Gordon Rausser Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 46-1309241
Foundation Overview
Based in Berkeley, CA, Gordon Rausser Foundation has awarded 142 grants totaling $2,428,510 to organizations in California, Florida and 13 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $16 to $383,000, with a median award of $500.
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New Applicant Friendliness
6 of 10 recipients (60%) were new grantees. Foundation actively seeks new partnerships to expand impact. Fresh approaches and innovative programs receive serious consideration.
Geographic Focus
54% of grants are awarded in California, with additional funding distributed across 15 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within California, funding concentrates in San Francisco (38%), Berkeley (19%), Oakland (12%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 58611% growth in annual giving over 8 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on community projects (50%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Gordon Rausser Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sustainable Conservation | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Program Support | 2024 |
| Alpha Gamma Rho Foundation | $1,000 | Kansas City, MO, US | General Program Support | 2024 |
| Oxford University | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Program Support | 2024 |
| A To Z Foundation | $250,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Scholarship Fund | 2024 |
| Kqed | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Program Support | 2024 |
| St Jude Childrens Hospital | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Program Support | 2024 |
| Cal Performances | $250 | Berkeley, CA, US | General Program Support | 2024 |
| Wounded Worriors | $1,000 | Jacksonville, FL, US | General Program Support | 2024 |
| Berkeley Police Association | $250 | Berkeley, CA, US | General Program Support | 2024 |
| Ucla Health | $200 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Program Support | 2024 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospita | $7,453 | Memphis, TN, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| Wolf Creek Community Alliance | $1,000 | Grass Valley, CA, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| Kqed | $2,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| Next Play Education Inc | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| A2z Exploration | $257,628 | San Francisco, CA, US | Bert Hsu Academy | 2023 |
| Central European University | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| Srjc Foundation | $500 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | Edwards Animal Science | 2023 |
| Fresno State University | $2,000 | Fresno, CA, US | Animal Science Development Fund | 2023 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | $2,000 | Jacksonville, FL, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| Shriners Hospitals For Children | $1,000 | Tampa, FL, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| Fulbright Association | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| Cato Insitute | $20,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society | $500 | Hagerstown, MD, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| Aclu Foundation | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| Alpha Gamma Rho Foundation | $1,000 | Kansas City, MO, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospita | $7,453 | Memphis, TN, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| Wolf Creek Community Alliance | $1,000 | Grass Valley, CA, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| Kqed | $2,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| Next Play Education Inc | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| A2z Exploration | $257,628 | San Francisco, CA, US | Bert Hsu Academy | 2023 |
| Central European University | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| Srjc Foundation | $500 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | Edwards Animal Science | 2023 |
| Fresno State University | $2,000 | Fresno, CA, US | Animal Science Development Fund | 2023 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | $2,000 | Jacksonville, FL, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| Shriners Hospitals For Children | $1,000 | Tampa, FL, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| Fulbright Association | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| Cato Insitute | $20,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society | $500 | Hagerstown, MD, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| Aclu Foundation | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| Alpha Gamma Rho Foundation | $1,000 | Kansas City, MO, US | General Program Support | 2023 |
| Uc Berkeley Foundation | $383,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| National Assoc Of Chiefs Of Police | $50 | Titusville, FL, US | General Program Support | 2022 |
| Sierra Club | $500 | Oakland, CA, US | General Program Support | 2022 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospita | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Program Support | 2022 |
| Project Hope Foundation | $100 | Greenville, SC, US | General Program Support | 2022 |
| Kqed | $255 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Program Support | 2022 |
| Sustainable Conservation | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Program Support | 2022 |
| Uc Berkeley Foundation | $383,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| National Assoc Of Chiefs Of Police | $50 | Titusville, FL, US | General Program Support | 2022 |
| Sierra Club | $500 | Oakland, CA, US | General Program Support | 2022 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospita | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Program Support | 2022 |
| Project Hope Foundation | $100 | Greenville, SC, US | General Program Support | 2022 |
| Kqed | $255 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Program Support | 2022 |
| Sustainable Conservation | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Program Support | 2022 |
| Uc Berkeley Foundation | $383,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| National Assoc Of Chiefs Of Police | $50 | Titusville, FL, US | General Program Support | 2022 |
| Sierra Club | $500 | Oakland, CA, US | General Program Support | 2022 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospita | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Program Support | 2022 |
| Project Hope Foundation | $100 | Greenville, SC, US | General Program Support | 2022 |
| Kqed | $255 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Program Support | 2022 |
| Sustainable Conservation | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Program Support | 2022 |
| Alameda Point Collaborative | $1,000 | Alameda, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | $500 | Topeka, KS, US | General Program Support | 2021 |
| Amnesty International | $500 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Cato Institute | $10,000 | Washingon, DC, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Uc Berkeley Foundation | $100,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Americans For Oxford Inc | $500 | New York, NY, US | Research Program Support | 2021 |
