About Realty Gift Fund
Realty Gift Fund primarily channels large gifts through donor-advised and charitable-conduit vehicles while also making substantial direct grants to cultural, community service, and animal welfare organizations. Their pattern shows strategic, high-dollar giving rather than many small awards, with support split between pass-through DAFs and a handful of sizeable institutional grants to arts, local human services, and animal-care nonprofits across the U.S.
Focus Areas
Donor-advised and charitable-conduit funds (DAFs and endowment platforms)Conservatory-level music education and performing arts (e.g., San Francisco Conservatory of Music)Local emergency and shelter services (e.g., domestic violence and family shelter organizations)Animal welfare and humane societies (e.g., Berkeley Humane Society)Public libraries and local educational infrastructure
Giving Approach
Concentrated, high-value grants with heavy use of donor-advised and conduit funds; a small number of large awards rather than broad, numerous small grants, and several repeat payments to the same DAF providers.
Funding Style
general operating support
About Realty Gift Fund
Realty Gift Fund’s recent activity is defined by large general-support transfers to donor-advised and charitable-conduit organizations, with several gifts in the seven-figure range. The biggest recent award went to American Endowment Fund for $4,626,493 in 2025, followed by $3,092,438 to Fidelity Charitable in 2024 and $2,676,913 to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund in 2023. That pattern places pass-through platforms at the center of the foundation’s giving, alongside direct support for operating nonprofits. Beyond those intermediary vehicles, the funder also backs institutions in arts, community services, and animal welfare. San Francisco Conservatory of Music received $1,209,400 in 2024 and another $262,930 in 2025, while Berkeley Humane Society received $1,053,911 in 2023. The recent grants list also includes support for public-facing local institutions such as Newport Beach Public Library Foundation and Santa Fe Habitat for Humanity. Across the file, the grants are framed as general support, indicating flexibility rather than project-specific restriction.
What Realty Gift Fund Funds
A clear share of Realty Gift Fund’s giving goes to donor-advised and charitable-conduit platforms. American Endowment Fund received $4,626,493 in 2025, and Fidelity Charitable received $3,092,438 in 2024, both marked as general support. Similar awards also went to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Greater Horizons, and Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program. The arts appear as another recurring lane. San Francisco Conservatory of Music received $1,209,400 in 2024 and $262,930 in 2025, showing repeated support for conservatory-level music education. Community-service and safety organizations also appear in the recent record, including $1,141,140 to Upper Valley Haven Inc for general support and $483,939 to Recovery Empowerment Network of Maricopa County Inc Aka Ren. Animal welfare is present as well, with Berkeley Humane Society receiving $1,053,911 for general support. The grant list also includes public library and higher-education support through Newport Beach Public Library Foundation and Stanford University.
How Realty Gift Fund Gives
Grant size is highly uneven, with a p25 of $5,000, a median of $27,470, and a p75 of $459,234. That spread reflects a mix of many smaller awards and a smaller set of very large transfers. The foundation’s recent filings show repeated support for some recipients across multiple years, including donor-advised platforms and San Francisco Conservatory of Music. The pattern is general support rather than project-specific funding, and the foundation does not make program-related investments. It also does not fund individuals.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$13.6M
Total Assets
$13.1M
Total Revenue
$20.8M
Total Expenses
$15.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $459K, with a median of $27K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$27K
75th Percentile
$459K
Geographic Reach
National11 states funded
About 21% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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