Private foundation (trust)EIN 813588323Est. 2017-07

KELSON FOUNDATION

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94109

Total Assets

$149.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$8.2M

FY 2024

Grants Made

65

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$126K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$1M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$8.1M

Total Expenses

$7.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$8.3M

Distributable Amount

$7.3M

Min. Investment Return

$7.6M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

65 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $50K to maximum $1M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $8.7M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

415 grants

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
$3.2M
4 grants
AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$1.5M
2 grants
NEW VENTURE FUND
$1.2M
4 grants
LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
$750K
2 grants
AMALGAMATED FOUNDATION
$750K
1 grant
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN
$620K
4 grants
SIERRA BUTTES TRAIL STEWARDSHIP
$560K
4 grants
NEO PHILANTHROPY INC
$550K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

415 grants

<$10K
139
grants
$10–50K
168
grants
$50–250K
93
grants
$250K–1M
15
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

27 states

California
$11.9M
42% of total
District of Columbia
$4.9M
17% of total
New York
$3.9M
14% of total
Vermont
$3.3M
12% of total
Rhode Island
$715K
3% of total
Maryland
$700K
2% of total
Massachusetts
$639K
2% of total
Washington
$400K
1% of total
Maine
$400K
1% of total
New Jersey
$350K
1% of total

+17 more states

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