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Private foundation (trust)EIN 270609120Est. 2013-03

THE GESSNER FAMILY FOUNDATION

COLUMBUS, OH 43220

Total Assets

$30.1M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$1.3M

FY 2023

Grants Made

37

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$36K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$3K–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$6.1M

Total Expenses

$1.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.5M

Distributable Amount

$1.3M

Min. Investment Return

$1.3M

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

37 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $25K to maximum $100K, 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 2023. Peak $2.7M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

171 grants

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$834K
5 grants
THE MASSILLON MUSEUM
$608K
8 grants
STARK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD
$415K
5 grants
MASSILLON HERITAGE FOUNDATION
$390K
5 grants
SPRING HILL FARM
$375K
5 grants
AKRON CANTON REGIONAL FOOD BANK
$350K
5 grants
STARK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$350K
9 grants
ST JOHN'S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
$330K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

171 grants

<$10K
51
grants
$10–50K
85
grants
$50–250K
32
grants
$250K–1M
3
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

5 states

Ohio
$6.2M
95% of total
Virginia
$125K
2% of total
South Carolina
$118K
2% of total
Colorado
$38K
1% of total
New York
$23K
0% of total

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