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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 36-4390083

GFF Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $21,696 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $21,696

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2023

    $37,245

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $475,848

  • Tax year 2022

    $40,200

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $504,809

  • Tax year 2021

    $40,200

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $523,646

  • Tax year 2020

    $40,200

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $523,467

  • Tax year 2019

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $549,364

  • Tax year 2018

    $42,250

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $582,413

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Friends of Hebrew UniversiNew York, NY

    General assistance

    $10,071
  2. Am Israel SynogogueNorthfield, IL

    General assistance

    $4,000
  3. Lake Shore Drive SynogogueChicago, IL

    General assistance

    $3,475
  4. Loop SynogogueChicago, IL

    General assistance

    $2,400
  5. Salem Baptist Church of ChicagoChicago, IL

    General assistance

    $1,000
  6. Volunteers for IsraelNew York, NY

    General assistance

    $750

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $1,00057% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $75043% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois4 grants $10,875
  2. New York2 grants $10,821

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Margaret R GoldbergPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Debra S GoldbergSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jack M KatzTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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