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Gess Foundation

Wellesley, MA  ·  EIN 043539095  ·  Website ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$3.0M

Total Giving

$530K

Grants on File

121

Average Grant

$4K

Giving Radius

Where Gess Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — no grants on file AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $70K across 24 grants CO — no grants on file CT — no grants on file DC — no grants on file 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 — no grants on file IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — $302K across 37 grants MD — $3K across 2 grants ME — $124K across 33 grants MI — no grants on file MN — no grants on file MO — no grants on file MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — $150 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 — $28K across 17 grants OH — no grants on file OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — $1K across 2 grants RI — $2K across 5 grants SC — no grants on file 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 — no grants on file WA — no grants on file WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 48 recipients across 8 states. Top concentrations: BOSTON ($178K, 19 grants), MT VERNON ($73K, 8 grants), NEWTON ($70K, 5 grants), WELLESLEY ($46K, 4 grants), SAN DIEGO ($40K, 17 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Maine Public Broadcasting Network $1K 2020
Speakeast Stage Company $1K 2020
From the Top $40K 2020
La Jolla Music Society $3K 2020
Parker Pond Association $70 2020
San Diego Youth Symphony $2K 2020
Anti-Defamation League $4K 2020
Bowdoin College $500 2020
Illustration Institute $8K 2020
Kpbs $500 2020
Neighbors Driving Neighbors $1K 2020
Oxfam $500 2020
Project 440 $700 2020
Providence Promise $500 2020
30 Mile River Watershed Association $15K 2020
Amnesty International $500 2020
Boston Jewish Film Festival $4K 2020
Boston Symphony Orchestra $500 2020
Hebrew Senior Life $500 2020
House on the Moon $2K 2020
Jewish Arts Collaborative $30K 2020
Jewish Family Service $16K 2020
Mt Vernon Fire Department $250 2020
National Center for Jewish Film $700 2020
Temple Beth Elohim $33K 2020

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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 $3.0M $188K $331K $141K
2022 $2.8M $188K $96K $98K
2021 $2.8M $195K $407K $151K
2020 $2.6M $148K $304K $197K
2019 $2.5M $148K $388K $162K
2015 $1.8M $144K $96K $179K
2014 $1.8M $142K $188K $132K
2013 $1.8M $125K $209K $140K
2012 $1.8M $116K $175K $127K
2011 $1.7M $117K $49K $137K

Section VII

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