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Private foundation (trust)EIN 263209213Est. 2009-01

THE SHELBY AND FREDERICK GANS FOUNDATION

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA 90069

Total Assets

$284K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.4M

FY 2024

Grants Made

33

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$43K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$225–$200K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.4M

Total Expenses

$1.4M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.4M

Distributable Amount

$23K

Min. Investment Return

$23K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

33 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $225 through median $25K to maximum $200K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $1.4M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

142 grants

MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP
$463K
5 grants
COOPER HEWITT SMITHSONIAN DESIGN MUSEUM
$361K
4 grants
CRYSTAL BRIDGES MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
$343K
5 grants
SAN FRANCISCO BALLET
$331K
5 grants
THE EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD PROJECT
$322K
5 grants
CROWDEN MUSIC CENTER
$250K
5 grants
THE ASPEN INSTITUTE
$225K
3 grants
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY BANCROFT LIBRARY
$205K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

142 grants

<$10K
45
grants
$10–50K
73
grants
$50–250K
24
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

California
$2.7M
51% of total
New York
$957K
18% of total
District of Columbia
$758K
15% of total
Arkansas
$353K
7% of total
Ohio
$200K
4% of total
Connecticut
$105K
2% of total
Virginia
$75K
1% of total
Kansas
$75K
1% of total
Colorado
$20K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$5K
0% of total

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