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The Shelby and Frederick Gans Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 26-3209213 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$3.1M
Grants reported
64
Median grant
$25K
Future commitments
None reported

Giving by tax year

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202531$1.7M
202433$1.4M

Where The Shelby and Frederick Gans Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.

RecipientLocationPurposeTax yearAmount
SAN FRANCISCO BALLETSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL USE2025$600K
EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD PROJECTBERKELEY, CAGENERAL USE2025$200K
EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD PROJECTBERKELEY, CAGENERAL USE2024$200K
MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUPBROOKLYN, NYGENERAL USE2024$192.6K
SAN FRANCISCO BALLETSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL USE2024$173.4K
THE ASPEN INSTITUTEWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL USE2024$125K
MEALS ON WHEELS OF SAN FRANCISCOSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL USE2025$100.9K
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE COOPER HEWITT DESIGN MUSEUMNEW YORK, NYGENERAL USE2024$100K
MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUPBROOKLYN, NYGENERAL USE2025$100K
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY BERKELEY FOUNDATIONBERKELEY, CACAL PERFORMANCES2025$75K
SAN FRANCISCO SPCASAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL USE2025$50.5K
UCSF FOUNDATION CARDIOLOGYSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL USE2024$50K
CRYSTAL BRIDGES MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ARTBENTONVILLE, ARGENERAL USE2025$50K
SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL BOARDWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL USE2024$50K
CROWDEN MUSIC CENTERBERKELEY, CAGENERAL USE2025$50K
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY BANCROFT LIBRARYBERKELEY, CATHE ROBERT H. HIRST FUND FOR THE MARK TWAIN PAPERS PROJECT2025$50K
CRYSTAL BRIDGES MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ARTBENTONVILLE, ARGENERAL USE2024$50K
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE COOPER HEWITT DESIGN MUSEUMNEW YORK, NYGENERAL USE2025$50K
CROWDEN MUSIC CENTERBERKELEY, CAGENERAL USE2024$50K
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY BANCROFT LIBRARYBERKELEY, CATOWARDS THE ELAINE TENNANT FUND2024$50K
UC REGENTSBERKELEY, CAGENERAL USE2025$50K
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY BERKELEY FOUNDATIONBERKELEY, CAGENERAL USE2024$40K
UC REGENTSBERKELEY, CAGENERAL USE2024$40K
CONGREGATION EMANU-ELWICHITA, KSGENERAL USE2025$30K
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ARTSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL USE2024$30K

How to apply

This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.

About this data

Figures are aggregated from The Shelby and Frederick Gans Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.

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