Grant funders

Shelby and Frederick Gans Foundation

Private foundation, California

United States

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Given in 2024 $1.4m
Typical grant $25k Middle half $10k to $50k
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 45 grants · typical $25k
District of Columbia 10 grants · typical $38k
New York 9 grants · typical $75k
Kansas 3 grants · typical $25k
Virginia 3 grants · typical $15k
Arkansas 3 grants · typical $50k
Connecticut 3 grants · typical $25k
Colorado 2 grants · typical $5,000

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

Latest grants made

The Furniture Society Grant to The Furniture Society $10k 31 Dec 2024
Smithsonian Institute Cooper Hewitt Design Museum Grant to Smithsonian Institute Cooper Hewitt Design Museum $100k 31 Dec 2024
Baker Institute for Children with Hearing Loss Grant to Baker Institute for Children with Hearing Loss $10k 31 Dec 2024
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco Grant to Jewish Community Center of San Francisco $5,000 31 Dec 2024
California College of the Arts Grant to California College of the Arts $10k 31 Dec 2024
Smithsonian National Board Grant to Smithsonian National Board $50k 31 Dec 2024
Alonzo King LINES Ballet Grant to Alonzo King Lines Ballet $25k 31 Dec 2024
The Aspen Institute Grant to The Aspen Institute $125k 31 Dec 2024
California Academy of Sciences Grant to California Academy of Sciences $15k 31 Dec 2024
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Grant to Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco $14k 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)