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Melvin & Estelle Gelman Foundation: 20 grants to organizations, $371,603 (tax year ended December 2024)
Melvin & Estelle Gelman Foundation, a private foundation in Washington, DC, paid 20 grants to organizations totaling $371,603 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 12, 2025. The largest was $93,399 to Alzheimer's Drug Discover in New York, NJ for further donee's charitable purpose.
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- EIN
- 526042344
- Based in
- Washington, DC
- Assets
- $2,551,186
- Grants paid
- $371,603
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202513169349103511. It reported $371,603 in grants paid; 20 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alzheimer's Drug Discover | New York, NJ | Further Donee's Charitable Purpose | $93,399 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adas Israel Congregation | Washington, DC | Further Donee's Charitable Purpose | $50,176 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | Further Donee's Charitable Purpose | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Human Rights Campaign | Washington, DC | Further Donee's Charitable Purpose | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $26,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Georgetown Day School | Washington, DC | Further Donee's Charitable Purpose | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of the Hebrew University | New York, NY | Further Donee's Charitable Purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation | Washington, DC | Further Donee's Charitable Purpose | Health care | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Washington Hebrew Congregation | Washington, DC | Further Donee's Charitable Purpose | $12,528 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Hospital Found | Richmond, VA | Further Donee's Charitable Purpose | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Washington DC JCC | Washington, DC | Further Donee's Charitable Purpose | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| George Washington University | Washington, DC | Further Donee's Charitable Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Federation of Group Homes | Rockville, MD | Further Donee's Charitable Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Morselife Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | Further Donee's Charitable Purpose | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Riverdale | Bronx, NY | Further Donee's Charitable Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foxhall Foundation | Washington, DC | Further Donee's Charitable Purposes | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Us Against Alzheimer's | Chevy Chase, MD | Further Donee's Charitable Purpose | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Palm Beach Country Club Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | Further Donee's Charitable Purpose | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brem Foundation | Prince Frederick, MD | Further Donee's Charitable Purpose | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Israel Tennis Centers | New York, NY | Further Donee's Charitable Purpose | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Michigan Law School | Ann Arbor, MI | Further Donee's Charitable Purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $27,500 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $26,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $15,000 |
| Health care | $13,000 |
| Human services | $10,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $151,204 |
| New Jersey | $93,399 |
| Pennsylvania | $45,000 |
| New York | $29,500 |
| Maryland | $22,000 |
| Florida | $17,000 |
| Virginia | $12,500 |
| Michigan | $1,000 |
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Updated November 12, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.