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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-8096298

The Gela Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $279,300 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

    $279,300

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $448,532

  • Tax year 2024

    $285,475

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $470,783

  • Tax year 2023

    $487,540

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $400,890

  • Tax year 2022

    $302,400

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $531,307

  • Tax year 2021

    $214,610

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $482,397

  • Tax year 2020

    $55,800

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $447,077

  • Tax year 2019

    $368,300

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $350,600

  • Tax year 2018

    $386,640

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $710,805

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Davis Memorial Fund IncLawrence, NY

    Charitable

    $225,000
  2. The Tzedaka FundNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $50,000
  3. Congregation Shomre Shabes Anshei SefardBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $2,000
  4. Congregation Nitei GavrielBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $1,800
  5. Congregation Ahavas DovidBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $225,00082% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50,00018% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York5 grants $279,300

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Joseph GreenfeldDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Joseph GoldburdDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Baila WaldDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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