Gelfand Family Foundation Incorporated
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a diverse range of causes, including education, the arts, health services, and animal welfare. Its mission reflects a commitment to enhancing community well-being through grants that promote education, cultural enrichment, and health initiatives. The foundation funds organizations that address food insecurity, support for the arts, and mental health services, among others. It primarily serves various nonprofit sectors, focusing on both local and broader community needs.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small or mid-sized arts, education, health, or animal-welfare nonprofit (often regional to NJ/NY) requesting modest project or program support in the $500–$5,000 range and able to secure introductions or nominations.
Good Fit
- • Program or one-time project funding needs under about $5,000.
- • Work in arts, museums, education, health, or animal welfare (areas seen in the grant list).
- • Local or regional presence in New York/New Jersey or an existing connection to trustees or nominators.
- • Capacity to explain a concrete exhibition, program, or direct-service use for a small grant.
- • Track record as an independent 501(c)(3) (many distinct charities were funded).
Geography
Grants in the latest year reached four states, but roughly 60% of dollars went to New York and a substantial share to nearby New Jersey, indicating a regional (state-level) focus rather than a national footprint.
Recipient Variety
Observed giving shows many distinct independent recipients (82 distinct grantees in 2022 and 14 distinct grantees in 2023), covering arts, education, health, animal welfare and other causes, which points to a broad recipient set for a micro foundation.
New Applicants
Behaviorally the funder supported many new recipients in the latest year (12 of 14 were new) and funded dozens of distinct organizations the prior year, but filings and profile indicate grants are 'preselected' with no public application path, so direct access for an unfamiliar applicant appears possible but likely depends on nomination or introduction rather than an open application.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
