James P Geiss and

EIN 800005459

Hamilton, NJ 08690 |(609) 795-7250

https://GEISSFOUNDATION.US
Total Given 2016–2023
$1.2M
80 grants · $145K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$8K
typical small grants · $6K–$15K
grant size
22%
balanced · 8/36 multi-year
repeat
$4.9M
Assets (2023)
36
Distinct Recipients

About

THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY DOES NOT REQUIRE ORGANIZATIONS WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OTHER THAN THE FOUNDER OF LESS THAN $10,000 TO REGISTER WITH THE STATE.

Focus Areas

Education Science & Research

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Contact Person CHRISTINE MINERVA
Phone (609) 795-7250
Deadlines SEPTEMBER 1ST AND MARCH 1ST.
How to Apply PUBLISHERS' APPLICATIONS SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IN UNLOCKED PDF FORMAT:(1) A COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM; (2) A PUBLISHER'S LETTER OF NOMINATION THAT PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED BOOK'S IMPORTANCE IN MING AND CHINESE STUDIES, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY REQUESTED, AND TO WHAT PURPOSE AN AWARD WOULD BE USED, PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO VISUAL ENHANCEMENTS SUCH AS MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS; (3) AN ABSTRACT, TABLE OF CONTENTS, AND A SAMPLE SELECTION OF 25-30 PAGES OF THE PROPOSED BOOK. REPRESENTATIVE ILLUSTRATIONS, IF RELEVANT, SHOULD ALSO BE SUBMITTED; (4) READER REPORTS OF THE PROPOSED BOOK, AS ALREADY SUBMITTED TO THE PUBLISHER. IF AVAILABLE, PLEASE INCLUDE THE AUTHOR'S RESPONSE TO THOSE REPORTS; (5) A LIST OF GRANTS AND AWARDS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECEIVED OR ARE PENDING.
Restrictions MING AND CHINESE STUDIES.

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $17K $759K $20K 5
2017 $12K $774K $25K 3
2019 N/A $4.4M $1.2M N/A
2020 $114K $4.5M $94K 14
2021 $307K $5.6M $1.6M 19
2022 $443K $4.5M $14K 23
2023 $268K $4.9M $101K 16

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 80 grants on record

Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$6K
Median
$8K
Average
$15K
75th Pctl
$15K
Maximum
$180K

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Officers & Directors

PK
Paize Keulemans 3 yrs
President Leadership
KB
Kathlene Baldanza 5 yrs
Vice President Leadership
ZK
Zoe Kwok 2 yrs
Treasurer Leadership
YW
Yijun Wang 4 yrs
Secretary Leadership
HB
He Bian 2 yrs
Director
PY
Pauline Yu
Director
BR
Bruce Rusk 2 yrs
Director
CM
Christian Murck 6 yrs
Director

Grants Awarded (80 total)

Purpose
National Humanities Center Research Triangle Park, NC $180,000 GEISS HSU FELLOW AT THE NATIONAL HUMANITIES CENTER - 3 YEARS OF FUNDING 2022
National Humanities Center Research Triangle Park, NC $60,000 GEISS HSU FELLOW (XIOLIN DUAN). 2023
Books Arts Press Inc Dba Rare Book School Charlottesville, VA $57,000 BOOKS IN MING CHINA, A RARE BOOK SCHOOL COURSE AT PRINCETON. 2023
University of Washington Press Seattle, WA $50,600 PROJECT AWARD - GEISS HSU FOUNDATION OPEN ACCESS BOOKS IN MING STUDIES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON PRESS 2021
Asia for Educators Weatherhead East Asian Institute Colombia University New York, NY $40,958 PROJECT AWARD - INTRODUCING THE CLASSIC CHINESE NOVELS AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT IN GENERAL EDUCATION: BACKGROUND FOR EDUCATORS 2021
Rare Book School University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA $33,000 PROJECT AWARD - JAMES P. GEISS & MARGARET Y. HSU SCHOLARSHIPS 2021
National Humanities Center Research Triangle Park, NC $30,000 PROJECT AWARD - TEACHING THE MING DYNASTY: HUMANITIES IN CLASS TEACHERNOTES 2021
National Humanities Center Research Triangle Park, NC $28,750 PROJECT AWARD - SUPPORTING JOHAN ELVERSKOG AS A NATIONAL HUMANITIES CENTER GEISS HSU FOUNDATION FELLOW 2021
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI $28,404 WORKSHOP, "NONPRODUCING SKILLS: FAILURE, MAINTENANCE, RECYCLING, AND TRANSPORT IN EARLY MODERN EAST ASIA" 2022
Arizona State University for a New American University Tempe, AZ $22,120 TRANSLATING THE CHINA AND EAST ASIAN WORLD PORTRAYED IN CHOSON KOREAN LITERATURE. 2023
Granada University Granada, None $21,600 ORGANIZING A WORKSHOP FOR A CO-EDITED VOLUME ON THE LANDSCAPE CULTURE OF WEST LAKE. 2023
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA $20,388 A CONFERENCE ON BORDER-CROSSING IN THE MING 2022
Center for Korean Studies University of California Los Angeles Los Angles, CA $20,340 PROJECT AWARD - KOREA AND VIETNAM BEFORE THE TWENTIETH CENTURY; COMPARISONS AND CONNECTIONS 2020
Association for Asian Studies Ann Arbor, MI $20,000 PROJECT AWARD - GEISS HSU ANNUAL CONFERENCE TRAVEL GRANTPROJECT AWARD 2021
China Institute in America New York, NY $20,000 FLOWER ON A RIVER: THE ART OF CHINESE FLOWER AND BIRD PAINTING, 1368-1911 MASTERWORKS FROM TIANJIN MUSEUM AND... 2022
Society for Ming Studies Inc Harvard University Cambridge, MA $20,000 NEW VOICES IN MING STUDIES: PRESENTATIONS OF NEW RESEARCH ON MING CHINA 2022
Society for Ming Studies Inc Harvard University Cambridge, MA $18,000 PROJECT AWARD - THE NEXT GENERATION OF MING SCHOLARS: NINE RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS 2021
Society for Ming Studies Princeton, NJ $17,000 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR MING STUDIES EDITORSHIP. 2023
Society for Ming Studies Inc Harvard University Cambridge, MA $16,000 COMPLETION OF THE TWO BOOK PRIZES 2022
Association for Asian Studies Ann Arbor, MI $15,504 PROJECT AWARD - GEISS HSU ANNUAL CONFERENCE TRAVEL GRANTPROJECT AWARD 2022
University of Washington Press Seattle, WA $15,000 SUBVENTION AWARD - A MING CONFUCIAN'S WORLD: SELECTIONS FROM MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS FROM THE BEAN GARDEN BY LU... 2021
University of Washington Press Seattle, WA $15,000 SUBVENTION AWARD - THE TIBETAN NUN MINGYUR PELDRN: A WOMAN OF POWER AND PRIVILEGE BY ALISON MELNICK DYER 2021
University of Washington Press Seattle, WA $15,000 CHINESE AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WRITING: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PERSONAL ACCOUNTS; PATRICIA BUCKLEY EBREY, CONG ELLEN ZHANG, AND... 2022
University of Washington Press Seattle, WA $14,550 MORE UW PRESS / GEISS HSU FOUNDATION OPEN ACCESS BOOKS: THREE TRANSLATIONS. 2023
Academia Sinica Taipei, None $13,592 A CONFERENCE ON BORDER-CROSSING IN THE MING 2022