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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 52-6034786

The Gorfine Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Baltimore, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 22 grants and $45,450 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

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

    $45,450

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $372,414
  • Tax year 2024

    $50,950

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $375,924
  • Tax year 2023

    $53,050

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $411,366
  • Tax year 2022

    $51,650

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $452,487
  • Tax year 2021

    $53,650

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $502,913
  • Tax year 2020

    $54,750

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $528,101

Grants paid in 2025

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Associated Jewish Community Federation of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD

    General

    $25,000
  2. Jewish National FundRockville Center, NY

    General

    $4,000
  3. Channel One Food BankRochester, MN

    General

    $2,000
  4. Project LegacyRochester, MN

    General

    $2,000
  5. Jemicy SchoolOwings Mills, MD

    General

    $1,500
  6. Casey Cares FoundationColumbia, MD

    General

    $1,000
  7. Disability Rights Maryland IncBaltimore, MD

    General

    $1,000
  8. Edward Myerburg Senior CenterBaltimore, MD

    General

    $1,000
  9. Freedom Guide DogsCassville, NY

    General

    $1,000
  10. Legal Aid BureauBaltimore, MD

    General

    $1,000
  11. Shriners Hospital for ChildrenAtlanta, GA

    General

    $1,000
  12. Lakewood Ranch High SchoolBradenton, FL

    General

    $1,000
  13. Torah Institute of BaltimoreOwings Mills, MD

    General

    $600
  14. American Red CrossSarasota, FL

    General

    $500
  15. FidfNew Yok, NY

    General

    $500
  16. Humane Society of Manatee CountyBradenton, FL

    General

    $500
  17. American Cancer SocietyBradenton, FL

    General

    $500
  18. John Hopkin Children CenterBaltimore, MD

    General

    $400
  19. Chabad Lubavitch of Downtown BaltimoreBaltimore, MD

    General

    $250
  20. Kenndy Krieger InstituteBaltimore, MD

    General

    $250
  21. Meals On Wheels of Central MarylandBaltimore, MD

    General

    $250
  22. United Way of Centeral MarylandBaltimore, MD

    General

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,00078% of the total
  2. Crime and legal aid2 grants $2,0006% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $2,0006% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $1,5005% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $1,0003% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $5002% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $250<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland12 grants $32,450
  2. New York3 grants $5,500
  3. Minnesota2 grants $4,000
  4. Florida4 grants $2,500
  5. Georgia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Nanci SeffPRES Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Edward ManekinTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sanford SchreiberVP-SEC-TREAS Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Steven ManekinTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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