Gorski Family Foundation

• The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send a cold application and should look for an introduction before approaching it.
• Its stated mission is to support charitable organisations with a cultural arts, religious, educational or scientific purpose, so those are the areas to check fit against first.
• Most of its grants fall in a typical band of about $5,000 to $77,500, with a median of about $13,500, so a request of that order suits its usual giving, though its largest grant was $120,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
• Across its filings, 88% of grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had already funded, so a first approach from a new organisation is likely to be harder and existing relationships appear to matter a good deal.
• No geographic focus is stated, although most grants went to organisations in Ohio, Florida, Oregon and California, so check your location against that record before approaching it.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Community Foundation for Palm Beach · General operations
  $115,0002025 tax year
• Metroparks Toledo Foundation · General operations
  $110,0002025 tax year
• Clackamas Womens Services · General operations
  $110,0002025 tax year
• Toledo Opera Association · General operations
  $105,0002025 tax year
• Community Foundation Of The Florida · General operations
  $60,0002025 tax year
• Saint Joseph Hospital · General operations
  $50,0002025 tax year
• Maumee Valley Country Day School · General operations
  $45,5002025 tax year
• Canby High School · General operations
  $30,0002025 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.