Ganz Family Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 85-6773786 · since 2024·New Jersey, New York·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$1.2M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

A small fraction of the prior year ($13.8M in 2023 tax year).

$1,000 to $175k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$4,300

Typical grant (median)

34 grants in the latest filing

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so an organisation that has not been invited to apply should not send it a cold proposal.
Its recorded grants overwhelmingly support further Jewish education, and the filing describes its grant purpose that way, so the work should clearly fit that theme.
Most of its grants are small: about 8 in 10 of its 123 grants fall between $1,000 and $175,000, and the median is about $10,500, so a modest request matches its usual pattern, although its largest grant was about $4,100,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
In the latest filing, 57% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in the filing before, so an existing relationship matters more than a new pitch.
Its filings show most grants in New York and New Jersey, but no geographic focus is stated, so treat that as a pattern rather than a rule.

Overview

Ganz Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Brooklyn, NY.

What they fund

Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The foundation's recorded grants overwhelmingly support further Jewish education. Its recipients include congregations, yeshivas and Hebrew day-school organisations, showing support across religious congregations and educational bodies. Its recorded giving is concentrated in New York and New Jersey, with New York receiving the largest share of the grant dollars. The filing describes the grant purpose as further Jewish education and records contributions to preselected charitable organisations rather than an open unsolicited application route.

Themes

From its grants, not stated by the foundation:

Jewish education

Geographic Focus

No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York and New Jersey.

How to apply

The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 57% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 123 grants to organisations were about $10,500 or less.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2024.

Grant dollars by state

New York76%

New Jersey23%

Colorado<1%

Illinois<1%

Florida<1%

Pennsylvania<1%

2 other states: <1%

The largest single recipient received 27% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 57% of grant dollars went to organisations Ganz Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
8% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

34 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $4,300

How much do they typically give?

Share of 34 grants in tax year 2024 by size

Under $1k32%

$1k–$2.5k9%

$2.5k–$5k9%

$5k–$10k21%

$10k–$25k9%

$25k–$50k3%

$50k–$100k6%

$100k–$250k9%

$250k–$500k0%

$500k–$1M3%

Median $4,300 (tax year 2024)

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

Ner L'Horeinu · Further jewish education
$500,0002024 tax year
Beth Medrash Gevoah · Further jewish education
$160,0002024 tax year
Efrats Legacy Foundation · Further jewish education
$120,0002024 tax year
Chasdei Moshe · Further jewish education
$100,2002024 tax year
Amudim · Further jewish education
$75,0002024 tax year
Congregation Ginzei Yosef · Further jewish education
$58,5002024 tax year
Friends of United Hatzalah · Further jewish education
$36,0002024 tax year
Congregation Kehal Torath Chaim · Further jewish education
$18,0002024 tax year

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

Officers and directors

Martin Ganz — Trustee
Danielle Ganz — Trustee

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

2 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2023 tax year	$13,801,551	$13,800,857	$3,865,679	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$1,167,761	$1,150,624	$4,097,830	Filing for 2024 tax year

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.

Sources

Registers and filings

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