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The Gibbs Family Foundation NFP

Accepts applications Chicago, Illinois · EIN 453687918

The Gibbs Family Foundation NFP is a private foundation in Chicago, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $15,000 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $7,500 and the largest $10,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $20,000 the year before.

50% of its 2025 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$15,0002$31,193
2024$20,0002$28,808
2025$15,0002$49,609

How to apply

ContactThe Gibbs Family Foundation
3159 N Honroe Street, Chicago, IL 60657
Phone or email(773) 332-0323
What to submitContact the above for inquiries.
DeadlinesVarious
RestrictionsRestricted to medical fields

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois2$15,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Test Positive Aware Network
Chicago, IL
The Two of Us and Lifeline$10,000
Center on Halsted
Chicago, IL
Advance LGBTQ Community$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Gibbs Family Foundation NFP accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Various.

How much does The Gibbs Family Foundation NFP give?

$15,000 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $7,500.

Who runs The Gibbs Family Foundation NFP?

Its 2025 filing lists Matthew Gibbs (President), Cynthia Gibbs (Secretary) and Annaliese Budd (Treasurer).

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