Gantz Family Foundation
Gantz Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $57K. Net investment income was $34K.
Gantz Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Gantz Family Foundation gave $57K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $57K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $57,357
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $57,357
- Median grant
- $57,357
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Gantz Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Jewish Communal Fund ($57K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Gantz Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 2768% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2022) to $57K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $57K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Communal Fund New York, NY | General | $57,357 |
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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 | — | $35,616 | $58,607 | $57,357 | 1 | $58,607 | $34,366 | $2,241 |
| 2024 | $22,991 | $2,724 | $1,196 | — | — | $1,175 | $1,528 | $2,486 |
| 2023 | $21,463 | $2,653 | $6,093 | $5,000 | 1 | $6,075 | $1,560 | $2,592 |
| 2022 | $24,903 | $2,345 | $3,017 | $2,000 | 1 | $3,000 | $1,328 | $2,674 |
| 2021 | $25,575 | $1,268 | $49 | — | — | — | $1,219 | $2,289 |
| 2020 | $24,356 | $1,259 | $50 | — | — | — | $1,209 | $2,032 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Gantz Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Gantz Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Patricia Gantz
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joann Bendetson
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Gantz Zahler
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Gantz
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Gantz
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Gantz Family Foundation
How much does Gantz Family Foundation give each year?
Gantz Family Foundation gave $57K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Gantz Family Foundation operate?
Gantz Family Foundation has awarded grants in New York.
How much is Gantz Family Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Gantz Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Gantz Family Foundation's EIN?
Gantz Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-4108684. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 24, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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