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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-6686325

The GB Foundation

A private foundation in Chevy Chase, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $342,000 paid in grants.

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

    $342,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,216,881
  • Tax year 2024

    $270,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,309,360
  • Tax year 2023

    $225,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,405,027
  • Tax year 2022

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,496,030
  • Tax year 2021

    $126,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,536,770
  • Tax year 2020

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,626,787
  • Tax year 2019

    $125,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,629,539
  • Tax year 2018

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,578,456

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jerusalem College of Technology Friends of JerusalemCedarhurst, NY

    Aid in educational funding

    $125,000
  2. Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of AmericaNew York, NY

    Jewish learning initiative on campus (jlic michigan-general donation)

    $90,000
  3. University of Michigan - Um Israel PartnershipAnn Arbor, MI

    Jewish life and learning

    $50,000
  4. Kol ShalomRockville, MD

    General contribution

    $25,000
  5. Camp Airy and Camp Louise Foundation IncBaltimore, MD

    General contribution

    $25,000
  6. Georgetown Day SchoolWashington, DC

    General contribution

    $17,000
  7. Chicago Jesuit AcademyChicago, IL

    General contribution

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $25,00060% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $17,00040% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $215,000
  2. Maryland2 grants $50,000
  3. Michigan1 grant $50,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $17,000
  5. Illinois1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Ellen Weis GoldsteinTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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