Gitlin Family Foundation
The Gitlin Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Its 2025 grants supported charitable, educational, research, and performing arts purposes, with nearly all grant dollars going to organizations in Pennsylvania.
Gitlin Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Gitlin Family Foundation gave $104K across 15 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 7% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $104,000
- +40.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 15
- +7.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,933
- +31.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $2,032,186
- -1.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 7% first-time grantees (1 of 15, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Gitlin Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 270 Commerce Drive Room 101, Fort Washington, PA 19034
Phone: (267) 558-2017
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Gitlin Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Jewish Federation of Greater Phila ($40K). Together the top 10 received $98K.
Grant Size Distribution
94 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 94 grants of 94 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, recipients in Pennsylvania received 99% of grant dollars, and recipients in Florida received 1%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 15 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Gitlin Family Foundation open to new grantees?
7%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 15 grantees (7%) were first-time recipients. With only 15 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $7K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 87% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+20%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 103% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $37K (2020) to $104K (2025). In 2025 it made 15 grants totaling $104K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of Greater Phila Philadelphia, PA | Charitable | $40,000 |
| Barrack Hebrew Academy Bryn Mawr, PA | Education | $10,000 |
| Congregation Beth OR Maple Glen, PA | Annual Fund | $10,000 |
| Philabundance Lehigh Valley, PA | Charitable | $10,000 |
| ALS Hope Foundation Philadelphia, PA | Research | $5,000 |
| Perelman Jewish Day School Wynnewood, PA | Education Support | $5,000 |
| Phila Orchestra Annual Fund Philadelphia, PA | Performing Arts Support | $5,000 |
| Living Beyond Breast Cancer Bala Cynwyd, PA | Research | $5,000 |
| Gift of Life Howies House Philadelphia, PA | Charitable | $5,000 |
| ALS United Mid-Atlantic Fort Washington, PA | Research | $2,500 |
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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 | $2,032,186 | $91,753 | $107,207 | $104,000 | 15 | $104,000 | $106,895 | $100,721 |
| 2024 | $2,065,209 | $623,099 | $79,149 | $74,000 | 14 | $74,000 | $112,799 | $98,451 |
| 2023 | $1,448,131 | $83,352 | $87,917 | $84,000 | 18 | $84,000 | $74,245 | $145,308 |
| 2022 | $1,571,378 | $-949 | $90,817 | $87,000 | 23 | $87,000 | $68,894 | $78,107 |
| 2021 | $1,691,885 | $59,368 | $90,024 | $87,000 | 24 | — | $60,168 | $87,995 |
| 2020 | $1,723,276 | $76,869 | $38,491 | $36,500 | 15 | — | $35,523 | $77,154 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Gitlin Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $101K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants show support for organizations working in areas including Jewish communal life and education, hunger relief, health research and support, and the performing arts. For example, Philabundance describes its mission as driving hunger from communities and ending hunger; Living Beyond Breast Cancer says it provides trusted information and support to people affected by breast cancer; and ALS United Mid-Atlantic describes its work as fostering research, advancing advocacy, and providing care and support to people and families affected by ALS. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 15 grants totaling $104,000. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $40,000, with a median of $5,000.
The largest reported grants included $40,000 to Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia for charitable purposes; $10,000 each to Barrack Hebrew Academy for education, Congregation Beth Or for its annual fund, and Philabundance for charitable purposes; and $5,000 each to ALS Hope Foundation for research, Perelman Jewish Day School for education support, Philadelphia Orchestra Annual Fund for performing arts support, Living Beyond Breast Cancer for research, and Gift of Life Howie’s House for charitable purposes.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Phyllis Gitlin and Amy Gitlin as trustees.
Gitlin Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Amy Gitlin
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Phyllis Gitlin
Trustee
On filings since 2020
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 Gitlin Family Foundation
How much does Gitlin Family Foundation give each year?
Gitlin Family Foundation gave $104K across 15 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $74K across 14 grants.
What is Gitlin Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Gitlin Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,933, across 15 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Gitlin Family Foundation that year got $1K on average.
Where does Gitlin Family Foundation give grants?
Gitlin Family Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Philadelphia, PA (6 grants) and Bryn Mawr, PA (2 grants).
Does Gitlin Family Foundation give general operating support?
Occasionally: 7% of Gitlin Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 15) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (6 grants) and "Research" (4 grants).
Who are Gitlin Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Gitlin Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Jewish Federation of Greater Phila ($40,000), Barrack Hebrew Academy ($10,000) and Congregation Beth OR ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 58% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Gitlin Family Foundation?
Gitlin Family Foundation reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $104K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $101K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Gitlin Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement is provided. The 2025 grants show support for organizations working in areas including Jewish communal life and education, hunger relief, health research and support, and the performing arts. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Gitlin Family Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Gitlin Family Foundation's EIN?
Gitlin Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-2770930. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Gitlin Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Gitlin Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/gitlin-family-foundation-morg_aa5a4a038ab04c649b67ea7c80f02b5e
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