Funding search · EIN 226059859 · West Orange, NJ

The Geist Foundation

Name: The Geist Foundation grants, 2021–2023
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

55
grants reported: $337,581
total given: 2021–2023
filing years: $2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Jerusalem Fellowships2 grants · $59,200
Podcast Fellowship2 grants · $48,000
United Hatzalah1 grant · $36,000
Gemach Zichron Moshe1 grant · $30,000
The Gateways Organization1 grant · $25,000
Ncjw Essex3 grants · $14,358
The Center for Responsible Travel1 grant · $11,124
Aish Hatorah2 grants · $11,052
Jewish Fed of Greater Metrowest Nj1 grant · $11,000
Toras Dovid Community Kollel1 grant · $9,900

Giving over time

$130,859

2021

$100,999

2022

$105,723

2023

Grant history

All 55 reported grants, largest first.

$36,000
United Hatzalah · New York, NY · 2021
General grant
$35,000
Jerusalem Fellowships · Airmont, NY · 2023
General grant
$30,000
Gemach Zichron Moshe · Passaic, NJ · 2023
General grant
$30,000
Podcast Fellowship · Oak Park, MI · 2022
General grant
$25,000
The Gateways Organization · Monsey, NY · 2021
General
$24,200
Jerusalem Fellowships · Airmont, NY · 2022
General grant
$18,000
Podcast Fellowship · Oak Park, MI · 2021
General grant
$11,124
The Center for Responsible Travel · Washington, DC · 2023
General grant
$11,000
Jewish Fed of Greater Metrowest Nj · Whippany, NJ · 2023
General grant
$10,000
Aish Hatorah · Rockville, MD · 2021
General grant
$9,900
Toras Dovid Community Kollel · Monsey, NY · 2022
General grant
$7,000
The Jerusalem Fellowship · Airmont, NY · 2021
General grant
$6,138
St Mary High School · Rutherford, NJ · 2022
General grant
$5,700
Ncjw Essex · Livington, NJ · 2021
General grant
$5,000
American Friends of Ptach · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General grant
$5,000
Gemach Zichron Moshe · Passaic, NJ · 2021
General grant
$5,000
Tomchei Shabbos · Bergenfield, NJ · 2021
General grant
$5,000
Yeshiva Shaar Hatorah · Richmond Hill, NY · 2021
General grant
$4,558
Ncjw Essex · Livington, NJ · 2023
General grant
$4,500
Jcc Metrowest · West Orange, NJ · 2023
General grant
$4,100
Ncjw Essex · Livington, NJ · 2022
General grant
$3,800
Bonei Olam · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General grant
$3,000
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center · Livingston, NJ · 2022
General grant
$3,000
Yeshiva Ltana of Passaic · Passaic, NJ · 2021
General grant
$2,500
Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundatio · New York, NY · 2023
General grant
$2,500
Chabad at Short Hills · Short Hills, NJ · 2023
General grant
$2,500
Chabad at Short Hills · Short Hills, NJ · 2022
General grant
$2,500
Rccs · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General grant
$2,500
Saint Barnabas Medical Center · West Orange, NJ · 2021
General grant
$2,200
The Giants Foundation · East Rutherford, NJ · 2022
General grant
$1,920
Dream Project · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General grant
$1,900
Elks Lodge No 1246 - Summit · Summit, NJ · 2021
General grant
$1,709
Jcf of Metrowest Nj · Whippany, NJ · 2021
General grant
$1,500
Cure Breastcancer Foundation · Clifton, NJ · 2022
General grant
$1,100
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center · Livingston, NJ · 2023
General grant
$1,052
Aish Hatorah · Rockville, MD · 2022
General grant
$1,030
Jewish Service for Dev Disabled · Livingston, NJ · 2023
General grant
$1,000
NFL Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General grant
$1,000
Njsga · Kenilworth, NJ · 2022
General grant
$1,000
Cure Breastcancer Foundation · Clifton, NJ · 2021
General grant
$1,000
Jewish National Fund · New York, NY · 2021
General grant
$1,000
Youth Renewal Fund · New York, NY · 2021
General grant
$900
Saint Barnabas Health Care System F · West Orange, NJ · 2023
General grant
$700
Crohns and Colitis Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General grant
$600
Jcc of Scotch Plains Nj · Scotch Plains, NJ · 2021
General grant
$543
Elks Lodge No 1246 - Summit · Summit, NJ · 2023
General grant
$500
Jewish National Fund · Airmont, NY · 2022
General grant
$480
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
General grant
$400
Penn State University · State College, PA · 2021
General grant
$350
Gsm Charity Auctions · Plainview, NY · 2021
General grant
$268
Rwj Barnabas Health Foundation · West Orange, NJ · 2023
General grant
$250
Ny Road Runners Organization · New York, NY · 2021
General grant
$250
Vermont Foodbank · Barre, VT · 2021
General grant
$209
Elks Lodge No 1246 - Summit · Summit, NJ · 2022
General grant
$200
St Judes Childrens Research Center · Albany, NY · 2021
General grant

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.