The Glasser Family Fund appears to operate primarily as a grantmaking vehicle whose public activity is to seed or top up a donor-advised fund rather than make direct programmatic grants. Its single reported grant was a large contribution to a Morgan Stanley donor-advised fund to reduce administrative costs and enable future advised giving. This suggests the foundation directs philanthropy through financial intermediaries and likely funds causes privately via that DAF rather than through public standalone grants.
The Glasser Family Fund’s public record is dominated by one large donor-advised fund contribution: $869,409 to Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust in 2024, described as a donor advised fund contribution to minimize giving costs. That single grant frames the fund as a vehicle for channeling philanthropy through a financial intermediary rather than as a conventional operating grantmaker. Beyond that DAF deposit, the fund shows a pattern of smaller direct grants across health, education, arts, and basic-needs support. Its recent recipients include CPMC Foundation- Sutter Health for Parkinson's, movement disorders, PTSD, child life programming, and research-related support; Sf Opera Association for productions, sets, and the arts; and De Marillac Academy for scholarship support. It also appears in community and hardship-oriented funding through groups such as Meals on Wheels, Family Foundation Charitable Trust, and SF General Hospital Foundation. The overall picture is of a family fund that combines private advised giving with selective public grants to education, medical care, and local cultural institutions.
Health-related giving appears in several grants tied to patient support and clinical priorities. In 2023, Glasser Family Fund gave $50,000 to CPMC Foundation- Sutter Health for Parkinson's, movement disorder, PTSD, CHR, heroes, breast health, child life program for canine therapy, Dr Terri Slagle research, and NST donation. In 2024, it made another $30,000 gift to the same foundation for Parkinson's, movement disorders, PTSD, and child life program for canine therapy. Education is another clear thread. The fund gave $20,000 to De Marillac Academy in 2023 and $10,000 in 2024 for annual scholarship benefit for education. It also supported Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation Inc with $5,000 for a scholarship program and University of Chicago with $15,000 for medical care, research, and student aid. Arts and community institutions show up as well. Grants went to Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival for chamber music performances and education, and to American Conservatory Theatre Foundation and Cal Shakespeare Theatre for theatre education, outreach, and arts support.
Typical grants are modest: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $7,000. The distribution is pulled upward by one very large 2024 donor-advised fund contribution, while most public grants sit in the low-thousands. The recent record shows repeat support to several recipients across multiple years, including CPMC Foundation- Sutter Health, Sf Opera Association, De Marillac Academy, The Exploratorium, Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, and Foundation of City College of Sf. The fund is operating as a family philanthropy and donor-advised giving vehicle, with the largest grant explicitly framed as a DAF contribution to reduce giving costs.
$1.3M
$47K
$6K
$53K
Most grants fall between $1K and $7K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$7K
About 67% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Highly concentrated: one large, single-year transfer into a donor-advised fund rather than multiple direct program grants; indicates use of intermediary vehicles for future or private advised distributions.
Notable grantees: Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust (Donor‑Advised Fund)
Most grants land in California, which accounts for 67% of recipients. San Francisco appears repeatedly, with grants to CPMC Foundation- Sutter Health, Sf Opera Association, De Marillac Academy, The Exploratorium, Foundation of City College of Sf, SF General Hospital Foundation, and others. Outside California, the fund gave to Eastsound, WA through Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, to Chicago, IL through University of Chicago, and to Tampa, FL through Shriners Hospitals. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
Recent grants go to health systems and hospital foundations, schools and scholarship programs, arts organizations, community groups, and basic-needs charities. Examples include CPMC Foundation- Sutter Health for Parkinson's and PTSD-related support, De Marillac Academy for scholarships, and Sf Opera Association for productions and the arts.
Most grants are small: the median is $5,000, with a 25th percentile of $1,000 and a 75th percentile of $7,000. One outlier grant of $869,409 to Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust stands apart from the rest of the public grant record.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including CPMC Foundation- Sutter Health, Sf Opera Association, De Marillac Academy, The Exploratorium, Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, and Foundation of City College of Sf. That pattern suggests repeat support rather than entirely one-time giving.
