Private Foundation

GERSON FAMILY FOUNDATION

GERSON FAMILY FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in OLATHE, KS. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $178K revenue, $209K expenses, $3.2M total assets. IRS filings disclose 210 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.1M.

EIN: 436100486 OLATHE, KS Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$178K

Total Expenses$209K

Total Assets$3.2M

Grants Given210

Grant Total$1.1M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

JEWISH FEDERATION OF KANSAS CITY

OVERLAND PARK, KS · 2025

ISRAELI EMERGENCY FUND

$60,500

JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER KC

OVERLAND PARK, KS · 2025

PETER GERSON EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

$31,000

CHABAD OF KU

LAWRENCE, KS · 2025

GENERAL CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION

$12,500

JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS BUREAU

OVERLAND PARK, KS · 2025

GENERAL CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION

$7,500

KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY

KANSAS CITY, MO · 2025

GENERAL CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION

$7,500

Showing up to 5 of 210 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT / DIRECTOR Elizabeth Hjalmarson

VICE PRESIDENT / DIRECTOR Jim Gerson

CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER / DIRECTOR Sara Hjalmarson Balawajder

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION

$905,699 201 grants

ISRAELI EMERGENCY FUND

$146,756 3 grants

PETER GERSON EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

$62,250 3 grants

ECHO CLINIC

$5,250 2 grants

KU NURSE NAVIGATOR SURVIVORSHIP PROGRAM

$5,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$178K	$209K	$3.2M
2024	$768K	$192K	$3.2M
2023	$94K	$167K	$2.6M
2022	$93K	$129K	$2.7M
2021	$130K	$156K	$2.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $130K to $178K (+37%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.2M.

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Grant Geography

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

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