Evan Joseph Gerstein Foundation
Evan Joseph Gerstein Foundation is a private foundation focused on Medical Research, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $412K in total assets. In 2025, it made $3K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $9K.
Evan Joseph Gerstein Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $412,378
- +18.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $82,046
- +12.9% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $2,545
- -97.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $16,658
- -85.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Evan Joseph Gerstein Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Evan Joseph Gerstein Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 10% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $71K (2024) to $100K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $71K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| NPH Haiti Chicago, IL | General Funding | $71,450 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $412,378 | $82,046 | $16,658 | — | — | $2,545 | $9,445 | $26,466 |
| 2024 | $346,990 | $72,651 | $114,949 | $71,450 | 1 | $114,949 | $15,911 | $17,558 |
| 2023 | $389,288 | $171,854 | $109,335 | $100,000 | 1 | $109,335 | $11,316 | $11,798 |
| 2022 | $326,769 | $66,189 | $19,686 | — | — | $19,686 | $1,374 | $14,929 |
| 2021 | $280,266 | $107,467 | $9,949 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $182,748 | $25,870 | $655 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $157,533 | $133,501 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Evan Joseph Gerstein Foundation reported a distributable amount of $26K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Evan Joseph Gerstein Foundation is led by Robert Gerstein, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert Gerstein
President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Gerstein
Secretary
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Oleari
Treasurer
Treasurer → Tresurer, 2020
Tresurer → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Evan Joseph Gerstein Foundation
How large is Evan Joseph Gerstein Foundation?
Evan Joseph Gerstein Foundation reported $412K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $26K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Evan Joseph Gerstein Foundation?
Evan Joseph Gerstein Foundation is a private foundation focused on Medical Research, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $412K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Evan Joseph Gerstein Foundation operate?
Evan Joseph Gerstein Foundation has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Evan Joseph Gerstein Foundation's EIN?
Evan Joseph Gerstein Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2704795. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 12, 2021)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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