The William J J Gordon Family Foundation

New York, NY · EIN 416517207 · Form 990PF · FY2024 · NTEE T20 · Philanthropy & Grantmaking · Small ($100K-$1M)

revenue

$858K

expenses

$168K

net assets

$5.8M

employees

—

profile · synthesized from sources

The William J J Gordon Family Foundation is a private foundation based in New York that makes grants to a variety of nonprofit organizations. Its giving spans sectors including health, education, social services, and the arts. The foundation primarily provides general support and unrestricted grants to charitable partners across the United States.

named programs · 1 · from sources

What they call their work

General Grantmaking Program

Supports a diverse portfolio of nonprofit organizations through unrestricted and purpose-specific grants across the United States

activities · 11 groups

What they do

Hospital and Medical Center Support 1 activity
- Funding charitable events
  
  Supports a charitable event hosted by MaineHealth HCSR through financial sponsorship.
Art Museum Funding and Support 1 activity
- Funding children's museum programming and operations
  
  Makes unrestricted grants to the Jackson Hole Children's Museum for general operations and programming.
Jewish Religious Institution Support 1 activity
- Funding community programs and operations for a Jewish community alliance
  
  Provides unrestricted support to the Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine for community programs and operations.
Environmental Conservation Grantmaking 1 activity
- Funding equine rescue and care operations
  
  Provides unrestricted funding to 13 Hands Equine Rescue Inc for equine care and rescue operations.
Flexible Grants to Grassroots Organizations 1 activity
- Funding global health initiatives
  
  Provides unrestricted funding to Partners In Health to support its global health initiatives.
Refugee and Immigrant Resettlement Services 1 activity
- Funding immigrant legal services and advocacy
  
  Supports the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project with unrestricted grants for legal services and advocacy.
Hockey-Based Fundraising and Community Support 1 activity
- Funding lacrosse and leadership programs for youth in Boston
  
  Funds the Boston program of Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership Corporation, including transportation costs for participants to attend a PLL game; provides discretionary funding to the same organization's Boston location.
Church and Congregation-Based Financial Aid 1 activity
- Funding outreach to individuals experiencing homelessness
  
  Provides unrestricted funding to Mobile Loaves & Fishes Inc for outreach to individuals experiencing homelessness.
Women's Rights and Empowerment Grants 1 activity
- Funding reproductive health services
  
  Provides unrestricted funding to Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region for reproductive health services.
General Operating Support Grants 1 activity
- Funding top charities through grantmaking
  
  Funds The Clear Fund to support top charities through grantmaking.
Pediatric Medical Care and Research Support 1 activity
- Funding translational research in children's environmental health
  
  Funds the Center for Children's Environmental Health at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health for translational research in children's environmental health.

financials · form 990PF · fy2024

revenue

Total revenue$858K

Contributions & grants$00%

Program service revenue——

Investment income$116K14%

Other revenue$729K

expenses

Total expenses$168K

Program expenses—

Admin / overhead—

Fundraising—

Salaries & benefits$19K

Grants paid out$455K

balance sheet

Total assets$5.84M

Cash—

Investments—

Liabilities—

Net assets$5.84M

4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +50.1%

leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1

Name	Title	Hours/wk	Compensation
G David Phelps Hamar	Trustee	5	$19K

board members · 1

Elizabeth Gordon — Trustee

relationships · 11

Who they work with

13 HANDS EQUINE RESCUE INC Partner — Receives unrestricted funding for equine rescue and care operations.
A MAINEHEALTH HCSR Partner — Sponsored for a charitable event.
HARLEM LACROSSE AND LEADERSHIP CORPORATION Partner — Receives funding for its Boston program, including transportation and discretionary use by leadership.
IMMIGRANT LEGAL ADVOCACY PROJECT Partner — Supported with unrestricted grants for immigrant legal services and advocacy work.
JACKSON HOLE CHILDRENS MUSEUM Partner — Receives unrestricted general support for museum operations and programming.
JEWISH COMMUNITY ALLIANCE OF SOUTHERN MAINE Partner — Receives unrestricted support for community programs and operations.
MOBILE LOAVES & FISHES INC Partner — Receives unrestricted funding for outreach to people experiencing homelessness.
PARTNERS IN HEALTH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION Partner — Receives unrestricted funding to support global health initiatives.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE TEXAS CAPITAL REGION INC Partner — Receives unrestricted support for reproductive health services.
THE CLEAR FUND Partner — Funded to support top charities through The Top Charities Fund.
TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW Partner — Funded to support the Center for Children's Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health.