Gordon Family Foundation
Gordon Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Sarasota, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $325K. Net investment income was $387K.
Gordon Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Gordon Family Foundation gave $325K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $81K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $325,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $81,250
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $80,000
- Total assets
- $2,794,190
- +10.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (94% 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 Gordon Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Project HOME ($245K across 2 grants). Together the top 2 received $265K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($60,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
30 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 30 (53%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Gordon Family Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 106% of 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $219K (2020) to $325K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $325K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Project HOME Philadelphia, PA | Hub of Hope Services for the Homeless | $145,000 |
| Project HOME Philadelphia, PA | Homeless Veterans Housing and Services | $100,000 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $60,000 |
| Amnesty International USA New York, NY | International Human Rights | $20,000 |
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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 | $2,794,190 | $431,080 | $480,352 | $325,000 | 4 | $432,048 | $386,776 | $406,649 |
| 2024 | $2,518,463 | $363,436 | $481,794 | $325,000 | 5 | $431,495 | $318,504 | $371,088 |
| 2023 | $2,636,821 | $323,697 | $464,680 | $312,500 | 6 | $415,263 | $278,306 | $313,734 |
| 2022 | $2,777,802 | $397,778 | $446,075 | $310,000 | 8 | $403,055 | $356,758 | $322,251 |
| 2021 | $2,826,098 | $210,755 | $391,141 | $254,000 | 7 | $344,659 | $173,360 | $360,044 |
| 2020 | $3,006,484 | $337,754 | $356,516 | $219,000 | 6 | — | $299,078 | $280,040 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Gordon Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $407K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Gordon Family Foundation is led by John D Iskrant Esq., Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John D Iskrant Esq.
Trustee
On filings since 2020
8 hrs/week
$75K (2020) → $148K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Walter J Gordon (2020–2022) — Trustee
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $148K, to John D Iskrant ESQ (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Gordon Family Foundation
How much does Gordon Family Foundation give each year?
Gordon Family Foundation gave $325K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $325K across 5 grants.
What is Gordon Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Gordon Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $80,000, and its average grant was $81,250, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Gordon Family Foundation give grants?
Gordon Family Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 94% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Philadelphia, PA (2 grants).
Does Gordon Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Gordon Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Gordon Family Foundation?
Gordon Family Foundation reported $2.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $432K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $407K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Gordon Family Foundation's EIN?
Gordon Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1146556. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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