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Private Foundation · CA

Gaia Fund

San Francisco, CA  ·  EIN 943215541  ·  Website ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$42.8M

Total Giving

$8.3M

Grants on File

342

Average Grant

$24K

Giving Radius

Where Gaia Fund Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — $100K across 2 grants CA — $4.1M across 217 grants CO — $7K across 2 grants CT — no grants on file DC — $1.1M across 19 grants DE — no grants on file FL — no grants on file GA — no grants on file HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — $200K across 2 grants IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — $1.6M across 17 grants MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — no grants on file MN — $2K across 1 grant MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — $25K across 1 grant ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — no grants on file NM — no grants on file NV — no grants on file NY — $563K across 33 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — $7K across 2 grants PA — $100K across 4 grants RI — no grants on file SC — $181K across 35 grants SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — no grants on file UT — no grants on file VA — no grants on file VT — $130K across 3 grants WA — no grants on file WI — $125K across 4 grants WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 117 recipients across 14 states. Top concentrations: San Francisco ($2.4M, 92 grants), Concord ($1.2M, 5 grants), Washington ($1.1M, 19 grants), New York ($533K, 32 grants), Berkeley ($435K, 14 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

See Statement 15

On Unsolicited Proposals yes

Restrictions

See Statement 15

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Food Runners $2K 2020
Earth Justice Legal Defense Fund $5K 2020
Ecological Farming Association $2K 2020
Golden Gate National Parks Conserva $2K 2020
Valley of the Moon Natural History $2K 2020
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts $2K 2020
Wild Farm Alliance $2K 2020
New Israel Fund $25K 2020
Sierra Club Foundation $5K 2020
Community Alliance With Family Farm $50K 2020
Sonoma League for Historic Preserva $2K 2020
Sonoma Valley Museum of Art $2K 2020
Congregation Emanu-El $200K 2020
Contemporary Jewish Museum $50K 2020
Organic Farming Research Fdn $5K 2020
Sonoma Land Trust $2K 2020
Congregation Emanu-El $10K 2020
Jewish Community Center of SF $25K 2020
Jewish Community Federation $50K 2020
Marin Agricultural Land Trust $2K 2020
Friends Fdn of SF Public Library $2K 2020
Sonoma Ecology Center $2K 2020
Sebastiani Theatre Foundation $2K 2020
Sonoma Community Center $2K 2020
Organic Consumers Association $2K 2020

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Section V

Board of Directors

  • Christine H Russell Dir/Pres
  • Mark L Schlesinger Dir/CFO/Sec
  • Christine H Russell Dir/Pres
  • Mark L Schlesinger Dir/CFO/Sec
  • Christine H Russell Dir/Pres
  • Mark L Schlesinger Dir/CFO/Sec
  • Christine H Russell Dir/Pres
  • Mark L Schlesinger Dir/CFO/Sec

Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $41.3M $2.0M $1.5M $1.7M
2022 $39.9M $2.1M $279K $2.2M
2021 $44.3M $2.1M $1.9M $3.2M
2020 $42.7M $1.9M $838K $2.2M
2019 $43.0M $1.8M $7.4M $2.8M
2015 $40.8M $2.2M $-19,794 $2.0M
2014 $46.1M $2.2M $1.9M $1.7M
2013 $45.2M $1.0M $34.9M $812K
2012 $14.1M $680K $2.5M $916K
2011 $13.2M $696K $668K $660K

Section VII

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