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Who does Kelson Foundation fund?

Kelson Foundation has awarded $34 million across 552 grants to 213 organizations between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $25,000, with most between $10,000 and $50,000.

Total awarded
$34.3M
Typical grant
$25K
Grantees
213
Grants
552
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.

100 of 213 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
M Middlebury College $3.4M62020–20242024— —
A Amalgamated Charitable Foundation INC $1.5M22023–20242024DC
New Venture Fund $1.4M52021–20242024DC
L Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area $850K32021–20232023— —
A Amalgamated Foundation $750K120202020— —
Youth Employment Partnership INC $725K52020–20242024CA
Neo Philanthropy INC $725K72020–20242024NY
Rhode Island School of Design $680K52020–20232023RI
Transportation Alternatives INC $650K42020–20242024NY
East Bay Community Law Center $600K42020–20222022CA
Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship $590K52020–20242024CA
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence $550K22023–20242024DC
The Nature Conservancy $510K32020–20222022VA
Protect Democracy Project $500K120242024DC
Representwomen INC $500K22023–20242024MD
T The George Washington University $500K120242024VA
Center for Furniture Craftsmanship $475K52020–20242024ME
Ufw Foundation $450K42020–20232023CA
T The Crucible $450K52020–20242024— —
I Ideoorg $450K52020–20242024CA —
Make the Road New York $450K52020–20242024NY
C Community Initiatives $420K82020–20242024— —
Reading Partners $355K42020–20242024CA
National Interscholastic Cycling Association $352K112020–20232023NC
Rutgers University Foundation $350K220242024NJ
Homeless Prenatal Program INC $320K32020–20222022CA
U University Settlement Society of New York $310K32020–20222022— —
V Vote Run Lead $300K120242024— —
Native American Health Center INC $300K32020–20222022CA
Vote Mama Foundation INC $300K120242024NY
The Alameda County Community Food Bank INC $300K32020–20222022CA
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund INC $300K32021–20232023NY
North Bay Organizing Project $250K22020–20212021CA
Cornell University $250K120242024NY
President and Fellows of Harvard College $250K120242024MA
Anti-Defamation League $250K120232023NY
G Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence $210K52020–20242024— —
T The Exploratorium $210K52020–20242024— —
A American Civil Liberties Union Foundation INC $200K22022–20232023— —
Centro Legal De La Raza INC $200K32020–20222022CA
Educators for Excellence INC $200K120242024NY
Youth Radio $200K22021–20222022CA
S Southern Poverty Law Center INC $200K32020–20222022AL
Panorama Global $200K120242024WA
U University of Washington $200K120242024WA
Public Counsel $200K120242024CA
Education Trust INC $200K120242024DC
Texas Organizing Project Education Fund $200K120232023TX
Learning Policy Institute $200K120242024CA
Truckee Dirt Union $200K120232023CA
Teach Plus Incorporated $200K120242024MA
Center for Democracy and Technology $198K42020–20232023DC
C City and County of San Francisco Public Defenders Office $190K22021–20222022— —
W World Bicycle Relief $190K52020–20242024— —
Prx Incorporated $185K52020–20242024MA
Tahoe Food Hub $185K52020–20232023CA
Outdoor Afro $180K52020–20242024CA
Hamilton Families $176K52020–20242024CA
Borealis Philanthropy $175K52020–20222022MN
E Eames Institute $175K42020–20232023— —
Way to Rise $162K220232023DC
Healthright 360 $155K52020–20242024CA
Center for Civic Design INC $150K22022–20232023MD
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco $150K22020–20232023CA
Girls Garage $150K32022–20242024CA
San Francisco Food Bank $150K32021–20232023CA
R Running Start $150K120242024— —
California Trails Foundation $150K22023–20242024CA
St Marys Center INC $150K32020–20222022NY
C Chinese Progressive Association $125K52020–20222022— —
Highlander Research & Education Center INC $125K52020–20222022TN
Canal Alliance $125K32020–20222022CA
State Voices $125K52020–20222022DC
Civicorps $125K22020–20212021CA
C Collective Impact $125K32020–20222022— —
Kqed INC $125K32020–20222022CA
O Oficina Legal Del Pueblo Unido INC DBA Texas Civil Rights Project $125K32021–20232023— —
826 Valencia $125K32020–20222022CA
Transgender Law Center $125K52020–20222022CA
The Praxis Project INC $125K52020–20222022CA
Illuminate the Arts $120K52020–20232023CA
D Democracy Works $106K120232023— —
W Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council $105K32020–20222022— —
Mission Asset Fund $101K22020–20212021CA
Bvm Capacity Building Institute INC $100K42021–20222022GA
Byp100 Education Fund $100K42021–20222022IL
Common Counsel Foundation $100K42021–20222022CA
Foodcorps INC $100K120222022OR
Samaritan Neighborhood Center $100K120232023CA
Tides Center $100K120232023CA
A American National Red Cross $100K32021–20232023— —
San Francisco Public Health Foundation $100K22021–20222022CA
Minnesota Street Project Foundation $100K42020–20232023CA
Givethx INC $100K120242024CA
A Airbnb Org INC $100K120212021— —
Asian American Federation INC $95K32020–20222022NY
San Francisco Free Clinic $90K32020–20222022CA
Legal Services for Children INC $90K22020–20212021CA
B Be Good Foundation INC $89K42021–20242024— —
Soma West Community Benefit District $80K42021–20242024CA

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