Gerson Family Foundation

OLATHE, KS EIN: 43-6100486

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$154K

+3.9% YoY

Grant Count

31

+6.9% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$5K

-2.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$38K$77K$115K$154K25 grants202030 grants202126 grants202229 grants202331 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

JEWISH FEDERATION OF KAN…$61KJEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDAT…$30KCHABAD OF KU$9KKANSAS CITY SYMPHONY$8KANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE$5KJEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIO…$5KJEWISH FAMILY SERVICES$5KNELSON GALLERY FOUNDATION$5KUNIVERSITY OF KS HEALTH …$5KTEMPLE B'NAI JEHUDAH$3K

Grant Size Distribution

141 grants across all recorded years

137<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ELIZABETH HJALMARSONPRESIDENT / DIRECTOR1
JIM GERSONVICE PRESIDENT / DIRECTOR1
SARA HJALMARSON BALAWAJDERCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER / DIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states
+1 more states

Cities

ARLINGTONBOYS TOWNCHICAGODENVEREVANSTONFRESH MEADOWSKANSAS CITYLARKSPURLAWRENCELENEXANEW YORKNICASIOOLATHEOVERLAND PARKPOINT REYES STATIONSAN FRANCISCOSAN RAFAELWASHINGTON

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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