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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-0874184

Gorlin Family Foundation

A private foundation in Silver Spring, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 21 grants and $290,300 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

    $290,300

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $5,828,913

  • Tax year 2024

    $323,600

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $5,797,396

  • Tax year 2023

    $314,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $5,791,107

  • Tax year 2022

    $298,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $6,054,698

  • Tax year 2021

    $275,875

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $6,232,236

  • Tax year 2020

    $293,850

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $5,964,426

  • Tax year 2019

    $295,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $6,098,504

  • Tax year 2018

    $324,100

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $6,318,593

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Pef Israel Endowment FundsNew York, NY

    Pluralism

    $60,000
  2. SharsheretTeaneck, NJ

    Community

    $50,000
  3. American Friends of Ogen IncUniversity HT, OH

    General

    $25,000
  4. American Friends of Leket IsraelTeaneck, NJ

    General

    $25,000
  5. Chicago Jewish Day SchoolChicago, IL

    Education

    $23,600
  6. American Jewish Joint Distribution CommitteeNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  7. Gesher Foundation of AmericaNew York, NY

    Pluralism

    $10,000
  8. M2 (sqaured) Foundation for Peace and Social ChangeRochester, NY

    General

    $10,000
  9. American Friends of ItimBethesda, MD

    Pluralism

    $10,000
  10. American Friends of Beit Midrash HarelTeaneck, NJ

    General

    $10,000
  11. Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical SchoolBronx, NY

    Education

    $10,000
  12. Torah Mitzion KollelRockville, MD

    General

    $7,500
  13. Ohr Torah StoneNew York, NY

    Education

    $5,000
  14. American Friends of Torah Leadership Institute IncSkokie, IL

    General

    $5,000
  15. Jewish National FundRockville Ctr, NY

    General

    $5,000
  16. Jewish Community Relations CouncilRockville, MD

    General

    $5,000
  17. Bikur Cholim of Greater WashingtonSilver Spring, MD

    Community

    $5,000
  18. Jewish Federation of Greater WashingtonNorth Bethesda, MD

    Community

    $5,000
  19. 70 Faces of MediaNew York, NY

    Education

    $5,000
  20. JewbelongSummit, NJ

    General

    $2,500
  21. Jewish Funders NetworkNew York, NY

    General

    $1,700

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking5 grants $101,70045% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $50,00022% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $33,60015% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $25,00011% of the total
  5. International aid2 grants $15,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York10 grants $126,700
  2. New Jersey3 grants $77,500
  3. Maryland5 grants $32,500
  4. Illinois2 grants $28,600
  5. Ohio1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Jacques J GorlinDIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $0
  • Susan J GorlinDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • David J ButlerDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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