000
  4. Massachusetts2 grants $420,390
  5. Virginia5 grants $360,000
  6. Montana6 grants $350,000
  7. Rhode Island1 grant $350,000
  8. Pennsylvania2 grants $275,000
  9. District of Columbia2 grants $140,000
  10. Maine2 grants $120,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Wright RS OhrstromVICE CHAIRMAN Hours 5Pay $0
  • Donald G CalderVICE CHAIRMAN Hours 5Pay $0
  • Alan S BerlinVICE CHAIRMAN Hours 5Pay $0
  • David W LaughlinTREASURER Hours 10Pay $0

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