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Kelson Foundation: 65 grants to organizations, $8.2 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Kelson Foundation, a private foundation in San Francisco, CA, paid 65 grants to organizations totaling $8,218,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 13, 2025. The largest was $1,000,000 to Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT for the elizabeth hackett robinson 84 innovation hub endowed fund.
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- EIN
- 813588323
- Based in
- San Francisco, CA
- Assets
- $149,047,301
- Grants paid
- $8,218,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202513179349103806. It reported $8,218,500 in grants paid; 65 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | The elizabeth hackett robinson 84 innovation hub endowed fund | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | General support to the democracy frontlines fund | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| George Washington University | Washington, DC | General support to gw school of law multi-racial democracy project | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | General support to more equitable democracy | Public and societal benefit | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Protect Democracy Project | Washington, DC | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Representwomen Inc | Silver Spring, MD | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vote Mama Foundation Inc | Amityville, NY | General support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vote Run Lead | Hartsdale, NY | General support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | General support to mggg redistricting lab | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | To the harvard law school election law clinic for efforts aimed at advancing prison reform | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship | Quincy, CA | General support | Environment | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Educators for Excellence | New York, NY | General support | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Learning Policy Institute | Palo Alto, CA | General support | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Venture Fund | Burbank, CA | General support to early edge california | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Panorama Global | Seattle, WA | For the the ascend fund | International, foreign affairs and national security | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Public Counsel | Los Angeles, CA | To work on education | Crime and legal-related | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rutgers University Foundation | New Brunswick, NJ | General support to national institute for early education research | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teach Plus Incorporated | Boston, MA | General support | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Education Trust | Washington, DC | General support | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | For the center for district innovation and leadership in early education | Employment | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Running Start | Washington, DC | General support | Youth development | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rutgers University Foundation | New Brunswick, NJ | General support to center for american women and politics | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Furniture Craftsmanship | Rockport, ME | General support | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Givethx | Greenbrae, CA | General support | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neo Philanthropy | New York, NY | To democracy rising for efforts to support women leaders | Public and societal benefit | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| PRX Incorporated | Cambridge, MA | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Transportation Alternatives Inc | New York, NY | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth Employment Partnership Inc | Oakland, CA | General support | Employment | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northern California High School Cycling League | Petaluma, CA | Northern california high school program | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence | Washington, DC | General support | Crime and legal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| California Trails Foundation | Forestville, CA | General support | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Donorschoose Org | New York, NY | General support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence | Washinton, DC | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girls Garage | Berkeley, CA | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ideoorg | San Francisco, CA | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Make the Road New York | Brooklyn, NY | General support | Crime and legal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reading Partners | Oakland, CA | General support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Room To Read | San Francisco, CA | General support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Crucible | Oakland, CA | General support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nea Foundation | Washington, DC | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Glide Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General support | Religion-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hamilton Families | San Francisco, CA | General support | Housing and shelter | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthright 360 | San Francisco, CA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kelly S Brush Foundation | Burlington, VT | General support | Recreation and sports | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Be Good Foundation Inc | Ketchum, ID | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | General support to latino outdoors | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums | San Francisco, CA | De young museum | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marin Agricultural Land Trust | PT Reyes Station, CA | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Craft and Design | San Francisco, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Public Radio Inc | Baltimore, MD | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Outdoor Afro | Oakland, CA | General support | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | San Francisco, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Soma West Community Benefit District | San Francisco, CA | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Exploratorium | San Francisco, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Bicycle Relief | Chicago, IL | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Call of the Sea | Sausalito, CA | General support | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Alta Inc | Alta, UT | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of China Camp Inc | San Rafael, CA | General support | Public and societal benefit | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marin County Bicycle Coalition | Fairfax, CA | General support | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| SF Parks Alliance | San Francisco, CA | General support sf urban riders | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Education Fund | San Francisco, CA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sierra Avalanche Center | Truckee, CA | General support | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew K Dwyer Foundation | Bedford, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Cardiology clinic | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marin Museum of Bicycling | Fairfax, CA | General support | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $1,855,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $800,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $605,000 |
| Environment | $310,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $300,000 |
| Employment | $300,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $250,000 |
| Youth development | $155,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $2,000,000 |
| New York | $1,855,000 |
| California | $1,601,000 |
| Vermont | $1,025,000 |
| Massachusetts | $550,000 |
| Washington | $400,000 |
| New Jersey | $350,000 |
| Maryland | $310,000 |
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Updated November 13, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.