Funding search · EIN 043539095 · Wellesley, MA

The Gess Foundation

Name: The Gess Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

76
grants reported: $396,056
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $1,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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From the Top2 grants · $122,500
30 Mile River Watershed Association3 grants · $65,000
Jewish Arts Collaborative1 grant · $30,000
Illustration Institute3 grants · $22,660
Temple Beth Elohim3 grants · $17,900
La Jolla Music Society2 grants · $16,000
Anti-Defamation League3 grants · $13,500
Jewish Grandparents Network1 grant · $10,000
West Newton Cinema Foundation1 grant · $10,000
North Coast Repertory Theater1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$86,565

2022

$126,861

2023

$182,630

2024

Grant history

All 76 reported grants, largest first.

$62,000
From the Top · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$60,500
From the Top · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$30,000
Jewish Arts Collaborative · Newton, MA · 2022
General support
$25,000
30 Mile River Watershed Association · Mt Vernon, ME · 2024
General support
$25,000
30 Mile River Watershed Association · Mt Vernon, ME · 2023
General support
$15,000
30 Mile River Watershed Association · Mt Vernon, ME · 2022
General support
$13,000
La Jolla Music Society · La Jolla, CA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Jewish Grandparents Network · Stevenson, MD · 2024
General support
$10,000
North Coast Repertory Theater · Solana Beach, CA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Vanguard Culture · San Diego, CA · 2024
General support
$10,000
West Newton Cinema Foundation · West Newton, MA · 2024
General support
$8,600
Temple Beth Elohim · Wellesley, MA · 2024
General support
$7,660
Illustration Institute · Portland, ME · 2023
General support
$7,500
Illustration Institute · Portland, ME · 2024
General support
$7,500
Illustration Institute · Portland, ME · 2022
General support
$6,000
Temple Beth Elohim · Wellesley, MA · 2022
General support
$5,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$5,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$3,500
Maine Defamation League · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$3,500
Maine Public Broadcasting Network · Lewiston, ME · 2023
General support
$3,500
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$3,500
Maine Public Broadcasting Network · Lewiston, ME · 2022
General support
$3,300
Temple Beth Elohim · Wellesley, MA · 2023
General support
$3,000
The Old Globe · San Diego, CA · 2024
General support
$3,000
La Jolla Music Society · La Jolla, CA · 2022
General support
$2,500
Hebrew Senior Life · Roslindale, MA · 2024
General support
$2,500
House On the Moon · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$2,500
Icob of Boston · Gaithersburg, MD · 2023
General support
$2,500
The Old Globe · San Diego, CA · 2023
General support
$2,500
Boston Jewish Film Festival · Newton, MA · 2022
General support
$2,000
Wbur · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$2,000
Hebrew Senior Life · Roslindale, MA · 2023
General support
$2,000
La Jolla Playhouse · La Jolla, CA · 2023
General support
$2,000
La Jolla Playhouse · La Jolla, CA · 2022
General support
$2,000
The Old Globe · San Diego, CA · 2022
General support
$1,550
Mt Vernon Fire Department · Mount Vernon, ME · 2024
General support
$1,500
Wqxr · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1,500
Wbur · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$1,500
Wqxr · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$1,500
Wbur · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
$1,500
Wqxr · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$1,360
Ohr Shalom Synagogue · San Diego, CA · 2022
General support
$1,000
Friends of Wellesley Library · Wellesley, MA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Kpbs · San Diego, CA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Neighbors Driving Neighbors · Mt Vernon, ME · 2024
General support
$1,000
Portland Chamber Music Festival · Portland, ME · 2024
General support
$1,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME · 2023
General support
$1,000
House On the Moon · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$1,000
Kpbs · San Diego, CA · 2023
General support
$1,000
Neighbors Driving Neighbors · Mt Vernon, ME · 2023
General support
$1,000
Portland Chamber Music Festival · Portland, ME · 2023
General support
$1,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$1,000
Hebrew Senior Life · Roslindale, MA · 2022
General support
$1,000
Kpbs · San Diego, CA · 2022
General support
$1,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
$1,000
Wgbh · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
$750
Challenged Athlete Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024
General support
$700
House On the Moon · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$525
Portland Chamber Music Festival · Portland, ME · 2022
General support
$500
National Center for Jewish Film · Waltham, MA · 2024
General support
$500
National Center for Jewish Film · Waltham, MA · 2023
General support
$500
Providence Promise · Providence, RI · 2023
General support
$500
Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME · 2022
General support
$500
Neighbors Driving Neighbors · Mt Vernon, ME · 2022
General support
$500
Snow Pond Center for the Arts · Sidney, ME · 2022
General support
$401
Damon Runyan Cancer Research Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$350
Mt Vernon Fire Department · Mount Vernon, ME · 2023
General support
$300
Renasissance Youth Center · Bronx, NY · 2023
General support
$300
Providence Promise · Providence, RI · 2022
General support
$250
The Record Co · Boston, MA · 2023
General support
$200
Francis Parker School · Devens, MA · 2024
General support
$150
Girls On the Run · Charlotte, NC · 2022
General support
$100
Parker Pond Association · Vienna, ME · 2023
General support
$30
Parker Pond Association · Vienna, ME · 2024
General support
$30
Parker Pond Association · Vienna, ME · 2022
General support

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