Gerondelis Foundation Inc
Lynn, MA · EIN 04-6130871. Reported 255 grants totalling $6,882,188 to 122 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Gerondelis Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $505,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George Greek Orthodox Church | Lynn, MA | $1,217,736 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA Metro North | Saugus, MA | $700,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Saint Vasilios Greek Orthodox Churc | Peabody, MA | $402,360 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lynn Economic Opportunity | Lynn, MA | $350,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| High School Scholarships | Lynn, MA | $337,357 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Services Organization | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nemours Children's Health | Melbourne, FL | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| North Shore Community Development | Salem, MA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Lynn | Lynn, MA | $127,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Suffolk University | Boston, MA | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gerondelion School | Heraklion | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Holy Monastery Kalyviani | Heraklion, Crete | $118,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston | Brookline, MA | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American College of Greece | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hellenic Woman's Benevolent Associa | Canton, MA | $81,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| City of Lynn | Lynn, MA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Purdue University | Lafayette, IN | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Camp Fire North Shore | Lynn, MA | $66,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Leap for Education | Salem, MA | $65,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Catholic Schools Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beloved Asheville | Asheville, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek | Somerville, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Holy Ascension Greek Orthodx Church | Clearwater, FL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Martha's Barn Inc | Essex Junction, VT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rockville Rotary Club Foundation | Rockville, MD | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Nikolaos Monastery | Heraklion, Crete | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Trustees of Anatolia College | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greek 4 Kids | Newton, MA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston University Tanglewood Instit | Boston, MA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Intercity Scholarship Fund | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lynn Community Health Center | Lynn, MA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Raw Art Works | Lynn, MA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saint Marys High School | Lynn, MA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boston University | Boston, MA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harvard Business School | Cambridge, MA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Haven Project | Lynn, MA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technolo | Cambridge, MA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rutgers the State University of Ne | New Brunswick, NJ | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Illinois Urbana Cham | Champaign, IL | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greek Group Tutoring | Lexington, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Texas A&m | College Station, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Delaware | Newark, DE | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, WI | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brigham and Woman's Hospital | Boston, MA | $26,235 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Childrens Law Center | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gloucester Schooner Festival | Gloucester, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tuskegee Airman Inc | Tuskegee, AL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Chicago Law School | Chicago, IL | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Massachusetts Amhers | Amherst, MA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Agganis Foundation | Lynn, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Joslin Diabetes Center | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of California Berkley | Berkley, CA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Habitat Plus Inc | Lynn, MA | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Care Dimensions | Danvers, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Drexel University | Philedelphia, PA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harvard College Fund | Cambridge, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| La Vida Scholars | Lynn, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Carolina University | Raleigh, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Office of Economic and Community De | Lynn, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salem State University Foundation | Salem, MA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of California Irvine | Irvine, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Connecticut | Storrs, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Houston | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Maryland | Maryland, MD | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Massachusetts Lowell | Lowell, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Stonehamwak | Stoneham, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Centerboard | Lynn, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Harvard Graduate School of Design | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lynn Museum | Lynn, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ma Coalition for the Homeless | Lynn, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tufts University | Medford, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of California Regents | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of California Santa Bar | Santa Barbara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Georgia | Athens, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute | Blacksburg, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girls Inc of Lynn | Lynn, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Auburn University | Auburn, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California Institute of the Arts | Valencia, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harrisburg University of Science An | Harrisburg, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lousiana State University | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michigan State | East Lansing, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New York University - Tisch School | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pennsylvania State University | University Park, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pratt Institute | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| School of the Art Institute of Chic | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| School of Visual Arts | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of California Los Angel | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of California Riverside | Riverside, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of California Santa Cru | Santa Cruz, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Minnesota Dentistry | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Vermont | Burlington, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Basil Academy | Garrison, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
69 of 122 (57%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 58%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 79 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51 | $1,575,357 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 74 | $2,056,416 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 66 | $1,378,680 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 64 | $1,871,735 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Gerondelis Foundation Inc has 18 of them, worth $2,013,120. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston | Brookline, MA | $400,000 |
| Lynn Economic Opportunity | Lynn, MA | $400,000 |
| Saint Vasilios Greek Orthodox Churc | Peabody, MA | $250,000 |
| Nemours Children's Health | Pensacola, FL | $200,000 |
| St George Greek Orthodox Church | Lynn, MA | $150,000 |
| The Catholic Schools Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $80,000 |
| Saint Vasilios Greek Orthodox Churc | Peabody, MA | $75,620 |
| Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek | Somerville, MA | $75,000 |
| Leap for Education | Salem, MA | $75,000 |
| United Services Organization | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| American College of Greece | Boston, MA | $50,000 |
| Suffolk University | Boston, MA | $50,000 |
| Centerboard | Lynn, MA | $40,000 |
| Hellenic Woman's Benevolent Associa | Canton, MA | $37,500 |
| North Shore Community Development | Salem, MA | $25,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 71% of this one's giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Gerondelis Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 56 Central Avenue Ste 201, Lynn, MA, 01901. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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