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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-7107378

The Edward S Gordon Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 14 grants and $3.3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $3,314,591

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $140,800

  • Tax year 2024

    $108,100

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $643,082

  • Tax year 2023

    $92,650

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $665,688

  • Tax year 2022

    $89,800

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $630,909

  • Tax year 2021

    $70,300

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $670,140

  • Tax year 2020

    $144,300

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $703,192

  • Tax year 2019

    $71,150

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $741,921

  • Tax year 2018

    $68,200

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $762,113

Grants paid in 2025

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Guiding EyesYorktown Heights, NE

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  2. Friends of the Israel Defense ForcesNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $20,300
  3. Young Israel of HarrisonHarrison, NY

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  4. PEF Israel Endowment FundNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $13,610
  5. Stand With UsPasadena, CA

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  6. Harrison Volunteer Fire DepartmentHarrison, NY

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  7. National Jewish Outreach ProgramNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  8. Yeshiva Beis MosheScranton, PA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  9. PalNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  10. GVNGorgBeverly Hills, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,800
  11. Franciscan Bread for the PoorNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,500
  12. Mesivta Yeshiva R Chaim BerlinBrooklyn, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  13. New England CollegeHenniker, NH

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  14. American Friends of Sheba Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000

1 grant of $3,194,381 is held for a check and not listed

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $20,30052% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $11,80030% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $5,00013% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $1,0003% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $1,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York8 grants $76,410
  2. Nebraska1 grant $25,000
  3. California3 grants $12,800
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,000
  5. New Hampshire1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Robin GordonTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Anthony M SaytanidesTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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