Mission
To bring the teachings of G.I. Gurdjieff into practice in the lives of the students who carry on such study.
Public Charity
GURDJIEFF FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA
GURDJIEFF FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA is a Public Charity headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $355K revenue, $365K expenses, $3.0M total assets. 8 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $167K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 946104193
San Francisco, CA
Religion-Related N.E.C.
NTEE: X99
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$355K
Total Expenses$365K
Total Assets$3.0M
Grant Records8
Funding Total$167K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Gurdjieff Foundation of California
How Gurdjieff Foundation of California divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.
$66
Programs
the work itself
$34
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $66 for programs
$33
Expenses for group meetings, conferences and work periods to study and practice the teachings
$33
For the exchange of ideas with groups in the United States and abroad who are engaged in the same studies
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Program shares use the expenses the return reports; programs it doesn't cost separately are estimated. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,000
RELIGION RELATED
$6,000
RELIGION RELATED
$10,000
RELIGION RELATED
$36,500
Showing up to 5 of 8 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Secretary
Bill Sutton
President
John Oliver
Treasurer
Kyle Dupen
Vice President
Mary Colangelo
Vice President
Robert Dufort
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $355K | $365K | $3.0M |
| 2024 | $334K | $414K | $3.0M |
| 2023 | $314K | $357K | $3.2M |
| 2022 | $225K | $321K | $3.2M |
| 2021 | $219K | $280K | $3.4M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $219K to $355K (+62%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.0M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.