Funding search · EIN 461309241 · Berkeley, CA
Gordon Rausser Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 41
- grants reported
- $1.4M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- A To Z Foundation2 grants · $652,779
- Uc Berkeley Foundation1 grant · $383,000
- A2z Exploration1 grant · $257,628
- Central European University1 grant · $20,000
- Cato Insitute1 grant · $20,000
- Next Play Education1 grant · $10,000
- St Jude Children'S Research Hospita2 grants · $8,453
- St Jude Childrens Hospital2 grants · $7,000
- Kqed4 grants · $5,255
- Oxford University1 grant · $5,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 41 reported grants, largest first.
- $402,779
A To Z Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2025
Scholarship fund
- $383,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General support
- $257,628
A2z Exploration · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Bert hsu academy
- $250,000
A To Z Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Scholarship fund
- $20,000
Cato Insitute · Washington, DC · 2023
General program support
- $20,000
Central European University · New York, NY · 2023
General program support
- $10,000
Next Play Education · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General program support
- $7,453
St Jude Children'S Research Hospita · Memphis, TN · 2023
General program support
- $5,000
Oxford University · New York, NY · 2024
General program support
- $5,000
St Jude Childrens Hospital · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General program support
- $5,000
Fulbright Association · Washington, DC · 2023
General program support
- $2,500
Uc Berkley · Berkeley, CA · 2025
General program support
- $2,000
Hoover Institute Stanford · Stanford, CA · 2025
General program support
- $2,000
Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General program support
- $2,000
St Jude Childrens Hospital · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General program support
- $2,000
Fresno State University · Fresno, CA · 2023
Animal science development fund
- $2,000
Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General program support
- $2,000
Wounded Warrior Project · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
General program support
- $1,000
Shriners Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2025
General program support
- $1,000
Wounded Worriors · Jacksonville, FL · 2025
General program support
- $1,000
Alpha Gamma Rho Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024
General program support
- $1,000
Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General program support
- $1,000
Wounded Worriors · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
General program support
- $1,000
Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General program support
- $1,000
Alpha Gamma Rho Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2023
General program support
- $1,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
General program support
- $1,000
Shriners Hospitals for Children · Tampa, FL · 2023
General program support
- $1,000
Wolf Creek Community Alliance · Grass Valley, CA · 2023
General program support
- $1,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospita · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General program support
- $500
Sustainable Conservation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General program support
- $500
American Cancer Society · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
General program support
- $500
Srjc Foundation · Santa Rosa, CA · 2023
Edwards animal science
- $500
Sierra Club · Oakland, CA · 2022
General program support
- $500
Sustainable Conservation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General program support
- $255
Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General program support
- $250
Berkeley Police Association · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General program support
- $250
Cal Performances · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General program support
- $200
Berkeley Police Association · Berkeley, CA · 2025
General program support
- $200
UCLA Health · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General program support
- $100
Project Hope Foundation · Greenville, SC · 2022
General program support
- $50
National Assoc of Chiefs of Police · Titusville, FL · 2022
General program support
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