Funding search · EIN 208559135 · Armonk, NY
The Gerstner Family Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 86
- grants reported
- $25.1M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $189,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
emergencyresearchenvironmentaleducationbiomedicalscholarshipduesexpenses
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Funding pattern
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9 grants matching “biomedical” · $2.4M
- $1.0M
Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024
Biomedical research
- $100,000
Mass General Brigham Incorporated · Boston, MA · 2024
Biomedical research
- $75,000
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024
Biomedical research
- $20,000
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2024
Biomedical research
- $10,000
Alzheimer'S Disease Research Foundation · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2024
Biomedical research
- $10,000
National Multiple Sclerosis Society · New York, NY · 2024
Biomedical research
- $100,000
Mass General Brigham - Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
Biomedical research
- $1.0M
Columbia University in the City of New York Trustees of · New York, NY · 2022
Biomedical research
- $75,000
Columbia University in the City of New York Trustees of · New York, NY · 2022
Biomedical research
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Trustees of Dartmouth College3 grants · $4.2M
- Windward Fund3 grants · $3.5M
- Treasure Coast Food Bank Incorporated2 grants · $1.2M
- Columbia University in the City of New York Trustees of2 grants · $1.1M
- Cornell University4 grants · $1.0M
- United States Catholic Conference1 grant · $1.0M
- Columbia University in the City of New York1 grant · $1.0M
- Familyaid Boston2 grants · $788,000
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology3 grants · $786,082
- Coalition for the Homeless2 grants · $785,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 86 reported grants, largest first.
- $1.8M
Trustees of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2024
Education - scholarship program
- $1.8M
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Environmental research
- $1.3M
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Environmental research
- $1.2M
Trustees of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2023
Education - scholarship program
- $1.2M
Trustees of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2022
Emergency grants program
- $1.0M
Treasure Coast Food Bank Incorporated · Fort Pierce, FL · 2024
Food pantry program
- $1.0M
Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024
Biomedical research
- $1.0M
United States Catholic Conference · Bronx, NY · 2023
Education
- $1.0M
Columbia University in the City of New York Trustees of · New York, NY · 2022
Biomedical research
- $609,052
Activate Global · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Environmental research
- $500,000
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Environmental research
- $500,000
Family Promise · Summit, NJ · 2022
Emergency grants program
- $493,271
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024
Environmental research
- $479,836
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Environmental research
- $465,000
Coalition for the Homeless · New York, NY · 2024
Emergency grants program
- $438,000
Familyaid Boston · Boston, MA · 2024
Emergency grants program
- $414,000
Diocese of Palm Beach · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2024
Education - scholarship program
- $395,000
Safe Horizon · New York, NY · 2024
Emergency grants program
- $365,000
Part of the Solution · Bronx, NY · 2024
Emergency grants program
- $355,000
Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council On Jewish Poverty · New York, NY · 2024
Emergency grants program
- $350,000
Familyaid Boston · Boston, MA · 2022
Emergency grants program
- $350,000
Safe Horizon · New York, NY · 2022
Emergency grants program
- $337,000
Adopt-a-Family of the Palm Beaches · Lake Worth, FL · 2024
Emergency grants program
- $328,000
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley · White Plains, NY · 2024
Emergency grants program
- $320,000
Coalition for the Homeless · New York, NY · 2022
Emergency grants program
- $310,000
Good Shepherd Services · New York, NY · 2024
Emergency grants program
- $300,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023
Environmental research
- $297,000
Diocese of Palm Beach (Office of Catholic Schools) · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2022
Education - scholarship program
- $289,906
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · New York, NY · 2024
Environmental research
- $275,000
Havens Relief Fund Society · New York, NY · 2022
Emergency grants program
- $250,000
Sanctuary for Families · New York, NY · 2024
Emergency grants program
- $250,000
Adopt-a-Family of the Palm Beaches · Lake Worth, FL · 2022
Emergency grants program
- $246,772
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Environmental research
- $240,120
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Environmental research
- $231,246
