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Kelson Foundation
Grantmaking profile built from public IRS Form 990 filings.
| Location | San Francisco, California |
| Grants on file | 941 |
| Total giving on file | $62.0M |
| Typical grant size | $66K |
| Most recent filing year | 2025 |
| Cause focus | General grantmaking |
What they fund
- $10K FOR GENERAL SUPPORT AND $10K FOR EAR HUSTLE
- A TRIO OF GREENING PROJECTS IN CHICAGO
- BLACK FUTURES LAB-GENERAL SUPPORT AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND
- BLACK LGBTQIA+ MIGRANT PROJECT - GENERAL SUPPORT AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND
- BLACK VOTERS MATTER CAPACITY BUILDING INSTITUTE - GENERAL SUPPORT AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND
Largest recipients on file
| Recipient | State | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlebury College | VT | 9 | $6.5M |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | DC | 4 | $3.0M |
| New Venture Fund | DC | 9 | $2.6M |
| Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area | CA | 5 | $1.6M |
| Amalgamated Foundation | CA | 2 | $1.5M |
| Rhode Island School of Design | RI | 9 | $1.3M |
| Youth Employment Partnership Inc | CA | 7 | $1.2M |
| Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship | CA | 9 | $1.1M |
| Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence | DC | 4 | $1.1M |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | NY | 6 | $1.1M |
Other general grantmaking funders in California
The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationGordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationThe California EndowmentSergey Brin Family FoundationThe David and Lucile Packard FoundationGood Ventures Foundation
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