Grants awarded
Who does Gershman Charitable Trust fund?
Gershman Charitable Trust has awarded $2.1 million across 208 grants to 113 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $5,000, with most between $2,000 and $10,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $5,000 versus $4,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$2.1M
Typical grant
$5K
Grantees
113
Grants
208
Years
2020–2024
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Support |
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Jewish Federation of St Louis
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$418K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| D Doorways | $170K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$110K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| C Central Reform Congregation | $85K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
Washington University
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$76K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MO | |
| E Evans Scholars Foundation | $75K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Siteman Cancer Center | $75K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital | $65K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $52K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The University of Wisconsin Foundation for the Jeffrey's Gershman Grad | $45K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| S St Jude Childrens Hospital | $40K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri
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$37K | 3 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
Planned Parenthood
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$35K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | TX | |
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$35K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
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$32K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
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$30K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| B Barnes Jewish Hospital Foundation | $27K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| H Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry | $25K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $25K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Wesleyan University
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$22K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CT | |
| A ACLU of Missouri | $22K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A American Cancer Society | $20K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| C Cancer Support Group | $20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
American Heart Association INC
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$20K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | TX | |
Focus St Louis
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$20K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
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Planned Parenthood Great Rivers-Missouri
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$20K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| K Kornblum Jewish Food Panty | $20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$20K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MD | |
| N National Council of Jewish Women | $18K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| S St Louis Art Museum | $17K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C College Bound | $15K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| N National Council of Jewish Women Incorporated | $14K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Jazz St Louis
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$14K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| I Individual recipient | $12K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
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$12K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
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$10K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
University of Wisconsin Foundation
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$10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | WI | |
| N National Council of Jewish Women St Louis | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A American Red Cross Greater St Louis Chapter | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| J Jeffrey Gershman Graduate Student Fund (university of Wisconsin) | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Missouri History Museum | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S St Louis Regional Public Media INC (dba Nine Pbs) | $10K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S St Judes Children's Research Hospital | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Louis Art Museum Foundation | $10K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MO | |
| A American Red Cross - Greater St Louis Chapter | $10K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S St Jude Children's Reseach Hospital | $10K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A American Heart Association St Louis | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| C Community Transition Program | $10K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T The Backstoppers INC | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Habitat for Humanity - St Louis
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MO | |
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| C Creston School | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$8K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| T The Muny | $8K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H Habitat for Humanity | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| T The J - Stl | $5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Saint Louis Art Museum | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
American Lung Association
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | IL | |
| J Jewish Community Center | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Humane Society of Missouri
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$5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| N Nine Network | $5K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| F Friends of Kids with Cancer | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| E East Carolina University Chancellor Fund | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $5K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
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$5K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | MO | |
St Louis Arc INC
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$5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MO | |
| A Als Association Kentucky Chapter | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| F Friends of Berrien Co Animal Control | $5K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $4K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Cornerstone Center for Early Learning | $4K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S St Louis Community Foundation | $4K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
United Way of Greater St Louis INC
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$4K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MO | |
| I International Institute of St Louis | $4K | 2 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Alliance Francaise De St Louis | $3K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Parkinsons Foundation | $3K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$3K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MO | |
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$2K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MO | |
| F Friends of Berrien County Animal Services | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A Alliance Francaise De Stl | $2K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| M Meredith Berkowitz Irr Special Needs Trust | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Parkinsons Foundation INC
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$2K | 2 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | FL | |
| R Roast and Toast Foundation INC | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NJ | |
| D Dare to Care Food Bank | $2K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T The Scholarship Foundation | $2K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| F Friends of St Louis University Liver Center | $2K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
The Little Bit Foundation
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$1K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MO | |
Pedal the Cause
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$1K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MO | |
| S St Louis Women of Achievement | $1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$1K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | MO | |
| F Friends of Slu Liver Center | $1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| F Friends of the Saint Louis University Liver Center | $1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S Slu Liver Center | $1K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W William Greenleaf Eliot Society (washington University in St Louis) | $1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Eliot Society | $1K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | $875 | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| W Wings of Hope INC | $655 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Safe Connections
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$535 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | MO | |
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$500 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | MI |
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