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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-6422143

Gertrude L Hirsch Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Saint Louis, MO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 25 grants and $125,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
July 7 for a september decision
Restrictions
Organizations that will fulfill charitable and educational purposes. Applications must be qualified 501(c)(3) organizations. Pref may be given to new jersey area organizations

Contact person, phone, email, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $2,315,758
  • Tax year 2024

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $2,370,213
  • Tax year 2023

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,409,263
  • Tax year 2022

    $135,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,464,721
  • Tax year 2021

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,591,793
  • Tax year 2020

    $108,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,429,100
  • Tax year 2019

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,223,478
  • Tax year 2018

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,262,480

Grants paid in 2025

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mercer Street Friends CenterTrenton, NJ

    General operating

    $5,000
  2. Bonnie BraeBasking Ridge, NJ

    General operating

    $5,000
  3. Big Brothers Big Sisters Coastal N NJAsbury Park, NJ

    General operating

    $5,000
  4. 180 Turning Lives Around IncHazlet, NJ

    General operating

    $5,000
  5. Meals on Wheels of Salem County IncElmer, NJ

    General operating

    $5,000
  6. Center for Hope and Safety IncRochelle Park, NJ

    General operating

    $5,000
  7. Alternatives IncRaritan, NJ

    General operating

    $5,000
  8. Samaritan Inn IncNewton, NJ

    General operating

    $5,000
  9. Domestic Abuse Sexual Assault Crisis CtrWashington, NJ

    General operating

    $5,000
  10. Women Aware IncNew Brunswick, NJ

    General operating

    $5,000
  11. Food Bank of Somerset County IncBound Brook, NJ

    General operating

    $5,000
  12. Food Bank of South JerseyPennsauken, NJ

    General operating

    $5,000
  13. Freedom House NJClinton, NJ

    General operating

    $5,000
  14. Greater Newark Conservancy IncNewark, NJ

    General operating

    $5,000
  15. The Discovery Orchestra IncSummit, NJ

    General operating

    $5,000
  16. Thomas Edison State UniversityTrenton, NJ

    General operating

    $5,000
  17. NourishnjDover, NJ

    General operating

    $5,000
  18. Arm in Arm IncHamilton Township, NJ

    General operating

    $5,000
  19. The Oasis Haven for Women Children IncPaterson, NJ

    General operating

    $5,000
  20. Center for Family Services IncVoorhees, NJ

    General operating

    $5,000
  21. 4CS of Passaic County IncPaterson, NJ

    General operating

    $5,000
  22. Institute of TechnologyBrooklyn, NY

    General operating

    $5,000
  23. Greater Life IncNewark, NJ

    General operating

    $5,000
  24. Sierra HouseEast Orange, NJ

    General operating

    $5,000
  25. Ramapo College FoundationMahwah, NJ

    General operating

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services10 grants $50,00056% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture2 grants $10,00011% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $5,0006% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $5,0006% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $5,0006% of the total
  6. Housing and shelter1 grant $5,0006% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $10,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey24 grants $120,000
  2. New York1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Wells Fargo Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $42,801

The return

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