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Grants awarded

Who does Gess Foundation fund?

Gess Foundation has awarded $712,000 across 147 grants to 55 organizations 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.

55 of 55 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
From the Top INC $222K42020–20242024MA
30 Mile River Watershed Association $95K52020–20242024ME
Jewish Arts Collaborative INC $60K22020–20222022MA
T Temple Beth Elohim $55K52020–20242024MA
Illustration Institute $38K52020–20242024ME
La Jolla Music Society $23K42020–20242024CA
Anti-Defamation League $20K52020–20242024NY
J Jewish Family Service $16K120202020
T The Old Globe $14K52020–20242024
M Maine Public Broadcasting Network $13K42020–20232023
Jewish Grandparents Network INC $10K22021–20242024SC
Vanguard Culture $10K120242024CA
West Newton Cinema Foundation INC $10K120242024MA
N North Coast Repertory Theater $10K120242024
L La Jolla Playhouse $10K32021–20232023
B Boston Jewish Film Festival $10K32020–20222022
U Uc San Diego's Department of Music - Camera Lucida Concert $10K120212021
W Wbur $8K52020–20242024
H Hebrew Senior Life $7K52020–20242024
W Wqxr $7K52020–20242024
H House on the Moon $6K52020–20242024
Y YMCA of San Diego $5K22020–20212021
K Kpbs $4K52020–20242024
Neighbors Driving Neighbors $4K52020–20242024ME
W Wgbh $4K42021–20242024
M Maine Defamation League $4K120242024
O Ohr Shalom Synagogue $3K32020–20222022CA
Bowdoin College $3K42020–20232023ME
Portland Chamber Music Festival $3K32022–20242024ME
I Icob of Boston $2K120232023
M Mt Vernon Fire Department $2K42020–20242024
National Center for Jewish Film INC $2K42020–20242024MA
P Pair Project $2K22020–20212021
S San Diego Youth Symphony $2K22020–20212021
Providence Promise $2K42020–20232023RI
Planned Parenthood Federation of America INC $2K22020–20222022NY
Boston Symphony Orchestra INC $2K22020–20212021MA
S Snow Pond Center for the Arts $2K32020–20222022
Project 440 INC $1K22020–20212021PA
A Amnesty International $1K22020–20212021
S Speakeast Stage Company $1K120202020
O Oxfam $1K22020–20212021
F Friends of Wellesley Library $1K120242024
N New England Conservatory $1K120212021
D Doctors Without Borders $1K120212021
C Challenged Athlete Foundation $750120242024
E Ephphatha Community Farm $500120202020
D Damon Runyan Cancer Research Fund $401120232023
P Parker Pond Association INC $33052020–20242024ME
R Renasissance Youth Center $300120232023
T The Record Co $250120232023
Francis Parker School $200120242024CA
S San Diego Humane Society $150120212021
G Girls on the Run $150120222022
M Middletown Fire Department $100120202020

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