The Gary and Robin Anderson Family Foundation concentrates its support on higher education institutions and health-related organizations, making relatively large, targeted grants to college foundations and a medical center. Grants are few but sizable and sometimes repeated to the same institution, suggesting a preference for institutional philanthropy (colleges/universities and medical centers) rather than many small community charities. The foundation’s giving is national in scope despite being based in Ohio.
Concentrated, modest-number of mid-to-large grants (two recurring grants to the same medical center), focused on institutional operating or program support rather than many small grants; geographically dispersed recipients.
Gary and Robin Anderson Family Foundation Inc gives some of its largest recent support to higher-education and medical institutions, including a $48,500 grant to Weschester Community College Fdn and a $25,000 grant to College at Oneonta Foundation. That institutional pattern is reinforced by repeat gifts to Vanderbilt University Medical Cente in Nashville, which received $22,650 in 2024 after $21,750 in 2023. The foundation also makes smaller grants to a mix of local nonprofits, churches, schools, and health-related groups, showing a broad charitable reach alongside its larger university and medical-center awards. Its recent giving includes both unrestricted or exempt-purpose support and designated help such as a camera donation to Baystate Health Foundation. Recipients range from a grief-support organization in Cincinnati to educational, arts, animal-welfare, and community-serving nonprofits. Several organizations appear more than once across the recent grant list, suggesting that the foundation sometimes renews support rather than limiting itself to one-time awards. The mix of large institutional grants and many smaller gifts is the clearest feature of its profile.
Higher education is a clear theme. The foundation gave $48,500 to Weschester Community College Fdn for exempt purposes and $25,000 to College at Oneonta Foundation for exempt purposes, pointing to a willingness to support college foundations at a substantial level. Health and medical support is another thread. Vanderbilt University Medical Cente received $22,650 in 2024 and $21,750 in 2023, both for exempt purposes, and Baystate Health Foundation received a $2,500 camera donation. Those gifts show support for major medical institutions as well as equipment-related help. Community and family-serving work also appears. Fernside Bethesda Foundation received $25,000 for general support, while Love Like Jj received multiple grants in Mason, Ohio. The list also includes arts, animal, and school-related organizations such as Roxbury Arts Group, SPCA Westchester, and Glendale PTO.
Typical grants are small to modest, with a p25 of $560, a median of $1,000, and a p75 of $1,888. The distribution is right-skewed because a few institutional awards are much larger than the common grant size. Recent giving is not limited to one-off awards: several recipients appear more than once, including Vanderbilt University Medical Cente, Love Like Jj, Glendale PTO, West End United Methodist Church, New York Botantical Gardens, and Childrens Meeting House. The foundation appears to operate as a family foundation making direct grants, and it also made an in-kind camera donation in the recent record.
$168K
$2M
$480K
$98K
Most grants fall between $561 and $2K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$561
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$2K
About 32% of grants go to recipients in GA.
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Notable grantees: Westchester Community College Foundation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, College at Oneonta Foundation, Fernside Bethesda Foundation
Grantmaking is national, with recipients in 100% U.S. locations across the recent sample. Ohio accounts for 32% of grants, but the foundation’s reach extends well beyond its headquarters state. Recent recipient cities include Valhalla and Oneonta in New York, Nashville in Tennessee, Cincinnati and Mason in Ohio, and Springfield in Massachusetts. Other grants went to Fort Meyers, Florida; Washington, DC; and Kennesaw, Georgia, the top state by grant count.
The recent record shows support for colleges and university foundations, medical and health organizations, and community nonprofits. Examples include higher-education foundations, a medical center, a grief-counseling foundation, an arts group, and school or community organizations. Grants are made to tax-exempt organizations rather than individuals.
Yes. Several recipients appear more than once in the recent grants list, including Vanderbilt University Medical Cente, Love Like Jj, Glendale PTO, West End United Methodist Church, New York Botantical Gardens, and Childrens Meeting House. That points to occasional renewal of support for some groups.
