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Filing year 2024

THE SHELBY AND FREDERICK GANS FOUNDATION

West Hollywood, California·EIN 26-3209213·NTEE T22 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$1.4M
Total assets
$265k
Total expenses
$1.4M
Reported officers
2

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. THE SHELBY AND FREDERICK GANS FOUNDATION reported 2 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Trustee
Trustee

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$1.4M

Itemized grants

33

Median grant

$25k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD PROJECTBERKELEY, CAGENERAL USE$200k
MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUPBROOKLYN, NYGENERAL USE$193k
SAN FRANCISCO BALLETSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL USE$173k
THE ASPEN INSTITUTEWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL USE$125k
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE COOPER HEWITT DESIGN MUSEUMNEW YORK, NYGENERAL USE$100k
CROWDEN MUSIC CENTERBERKELEY, CAGENERAL USE$50k
CRYSTAL BRIDGES MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ARTBENTONVILLE, ARGENERAL USE$50k
SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL BOARDWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL USE$50k
UCSF FOUNDATION CARDIOLOGYSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL USE$50k
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY BANCROFT LIBRARYBERKELEY, CATOWARDS THE ELAINE TENNANT FUND$50k
UC REGENTSBERKELEY, CAGENERAL USE$40k
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY BERKELEY FOUNDATIONBERKELEY, CAGENERAL USE$40k
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ARTSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL USE$30k
ALONZO KING LINES BALLETSF, CAGENERAL USE$25k
CONGREGATION EMANU-ELWICHITA, KSGENERAL USE$25k
EXPERIENCE CAMPSWESTPORT, CTGENERAL USE$25k
PBS FOUNDATIONARLINGTON, VAGENERAL USE$25k
SAN FRANCISCO SPCASAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL USE$25k
SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUMWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL USE$25k
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCESSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL USE$15k
FINE ARTS MUSEUMS OF SAN FRANCISCOSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL USE$14k
BAKER INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN WITH HEARING LOSSPALO ALTO, CAGENERAL USE$10k
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTSSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL USE$10k
NEW YORK PHILHARMONICNEW YORK, NYGENERAL USE$10k
THE CHARLIE CART PROJECTBERKELEY, CAGENERAL USE$10k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

THE SHELBY AND FREDERICK GANS FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$1.1M
$990k
2023
$1.4M
$1.4M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size (Under $1M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in California

THE SHELBY AND FREDERICK GANS FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in California earns a median of $60,111.

25th percentile
$18k
Median
$60,111
75th percentile
$150k
90th percentile
$291k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,889 organizations across 1,889 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for California
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Common questions about THE SHELBY AND FREDERICK GANS FOUNDATION

What are THE SHELBY AND FREDERICK GANS FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE SHELBY AND FREDERICK GANS FOUNDATION reported $1.4M in total revenue and $1.4M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size (Under $1M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.