Gross Foundation
West Palm Beach, FL · EIN 22-2393682. Reported 133 grants totalling $2,498,592 to 80 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. Gross Foundation 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $95 and the largest $180,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale Public Library Foundation | Hillsdale, NJ | $405,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ramapo College Foundation | Mahwah, NJ | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish National Fund | New York, NY | $286,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $225,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chabad of Palm Beach Gardens | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $185,400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Healthcare Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cultural Council for Palm Beach County | Lake Worth, FL | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Services | West Palm Beach, FL | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Yivo Institute for Jewish Research | New York, NY | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Templet Kol Dorat | Oradell, NJ | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chabad of Palm Beach County | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Zionist Organization of America | New York, NY | $57,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Temple Kol Dorot | Oradell, NJ | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chabad of Royal Palm Beach | Royal Palm Beach, FL | $25,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alpert Jewish Family Services | West Palm Beach, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kol Dorot | Oradell, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Norton Museum of Art | West Palm Beach, FL | $24,045 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Osher Lifelong Learning Institute | Boca Raton, FL | $19,165 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $16,100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry Inc | Westville, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Middle East Forum | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vermont Land Trust | Montpelier, VT | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Family Promise | Summit, NJ | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Atlanta, GA | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| City of David Foundation | New York City, NY | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bergen County Historical Society | River Edge, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hillsdale Fire Department | Hillsdale, NJ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Horizons for Youth | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Masters School | Dobbs Ferry, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Osher Lifelong Learning Boca Raton | Boca Raton, FL | $9,630 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Table to Table | Hasbrouck Heights, NJ | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Palm Beach Synagogue | Palm Beach, FL | $7,755 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fau Osher Lifelong Learning Center | Boca Raton, FL | $6,915 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Suits for Seniors | Riviera Beach, FL | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Brooklyn Botanical Garden | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brooklyn Prospect Charter School | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hillsdale Fire Dept | Hillsdale, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hillsdale Volunteer Ambulance Care | Hillsdale, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jack the Bike Man Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Service for the Developmentally Disabled | West Orange, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| March of the Living | Boca Raton, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Community Synagogue | North Palm Beach, FL | $4,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Borough of Hillsdale | Hillsdale, NJ | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ghetto Fighters Museum | Galilee | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jewish Service for the Development Disabled (jsdd) | Livingston, NJ | $3,900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tree of Life | West Palm Beach, FL | $3,666 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Students Supporting Israel | Plymouth, MN | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish News Service Inc (jns) | Newton Centre, MA | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton, FL | $2,275 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Boca Raton Observer | Boca Raton, FL | $2,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum | Sanibel, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sousa Mendes Foundation | Greenlawn, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Weizmann Institute of Science | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Osher Lifelong Learning Center | Boca Raton, FL | $1,815 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Save Venice Inc | New York, NY | $1,600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Americans for Peace and Tolerance | Watertown, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office | West Palm Beach, FL | $1,408 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Jewish Committee | New York, NY | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Miami Holocaust Memorial | Miami Beach, FL | $1,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Broward County Sheriff's Office | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $1,056 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bailey Matthews Shell Museum | Sanibel, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cox Science Center and Aquarium | West Palm Beach, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Donald J Marquez Elementary School | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fau Olli Jupiter | Jupiter, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mount Vernon | Mount Vernon, VA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Academy of Design | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Shell Museum | Sanibel, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Palm Beach County Animal Care & Control | West Palm Beach, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Temple Beh El Congregation | Boca Raton, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners | West Palm Beach, FL | $592 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Florida Sheriffs Association | Tallahassee, FL | $500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners | West Palm Beach, FL | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rotary Foundation Flags for Heroes | Palm Beach, FL | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens | West Palm Beach, FL | $175 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| George Washington's Mount Vernon | Mt Vernon, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mounts Botanical Gardens | West Palm Beach, FL | $95 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
33 of 80 (41%) 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 44%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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 59 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35 | $598,416 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 32 | $661,065 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 35 | $573,921 | $2,275 |
| 2024 | 31 | $665,190 | $5,500 |
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.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 37% of this one's giving went to organizations in New Jersey. 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 $5,000. 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 New Jersey.
- 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 Gross Foundation'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: 1600 Mayacoo Lakes Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL, 33411. 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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