Gross Foundation Inc

Foundation · Grantmaker Brooklyn, NY EIN: 11-3006419

Gross Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Brooklyn, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $70.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.9M. Net investment income was $3.5M.

Key facts about Gross Foundation Inc

In short: Gross Foundation Inc gave $2.9M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.9M), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN: 11-3006419
Latest 990 filing: Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025): $2,873,031
Grants made (2025): 1
Average grant: $2,873,031
Median grant: $2,873,031
Total assets: $70,578,652
Primary geography: New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Quick answers about Gross Foundation Inc

How much does Gross Foundation Inc give each year?

Gross Foundation Inc gave $2.9M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3.8M across 1 grant.

How Gross Foundation Inc gives

Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
In 2025 it paid out 81% 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.

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$70.6M

+0.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$2.9M

-23.7% YoY

Grant Count

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2.9M

-23.7% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Gross Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $3.6M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

About Gross Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

New York $2.9M (100%)

Share of all 1 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

States

New York

Cities

Brooklyn

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue

Expenses

Qualifying Distributions

Net Investment Income

Metric	2025	2024	2023
Total Assets	$70,578,652	$69,915,175	$70,527,755
Revenue	$7,053,900	$6,812,705	$8,841,737
Expenses	$6,381,945	$7,313,456	$6,162,242
Qualifying Distributions	$2,873,031	$3,765,203	$2,966,008
Net Investment Income	$3,544,986	$3,228,940	$5,303,316
Distributable Amount	$3,553,334	$3,469,600	$3,338,328

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

March 2, 2026 IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2025

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Recipient	Purpose	Amount
SEE SCHEDULE Brooklyn, NY	TO FURTHER JEWISH STUDIES AND CHARITABLE CAUSES	$2,873,031

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Gross Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

Dov Gross

Director

On filings since 2021

No compensation reported
Pearl Gross

Director

On filings since 2021

No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently Asked Questions

How large is Gross Foundation Inc?

As of 2025, Gross Foundation Inc holds $70.6M in total assets with $7.1M in annual revenue. It awarded 1 grant totaling $2.9M in 2025.

Where does Gross Foundation Inc operate?

Gross Foundation Inc has awarded grants in New York.

How much is Gross Foundation Inc required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Gross Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $3.6M on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.