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June B Gelbart Foundation

Orlando, FL · EIN 65-6390197. Reported 301 grants totalling $1,316,000 to 104 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$2,000median grant
$1,316,000granted, 2021-2025
104recipients, as named on its returns
77%of grantees funded again the next year
$5,230,479assets, latest filing

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. June B Gelbart 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.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $5,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $36,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

$1,000 - $5,000
216 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
54 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
23 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
8 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Congregation Beth ShalomClearwater, FL$154,000552025
Gulf Coast Jewish Family and CommunityClearwater, FL$101,000552025
Pef Israel Endowment FundNew York, NY$96,000552025
Jewish Federation of Pinellas PascoLargo, FL$63,000552025
Hillels of the Florida SuncoastTampa, FL$56,000552025
Hillel Fdn at University of FloridaGainesville, FL$42,000332025
Shalom Hartman InstituteNew York, NY$40,000552025
Hillel Foundation at University of FlGainesville, FL$38,000222022
ImpactisraelNeedam, MA$34,000442025
Jewish Federation of Florida's Gulf CoastLargo, FL$25,000112023
Jewish National FundNew York, NY$25,000552025
Ramah DaromAtlanta, GA$25,000552025
Tampa Jcc & FederationTampa, FL$25,000552025
The Schechter Institutes IncPhiladelphia, PA$25,000552025
American Friends of NatalRensselaer, NY$24,000442025
Pardes Institute of Jewish StudiesNew York, NY$24,000552025
The Institute for the Advancement of of Education in Jaffa IncBergenfield, NJ$24,000442025
Florida Holocaust Museum IncSt Petersburg, FL$23,000552025
Eli the Israel Association for ChildMerion Station, PA$22,000552025
American Friends of Beiit Issie ShapiroNew York, NY$21,000332025
American Friends of Leket IsraelTeaneck, NJ$20,000552025
Bet Shemesh Educational and ResidentialFlushing, NY$20,000552025
Jewish Federation of North AmericaNew York, NY$18,000442025
Alyn Hospital American Friends ofNew York, NY$15,000442025
American Friends of Beit Issie ShapiroNew York, NY$14,000222022
Israel Guide Dog Center for the BlindWarrington, PA$14,000552025
Opendor MediaSunrise, FL$14,000442025
American Friends of Beit RuthJericho, NY$13,000552025
Daniel Centers for Progressive JudaismChevy Chase, MD$12,000552025
Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NY$11,000552025
American Friends of Israel ElwynBala Cynwyd, NY$10,000552025
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA$10,000552025
Foundation for Jewish CampNew York, NY$9,000552025
American Friends of Jordan River VillageNew York, NY$8,000442024
Friends of Yad SarahNew York, NY$8,000442024
Friends of Yemin OrdeBethesda, MD$8,000112021
Menorah Manor FoundationSt Petersburg, FL$8,000332023
University of Florida - Center for Jewish StudiesGainesville, FL$8,000442025
Friends of Israel Defense ForcesNew York, NY$7,000442025
Hillel at Eckerd CollegeSt Petersburg, FL$7,000222025
American Friends of Ptach C/O ZoimanBrooklyn, NY$6,000552025
American Friends of Tel Aviv UnivNew York, NY$6,000332025
Chabad of ClearwaterClearwater, FL$6,000552025
Chamah the Internationall OrganizationNew York, NY$6,000332025
Colel ChabadBrooklyn, NY$6,000442025
Tampa Urban Benefit Farms IncTampa, FL$6,000332023
American Friends of Magen David AdomWest Palm Beach, FL$5,000552025
Jewish Educational LoanAtlanta, GA$5,000552025
Jaffa InstituteFlushing, NY$5,000112021
MeorSilver Spring, MD$5,000552025
Ncsy Southern RegionBoca Raton, FL$5,000552025
American Friends of Meir PanimBrooklyn, NY$4,000442024
American Friends of National MissionsNew York, NY$4,000222022
Benjamin Tower FoundationSt Petersburg, FL$4,000442024
Boys Town Jerusalem FoundationLakewood, NJ$4,000222022
Chamah the International OrganizationNew York, NY$4,000222022
Conservative Judaism in IsraelNew York, NY$4,000112021
Gesher FoundationNew York, NY$4,000222022
Hasbara FellowshipsNew York, NY$4,000332024
Israel Sport Center for the DisabledNorthfield, IL$4,000332025
Jerusalem USunrise, FL$4,000112021
Masorti Foundation Conservative Judaism in IsraelNew York, NY$4,000112022
Natal - Israel Trauma Center for VictimsNew York, NY$4,000112021
Ne Eman Foundation USABoston, MA$4,000112025
Ort AmericaNew York, NY$4,000442025
70 Faces MediaNew York, NY$3,000332025
Alyn Hospital American Freinds ofNew York, NY$3,000112021
American Friends of Israel Intelligence Heritage and Commemoration CenterLos Angeles, CA$3,000112023
American Friends of the Feuerstein Institute IncBay Harbor, FL$3,000332024
American Society for Yad VashemNew York, NY$3,000332023
American University Center for IsraelWashington, DC$3,000332023
Friends of DrorTel Aviv$3,000222025
Hand in Hand Center for Jewish-ArabPortland, OR$3,000222022
Israel Center for Excellence Through EdWillowbrook, IL$3,000112021
Sunrise AssociationOceanside, NY$3,000332023
Tampabay-Job-LinksorgTampa, FL$3,000112021
The Jewish Agency for IsraelNew York, NY$3,000112021
Torah LiveLakewood, NJ$3,000332024
American Friends of Bar-Ilan UniversityNew York, NY$2,000112022
American Friends of the Hebrew UnivFort Lauderdale, FL$2,000112022
Camp Judaea IncAtlanta, GA$2,000112021
Hatzolah of IsraelLakewood, NJ$2,000112025
Jewish Burial Society of Pinellas County Dba Chapel Hill Memorial ParkSt Petersburg, FL$2,000112024
Latet-Israeli Humanitarian IadTel Aviv$2,000112021
National Yiddish Book CenterAmherst, MA$2,000222023
Project ExtreneLawrence, NY$2,000222025
Project ExtremeLawrence, NY$2,000222022
Tampa Urban Benefit Farms (tub Farms)Tampa, FL$2,000222025
Tikkun Hayam - Repair the SeaTampa, FL$2,000222025
University of Florida Center for JewishGainesville, FL$2,000112021
YehudiMiami Beach, FL$2,000222025
American Friends of Ma'agalimMiami Beach, FL$1,000112022
Chabad on Campus InternationalBrooklyn, NY$1,000112025
Fighting Online AntisemitismRamat Gan$1,000112024
Friends of BezalelJerusalem$1,000112024
HadassahMiami, FL$1,000112022
Israel Tennis Centers FoundationNew York, NY$1,000112022
Jerusalem College of TechnologyWoodmere, NY$1,000112021
Leo Baeck Education Center FoundationBellaire, TX$1,000112021
Menorah LifeSt Petersburg, FL$1,000112024
Pfap Foundation IncAstoria, NY$1,000112025
United Isrrael AppealNew York, NY$1,000112025
Yad Ezra ShulamitLos Angeles, CA$1,000112025
Zaka NorthHillside, NJ$1,000112021

71 of 104 (68%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 77%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 158 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.

International Affairs
53 grants
Religion
18 grants
Education
17 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
15 grants
Human Services
13 grants
Arts & Culture
10 grants
Health Care
7 grants
Youth Development
7 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202166$262,000$2,000
202263$264,000$2,000
202355$258,000$2,000
202461$274,000$2,000
202556$258,000$2,000

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.

Where its money goes

47% of its giving went to organizations in Florida. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.

Florida
$615K
New York
$454K
Pennsylvania
$61K
New Jersey
$54K
Massachusetts
$50K
Georgia
$32K
Maryland
$25K
Illinois
$7K

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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund40 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc37 shared recipientsJewish Communal Fund36 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program33 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust29 shared recipientsJewish Community Federation of San26 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Florida.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 June B Gelbart Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.

Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 919798, Orlando, FL, 32891. 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.

EIN 65-6390197 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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