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Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
The Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation, also referred to as the Kirsch Foundation, is an American non-profit organization based in Los Altos, California. It was founded by Steve Kirsch and Michele Kirsch.
Its areas of focus include “cleaning up the air in California to eliminating nuclear weapons” and supporting Silicon Valley foundations.1)
The Foundation engages both in grantmaking and advocacy efforts to effect change, including “extensive lobbying and advocacy activities.”
History
The Foundation was formally established in 1999 within the Community Foundation Silicon Valley (CFSV), which merged with Peninsula Community Foundation in 2006 to become the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. The Kirsches had been active philanthropists since the early 1990s, however, through their donor-advised fund at CFSV.2)
Organization
| Personnel3) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Notes |
| Steve Kirsch | Co-Founder & Board Chairman | COVID-19 Early Treatment Fund (CETF), Vaccine Safety Research Foundation (VSRF) |
| Michele Kirsch | Co-Founder | - |
| Kathleen Gwynn | President & CEO | - |
Partners
The Foundation has collaborated with a number of other foundations and non-profit organizations, including:4)
Grants
Recipients of grants from the Kirsch foundation include:5)
External links
1)
, 2)
Who We Are. Kirsch Foundation. Retrieved January 15, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.01.15-200618/https://www.kirschfoundation.org/who/index_who.html
3)
Kirsch, S. T., Kirsch, M. van B., & Gwynn, K. 2005-2006 Annual Report. Kirsch Foundation. Retrieved April 19, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220419131010/http://www.kirschfoundation.org/who/ar2006/Kirsch_AR06.pdf
4)
Members Directory. (2022). Council on Foundations. https://web.archive.org/web/20220620214148/https://cof.org/members-directory/non-members
5)
Benz Jr., E. J., Paresky, S. S., Dana III, C. A., & Morse, R. P. 2012 Honor Roll of Donors. PageTurnPro; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Retrieved August 13, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20220813072451/https://www.pageturnpro.com/Dana-Farber-Cancer-Institute-and-The-Jimmy-Fund/49214-2012-Honor-Roll-of-Donors/sdefault.html#page/76