Private Foundation

C Gary and Virginia Gerst Foundation C/O James R Stern

Based in Chicago, IL, C Gary and Virginia Gerst Foundation C/O James R Stern operates as a Private Foundation. The organization reported $259K in revenue, $427K in expenses, $2.6M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 274 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $2.8M.

EIN: 363403692 Chicago, IL Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$259K

Total Expenses$427K

Total Assets$2.6M

Grants Given274

Grant Total$2.8M

Filing Years2019–2024

Sample Grants Given

Numbers USA Education and Research foundation

Arlington, VA · 2024

Civic and Community Support

$75,000

Chicago Shakespeare Theatre

Chicago, IL · 2024

Support for the Arts

$53,000

Court Theater

CHICAGO, IL · 2024

Education

$50,000

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Chicago, IL · 2024

Support for the Arts

$35,000

Metropolitan Family Services

Chicago, IL · 2024

Public Charity Support

$26,500

Showing up to 5 of 274 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Director C Graham Gerst

President, Director Cornelius Gary Gerst

Secretary, Treasurer Virginia C Gerst

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Top Grant Purposes

Public Charity Support

$1,125,496 101 grants

Support for the Arts

$860,090 59 grants

Civic and Community Support

$335,350 9 grants

Education

$163,350 23 grants

Religious

$120,500 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$259K	$427K	$2.6M
2023	$84K	$353K	$2.8M
2022	$205K	$298K	$3.1M
2020	$684K	$447K	$3.3M
2019	$205K	$775K	$3.0M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $205K to $259K (+26%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.6M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CO, DC, GA, IL, MA, and 4 other states.

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