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Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation

Preselected recipients only Wilmington, Delaware · EIN 136086299

Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation is a private foundation in Wilmington, Delaware. In tax year 2024 it gave $651,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $150,000 and the largest $500,000. 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 by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$00$17.9 million
2024$651,0003$19.6 million

How to apply

Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research 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 Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California2$501,000
North Carolina1$150,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Huntington Medical Research Institutes
Pasadena, CA
To name the Imaging Core located in Room 332 as the "H. Robert Herold II Imaging Core"$500,000
Pfeiffer University
Misenheimer, NC
Milton C. Rose Research Scholars$150,000
Old Mill Foundation
San Marino, CA
General & Unrestricted$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation give?

$651,000 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $150,000.

Who runs Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Kimberly Herold Alvarez (Dir), Lise P Chapman (Dir, Pres), Patricia R Herold (Dir, AS Sec, AS TREAS) and Matthew Mayro Keeney (Dir, VP) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly science and research, health and education.

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