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The Robert J and Helen H Glaser Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Palo Alto, California · EIN 770551199

The Robert J and Helen H Glaser Family Foundation is a private foundation in Palo Alto, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $133,914 in 33 grants; the typical grant was $3,500 and the largest $10,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $118,800 the year before.

9% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$118,80030$2.4 million
2024$133,91433$2.5 million

How to apply

The Robert J and Helen H Glaser Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Robert J and Helen H Glaser Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California10$46,638
Texas8$38,638
Tennessee10$32,138
District of Columbia2$5,000
Kansas1$5,000
Virginia1$4,000
New York1$2,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 33 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Colleyville Public Library Foundat
Colleyville, TX
To provide support$10,000
Southwestern Medical Foundation
Dallas, TX
To provide support$10,000
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
To provide support$7,200
Somarts
San Francisco, CA
To provide support$6,540
Palo Alto Art Center Foundation
Palo Alto, CA
To provide support$6,000
US Santa Cruz Foundation
Santa Cruz, CA
To provide support$6,000
Cal Performances
Berkeley, CA
To provide support$5,000
San Francisco Ballet
San Francisco, CA
To provide support$5,000
The Belcourt Theatre
Nashville, TN
To provide support$5,000
Tuolumne River Trust
San Francisco, CA
To provide support$5,000
Kansas State University Foundation
Manhattan, KS
To provide support$5,000
Bonaparte's Retreat
Nashville, TN
To provide support$4,000
Harpeth River Watershed Association
Franklin, TN
To provide support$4,000
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Alexandria, VA
To provide support$4,000
Wild Aid
San Francisco, CA
To provide support$4,000
The Store
Nashville, TN
To provide support$3,500
UCSF Foundation
San Francisco, CA
To provide support$3,500
Wo Smith Music School
Nashville, TN
To provide support$3,138
Music Cares
Nashville, TN
To provide support$3,000
Muttville
San Francisco, CA
To provide support$3,000
Nashville Software School
Nashville, TN
To provide support$3,000
The George Washington University Textile Museum
Washington, DC
To provide support$3,000
The Family Place
Dallas, TX
To provide support$3,000
Grapevine Colleyville Isd Education
Grapevine, TX
To provide support$3,000
Second Harvest Food Bank of San Jose
San Jose, CA
To provide support$2,598
Tennessee Environmental Council
Nashville, TN
To provide support$2,500
Victor Wooten's Center for Music and Nature
New York, NY
To provide support$2,500
Nashville Entrepreneur Center
Nashville, TN
To provide support$2,000
Nashville Jazz Workshop
Nashville, TN
To provide support$2,000
Dwell With Dignity
Dallas, TX
To provide support$2,000
Wikimedia Foundation Inc
Washington, DC
To provide support$2,000
Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas
Dallas, TX
To provide support$1,738
North Texas Public Broadcasting
Dallas, TX
To provide support$1,700

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Robert J and Helen H Glaser Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Robert J and Helen H Glaser Family Foundation give?

$133,914 in tax year 2024, across 33 grants, with a typical grant of $3,500.

Who runs The Robert J and Helen H Glaser Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Joseph Glaser II (President), Sally Glaser (Secretary), Robert J Glaser Jr (Vice Preside) and Christine Glaser (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does The Robert J and Helen H Glaser Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and environment and conservation.

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