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12 funders with a record of paying for “gerson”
Where the money went
Largest: $31,000 to JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER KC — peter gerson educational scholarship fund
Largest: $100,000 to THE GERSON & HELENE FINKELSTEIN BURN PATIENT FOUNDATION — to carry out charitable activities
Largest: $1.8M to Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit — to establish the byron and dorothy gerson centennial innovation fund
Jewish Federation of ClevelandCleveland, OHCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $280,550 · through 2023Largest: $219,150 to METROHEALTH FOUNDATION INC — general support, gerson resource center endowment fund
Largest: $2,500 to SOPHIE GERSON HEALTH YOUTH — general operating purposes
Sierra ClubOakland, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $19,500 · through 2024Largest: $12,000 to SOPHIE GERSON HEALTHY YOUTH — environmental protection
Largest: $25,000 to FILM INDEPENDENT INC — david henry gerson's film project: 'the story won't die'
Largest: $30,000 to Gerson Bladimir Galdamez - Southern CA U of Leonar — 74794 health policy research scholars cohort two -
The Charles FoundationPompano Beach, FL
2 matching grants · $2,000 · through 2025Largest: $1,000 to SOPHIE GERSON HEALTHY YOUTH — to promote active lifestyles and the physical fitness of young people and to foster the values of good sportsmanship
Foundation for SmfmWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $60,000 · through 2023Largest: $60,000 to THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA — kristin gerson, md, phd, year 3 aaogf
Entertainment Industry FoundationLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $15,000 · through 2023Largest: $15,000 to SOPHIE GERSON HEALTHY YOUTH — general program
B-W Supporting FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $25,000 · through 2021Largest: $25,000 to JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF SAN FRANCISCO — gerson and barbara baker phil fund and alfred and diane wilsey phil fund
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →