Funders › CA › Kelson Foundation › 2022
Grants paid by Kelson Foundation, tax year 2022
EIN 81-3588323 · San Francisco, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
In tax year 2022, Kelson Foundation (EIN 81-3588323) reported 119 grants paid totaling $6,524,250. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2022
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Middlebury College Middlebury, VT | B | $4,000,000 | approved, future | THE ELIZABETH HACKETT ROBINSON '84 INNOVATION HUB ENDOWED FUND | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Middlebury College Middlebury, VT | B | $1,000,000 | paid | THE ELIZABETH HACKETT ROBINSON '84 INNOVATION HUB ENDOWED FUND. | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | New Venture Fund Washington, DC | B | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE FINES AND FEES JUSTICE CENTER | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | The Nature Conservancy San Francisco, CA | D | $250,000 | paid | A TRIO OF GREENING PROJECTS IN CHICAGO | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area San Francisco, CA | B | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI | B | $250,000 | paid | PRESIDENT'S DISCRETIONARY FUND | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | East Bay Community Law Center Berkeley, CA | B | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Youth Employment Partnership Inc Oakland, CA | B | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Transportation Alternatives Inc New York, NY | B | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Youth Radio Oakland, CA | B | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | University Settlement Society of New York New York, NY | B | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Ufw Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Centro Legal de la Raza Inc Oakland, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Southern Poverty Law Center Inc Montgomery, AL | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | The Alameda County Community Food Bank Inc Oakland, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Make the Road New York Brooklyn, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Foodcorps Portland, OR | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Center for Civic Design Cambridge, MD | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Homeless Prenatal Program San Francisco, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Ufw Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $100,000 | approved, future | TO SUPPORT FARM WORKER STORIES THROUGH NONPARTISAN ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Native American Health Center Inc Oakland, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | The Crucible Oakland, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Ideoorg San Francisco, CA | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council Providence, RI | B | $90,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE MET/TREK INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Center for Furniture Craftsmanship Rockport, ME | B | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | City and County of San Francisco Public Defenders Office San Francisco, CA | U | $70,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE CLEAN SLATE PROGRAM IN HIRING A FELLOW TO WORK ON CRIMMIGRATION | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI | B | $60,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Kqed Inc San Francisco, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | The Exploratorium San Francisco, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Collective Impact San Francisco, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR MEGABLACK SF | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Asian American Federation New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | 826 Valencia San Francisco, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Public Health Foundation San Francisco, CA | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR SF AFRICAN AMERICAN FAITH BASED COALITION | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Canal Alliance San Rafael, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | St Mary's Center Oakland, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Reading Partners Oakland, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Girls Garage Berkeley, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Community Initiatives Oakland, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR LATINO OUTDOORS | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | For the People Oakland, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Outdoor Afro Oakland, CA | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Hamilton Families San Francisco, CA | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Community Initiatives Oakland, CA | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRANTS RISING | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Oficina Legal del Pueblo Unido Inc DBA Texas Civil Rights Project Austin, TX | U | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | National Interscholastic Cycling Association Petaluma, CA | U | $45,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT TO NORCAL HIGH SCHOOL CYCLING LEAGUE | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | National Interscholastic Cycling Association Berkeley, CA | U | $45,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship Quincy, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Free Clinic San Francisco, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Be Good Foundation Inc Ketchum, ID | B | $26,250 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Medecins Sans Frontiers USA Inc (doctors Without Borders - Usa) New York, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Bvm Capacity Building Institute Atlanta, GA | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Highlander Research and Education Center New Market, TN | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR SOUTHERN POWER FUND | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | American National Red Cross San Francisco, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Byp100 Education Fund Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | State Voices Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence San Francisco, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Common Counsel Foundation Oakland, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Illuminate the Arts San Francisco, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | State Voices Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | The Praxis Project Inc Oakland, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL BLACK FOOD AND JUSTICE ALLIANCE | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Chinese Progressive Association San Francisco, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR BLACK FUTURES LAB AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Museum of the African Diaspora (moad) San Francisco, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Chinese Progressive Association San Francisco, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR BLACK FUTURES LAB | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Minnesota Street Project Foundation San Francisco, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Bvm Capacity Building Institute Atlanta, GA | C | $25,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Eames Institute Petaluma, CA | D | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Tahoe Food Hub Truckee, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT DIGITAL MARKETING STRATEGY | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Highlander Research and Education Center New Market, TN | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR SOUTHERN POWER FUND AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Byp100 Education Fund Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | The Praxis Project Inc Oakland, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL BLACK FOOD AND JUSTICE ALLIANCE AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Food Bank San Francisco, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Corba-Concerned Off Road Bicyclists Assoc Los Angeles, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | TO IMPROVE AND INCREASE TRAIL ACCESS FOR MOUNTAIN BIKING THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Transgender Law Center Oakland, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR BLACK LGBTQIA+ MIGRANT PROJECT AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | World Bicycle Relief Chicago, IL | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Kelly S Brush Foundation Burlington, VT | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Common Counsel Foundation Oakland, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT OF MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Neo Philanthropy Inc New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR BLACKBIRD AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Borealis Philanthropy Minneapolis, MN | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMING POLICING FUND | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Transgender Law Center Oakland, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR BLACK LGBTQIA+ MIGRANT PROJECT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Neo Philanthropy Inc New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR BLACKBIRD | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Borealis Philanthropy Minneapolis, MN | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITIES TRANSFORMING POLICING FUND AS PART OF THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | National Public Radio Inc Baltimore, MD | U | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums San Francisco, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | DE YOUNG MUSEUM | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Prx Incorporated Cambridge, MA | C | $20,000 | paid | $10K FOR GENERAL SUPPORT AND $10K FOR EAR HUSTLE | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | International Mountain Bicycling Association Boulder, CO | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | New York Public Radio New York, NY | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Marin Agricultural Land Trust Pt Reyes Station, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | American Precision Museum Association Windsor, VT | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Challenged Athletes Inc San Diego, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | ERICA JAMES FUND | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Tahoe Food Hub Truckee, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship Santa Cruz, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Kalw Public Media Inc San Francisco, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | National Interscholastic Cycling Association Berkeley, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR OREGON INTERSCHOLASTIC CYCLING LEAGUE | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | American Alpine Club Golden, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Museum of Craft and Design San Francisco, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Bolinas Volunteer Firefighters Association Inc Bolinas, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Board of Trustees of the Glide Foundation San Francisco, CA | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | The Owls Head Transportation Museum Owls Head, ME | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | French American International School San Francisco, CA | D | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Soma West Community Benefit District San Francisco, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Marin County Bicycle Coalition Fairfax, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Bicycle Coalition Education Fund San Francisco, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Healthright 360 San Francisco, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc Laguna Hills, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Smithsonian Institute New York, NY | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR COOPER HEWITT, SMITHSONIAN DESIGN MUSEUM | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Friends of China Camp Inc San Rafael, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Water Org Inc Kansas City, MO | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Museum of Modern Art San Francisco, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Parks Alliance San Francisco, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Friends of Alta Inc Alta, UT | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Ucsf Foundation San Francisco, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | CARDIOLOGY COUNCIL | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Call of the Sea Sausalito, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Sierra Avalanche Center Truckee, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Save the Redwoods League San Francisco, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | New England Mountain Bike Association Inc Acton, MA | B | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Parks Alliance San Francisco, CA | B | $2,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT SF URBAN RIDERS | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Vermont Mountain Bike Advocate Inc South Burlington, VT | U | $2,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Bolinas Museum Bolinas, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
| 2022 | Marin Museum of Bicycling Fairfax, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313189349100431 |
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Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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