California receives most of the grants, and 67% of recipients are in the HQ state. San Francisco is especially prominent among recipient cities, with repeated grants to hospitals, schools, arts groups, and community organizations there.
Its most distinctive public grant is the 2024 $869,409 contribution to Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust, described as a donor advised fund contribution to minimize giving costs. That points to a philanthropy model centered on donor-advised giving and financial-intermediary support.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF OPERA ASSOCIATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CONTRIBUTION TO FUND PRODUCTIONS, SETS AND THE ARTS. |
| ACHIEVEMENT REWARDS FOR COLLEGE SCIENTISTS FOUNDATION INC (ARCS) | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | DONATION TO SUPPORT EXCEPTIONAL GRADUATE-LEVEL RESEARCHERS IN STEM AND MEDICAL RESEARCH. |
| CAL PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER (CPMC) FOUNDATION - SUTTER HEALTH | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | PROVIDING FUNDS FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED. |
| MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST (DAF) | MENLO PARK, CA | $869,409 | 2024 | DONOR ADVISED FUND CONTRIBUTION TO MINIMIZE GIVING COSTS. |
| CPMC FOUNDATION- SUTTER HEALTH | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | PROVIDING FUNDS FOR PARKINSON'S, MOVEMENT DISORDERS, PTSD, CHILD LIFE PROGRAM FOR CANINE THERAPY. |
| ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED. |
| ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL | EASTSOUND, WA | $20,000 | 2024 | FUND CREATING CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCES & EDUCATION. |
| SF OPERA ASSOCIATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | CONTRIBUTION TO FUND PRODUCTIONS, SETS AND THE ARTS. |
| DE MARILLAC ACADEMY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP BENEFIT FOR EDUCATION. |
| THE EXPLORATORIUM | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED. |
| RUSSION HILL NEIGHBORS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED, |
| FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE OF SF | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $7,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PAT WYNN MUSIC PROGRAM |
| SHRINERS HOSPITALS | TAMPA, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | DONATION TO ONGOING SUPPORT TO PARENTS OF PATIENTS. |
| AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | DONATION TO FUND THEATRE EDUCATION & COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED. |
| GIRLS INC OF ALAMEDA COUNTY | OAKLAND, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED. |
| UC BERKELEY FOUNDATION | BERKELEY, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED AT BERKELEY LICK OBSERVATORY. |
| ALIVE AND FREE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | DONATION TO AREA OF GREATEST NEED. |
| OCEAN CONSERVANCY | WASHINGTON, DC | $4,000 | 2024 | DONATION TO AREA OF GREATEST NEED. |
| CORPORATION OF THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $2,500 | 2024 | DONATION OF AREA OF GREATEST NEED. |
| MEALS ON WHEELS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $2,000 | 2024 | DONATION FOR LIFE SAVING FUND. |
| OPAL COMMUNITY LAND TRUST | EASTSOUND, WA | $2,000 | 2024 | ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE IN NEED. |
| ORCAS FAMILY CONNECTIONS-ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER | EASTSOUND, WA | $1,500 | 2024 | DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED. |
| GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $1,500 | 2024 | DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED. |
| THE MARIN MAMMAL CENTER | FORT CRONKHITE, CA | $1,500 | 2024 | LIFE SUPPORT CONSERVATION OF SPECIES. |
| SF GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | DONATION IN HONOR OF TOM RICHHAN. |
| GRACE CATHEDRAL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED. |
| SF SPCA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT ANIMALS AT THE SF SPCA. |
| ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FUND | EASTSOUND, WA | $1,000 | 2024 | DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED. |
| WILD SALMON CENTER | PORTLAND, OR | $1,000 | 2024 | FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE WILD SALMON RIVERS AROUND NORTH AMERICA. |