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Environmental research
- $221,000
Homestart · Boston, MA · 2024
Emergency grants program
- $220,000
Aid To Victims of Domestic Abuse · Delray Beach, FL · 2024
Emergency grants program
- $210,000
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Palm Beach · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2023
Education - scholarship program
- $200,154
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Environmental research
- $200,000
Treasure Coast Food Bank Incorporated · Fort Pierce, FL · 2023
Emergency grants program
- $200,000
Good Shepherd Services · New York, NY · 2022
Emergency grants program
- $200,000
Sanctuary for Families · New York, NY · 2022
Emergency grants program
- $198,000
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Palm Beach · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2023
Education - scholarship program
- $180,000
Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Education - scholarship program
- $180,000
Cristo Rey New York High School · New York, NY · 2022
Education - scholarship program
- $180,000
Part of the Solution · Bronx, NY · 2022
Emergency grants program
- $175,000
Legal Services of the Hudson Valley · White Plains, NY · 2022
Emergency grants program
- $150,000
United Against Poverty · Vero Beach, FL · 2024
Emergency grants program
- $150,000
Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council On Jewish Poverty · New York, NY · 2022
Emergency grants program
- $140,000
Make the Road New York · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Emergency grants program
- $125,000
The Jewish Board of Family and Children'S Services · New York, NY · 2022
Emergency grants program
- $120,467
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution · Woods Hole, MA · 2024
Environmental research
- $120,000
Surfrider Foundation · San Clemente, CA · 2023
Environmental research
- $118,215
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution · Woods Hole, MA · 2023
Environmental research
- $105,000
Diocese of Palm Beach (Office of Catholic Schools) · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2022
Education - scholarship program
- $100,000
Mass General Brigham Incorporated · Boston, MA · 2024
Biomedical research
- $100,000
Mass General Brigham - Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
Biomedical research
- $100,000
Aid To Victims of Domestic Abuse · Delray Beach, FL · 2022
Emergency grants program
- $100,000
Westchester Community College · Valhalla, NY · 2022
Emergency grants program
- $84,434
Colorado State University Foundation · Fort Collins, CO · 2024
Environmental research
- $80,000
Homestart · Boston, MA · 2022
Emergency grants program
- $75,000
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024
Biomedical research
- $75,000
Columbia University in the City of New York Trustees of · New York, NY · 2022
Biomedical research
- $75,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Environmental research
- $50,000
Project Hope Boston Little Sisters of the Asumption Family Health Services · Roxbury, MA · 2022
Emergency grants program
- $40,000
The Door · New York, NY · 2022
Emergency grants program
- $25,000
Disaster Services Corporation- Society of St Vincent De Paul USA · Irving, TX · 2022
Emergency grants program
- $20,000
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2024
Biomedical research
- $20,000
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Palm Beach · Palm Beach Gardens, FL · 2022
Emergency grants program
- $20,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Trustee gift
- $14,350
Philanthropy New York · New York, NY · 2023
General operating expenses
- $11,050
Philanthropy New York · New York, NY · 2024
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Alzheimer'S Disease Research Foundation · Wellesley Hills, MA · 2024
Biomedical research
- $10,000
Foundations and Donor Interests in Catholic Activities · Washington, DC · 2024
Annual dues
- $10,000
National Multiple Sclerosis Society · New York, NY · 2024
Biomedical research
- $10,000
Oak Rose Fund · Denver, CO · 2024
Annual dues
- $10,000
Person To Person · Darien, CT · 2024
Social services
- $10,000
Summer On the Hill · Bronx, NY · 2024
Education
- $10,000
Vera Institute of Justice · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Social services
- $10,000
Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating expenses
- $10,000
Catholic School Philanthropy Working Group (Fiscal Sponsor Oak Rose Fund) · Denver, CO · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities (Fadica) · Washington, DC · 2022
Annual dues
- $10,000
Shorefront Ym-Ywha of Brighton- Manhattan Beach · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Emergency grants program
- $8,403
Sharing Shelf · Port Chester, NY · 2024
Education
- $5,000
Heart of Dinner · Beverly Hills, CA · 2024
Food pantry program
- $5,000
St Christophers Catholic Church · Hobe Sound, FL · 2022
Emergency grants program
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Similar purposes
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Similar grant size
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