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Gaddis Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Fort Lauderdale, Florida · EIN 010555919

Gaddis Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $236,800 in 44 grants; the typical grant was $3,750 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $217,500 the year before.

32% of its 2025 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$212,00033$4.5 million
2024$217,50038$4.6 million
2025$236,80044$4.9 million

How to apply

ContactSusan Gaddis
PO Box 950, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33302
Phone or email(954) 565-8900

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Gaddis Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 11 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida23$175,700
New York3$12,100
Virginia4$10,600
District of Columbia2$10,100
Georgia2$10,000
Iowa1$5,000
Tennessee1$5,000
North Carolina3$4,000
Massachusetts1$2,000
Illinois3$1,300

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 44 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
United Way of Broward
Fort Lauderdale, FL
General support$50,000
Broward Performing Arts Foundation
Fort Lauderdale, FL
General support$20,000
Henderson Behavioral Health
Lauderdale Lakes, FL
General support$15,000
Nova Southeastern Univ
Fort Lauderdale, FL
General support$15,000
Angel Paws
Miami Lakes, FL
General support$15,000
Uncf
Washington, DC
General support$10,000
Breast Cancer Research
New York, NY
General support$10,000
South FL PBS
Boynton Beach, FL
General support$10,000
Boys & Girls Club of Broward Cnty
Fort Lauderdale, FL
General support$5,000
Florida Initiative for Suicide Prev
Sunrise, FL
General support$5,000
St Judes Children's Hospital
Memphis, TN
General support$5,000
Make A Wish - Southern FL
Fort Lauderdale, FL
General support$5,000
Kids in Distress
Wilton Manors, FL
General support$5,000
The ALS Foundation
Arlington, VA
General support$5,000
Pace Center for Girls
Fort Lauderdale, FL
General support$5,000
Shriners Hospital for Children
Tampa, FL
General support$5,000
American Cancer Society
West Palm Beach, FL
General support$5,000
American Red Cross
Boone, IA
General support$5,000
Habitat for Humanity
Atlanta, GA
General support$5,000
St Anthony Catholic Church
Fort Lauderdale, FL
General support$5,000
American Institute for Cancer
Arlington, VA
General support$5,000
Arthritis Foundation
Atlanta, GA
General support$5,000
Women in Distress
Lighthouse Point, FL
General support$2,500
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Fort Lauderdale, FL
General support$2,500
Brain & Behavior Research Found
New York, NY
General support$2,000
Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society
Sapphire, NC
General support$2,000
NAMI Broward County
Plantation, FL
General support$2,000
Compassionate Care ALS
Falmouth, MA
General support$2,000
Wounded Warrior Project
Jacksonville, FL
General support$1,000
Glenville-Cashiers Rescue Squad
Glenville, NC
General support$1,000
Jack & Jill's Children Center
Fort Lauderdale, FL
General support$1,000
Haywood County Rescue Squad
Waynesville, NC
General support$1,000
Alzheimer's Association
Chicago, IL
General support$1,000
Florida Sheriffs Youth
Live Oak, FL
General support$1,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation
Santa Monica, CA
General support$1,000
Humane Society of Broward
Fort Lauderdale, FL
General support$500
March of Dimes
Arlington, VA
General support$500
American Lung Association
Chicago, IL
General support$200
University of Miami
Miami, FL
General support$100
Autism Speaks
New York, NY
General support$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Gaddis Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Gaddis Family Foundation Inc give?

$236,800 in tax year 2025, across 44 grants, with a typical grant of $3,750.

Who runs Gaddis Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Susan T Gaddis (President), Michael R Gaddis (Director) and Perry Stamos (Director).

What does Gaddis Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services, health and arts and culture.

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