The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it gives only to organizations it has already chosen and does not accept unsolicited requests. An introduction is usually the only route.
Application policy: Funds preselected organizations only, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $699,276 | $420,222 | $399,087 | $1,742,752 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 15% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELEN KELLER SERVICES FOR THE BLINDMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.BROOKLYN, NY | GENERAL DONATION | $7,000 | 2017 |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Gerstman | CO FOUNDER | 1.00 | $0 |
| Pamela Gerstman | CO FOUNDER | 1.00 | $0 |
| Daniel Gerstman | CO FOUNDER | 5.00 | $0 |
| Linda Gerstman | CO FOUNDER |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $1,359,292 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $848,641 | $557,055 | $357,272 | $1,227,485 | $1,067,385 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $91,758 | $271,219 | $270,648 | $1,059,882 | $782,702 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $367,295 | $387,807 | $355,703 | $983,171 | $962,163 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $853,227 | $298,397 | $134,136 | $1,012,675 | $982,675 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $602,467 | $471,374 | $360,438 | $578,450 | $427,845 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $613,600 | $476,742 | $316,498 | $464,677 | $296,752 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $360,793 | $366,369 | $271,958 | $438,399 | $159,894 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $326,436 | $373,624 | $263,104 | $282,170 | $165,470 |
| HELEN KELLER SERVICES FOR THE BLINDMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.BROOKLYN, NY | CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS | $7,000 | 2021 |
| HELEN KELLER SERVICES FOR THE BLINDMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.BROOKLYN, NY | GENERAL DONATION | $7,000 | 2018 |
| ST MARY'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM FOR CHILDRENBAYSIDE, NY | CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS | $7,000 | 2021 |
| HELEN KELLER SERVICES FOR THE BLINDMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.BROOKLYN, NY | GENERAL DONATION | $7,000 | 2016 |
| HELEN KELLER SERVICES FOR THE BLINDMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.BROOKLYN, NY | CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS | $7,000 | 2019 |
| STATEN ISLAND JCCSTATEN ISLAND, NY | CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS | $7,000 | 2024 |
| YMCA OF WESTFIELD NEW JERSEYWESTFIELD, NJ | CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS | $6,400 | 2020 |
| THE VISCARDI CENTERALBERTSON, NY | CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS | $6,000 | 2020 |
| STMARY'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM FOR CHILDRENBAYSIDE, NY | SPONSORSHIP OF SUMMER OLYMPICS | $6,000 | 2016 |
| ST MARY'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM FOR CHILDRENBAYSIDE, NY | SPONSORSHIP OF SUMMER OLYMPICS | $6,000 | 2017 |
| QUEENS CENTER FOR PROGRESSJAMAICA, NY | CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS | $5,500 | 2021 |
| THE VISCARDI CENTERALBERTSON, NY | GENERAL DONATION | $5,076 | 2018 |
| THE VISCARDI CENTERALBERTSON, NY | CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS | $5,015 | 2019 |
| JCC OF STATEN ISLAND HENRY KAUFMANN CAMPGROUNDSSTATEN ISLAND, NY | CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS | $5,000 | 2023 |
| STATEN ISLAND JCCSTATEN ISLAND, NY | CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS | $5,000 | 2019 |
| SHOREFRONT YBROOKLYN, NY | SUMMER CAMP ASSISTANCE | $5,000 | 2017 |
| THE FELIX ORGANIZATIONMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.LOCUST VALLEY, NY | CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS | $5,000 | 2021 |
| MID-ISLAND Y JCCWHEATLEY HEIGHTS, NY | CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS | $5,000 | 2023 |
| MID-ISLAND JCCPLAINVIEW, NY | CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS | $5,000 | 2020 |
| TIEGERMANGLEN COVE, NY | CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS | $5,000 | 2021 |
| STATEN ISLAND JCCSTATEN ISLAND, NY | SUMMER CAMP ASSISTANCE | $5,000 | 2018 |
| SHOREFRONT YBROOKLYN, NY | SUMMER CAMP ASSISTANCE | $5,000 | 2016 |
| STATEN ISLAND JCCSTATEN ISLAND, NY | CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS | $5,000 | 2021 |
| THE FELIX ORGANIZATIONMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.LOCUST VALLEY, NY | GENERAL DONATION | $5,000 | 2018 |
| 5.00 |
| $0 |
| Carol Gerstman | CO FOUNDER | 1.00 | $0 |
| Cheryl Gerstman | CO FOUNDER | 1.00 | $0 |
| Harvey Gerstman | CO FOUNDER | 1.00 | $0 |
Only shared inboxes and organization phone lines that appear in public filings are shown here. Contact details for named individuals are never published, even though the filing itself is public.
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Aug 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202421979349100502
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Aug 31, 2022
Filing id 202331989349100023
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Aug 31, 2021
Filing id 202221959349100712
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Aug 31, 2020
Filing id 202141969349100309
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Aug 31, 2019
Filing id 202042029349100409
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Aug 31, 2018
Filing id 201921929349100417
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Aug 31, 2017
Filing id 201801939349100610
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Aug 31, 2016
Filing id 201700609349100600
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.