GSR Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Denver, CO EIN: 84-0865693

GSR Fund is a private foundation, based in Denver, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $261K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $23K.

GSR Fund at a glance

In short: GSR Fund gave $23K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$22,560
+46.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$7,520
+46.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$6,200
Total assets
$260,602
-12.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (73% 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 GSR Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Anti-Defamation League: $14KAnti-Defamation League$14KFriends of Arava Institute: $6KFriends of Arava Institute$6KJewish National Fund: $2KJewish National Fund$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Anti-Defamation League ($14K). Together the top 3 received $23K.

Grant Size Distribution

16 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

DenverNew YorkLas VegasLittletonNewton Centre

How GSR Fund gives

  • Giving grew 68% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 160% 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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K4 grants2019 3 grants2020 3 grants2021 4 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2020) to $30K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $23K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Anti-Defamation League New York, NYCharitable$14,000
Friends of Arava Institute Newton Centre, MACharitable$6,200
Jewish National Fund New York, NYCharitable$2,360
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$260,602$1,674$38,552$22,5603$22,560—$14,134
2024$297,480$2,882$30,630$15,4083$15,408—$15,384
2023$325,229$11,032$29,250$14,2603$14,260—$15,349
2022$343,447$6,371$24,710$13,4664$13,466—$16,632
2021$361,786$28,867$40,397$30,3603—$18,909$19,132
2020$373,316$-50,437$27,753$10,5603—$7,875$20,195
2019$451,506$22,380$16,346$15,4864—$23,661$22,014

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, GSR Fund reported a distributable amount of $14K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

GSR Fund is led by Gregory S Rosenblum, President on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gregory S Rosenblum

    President

    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 GSR Fund

How much does GSR Fund give each year?

GSR Fund gave $23K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $15K across 3 grants.

What is GSR Fund's typical grant size?

GSR Fund's median grant in 2025 was $6,200, and its average grant was $7,520, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does GSR Fund give grants?

GSR Fund gives mostly in New York: 73% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (27%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants).

Does GSR Fund give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on GSR Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (3 grants).

How large is GSR Fund?

GSR Fund reported $261K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $23K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $14K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is GSR Fund's EIN?

GSR Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-0865693. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 23, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 4, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 31, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 13, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 6, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 30, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 28, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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