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Gettel Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Bradenton, Florida · EIN 061639333

Gettel Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Bradenton, Florida. In tax year 2024 it gave $447,953 in 74 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $25,000. 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 down from $454,896 the year before.

54% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$454,89668$12.0 million
2024$447,95374$12.6 million

How to apply

Gettel Foundation Inc 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 Gettel Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida63$400,703
Georgia7$25,000
Michigan2$15,000
Massachusetts1$4,500
Tennessee1$2,750

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 74 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Parrish Community High School
Parrish, FL
Operational support$25,000
Professional Academies Magnet
Gainesville, FL
Operational support$25,000
Florida Pre-Paid College Board
Tampa, FL
Operational support$24,983
First United Methodist Church of Sarasota
Sarasota, FL
Operational support$20,000
The Libertore Fund For Children
Sarasota, FL
Operational support$20,000
Take Stock in Children
Palmetto, FL
Operational support$15,000
The Haven
Sarasota, FL
Operational support$15,000
All Faiths Food Bank
Sarasota, FL
Operational support$10,000
Beds For Kids
Bradenton, FL
Operational support$10,000
Bread of the Mighty
Gainesville, FL
Operational support$10,000
Charlotte Technical College
Port Charlotte, FL
Operational support$10,000
Education Foundation of Alachua County
Gainseville, FL
Operational support$10,000
Food Bank of Manatee
Bradenton, FL
Operational support$10,000
Harry Chapin Food Bank of SW Florida
Fort Myers, FL
Operational support$10,000
Kirk Gibson Foundation for Parkinson's
Birmingham, MI
Operational support$10,000
Manatee Education Foundation
Bradenton, FL
Operational support$10,000
Metropolitan Ministries
Tampa, FL
Operational support$10,000
One More Child
Gainesville, FL
Operational support$10,000
Parrish Civic Association
Parrish, FL
Operational support$10,000
Santa Fe Technical College
Gainesville, FL
Operational support$10,000
Second Harvest Food Bank Central Fl
Orlando, FL
Operational support$10,000
Suncoast Technical College
Sarasota, FL
Operational support$10,000
Van Wezel
Sarasota, FL
Operational support$10,000
Westcoast Black Theatre Troup of Florida
Sarasota, FL
Operational support$10,000
Booker High School Foundation
Sarasota, FL
Operational support$5,000
Charlotte Education Foundation
Port Charlotte, FL
Operational support$5,000
Charlotte Local Education Foundation
Port Charlotte, FL
Operational support$5,000
Education Foundation Marion County
Ocala, FL
Operational support$5,000
Education Foundation of Sarasota
Sarasota, FL
Operational support$5,000
Hillsborough Education Foundation
Tampa, FL
Operational support$5,000
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
St Petersbug, FL
Operational support$5,000
Manatee County Foundation
Bradenton, FL
Operational support$5,000
More Too Life
Sarasota, FL
Operational support$5,000
Never Alone
Woodstock, GA
Operational support$5,000
Public Education of Marion County
Ocala, FL
Operational support$5,000
ST Michaels Food Pantry
Woodstock, GA
Operational support$5,000
SVSU Foundation
University Center, MI
Operational support$5,000
The Academy at Glengary Inc
Sarasota, FL
Operational support$5,000
The Woodstock Education Schools Foundation
Woodstock, GA
Operational support$5,000
Tinker K-8 School
Tampa, FL
Operational support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Gettel Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Gettel Foundation Inc give?

$447,953 in tax year 2024, across 74 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Gettel Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists James Gettel (President).

What does Gettel Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and food and hunger.

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