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Gilbert Fund for Indigent Persons Investment

Preselected recipients only Gloucester, Massachusetts · EIN 042277209

Gilbert Fund for Indigent Persons Investment is a private foundation in Gloucester, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $17,300 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $17,300 and the largest $17,300. 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 $16,300 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$15,1001$325,677
2024$16,3001$344,823
2025$17,3001$0

How to apply

Gilbert Fund for Indigent Persons Investment 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

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts1$17,300

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Gilbert Fund for Indigent Persons
Gloucester, MA
General purposes$17,300

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Gilbert Fund for Indigent Persons Investment accept grant applications?

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

How much does Gilbert Fund for Indigent Persons Investment give?

$17,300 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $17,300.

Who runs Gilbert Fund for Indigent Persons Investment?

Its 2025 filing lists Benjamin A Smith IV (President) and Cassandra Smith (Treasurer).

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