Grants awarded
Who does Gess Foundation fund?
Gess Foundation has awarded $712,000 across 147 grants to 55 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $1,000, with most between $500 and $3,500. Repeat grantees receive a median $1,185 versus $1,000 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$712K
Typical grant
$1K
Grantees
55
Grants
147
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
From the Top INC
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$222K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
30 Mile River Watershed Association
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$95K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | ME | |
Jewish Arts Collaborative INC
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$60K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MA | |
| T Temple Beth Elohim | $55K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
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$38K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | ME | |
La Jolla Music Society
|
$23K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Anti-Defamation League
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$20K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| J Jewish Family Service | $16K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| T The Old Globe | $14K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Maine Public Broadcasting Network | $13K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Jewish Grandparents Network INC
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$10K | 2 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | SC | |
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
West Newton Cinema Foundation INC
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$10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| N North Coast Repertory Theater | $10K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| U Uc San Diego's Department of Music - Camera Lucida Concert | $10K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| W Wbur | $8K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $7K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W Wqxr | $7K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| H House on the Moon | $6K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| Y YMCA of San Diego | $5K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| K Kpbs | $4K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$4K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | ME | |
| W Wgbh | $4K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| M Maine Defamation League | $4K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| O Ohr Shalom Synagogue | $3K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
Bowdoin College
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$3K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | ME | |
Portland Chamber Music Festival
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$3K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | ME | |
| I Icob of Boston | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| M Mt Vernon Fire Department | $2K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$2K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| P Pair Project | $2K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Providence Promise
|
$2K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | RI | |
Planned Parenthood Federation of America INC
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$2K | 2 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
Boston Symphony Orchestra INC
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$2K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | MA | |
| S Snow Pond Center for the Arts | $2K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$1K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | PA | |
| A Amnesty International | $1K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| S Speakeast Stage Company | $1K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| O Oxfam | $1K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| F Friends of Wellesley Library | $1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $1K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| D Doctors Without Borders | $1K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Challenged Athlete Foundation | $750 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| E Ephphatha Community Farm | $500 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
| D Damon Runyan Cancer Research Fund | $401 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Parker Pond Association INC | $330 | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | ME | |
| R Renasissance Youth Center | $300 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Record Co | $250 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Francis Parker School
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$200 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| S San Diego Humane Society | $150 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| G Girls on the Run | $150 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| M Middletown Fire Department | $100 | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
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