Germeshausen Foundation

The Germeshausen Foundation is a left-of-center private grantmaking foundation founded in 1967 by Kenneth and Pauline Germeshausen.

At-A-Glance

President:

Nancy Klavans

Location: Boston, MA View on map
Tax ID: 04-3485516
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $29,594,209 Revenue: $2,265,120 Expenses: $2,143,505

The Germeshausen Foundation is a left-of-center private grantmaking foundation founded in 1967 by Kenneth and Pauline Germeshausen.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2024 $29,594,209 $2,265,120 $2,143,505 View
2023 $30,825,608 $1,309,056 $1,769,810 View
2022 $29,816,373 $2,042,567 $2,205,264 View
2021 $40,029,993 $4,107,174 $1,876,043 View
2020 $33,014,997 $2,109,661 $1,742,807 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Nancy G KlavansPRESIDENT AND TRUSTEE$50,000
Sarah KeelyADJUNCT TRUSTEE$15,000
Alyssa PaineADJUNCT TRUSTEE$15,000

Grant Activity

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $17,115,253
  • Number of Grants: 444
  • Number of Recipients: 132

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$350,0002022 Peace FirstGENERAL SUPPORT
$300,0002020 Peace FirstGENERAL SUPPORT
$250,0002021 Peace FirstGENERAL SUPPORT
$185,0002024 WGBH Educational FoundationSUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
$180,0002024 Peace FirstGENERAL SUPPORT
$180,0002023 Peace FirstGENERAL SUPPORT
$165,0002024 Harvard UniversitySUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
$165,0002022 WgbhGENERAL SUPPORT
$165,0002021 WGBH Educational FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$160,0002024 Grist Magazine, Inc.GENERAL SUPPORT
$160,0002023 Grist Magazine, Inc.GENERAL SUPPORT
$160,0002022 Grist Magazine, Inc.GENERAL SUPPORT
$150,0002024 The Thomas Berry FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$150,0002020 Yale UniversityRELIGION AND ECOLOGY PROGRAM
$135,0002020 Grist Magazine, Inc.GENERAL SUPPORT
$100,0002024 FoodCorps, Inc.GENERAL SUPPORT
$100,0002024 Upstander Project IncGENERAL SUPPORT
$100,0002022 Yale UniversityGENERAL SUPPORT
$100,0002021 Yale UniversityRELIGION AND ECOLOGY PROGRAM
$91,0002024 Gateway HorseWorksGENERAL SUPPORT
$85,0002024 Full Frame Initiative Inc.GENERAL SUPPORT
$80,0002022 The Thomas Berry FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$80,0002021 Grist Magazine, Inc.GENERAL SUPPORT
$80,0002021 The Thomas Berry FoundationFORUM ON RELIGION AND ECOLOGY
$80,0002020 The Thomas Berry FoundationFORUM ON RELIGION AND ECOLOGY