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Stephen and Margaret Gill Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Atherton, California · EIN 943335952

Stephen and Margaret Gill Family Foundation is a private foundation in Atherton, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $321,000 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $75,000. 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 $316,000 the year before.

27% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$316,00015$5.4 million
2024$321,00011$5.8 million

How to apply

Stephen and Margaret Gill 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 Stephen and Margaret Gill Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California6$145,000
District of Columbia1$75,000
Maryland1$75,000
New York1$20,000
Rhode Island1$5,000
Maine1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Roland Park Community Foundation
Baltimore, MD
General support$75,000
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, CA
Funding for the sfcm vocal fund$75,000
Olmsted Network
Washington, DC
Support mission of olmsted network$75,000
United Religions Initiative
San Francisco, CA
Action to end religously motivated violence$20,000
San Francisco Ballet
San Francisco, CA
To support ballet performances and education$20,000
ACLU Foundation
New York, NY
General support$20,000
Episcopal Community Services
San Francisco, CA
To support community services in san francisco$10,000
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
San Jose, CA
Provide access to comprehensive reproductive health$10,000
Trinity Church Menlo Park
Menlo Park, CA
To support music program$10,000
American Mathematical Society
Providence, RI
Grant in honor of hilda geiringer von mises$5,000
Memorial Amblulance Corps
Deer Isle, ME
Provide ambulance services to deer isle$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Stephen and Margaret Gill Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Stephen and Margaret Gill Family Foundation give?

$321,000 in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs Stephen and Margaret Gill Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Stephen P Gill (Cfo), Elizabeth O Gill (Secretary) and Richard P Gill (Ceo).

What does Stephen and Margaret Gill Family Foundation fund?

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

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