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The Bernard & Sarah Gewirz FDN: 59 grants to organizations, $492,140 (tax year ended November 2024)
The Bernard & Sarah Gewirz FDN, a private foundation in Washington, DC, paid 59 grants to organizations totaling $492,140 in its tax year ended November 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 6, 2025. The largest was $112,000 to Preservation Society of Newport County in Newport, RI for preservation/education.
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- EIN
- 521381689
- Based in
- Washington, DC
- Assets
- $12,295,710
- Grants paid
- $492,140
- Tax year ended
- November 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 6, 2025, IRS object ID 202532799349100608. It reported $492,140 in grants paid; 59 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preservation Society of Newport County | Newport, RI | Preservation/education | Arts, culture and humanities | $112,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John F Kennedy Center for the Arts | Washington, DC | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | $74,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Gallery of Art | Washington, DC | Arts | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sibley Memorial Hosp Foundation | Washington, DC | Medical | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Redwood Library | Newport, RI | Education | $20,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Save the Bay | Oakland, CA | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| True Ground Housing Partners | Arling, VA | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adas Israel Congregation | Washington, DC | Religious | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Tennis Hall of Fame | Newport, RI | Museum | Recreation and sports | $10,790 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aquidneck Island Land Trust | Middletown, RI | Land preservation | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Garden of Rememberance Memorial Park | Clarksburg, MD | Religious | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Newport Hospital Foundation | Newport, RI | Medical | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Opportunity DC | Washington, DC | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Society of the Four Arts | Palm Beach, FL | Education | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | Education | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Touro Synagogue Foundation | Newport, RI | Religious | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | Education | Public and societal benefit | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| United States Naval Academy Foundtion | Annapolis, MD | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congregation Jeshuat Israel | Newport, PR | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Newport Historical Society | Newport, PA | Museum | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Norman Bird Sanctuary | Middletown, RI | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Palm Beach Civic Assoc | Palm Beach, FL | Civic support | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodson Center | Washington, DC | Education | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mercersburg Academy | Mercerberg, PA | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Avalon Theatre | Washington, DC | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Jewish Chapel | Annapolis, MD | Religious | Religion-related | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| George Mason University | Fairfax, VA | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Palm Beach Country Club Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Us Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ann Norton Sculpture Garden | West Palm Beach, FL | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Chabad House | Teaneck, NJ | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bnai Brith | New York, NY | Education | $1,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Capital Research | Washington, DC | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Edlavitch Jewish CC | Washington, DC | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| John Hopkins Hospital | Baltimore, MD | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Montgomery College Foundation | Rockville, MD | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Naval War College | Newport, RI | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Newport Art Museum | Newport, RI | Arts | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Newport Film | Newport, PR | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Promise Fund of Florida | West Palm Beach, FL | Medical | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| South Florida PBS | Boynton Beach, FL | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United States Navy Memorial Foundation | Washington, DC | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Capital Jewish Museum | Washington, DC | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Clagett Regatta | Portsmouth, RI | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| DC History Center | Washington, DC | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Landon School Annual Fund | Bethesda, MD | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leadership Institute | Arlington, VA | Education | Public and societal benefit | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Newport Tree Conservancy | Newport, RI | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | Environment | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Palisades Community Assoc | Washington, DC | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Thomas Jefferson Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weta | Arlington, VA | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kiwanis Club of Wahington | Washington, DC | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | $450 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Autism Speaks | Boone, IA | Research | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chesapeak Bay Foundation | Annapolis, MD | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Denison University | Granville, OH | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | Education | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund | Alexandria, VA | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $123,500 |
| Environment | $20,500 |
| Recreation and sports | $10,790 |
| Health care | $10,000 |
| Human services | $10,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $7,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $195,950 |
| Rhode Island | $180,990 |
| Virginia | $23,750 |
| Maryland | $20,750 |
| Florida | $20,500 |
| California | $20,000 |
| New York | $12,700 |
| Pennsylvania | $8,000 |
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Updated October 6, 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.