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Gatinais Foundation 2601-21-44

Preselected recipients only Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · EIN 882109752

Gatinais Foundation 2601-21-44 is a private foundation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.4 million in 17 grants; the typical grant was $75,000 and the largest $150,000. 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 $897,000 the year before.

46% 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$545,4257$4.8 million
2024$897,00014$14.4 million
2025$1.4 million17$25.8 million

How to apply

Gatinais Foundation 2601-21-44 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 Gatinais Foundation 2601-21-44 funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New York4$375,000
District of Columbia3$225,000
Texas2$200,000
Virginia1$150,000
California2$125,000
Maryland2$125,000
Florida1$83,000
Maine1$50,000
Pennsylvania1$25,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Nature Conservancy
Arlington, VA
Essential forests fund$150,000
American Rivers Inc
Washington, DC
Northeast regional program$125,000
ReWild
Austin, TX
For the creation of the new$100,000
Wildlife Conservation Society
Bronx, NY
For the global counter$100,000
Wildlife Conservation Society
Bronx, NY
Protecting peatlands in$100,000
ReWild
Austin, TX
Yungas project$100,000
American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation
New York, NY
River program$100,000
WildLandscapes International
Tallahassee, FL
To support the$83,000
Wild Earth Allies
Chevy Chase, MD
Protect gorillas in central$75,000
Resources Legacy Fund
Sacramento, CA
To support u.s. Nature$75,000
Wildlife Conservation Society
Bronx, NY
To support counter-wildlife$75,000
Maine Coast Heritage Trust
Topsham, ME
Marshes of tomorrow$50,000
Rachel's Network
Washington, DC
General operating support$50,000
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Inc
Washington, DC
American conservation$50,000
Surfrider Foundation
San Clemente, CA
Marine work in puerto rico$50,000
Wild Earth Allies
Chevy Chase, MD
For wildlife conservation$50,000
Natural Lands Trust Incorporated
Media, PA
Now, forever, together$25,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Gatinais Foundation 2601-21-44 accept grant applications?

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

How much does Gatinais Foundation 2601-21-44 give?

$1.4 million in tax year 2025, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $75,000.

Who runs Gatinais Foundation 2601-21-44?

Its 2025 filing lists H Landis Gabel (Chair), Dominique Gabel (Secretary), Josiane M Gabel (Treasurer/Executive Director) and Etienne Gabel (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Gatinais Foundation 2601-21-44 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation and international.

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