The typical grant profile is small to modest: the 25th percentile is $560, the median is $1,000, and the 75th percentile is $1,888. Most grants cluster around $1,000, but a few institutional awards are much larger.
The foundation gives nationally. In the recent sample, all grants went to U.S. recipients, and Ohio received 32% of grants. Recent recipient locations also include New York, Tennessee, Massachusetts, Florida, Washington, DC, and Georgia.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernside Bethesda Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 2024 | General |
| COLLEGE AT ONEONTA FOUNDATION | ONEONTA, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Cente | Nashville, TN | $22,650 | 2024 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| Baystate Health Foundation | Springfield, MA | $2,500 | 2024 | Camera donation |
| LOVE LIKE JJ | MASON, OH | $1,750 | 2024 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| Glendale PTO | Nashville, TN | $1,505 | 2024 | General purpose |
| WEST END UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | NASHVILLE, TN | $1,500 | 2024 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| Maritime Aquarium | Norwalk, CT | $1,000 | 2024 | General |
| Give fun Furr911 | Crompond, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | General |
| Planned Parenthood | Hamiliton, OH | $750 | 2024 | exempt purpose |
| SPCA Westchester | Briarcliff Manor, NY | $750 | 2024 | Exempt purpose |
| NEW YORK BOTANTICAL GARDENS | BRONX, NY | $600 | 2024 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| United Way Nashville | Nashville, TN | $521 | 2024 | General |
| Carver Center | Port Chester, NY | $518 | 2024 | General |
| Roxbury Arts Group | Roxbury, NY | $500 | 2024 | General |
| Claw Machines for a Cause | Mason, OH | $500 | 2024 | General |
| Green Chimneys | Brewster, NY | $500 | 2024 | General |
| Childrens Meeting House | Loveland, OH | $500 | 2024 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| Charge for Conner | Mason, OH | $100 | 2024 | General |
| WESCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE FDN | VALHALLA, NY | $48,500 | 2023 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Cente | Nashville, TN | $21,750 | 2023 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK | FORT MEYERS, FL | $2,500 | 2023 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| LOVE LIKE JJ | MASON, OH | $2,025 | 2023 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| Love Like JJ | MASON, OH | $1,000 | 2023 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| BETHESDA FOUNDATION | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,000 | 2023 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
| George Washington University | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2023 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| Glendale PTO | Nashville, TN | $1,000 | 2023 | General purpose |
| WEST END UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | NASHVILLE, TN | $1,000 | 2023 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| Childrens Meeting House | Loveland, OH | $631 | 2023 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| NEW YORK BOTANTICAL GARDENS | BRONX, NY | $600 | 2023 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | Kennesaw, GA | $100 | 2023 | FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES |
Fernside Bethesda Foundation
$25,000General
COLLEGE AT ONEONTA FOUNDATION
$25,000FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE
Vanderbilt University Medical Cente
$22,650FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE
Baystate Health Foundation
$2,500Camera donation
LOVE LIKE JJ
$1,750FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE
Glendale PTO
$1,505General purpose
WEST END UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE
Maritime Aquarium
$1,000General
Give fun Furr911
$1,000General
Planned Parenthood
$750exempt purpose
SPCA Westchester
$750Exempt purpose
NEW YORK BOTANTICAL GARDENS
$600FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE
United Way Nashville
$521General
Carver Center
$518General
Roxbury Arts Group
$500General
Claw Machines for a Cause
$500General
Green Chimneys
$500General
Childrens Meeting House
$500FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE
Charge for Conner
$100General
WESCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE FDN
$48,500FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE
Vanderbilt University Medical Cente
$21,750FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE
HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK
$2,500FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE
LOVE LIKE JJ
$2,025FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE
Love Like JJ
$1,000FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
BETHESDA FOUNDATION
$1,000FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES
George Washington University
$1,000FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE
Glendale PTO
$1,000General purpose
WEST END UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$1,000FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE
Childrens Meeting House
$631FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE
NEW YORK BOTANTICAL GARDENS
$600FOR EXEMPT PURPOSE
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$100FOR EXEMPT PURPOSES