Grant funders

Kelson Foundation

Private foundation, California

United States
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Given in 2024 $8.2m
Typical grant $50k Middle half $10k to $200k
New grantees in 2024 35% first grant from this funder

Giving by year

35% of 2024 grantees were new to this funder

Amount and number of grants we hold records for in each year, which can be less than everything the funder gave. The current year is incomplete.

Where it gives

California 160 grants · typical $25k
New York 29 grants · typical $100k
District of Columbia 19 grants · typical $150k
Vermont 9 grants · typical $25k
Maryland 7 grants · typical $50k
Massachusetts 6 grants · typical $75k
Maine 5 grants · typical $75k
Illinois 5 grants · typical $25k

All years we hold. Grants with no recorded place are left out.

Latest grants made

Girls Garage Grant to Girls Garage $50k 31 Dec 2024
Be Good Foundation Inc Grant to Be Good Foundation Inc $13k 31 Dec 2024
Healthright 360 Grant to Healthright 360 $25k 31 Dec 2024
Marin County Bicycle Coalition Grant to Marin County Bicycle Coalition $5,000 31 Dec 2024
Learning Policy Institute Grant to Learning Policy Institute $200k 31 Dec 2024
The Education Trust Grant to The Education Trust $200k 31 Dec 2024
Teach Plus Incorporated Grant to Teach Plus Incorporated $200k 31 Dec 2024
Community Initiatives Grant to Community Initiatives $10k 31 Dec 2024
Youth Employment Partnership Inc Grant to Youth Employment Partnership Inc $100k 31 Dec 2024
Friends of China Camp Inc Grant to Friends of China Camp Inc $5,000 31 Dec 2024

Data: Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data. (Public IRS data); Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data (Public IRS data)