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The Gess Foundation: 26 grants to organizations, $182,630 (tax year ended December 2024)
The Gess Foundation, a private foundation in Wellesley, MA, paid 26 grants to organizations totaling $182,630 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 15, 2025. The largest was $60,500 to From the Top in Boston, MA for general support.
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- EIN
- 043539095
- Based in
- Wellesley, MA
- Assets
- $4,461,118
- Grants paid
- $182,630
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202531359349102963. It reported $182,630 in grants paid; 26 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From the Top | Boston, MA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $60,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| 30 Mile River Watershed Association | Mt Vernon, ME | General support | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| La Jolla Music Society | La Jolla, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Grandparents Network | Stevenson, MD | General support | Religion-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| North Coast Repertory Theater | Solana Beach, CA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vanguard Culture | San Diego, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Newton Cinema Foundation | West Newton, MA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Temple Beth Elohim | Wellesley, MA | General support | $8,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Illustration Institute | Portland, ME | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | General support | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maine Defamation League | Boston, MA | General support | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Old Globe | San Diego, CA | General support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hebrew Senior Life | Roslindale, MA | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| House On the Moon | New York, NY | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wbur | Boston, MA | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mt Vernon Fire Department | Mount Vernon, ME | General support | $1,550 | apps.irs.gov | |
| WQXR | New York, NY | General support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Wellesley Library | Wellesley, MA | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| KPBS | San Diego, CA | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neighbors Driving Neighbors | Mt Vernon, ME | General support | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Portland Chamber Music Festival | Portland, ME | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| WGBH | Boston, MA | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Challenged Athlete Foundation | San Diego, CA | General support | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Center for Jewish Film | Waltham, MA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Francis Parker School | Devens, MA | General support | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Parker Pond Association | Vienna, ME | General support | Environment | $30 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $102,500 |
| Environment | $25,030 |
| Religion-related | $10,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $5,000 |
| Human services | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $89,800 |
| California | $37,750 |
| Maine | $36,080 |
| Maryland | $10,000 |
| New York | $9,000 |
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Updated May 15, 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.