Gershman Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Saint Louis, MO · EIN 43-1431049 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Gershman Foundation
111grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$320smallest grant
$1.2Mtotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 17 of its 111 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $431K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
60 Brighton Way Apt 3s
Saint Louis, MO 63105-1630
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of St Louis GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $100,000 |
| Doorways GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $50,000 |
| Doorways GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $50,000 |
| Interfaith Residence Dba Doorways GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $50,000 |
| Jewish Federation of St Louis GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $40,000 |
| Jewish Federation of St Louis GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $40,000 |
| John Burroughs School GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $35,000 |
| Central Reform Congregation GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $35,000 |
| John Burroughs School GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $35,000 |
| John Burroughs School GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $30,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $26,000 |
| Washington University GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $26,000 |
| Central Reform Congregation GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| Siteman Cancer Center GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| Central Reform Congregation GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| Siteman Cancer Center GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $25,000 |
| The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $15,000 |
| Cancer Support Community Greater St Louis GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | Des Peres, MO | $15,000 |
| Nine PBS GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $12,500 |
| ACLU of Missouri GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $11,000 |
| ACLU of Missouri GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $11,000 |
| American Heart Association St Louis GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| American Red Cross Greater St Louis Chapter GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Cancer Support Community Greater St Louis GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Creston School GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | Portland, OR | $10,000 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | Glenview, IL | $10,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity St Louis GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Jeffrey Gershman Graduate Student Fund (university of Wisconsin) GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| Make-A-Wish Foundation of Missouri & Kansas GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | Ballwin, MO | $10,000 |
| National Council of Jewish Women St Louis GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood St Louis GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| St Judes Children's Research Hospital GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | Memphis, TN | $10,000 |
| St Louis Public Radio GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| St Louis Symphony Orchestra GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Wesleyan University GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | Middletown, CT | $10,000 |
| Cancer Support Community Greater St Louis GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | Des Peres, MO | $10,000 |
| Make A Wish Foundation of Missouri & Kansas GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | Ballwin, MO | $10,000 |
| St Jude Children's Reseach Hospital GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | Memphis, TN | $10,000 |
| St Louis Symphony Orchestra GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| The University of Wisconsin Foundation for the Jeffrey's Gershman Grad GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | Madison, WI | $10,000 |
| American Cancer Society GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| American Heart Association GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | Dallas, TX | $10,000 |
| American Red Cross - Greater St Louis Chapter GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Evans Scholars Foundation GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | Glenview, IL | $10,000 |
| Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Make A Wish Foundation of Missouri & Kansas GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | Ballwin, MO | $10,000 |
| Missouri History Museum GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| National Council of Jewish Women Incorporated GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| St Jude Childrens Hospital GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| St Louis Public Radio GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| St Louis Symphony Orchestra GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $10,000 |
| Focus St Louis GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Forest Park Forever GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Habitat for Neighborhood Business GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Humane Society of Missouri GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
| Saint Louis Art Museum GENERAL FUNDING FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES | St Louis, MO | $5,000 |
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