Private foundation (trust)EIN 043539095Est. 2001-01
THE GESS FOUNDATION
WELLESLEY, MA 02482
Total Assets
$4.1M
FY 2023
Annual Giving
$127K
FY 2023
Grants Made
25
FY 2023
Avg Grant
$5K
FY 2023
Grant Range
$100–$62K
Typical
Deadlines
—
Applications
Focus Areas
Financial Snapshot
2023 filing
Total Revenue
$331K
Total Expenses
$141K
Qualifying Distributions
$128K
Distributable Amount
$188K
Min. Investment Return
$192K
Undistributed Income
$188K
Payout rate
Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.
Grant Range
25 grants
Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.
Giving Over Time
4 years
Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.
Top Recipients
133 grants
Grant Size Distribution
133 grants
Geographic Focus
8 states
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