Scott & Dana Gorelick Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Charlotte, NC EIN: 56-2169629

Scott & Dana Gorelick Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Charlotte, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $289K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2K. Net investment income was $5K.

Scott & Dana Gorelick Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Scott & Dana Gorelick Family Foundation gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,350
+1205.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,350
+1205.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,350
Total assets
$289,131
+13.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
North Carolina (100% 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 Scott & Dana Gorelick Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Executive Mansion Fund Inc: $2KExecutive Mansion Fund Inc$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Executive Mansion Fund Inc ($2K).

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

CharlotteCharloteRaleighChapel HillPittsburghVenice

How Scott & Dana Gorelick Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 429% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 18% 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.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K5 grants2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $180 (2023) to $10K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Executive Mansion Fund Inc Raleigh, NCCharitable$2,350
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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$289,131$6,560$6,779$2,3501$2,350$4,713$13,276
2024$255,516$15,690$4,439$1801$180$11,502$12,255
2023$240,955$11,047$4,013$1801$180$7,260$11,195
2022$218,287$8,958$4,566$4442$444$5,497$11,165
2021$250,790$27,709$13,930$10,2033$10,203$24,032$12,192
2020$245,265$9,122$10,401$7,8185—$6,575$11,930

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Scott & Dana Gorelick Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $13K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Scott & Dana Gorelick Family Foundation is led by Scott Gorelick, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Scott Gorelick

    President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Dana Gorelick

    Vice President

    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 Scott & Dana Gorelick Family Foundation

How much does Scott & Dana Gorelick Family Foundation give each year?

Scott & Dana Gorelick Family Foundation gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $180 across 1 grant.

How large is Scott & Dana Gorelick Family Foundation?

Scott & Dana Gorelick Family Foundation reported $289K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $13K (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.

Where does Scott & Dana Gorelick Family Foundation operate?

Scott & Dana Gorelick Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, North Carolina, Pennsylvania.

What is Scott & Dana Gorelick Family Foundation's EIN?

Scott & Dana Gorelick Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-2169629. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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