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GESS FOUNDATION

· WELLESLEY, MA · private_foundation · program funder

32recipients FY2016–24
$827,498giving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 58% of giving in Massachusetts

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A local funder — 58% of its dollars go to MA. It is a candidate for organizations in the 7 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, MA, MD, ME, NY, PA, RI.

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ALLISON AND ROBERT PRICE FAMILY FOUNDATIONLA JOLLA, CAprogram funder3
D ADDARIO FOUNDATION INCFARMINGDALE, NYprogram funder3
DAVID C COPLEY FOUNDATIONSAN DIEGO, CAprogram funder3
GIRARD FOUNDATIONSAN DIEGO, CAprogram funder3
PARKER FOUNDATIONCARLSBAD, CAprogram funder3
PRICE PHILANTHROPIES FOUNDATIONLA JOLLA, CAprogram funder3
RANCHO SANTA FE FOUNDATIONRCHO SANTA FE, CAprogram funder3
RESMED SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING FOUNDATIONLA JOLLA, CAprogram funder3
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THE@PATRICIA AND CHRISTOPHER WEIL FAMILY FOUNDATIONSAN DIEGO, CAprogram funder3
AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUENEW YORK, NYprogram funder2
ANN AND GORDON GETTY FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder2
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BOYS AND GIRLS AID SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO LTDSAN DIEGO, CAprogram funder2
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CHRYSALIS VENTURERS FOUNDATIONSAN DIEGO, CAprogram funder2
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Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
FROM THE TOP INCMA62024$278,487
30 MILE RIVER WATERSHED ASSOCIATIONME72024$112,500
TEMPLE BETH ELOHIMMA72024$66,830
ILLUSTRATION INSTITUTEME72024$48,660
LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETYCA62024$25,500
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUENY62024$23,500
OLD GLOBE THEATRECA72024$16,000
JEWISH GRANDPARENTS NETWORK INCMD22024$10,300
NORTH COAST REPERTORY THEATRE A NON PROFIT CORPORATIONCA12024$10,000
WEST NEWTON CINEMA FOUNDATION INCMA12024$10,000
VANGUARD CULTURECA12024$10,000
PARKER POND ASSOCIATION INCME72024$7,450
NEIGHBORS DRIVING NEIGHBORSME72024$4,900
NATIONAL CENTER FOR JEWISH FILM INCMA62024$4,000
PORTLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVALME32024$2,525
FRIENDS OF THE WELLESLEY FREE LIBRARIES INCMA12024$1,000
CHALLENGED ATHLETES INCCA12024$750
MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATIONME52023$13,500
BOWDOIN COLLEGEME62023$4,000
PROVIDENCE PROMISERI52023$2,300
RENAISSANCE YOUTH CENTERNY12023$300
RECORD COMPANY INCMA12023$250
OHR SHALOM SYNAGOGUECA32022$3,045
SAN DIEGO YOUTH SYMPHONYCA42021$5,000
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INCMA42021$4,400
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL USA INCNY42021$2,000
PROJECT 440 INCPA42021$1,650
NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSICMA12021$1,000
SPEAK EASY STAGE INCMA22020$2,000
EPHPHATHA COMMUNITYME12020$500
COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES OF GREATER BOSTON INCMA12019$50,000
JEWISH FUNDERS NETWORKNY12018$600