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Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Naples, Florida · EIN 455624811

Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Naples, Florida. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.6 million in 14 grants; the typical grant was $42,500 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 in 2024 was up from $1.4 million the year before.

29% 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
2022$1.4 million14$27.4 million
2023$1.4 million14$30.8 million
2024$1.6 million14$30.8 million

How to apply

Michel & Claire Gudefin 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 Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia1$500,000
Massachusetts2$485,000
Florida5$361,000
Virginia1$95,000
Tennessee1$55,000
Illinois1$25,000
Connecticut1$12,000
Maine1$12,000
New Hampshire1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
American Cancer Society
Atlanta, GA
Operating support$500,000
Alzheimers Disease Research Foundation
Wellesley Hills, MA
Operating support$400,000
LEARN2EARN Charitable Foundation
Naples, FL
Operating support$175,000
St Matthew's House
Naples, FL
Operating support$140,000
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Arlington, VA
Operating support$95,000
Homes for Our Troops
Taunton, MA
Operating support$85,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
Operating support$55,000
Guadalupe Center
Immokalee, FL
Operating support$30,000
Prevent Child Abuse America
Chicago, IL
Operating support$25,000
Abilis
Greenwich, CT
Operating support$12,000
Apifera Farm Inc
Bremen, ME
Operating support$12,000
Krempels Center
Portsmouth, NH
Operating support$10,000
Naples Historical Society
Naples, FL
Operating support$10,000
Humane Society of Collier County Inc
Naples, FL
Operating support$6,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc give?

$1.6 million in tax year 2024, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $42,500.

Who runs Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Christine Villas-Boas (President & Treasurer), Alexandre Villas-Boas (Director) and Antonio Villas-Boas (Director).

What does Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, science and research and youth programs.

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