The Gordon Foundation Incorporated
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of charitable causes. Its mission encompasses environmental protection, community service, educational support, and health initiatives. The foundation funds organizations that provide food to the needy, offer scholarships for families in need, and promote programs for community engagement, particularly in Newark. Additionally, it supports Jewish organizations and initiatives aimed at integrating spiritual practices. The foundation has a history of making grants to diverse recipients, reflecting its commitment to addressing both local and broader societal challenges.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small or local charities seeking modest, one-time grants for programmatic work in areas like food assistance, environmental conservation, community services, scholarships, or faith-based programming.
Good Fit
- • Asking for a modest grant (hundreds to a few thousand dollars).
- • Clear program alignment with past purposes (food banks, environmental groups, community services, scholarships, or Jewish organizations).
- • Ability to accept a mailed application and build a personal connection or local relationship with the trustees.
- • A New Jersey presence or a demonstrable tie to the foundation’s region or trustees.
Geography
Observed grants in the active year were spread across four states (NY, NJ, CA, VA), so giving is multi-state rather than strictly local, though the foundation is based in New Jersey.
Recipient Variety
In 2021 the foundation funded eight distinct recipients with a variety of missions (environment, food assistance, community services, scholarships, faith-based work), although one large grant accounted for about two-thirds of that year’s dollars.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of multi-year turnover is limited because grants appear only in the 2021 filing and none in 2022; however, the 2021 pattern shows multiple independent grantees and the filings list a mailing contact and rolling submission route, so new applicants appear plausible though not guaranteed.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
