The Gere Foundation
EIN 954305828Total Given 2016–2024
$1.3M
88 grants · $144K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$5K
typical small grants · $1K–$11K
grant size
28%
balanced · 16/57 multi-year
repeat
$2.8M
Assets (2024)
57
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(310) 553-1707
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $374K | $3.6M | $150K | 17 |
| 2017 | $45K | $3.5M | $3K | 6 |
| 2018 | $180K | $2.5M | $440K | 29 |
| 2019 | N/A | $2.4M | $90K | N/A |
| 2020 | $73K | $2.4M | $561K | 12 |
| 2022 | $324K | $3.0M | $31K | 9 |
| 2023 | $189K | $2.5M | $177K | 11 |
| 2024 | $116K | $2.8M | $1.2M | 4 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 88 grants on record
Minimum
$150
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$5K
Average
$15K
75th Pctl
$11K
Maximum
$250K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
RG
Richard T Gere
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
RG
Richard T Gere
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
BH
Barry Hirsch
7 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
RG
Richard T Gere
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
BH
Barry Hirsch
7 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
RG
Richard T Gere
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
BH
Barry Hirsch
7 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
RG
Richard T Gere
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
BH
Barry Hirsch
7 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
RG
Richard T Gere
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
BH
Barry Hirsch
7 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
RG
Richard T Gere
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
BH
Barry Hirsch
7 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
RG
Richard T Gere
8+ yrs
President
Leadership
BH
Barry Hirsch
7 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
Grants Awarded (88 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund | Albany, NY | $250,000 | TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE PHILANTHROPY AND CHARITABLE GIVING ACROSS THE UNITDE STATES BY RECEIVING CHARITABLE... | 2016 |
| International Campaign for Tibet | Washington, DC | $100,000 | Works to promote human rights and democratic freedoms for the people of Tibet. | 2022 |
| Care Inc | Atlanta, GA | $100,000 | International humanitarian agency delivering emergency relief and long-term international development projects. | 2022 |
| International Campaign for Tibet | Washington, DC | $100,000 | HELP TIBETANS IN THEIR PEACEFUL STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS AND SEEK TO PRESERVE TIBET'S ANCIENT... | 2018 |
| Legacy Philanthropy Works | Santa Barbara, CA | $65,000 | HELP COMMUNITIES ENVISION THEIR DESIRED FUTURE AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THERE | 2024 |
| Genden Ling Retreat Center | Aptos, CA | $60,000 | Genden Ling Retreat Center is a buddhist nonprofit organization providing Spiritual Development. | 2022 |
| International Campaign for Tibet | Washington, DC | $50,000 | WORKS TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRATIC FREEDOMS FOR THE PEOPLE OF TIBET | 2023 |
| Legacy Philanthropy Works | Santa Barbara, CA | $50,000 | HELP COMMUNITIES ENVISION THEIR DESIRED FUTURE AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THERE | 2023 |
| The Looking Glass | White Plains, NY | $29,500 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2024 |
| Clinica Careyes | Los Angeles, CA | $27,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| The Tibet Fund | New York, NY | $26,000 | TO PRESERVE THE DISTINCT CULTURAL AND NATIONAL IDENTITY OF THE TIBETAN PEOPLE. | 2016 |
| Ucla Art and Global Health | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | STUDY OF THE ARTS IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT | 2016 |
| The Tibet Fund | New York, NY | $21,150 | SUPPORTS SYSTEMIC SOLUTIONS THAT CREATE LONG TERM IMPROVEMENTS IN COMMUNITY HEALTH AND PROVIDE ESSENTIAL HEALTH... | 2023 |
| Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights | Warsaw, None | $20,000 | To promote human rights as indispensable for the functioning of the state and to strengthen respect for those rights... | 2022 |
| Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights | Warsaw, None | $20,000 | TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS AS INDISPENSABLE FOR THE FUNCTIONING OF THE STATE AND TO STRENGTHEN RESPECT FOR THOSE RIGHTS... | 2018 |
| Foundation for Preservation of Mahayana Tradition | Bihar, None | $15,000 | Maitreya School (MS) continues to offer free, high quality education to boys and girls throughout Bodhgaya. | 2020 |
| Foundation for Preservation of Mahayana Tradition | Bihar, None | $15,000 | Maitreya School (MS) continues to offer free, high quality education to boys and girls throughout Bodhgaya. | 2022 |
| The Tibet Fund | New York, NY | $15,000 | Supports systemic solutions that create long term improvements in community health and provide essential health... | 2022 |
| Karuna-Shechen Usa | Kew Gardens, NY | $15,000 | PRESERVATION / EDUCATION | 2016 |
| Ucla Art and Global Health | Los Angeles, CA | $12,500 | STUDY OF THE ARTS IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT | 2017 |
| Sambotha (Norbulingka) Institute | Dharamsala, None | $12,000 | Norbulingka believes in the preservation and continuation of Tibetan art through self-sustaining means. Under the... | 2020 |
| Helsinki Foundation | $11,000 | TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS AS INDISPENSABLE FOR THE FUNCTIONING OF THE STATE AND TO STRENGTHEN RESPECT FOR THOSE RIGHTS... | 2024 | |
| Lotus Treasure | Boulder, CO | $10,800 | Lotus Treasure is a non-profit that offers video, audio, photos, commentaries, and original Tibetan texts as... | 2020 |
| Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche Trekcho Teachings Collation | Los Angeles, CA | $10,800 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2023 |
| Karuna-Shechen | New York, NY | $10,015 | International non-profit organization which provides health care, education, community development and women... | 2022 |