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Gemini Foundation

Preselected recipients only Lake Forest, Illinois · EIN 364406108

Gemini Foundation is a private foundation in Lake Forest, Illinois. In tax year 2024 it gave $63,500 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $60,500. 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 $146,500 the year before.

20% 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
2023$146,5007$406,328
2024$63,5005$376,334

How to apply

Gemini 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 Gemini Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California3$62,500
Illinois1$500
New York1$500

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Santa Barbara, CA
Charitable$60,500
Sansum Clinic
Santa Barbara, CA
Charitable$1,500
Paul Simon Institute
Santa Barbara, CA
Charitable$500
Glen View Club Scholarship Foundation
Golf, IL
Charitable$500
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Charitable$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Gemini Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Gemini Foundation give?

$63,500 in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs Gemini Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Richard U De Schutter (President), Douglas R De Schutter (Director) and Debra A Hodgkins (Director).

What does Gemini Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health.

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