Grants awarded
Who does Kelson Foundation fund?
Kelson Foundation has awarded $34 million across 552 grants to 213 grantees 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.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| M Middlebury College | $3.4M | 6 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Amalgamated Charitable Foundation INC | $1.5M | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
New Venture Fund
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$1.4M | 5 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| L Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area | $850K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Amalgamated Foundation | $750K | 1 | 2020 | 2020 | — | — |
Youth Employment Partnership INC
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$725K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Neo Philanthropy INC
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$725K | 7 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Rhode Island School of Design
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$680K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | RI | |
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$650K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
East Bay Community Law Center
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$600K | 4 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
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$590K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
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$550K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
The Nature Conservancy
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$510K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | VA | |
Protect Democracy Project
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$500K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | DC | |
Representwomen INC
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$500K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MD | |
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$500K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | VA | |
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$475K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | ME | |
Ufw Foundation
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$450K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| T The Crucible | $450K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| I Ideoorg | $450K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | — |
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$450K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| C Community Initiatives | $420K | 8 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Reading Partners
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$355K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
National Interscholastic Cycling Association
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$352K | 11 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NC | |
Rutgers University Foundation
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$350K | 2 | 2024 | 2024 | NJ | |
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$320K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| U University Settlement Society of New York | $310K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $300K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$300K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
Vote Mama Foundation INC
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$300K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
The Alameda County Community Food Bank INC
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$300K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund INC
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$300K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | NY | |
North Bay Organizing Project
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$250K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
Cornell University
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$250K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
President and Fellows of Harvard College
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$250K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MA | |
Anti-Defamation League
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$250K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | NY | |
| G Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence | $210K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Exploratorium | $210K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A American Civil Liberties Union Foundation INC | $200K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$200K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
Educators for Excellence INC
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$200K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NY | |
Youth Radio
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$200K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| S Southern Poverty Law Center INC | $200K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | AL | |
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$200K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | WA | |
| U University of Washington | $200K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | WA | |
Public Counsel
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$200K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Education Trust INC
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$200K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | DC | |
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$200K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | TX | |
Learning Policy Institute
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$200K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$200K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Teach Plus Incorporated
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$200K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | MA | |
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$198K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | DC | |
| C City and County of San Francisco Public Defenders Office | $190K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| W World Bicycle Relief | $190K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Prx Incorporated
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$185K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
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$185K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Outdoor Afro
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$180K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$176K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$175K | 5 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | MN | |
| E Eames Institute | $175K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W Way to Rise | $162K | 2 | 2023 | 2023 | DC | |
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$155K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
Center for Civic Design INC
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$150K | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | MD | |
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
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$150K | 2 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Girls Garage
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$150K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
San Francisco Food Bank
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$150K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $150K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
California Trails Foundation
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$150K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$150K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
| C Chinese Progressive Association | $125K | 5 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Highlander Research & Education Center INC
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$125K | 5 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | TN | |
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$125K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
State Voices
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$125K | 5 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | DC | |
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$125K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $125K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Kqed INC
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$125K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
| O Oficina Legal Del Pueblo Unido INC DBA Texas Civil Rights Project | $125K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
826 Valencia
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$125K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
Transgender Law Center
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$125K | 5 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
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$125K | 5 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
Illuminate the Arts
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$120K | 5 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $106K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| W Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council | $105K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | — | — |
Mission Asset Fund
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$101K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
Bvm Capacity Building Institute INC
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$100K | 4 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | GA | |
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$100K | 4 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | IL | |
Common Counsel Foundation
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$100K | 4 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
Foodcorps INC
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$100K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | OR | |
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$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Tides Center
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$100K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | CA | |
| A American National Red Cross | $100K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$100K | 2 | 2021–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
Minnesota Street Project Foundation
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$100K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CA | |
Givethx INC
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$100K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| A Airbnb Org INC | $100K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Asian American Federation INC
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$95K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | NY | |
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$90K | 3 | 2020–2022 | 2022 | CA | |
Legal Services for Children INC
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$90K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | CA | |
| B Be Good Foundation INC | $89K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
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$80K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA |
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