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Gidel Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Sarasota, Florida · EIN 400000166

Gidel Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Sarasota, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $260,271 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $130,136 and the largest $250,621. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $30,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$77,5007$77,408
2024$30,0004$63,597
2025$260,2712$80,018

How to apply

Gidel Family 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 Gidel Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Utah1$250,621
Florida1$9,650

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation
Salt Lake City, UT
General operating support$250,621
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
General operating support$9,650

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Gidel Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Gidel Family Foundation Inc give?

$260,271 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $130,136.

Who runs Gidel Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Allison Gidel Lord (President).

What does Gidel Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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