| INQUIRING SYSTEMS (STICKS FOR CHANGE) | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $500 | 2024 | DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED. |
| POINT REYES BIRD OBSERVATORY-POINT BLUE CONSERVATION SCIENCE | PETALUMA, CA | $500 | 2024 | DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED. |
| NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2024 | TO RESTORE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION. |
| ORCAS CENTER | EASTSOUND, WA | $500 | 2024 | ANNUAL GIFT FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED. |
| ALS TDI | WATERTOWN, MA | $500 | 2024 | DONATION TO HONOR COREY'S CRUSADE FOR A CURE. |
| FAMILY FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $500 | 2024 | DONATION TO HELP FUND BASIC LIVING NEEDS |
| CPMC FOUNDATION- SUTTER HEALTH | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | PROVIDING FUNDS FOR PARKINSON'S, MOVEMENT DISORDER, PTSD, CHR, HEROES, BREAST HEALTH, CHILD LIFE PROGRAM FOR CANINE THERAPY, DR TERRI SLAGLE RESEARCH & NST DONATION. |
| DE MARILLAC ACADEMY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP BENEFIT FOR EDUCATION. |
| SF OPERA ASSOCIATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | CONTRIBUTION TO FUND PRODUCTIONS, SETS AND THE ARTS. |
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $15,000 | 2023 | PROVIDE FUNDING FOR MEDICAL CARE, RESEARCH, AND STUDENT AID. |
| THE EXPLORATORIUM | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | DONATION TO AREA OF GREATEST NEED. |
| ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL | EASTSOUND, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | FUND CREATING CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCES & EDUCATION. |
| SHRINERS HOSPITALS | TAMPA, FL | $10,000 | 2023 | DONATION TO ONGOING SUPPORT TO PARENTS OF PATIENTS. |
| VILLAGE ACADEMIES INC-HARLEM VILLAGE ACADEMIES | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED. |
| FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE OF SF | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $7,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT THE CCSF EXTENSION PROGRAM. |
| SF GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $6,000 | 2023 | COVID RECOVERY PLAN DONATION. |
| AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | DONATION TO FUND THEATRE EDUCATION & COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. |
| ACHIEVEMENT REWARDS FOR COLLEGE SCIENTISTS (ARCS) FOUNDATION INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | FUND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR EDUCATION |
| MEALS ON WHEELS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | DONATION FOR LIFE SAVING FUND. |
| SAN JUAN PRESERVATION TRUST FUND-WILD SALMON CENTER | PORTLAND, OR | $5,000 | 2023 | PROVIDE FUNDS TO SUPORT WILD SALMON RIVERS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN. |
SF OPERA ASSOCIATION
$15,000CONTRIBUTION TO FUND PRODUCTIONS, SETS AND THE ARTS.
ACHIEVEMENT REWARDS FOR COLLEGE SCIENTISTS FOUNDATION INC (ARCS)
$1,000DONATION TO SUPPORT EXCEPTIONAL GRADUATE-LEVEL RESEARCHERS IN STEM AND MEDICAL RESEARCH.
CAL PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER (CPMC) FOUNDATION - SUTTER HEALTH
$1,000PROVIDING FUNDS FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED.
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST (DAF)
$869,409DONOR ADVISED FUND CONTRIBUTION TO MINIMIZE GIVING COSTS.
CPMC FOUNDATION- SUTTER HEALTH
$30,000PROVIDING FUNDS FOR PARKINSON'S, MOVEMENT DISORDERS, PTSD, CHILD LIFE PROGRAM FOR CANINE THERAPY.
ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED.
ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
$20,000FUND CREATING CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCES & EDUCATION.
SF OPERA ASSOCIATION
$20,000CONTRIBUTION TO FUND PRODUCTIONS, SETS AND THE ARTS.
DE MARILLAC ACADEMY
$10,000ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP BENEFIT FOR EDUCATION.
THE EXPLORATORIUM
$10,000DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED.
RUSSION HILL NEIGHBORS
$10,000DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED,
FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE OF SF
$7,000SUPPORT PAT WYNN MUSIC PROGRAM
SHRINERS HOSPITALS
$5,000DONATION TO ONGOING SUPPORT TO PARENTS OF PATIENTS.
AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUNDATION
$5,000DONATION TO FUND THEATRE EDUCATION & COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS.
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$5,000DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED.
GIRLS INC OF ALAMEDA COUNTY
$5,000DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED.
UC BERKELEY FOUNDATION
$5,000DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED AT BERKELEY LICK OBSERVATORY.
ALIVE AND FREE
$5,000DONATION TO AREA OF GREATEST NEED.
OCEAN CONSERVANCY
$4,000DONATION TO AREA OF GREATEST NEED.
CORPORATION OF THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMS
$2,500DONATION OF AREA OF GREATEST NEED.
MEALS ON WHEELS
$2,000DONATION FOR LIFE SAVING FUND.
OPAL COMMUNITY LAND TRUST
$2,000ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE IN NEED.
ORCAS FAMILY CONNECTIONS-ORCAS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER
$1,500DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED.
GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND
$1,500DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED.
THE MARIN MAMMAL CENTER
$1,500LIFE SUPPORT CONSERVATION OF SPECIES.
SF GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$1,000DONATION IN HONOR OF TOM RICHHAN.
GRACE CATHEDRAL
$1,000DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED.
SF SPCA
$1,000SUPPORT ANIMALS AT THE SF SPCA.
ORCAS ISLAND COMMUNITY FUND
$1,000DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED.
WILD SALMON CENTER
$1,000FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE WILD SALMON RIVERS AROUND NORTH AMERICA.
INQUIRING SYSTEMS (STICKS FOR CHANGE)
$500DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED.
POINT REYES BIRD OBSERVATORY-POINT BLUE CONSERVATION SCIENCE
$500DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED.
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL
$500TO RESTORE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION.
ORCAS CENTER
$500ANNUAL GIFT FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED.
ALS TDI
$500DONATION TO HONOR COREY'S CRUSADE FOR A CURE.
FAMILY FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST
$500DONATION TO HELP FUND BASIC LIVING NEEDS
CPMC FOUNDATION- SUTTER HEALTH
$50,000PROVIDING FUNDS FOR PARKINSON'S, MOVEMENT DISORDER, PTSD, CHR, HEROES, BREAST HEALTH, CHILD LIFE PROGRAM FOR CANINE THERAPY, DR TERRI SLAGLE RESEARCH & NST DONATION.
DE MARILLAC ACADEMY
$20,000ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP BENEFIT FOR EDUCATION.
SF OPERA ASSOCIATION
$15,000CONTRIBUTION TO FUND PRODUCTIONS, SETS AND THE ARTS.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
$15,000PROVIDE FUNDING FOR MEDICAL CARE, RESEARCH, AND STUDENT AID.
THE EXPLORATORIUM
$10,000DONATION TO AREA OF GREATEST NEED.
ORCAS ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL
$10,000FUND CREATING CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCES & EDUCATION.
SHRINERS HOSPITALS
$10,000DONATION TO ONGOING SUPPORT TO PARENTS OF PATIENTS.
VILLAGE ACADEMIES INC-HARLEM VILLAGE ACADEMIES
$10,000DONATION FOR AREA OF GREATEST NEED.
FOUNDATION OF CITY COLLEGE OF SF
$7,000SUPPORT THE CCSF EXTENSION PROGRAM.
SF GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$6,000COVID RECOVERY PLAN DONATION.
AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUNDATION
$5,000DONATION TO FUND THEATRE EDUCATION & COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS.
ACHIEVEMENT REWARDS FOR COLLEGE SCIENTISTS (ARCS) FOUNDATION INC
$5,000FUND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR EDUCATION
MEALS ON WHEELS
$5,000DONATION FOR LIFE SAVING FUND.
SAN JUAN PRESERVATION TRUST FUND-WILD SALMON CENTER
$5,000PROVIDE FUNDS TO SUPORT WILD SALMON RIVERS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN.