Gellman Family Foundation

EIN 475422215

Chicago, IL 60602 |(312) 705-2000

Total Given 2017–2024
$521K
59 grants · $65K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$7K
typical small grants · $6K–$12K
grant size
8%
transactional · 4/53 multi-year
repeat
$2.4M
Assets (2024)
53
Distinct Recipients

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (312) 705-2000

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2017 $80K $2.6M $152K 10
2019 N/A $2.5M $57K N/A
2020 $120K $2.7M $50K 15
2022 $133K $2.2M $68K 12
2023 $84K $2.4M $72K 9
2024 $104K $2.4M $78K 13

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 59 grants on record

Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$6K
Median
$7K
Average
$9K
75th Pctl
$12K
Maximum
$28K

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Officers & Directors

DG
Daniel Gellman
President Leadership
AG
Alexander L Gellman
Treasurer Leadership
SG
Samuel Gellman
Secretary Leadership

Grants Awarded (59 total)

Purpose
Ali Forney Center New York, NY $28,000 General Purposes 2022
Feeding South Florida Pembroke Park, FL $14,000 General Purposes 2022
Global Camps Africa Lynchburg, VA $14,000 General Purposes 2022
PEN America New York, NY $14,000 General Purposes 2022
Senior Friendship Centers Foundation Inc Sarasota, FL $14,000 General Purposes 2022
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation Boca Raton, FL $12,500 General Purposes 2020
The Loveland Foundation La Harpe, IL $12,500 General Purposes 2020
Circle Cinema Foundation Tulsa, OK $12,500 General Purposes 2020
The Bowery Mission New York, NY $12,500 General Purposes 2020
Wireless History Foundation Westminster, CO $12,500 General Purposes 2023
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention New York, NY $12,500 General Purposes 2023
Texas Equusearch Dickinson, TX $12,500 General Purposes 2023
South Florida Baseball School Pompano Beach, FL $12,500 General Purposes 2023
Ali Forney Center New York, NY $12,500 General Purposes 2023
Madison Square Boys & Girls Club New York, NY $11,500 General Purposes 2024
National Parks Conservation Assoc Washington, DC $11,500 General Purposes 2024
Warriors 4 Wireless Scholarship Oak Hill, VA $11,500 General Purposes 2024
Maryland Police KN Fdn Stevensville, MD $11,500 General Purposes 2024
Planned Parenthood Fed of Amer New York, NY $11,500 General Purposes 2024
University of Wisconsin Foundation Madison, WI $11,500 General Purposes 2017
The Ali Forney Center New York, NY $11,000 General Purposes 2017
United for Puerto Rico San Juan, PR $11,000 General Purposes 2017
The Montrose Center Houston, TX $11,000 General Purposes 2017
Foundation for Madison's Public Schools Madison, WI $10,000 General Purposes 2022
Univ of Wisc Health Transplant Program Madison, WI $10,000 General Purposes 2017