| Committee On The Shelterless | $1,000 | Petaluma, CA, US | General Program Support | 2021 |
| Alameda County Community Food Bank | $500 | Oakland, CA, US | General Program Support | 2021 |
| American Cancer Society | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Program Support | 2021 |
| Berkeley Police Association | $500 | Berkeley, CA, US | General Program Support | 2021 |
| City Of Hope | $50,000 | Duarte, CA, US | General Program Support | 2021 |
| Clean Air Task Force | $500 | Boston, MA, US | General Program Support | 2021 |
| Coaching Corps | $1,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Program Support | 2021 |
| Covenant House | $500 | New York, NY, US | General Program Support | 2021 |
| Grace Fellowship Church | $4,781 | Costa Mesa, CA, US | General Program Support | 2021 |
| Knowable Magazine | $6,000 | Palo Alto, CA, US | General Program Support | 2021 |
| Safe Sound | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Program Support | 2021 |
| Save The Children | $511 | Fairfield, CT, US | General Program Support | 2021 |
| Shriners Hospital For Children | $1,000 | Tampa, FL, US | General Program Support | 2021 |
| Storyville Center For The Spoken Wo | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Program Support | 2021 |
| Wikimedia Foundation | $200 | Washington, DC, US | General Program Support | 2021 |
| Fullbright Association | $300 | Washington, DC, US | General Program Support | 2021 |
| Girls Inc | $100 | Oakland, CA, US | General Program Support | 2021 |
| National Assoc Of Chiefs Of Police | $25 | Titusville, FL, US | General Program Support | 2021 |
| Sierra Club | $1,075 | Oakland, CA, US | General Program Support | 2021 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospita | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Program Support | 2021 |
| Story Corps | $100 | Brooklyn, NY, US | General Program Support | 2021 |
| Wolf Creek Community Alliance | $1,000 | Grass Valley, CA, US | General Program Support | 2021 |
| American Parkinson Disease Assoc | $100 | Staten Island, NY, US | General Program Support | 2021 |
| Alameda Point Collaborative | $250 | Alameda, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Alameda Education Foundation | $450 | Alameda, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Alzheimer's Association | $200 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | $100 | Topeka, KS, US | General Program Support | 2020 |
| Cornell University | $34,268 | Ithaca, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Amnesty International | $100 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Above The Clouds | $192 | Norwood, MA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Aclu Foundation Of No Calif | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Actblue Charities | $500 | Somerville, MA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Cato Institute | $250 | Washingon, DC, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Cuttingball Theater | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Kqed | $100 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Smithsonian | $16 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Veterans Of Foreign Wars | $150 | Kansas City, MO, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Food Bank Of Orange County | $50,000 | Irvine, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| San Diego Food Bank | $8,000 | San Diego, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Uc Berkeley Foundation | $250 | Berkeley, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Americans For Oxford Inc | $6,000 | New York, NY, US | Research Program Support | 2020 |
| Covenant House California | $250 | Oakland, CA, US | General Program Support | 2018 |
| Fresno State Alumni Assoc | $1,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Sustainable Conservation | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Cutting Ball Theater | $2,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Aclu Foundation | $100 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Alameda Point Collaborative | $500 | Alameda, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Alameda Education Foundation | $250 | Alameda, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Alzheimer's Association | $100 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2017 |
| American Cancer Society | $200 | Oklahoma, OK, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Berkeley Police Association | $60 | Berkeley, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Bigger Than A Breadbox Theater Co | $9,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | General Program Support | 2017 |
| Covenant House California | $450 | Oakland, CA, US | General Program Support | 2017 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $100 | New York, NY, US | General Program Support | 2017 |
| The Faculty Club Campaign | $1,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | Building Fund Support | 2017 |
| Csu Fresno | $730 | Fresno, CA, US | General Program Support | 2017 |
| Girls Helping Girls | $100 | South Orange, NJ, US | General Program Support | 2017 |
| Girls Inc | $100 | New York, NY, US | General Program Support | 2017 |
| Longfellow Middle School Pta | $125 | Berkeley, CA, US | General Program Support | 2017 |
| Mercy Home | $100 | Chicago, IL, US | General Program Support | 2017 |
| The Nature Conservancy | $100 | Arlington, VA, US | General Program Support | 2017 |
| Nufield College Oxford | $1,000 | Oxford, OXFORD, UK | General Program Support | 2017 |
| Palo Alto University | $30,000 | Palo Alto, CA, US | General Program Support | 2017 |
| Project Polaris | $100 | Washington, DC, US | General Program Support | 2017 |
| San Francisco Opera Association | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Program Support | 2017 |
| Stanford University | $500 | Stanford, CA, US | General Program Support | 2017 |
| Tenacity Project | $500 | Emeryville, CA, US | General Program Support | 2017 |
| University Of California-cnr | $2,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | General Program Support | 2017 |
| We Care Solar | $100 | Berkeley, CA, US | General Program Support | 2017 |
| World Central Kitchen | $100 | Washington, DC, US | General Program Support | 2017 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | $50 | Topeka, KS, US | General Program Support | 2017 |
| Green Schoolyards America | $100 | Berkeley, CA, US | General Program Support | 2017 |
| Sustainable Conservation | $450 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 46-1309241 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 661 SAN LUIS RD Berkeley, CA 94707-1725 |
Key People (5)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Gordon Rausser Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Director | Gordon C Rausser |
|---|---|
| President | Paige Rausser |
| Vice President | Gordon S Rausser |
| Vice President | Stephanie Rausser |
| Secretary/treasurer | Wendy Enkema |
Forms 990-PF
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