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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 16-6043330

Gormanjohn Char

A private foundation in Buffalo, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $105,193 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $105,193

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,361,674

  • Tax year 2024

    $100,356

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,288,350

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. First Presbyterian Church-OwegoOwego, NY

    General support

    $52,597
  2. Cornell University Office of Trusts & EstatesIthaca, NY

    General support

    $26,298
  3. Benevolentprotective Order-ElksOwego, NY

    General support

    $26,298

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $26,298100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $78,895
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $26,298

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust ComTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $35,609

The return

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