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Gill Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Lakeway, Texas · EIN 593677871

Gill Family Foundation is a private foundation in Lakeway, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $149,500 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $50,000. 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 down from $215,300 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
2023$215,3006$4.0 million
2024$149,5007$4.3 million

How to apply

Gill Family 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 Gill Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts1$50,000
Maryland1$50,000
Illinois1$25,000
North Carolina1$20,000
Kentucky2$3,000
New York1$1,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
High Spirit Community Farm
Great Barrington, MA
To provide resources for housing for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities$50,000
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
To provide educational opportunities$50,000
Sigma Chi Foundation
Evanston, IL
To provide educational opportunities$25,000
Wake Forest Athletics
Winstonsalem, NC
To provide resources to collegiate athletes$20,000
Cabbage Patch Settlement House
Louisville, KY
To provide educational opportunities and resources for youth development program$2,000
Institute of Classical Architecture and Art
New York, NY
To provide educational opportunities$1,500
American Printing House for the Blind
Louisville, KY
To provide educational AIDS for blind and visually impaired$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Gill Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Gill Family Foundation give?

$149,500 in tax year 2024, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs Gill Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists R Scott Gill (Pres./Director), Jeffrey T Gill (Secr./Treas./Director) and Patricia G Gill (Director).

What does Gill Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and disability.

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