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Private foundation (trust)EIN 263878983Est. 2009-07

The Gelb Family Foundation

Houston, TX 77056

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$5.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$244K

FY 2024

Grants Made

27

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$9K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$300–$50K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$180K

Total Expenses

$249K

Qualifying Distributions

$244K

Distributable Amount

$241K

Min. Investment Return

$244K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

27 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $300 through median $3K to maximum $50K, 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 2017 to 2024. Peak $244K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

102 grants

Houston Grand Opera
$178K
4 grants
Cooper Union
$150K
3 grants
Houston Public Media
$98K
4 grants
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
$68K
4 grants
Compu-Dopt
$25K
4 grants
Holocaust Museum Houston
$20K
2 grants
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
$20K
4 grants
The Menil Collection
$20K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

102 grants

<$10K
88
grants
$10–50K
13
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

Texas
$482K
60% of total
New York
$249K
31% of total
Colorado
$34K
4% of total
Maryland
$20K
3% of total
Virginia
$10K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$4K
1% of total
California
$1K
0% of total

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