The Shelby and Frederick Gans Foundation
EIN 263209213Total Given 2016–2024
$5.4M
155 grants · $602K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$25K
typical mid grants · $10K–$50K
grant size
43%
supporter · 29/68 multi-year
repeat
$284K
Assets (2024)
68
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(310) 478-4148
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $124K | $241K | $345K | 8 |
| 2017 | $78K | $147K | $52 | 5 |
| 2018 | $229K | $288K | $385K | 8 |
| 2020 | $811K | $214K | $910K | 25 |
| 2021 | $856K | $176K | $686K | 23 |
| 2022 | $926K | $173K | $920K | 27 |
| 2023 | $985K | $267K | $1.1M | 26 |
| 2024 | $1.4M | $284K | $1.4M | 33 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 155 grants on record
Minimum
$150
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$25K
Average
$35K
75th Pctl
$50K
Maximum
$200K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
SG
Shelby M Gans
8+ yrs
Trustee
FG
Frederick M Gans
8+ yrs
Trustee
FG
Frederick M Gans
8+ yrs
Trustee
SG
Shelby M Gans
8+ yrs
Trustee
SG
Shelby M Gans
8+ yrs
Truste
FG
Frederick M Gans
8+ yrs
Truste
SG
Shelby M Gans
8+ yrs
Truste
FG
Frederick M Gans
8+ yrs
Truste
SG
Shelby M Gans
8+ yrs
Trustee
FG
Frederick M Gans
8+ yrs
Trustee
SG
Shelby M Gans
8+ yrs
Trustee
FG
Frederick M Gans
8+ yrs
Trustee
SG
Shelby M Gans
8+ yrs
Trustee
FG
Frederick M Gans
8+ yrs
Trustee
SG
Shelby M Gans
8+ yrs
Trustee
FG
Frederick M Gans
8+ yrs
Trustee
Grants Awarded (155 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edible Schoolyard Project | Berkeley, CA | $200,000 | GENERAL USE | 2024 |
| Mark Morris Dance Group | Brooklyn, NY | $192,633 | GENERAL USE | 2024 |
| San Francisco Ballet | San Francisco, CA | $173,350 | GENERAL USE | 2024 |
| Sf Ballet | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 | LEAP INTO THE NEW YEAR, VIRTUAL BENEFIT | 2020 |
| Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum | New York, NY | $125,000 | FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION PROJECT | 2021 |
| The Aspen Institute | Washington, DC | $125,000 | GENERAL USE | 2024 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 | TRUSTEE FUND - PRESIDENT'S STRATEGIC INITIATIVE FUND | 2018 |
| Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH | $100,000 | SUSTAIN AND ENHANCE A HIGH CALIBER OF INNOVATIVE LEARNING | 2020 |
| Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art | Bentonville, AR | $100,000 | GENERAL USE | 2021 |
| The Edible Schoolyard Project | Berkeley, CA | $100,000 | GENERAL USE | 2023 |
| Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum | New York, NY | $100,000 | FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION PROJECT | 2023 |
| University of California Berkeley Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $100,000 | GENERAL USE | 2023 |
| Smithsonian Institute Cooper Hewitt Design Museum | New York, NY | $100,000 | GENERAL USE | 2024 |
| The Edible Schoolyard Project | Berkeley, CA | $100,000 | GENERAL USE | 2022 |
| Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum | New York, NY | $100,000 | FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION PROJECT | 2022 |
| Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art | Bentonville, AR | $92,500 | GENERAL USE | 2023 |
| Mark Morris Dance Group | Brooklyn, NY | $75,000 | GENERAL USE | 2023 |
| Mark Morris Dance Group | Brooklyn, NY | $75,000 | GENERAL USE | 2022 |
| Alonzo King Lines Ballet | Sf, CA | $75,000 | GENERAL USE | 2022 |
| The Edible Schoolyard Project | Berkeley, CA | $62,500 | GENERAL USE | 2021 |
| Mark Morris Dance Group | Brooklyn, NY | $60,000 | DANCE ON! RECOVERY FUND, ANNUAL FUND | 2020 |
| Mark Morris Dance Group | Brooklyn, NY | $60,000 | GENERAL USE | 2021 |
| University of California Berkeley Bancroft Library | Berkeley, CA | $55,000 | TOWARDS THE ELAINE TENNANT FUND | 2022 |
| Cooper Hewitt | New York, NY | $54,800 | SUPPORT OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL COMMUNITY NEEDS | 2016 |
| San Francisco Ballet | San Francisco, CA | $52,500 | GENERAL USE | 2022 |