Private Foundation

Ronald and Catherine Gershman Foundation

Ronald and Catherine Gershman Foundation, of Los Angeles, CA, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $782K in revenue, $1.0M in expenses, $16.4M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 11 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $7.3M.

EIN: 957075530 Los Angeles, CA Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$782K

Total Expenses$1.0M

Total Assets$16.4M

Grants Given11

Grant Total$7.3M

Filing Years2019–2024

Sample Grants Given

Best Friends Animal Society No-KillPet Adoption Ctr

Los Angeles, CA · 2024

Saving dogs and cats from high-kill shelters pet adoptions some exps paid for benefit of BFAS

$743,308

Best Friends Animal Society No-KillPet Adoption Ctr

Los Angeles, CA · 2023

Saving dogs and cats from high-kill shelters pet adoptions some exps paid for benefit of BFAS

$758,498

Best Friends Animal Society No-KillPet Adoption Ctr

Los Angeles, CA · 2022

Saving dogs and cats from high-kill shelters pet adoptions some exps paid for benefit of BFAS

$616,606

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, CA · 2022

Continue to pioneer lifesaving medical research and offer education programs.

$500,000

USC fbo Heal Program Keck Medical School

Los Angeles, CA · 2022

Education, scholarships, research.

$100,000

Showing up to 5 of 11 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Trustee Catherine Gershman

Trustee Ronald A Gershman

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Top Grant Purposes

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$3,149,929 3 grants

Saving dogs and cats from high-kill shelters pet adoptions some exps paid for benefit of BFAS

$2,118,412 3 grants

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$1,254,511 1 grant

Continue to pioneer lifesaving medical research and offer education programs.

$500,000 1 grant

Re sexual assault victims, medical and mental health services. Forensic exams.

$100,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$782K	$1.0M	$16.4M
2023	$3.8M	$1.0M	$16.8M
2022	$575K	$1.7M	$14.0M
2020	$2.2M	$1.6M	$15.2M
2019	$1.8M	$1.4M	$14.5M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $1.8M to $782K (-57%), with total assets most recently reported at $16.4M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA.

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