Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati
The Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Northfield, New Jersey. Its reported grants include support for religious congregations, health care organizations, and community services in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York.
Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati at a glance
In short: Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati gave $181K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), top state Pennsylvania. 11% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $181,380
- -21.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 19
- -9.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,546
- -13.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,018
- Total assets
- $5,647,987
- +13.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 11% first-time grantees (2 of 19, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (44% 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 Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati
- How to Apply
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Contact Herzel Gurwicz with a written request; no special form is required. Award restrictions are listed as N/A.
- Contact
Application contact: Herzel Gurwicz
Mailing address: 331 Tilton Road, Northfield, NJ 08225
Phone: (609) 646-0420
Website: https://gurwicz.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Congregation Bnai Jacob ($80K). Together the top 10 received $165K.
Grant Size Distribution
102 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 99 grants of 102 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 44% of grant dollars went to recipients in Pennsylvania, 36% to recipients in New Jersey, and 20% to recipients in New York.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati open to new grantees?
11%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 19 grantees (11%) were first-time recipients. With only 19 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $10K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $3K repeat.
- 74% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+2%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 69% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $149K (2020) to $232K (2024). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $181K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Congregation Bnai Jacob Philadelphia, PA | Charitable | $80,000 |
| Congregation Ohel Moshe Brooklyn, NY | Charitable | $36,000 |
| Atlanticare Foundation Atlantic City, NJ | Charitable | $14,000 |
| Beth El Synagogue Margate, NJ | Charitable | $8,400 |
| Shore Memorial Hospital Somers Point, NJ | Charitable | $6,000 |
| Jewish Family Services Margate, NJ | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Shirat Hayam Ventnor, NJ | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Various Under 500 Northfield, NJ | Charitable | $3,990 |
| Chabad at the Shore Ventnor, NJ | Charitable | $3,600 |
| Rabbi Yaacov Orimland Margate, NJ | Chariatble | $3,018 |
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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 | $5,647,987 | $849,505 | $184,903 | $181,380 | 19 | $181,380 | $199,505 | $263,222 |
| 2024 | $4,983,385 | $800,279 | $234,179 | $232,134 | 21 | $232,134 | $115,279 | $216,093 |
| 2023 | $4,417,285 | $661,307 | $186,525 | $186,374 | 25 | $186,374 | $131,307 | $200,767 |
| 2022 | $3,942,503 | $508,603 | $178,366 | $178,095 | 20 | $178,095 | $8,603 | $188,685 |
| 2021 | $3,612,266 | $509,014 | $152,646 | $152,196 | 17 | $152,196 | $9,014 | $171,189 |
| 2020 | $3,255,898 | $362,710 | $149,533 | $148,604 | 11 | — | $62,535 | $154,834 |
| 2019 | $3,042,721 | $43,944 | $155,368 | $154,886 | 14 | — | $43,944 | $152,096 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati reported a distributable amount of $263K 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 for the foundation is provided. Its grant records show support for congregations and organizations providing health care and community services. For example, Shore Medical Center describes its mission as caring for and respecting patients and providing emergency and medically necessary care regardless of ability to pay. Jewish Family Services and several synagogues also appear among the foundation’s 2025 grantees.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 19 grants totaling $181,380. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $80,000, with a median of $3,018. The largest grants included $80,000 to Congregation Bnai Jacob in Philadelphia, $36,000 to Congregation Ohel Moshe in Brooklyn, and $14,000 to AtlantiCare Foundation in Atlantic City. Other reported grants included $8,400 to Beth El Synagogue, $6,000 to Shore Memorial Hospital, and $5,000 each to Jewish Family Services and Shirat Hayam.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Herzel Gurwicz and Mitchell Gurwicz as managers.
Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Herzel Gurwicz
Manager
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mitchell Gurwicz
Manager
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/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 Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati
How much does Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati give each year?
Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati gave $181K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $232K across 21 grants.
What is Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati's typical grant size?
Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati's median grant in 2025 was $3,018, and its average grant was $9,546, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati that year got $3K on average.
Where does Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati give grants?
Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati's top state is Pennsylvania, with 44% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New Jersey (36%) and New York (20%). The most frequent recipient cities were Margate, NJ (5 grants), Atlantic City, NJ (3 grants), Ventnor, NJ (2 grants) and Margate City, NJ (2 grants).
Does Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 19 grants with a stated purpose on Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (17 grants).
Who are Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati's largest grantees?
Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati's largest 2025 grantees include Congregation Bnai Jacob ($80,000), Congregation Ohel Moshe ($36,000) and Atlanticare Foundation ($14,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 72% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati?
Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati reported $5.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $181K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $263K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grant records show support for congregations and organizations providing health care and community services. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati?
Contact Herzel Gurwicz with a written request; no special form is required. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati's EIN?
Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-6212405. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 8, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Max & Helena Gurwicz Charitable Foundati funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/max-and-helena-gurwicz-charitable-foundati-morg_726946ac4ecf488aa536153ce013bd5b
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