Open Foundations · Colorado

Gill Foundation

Denver, Colorado · EIN 841264186. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $11.0M across 91 grants in 2024, a median of $25K each.

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$11.0M
paid in 2024
91
grants paid
$25K
median grant
41%
to first-time recipients
$194.3M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
GRANTSMANAGERGILLFOUNDATIONORG
Address
1550 WEWATTA STREET, DENVER, CO, 80202
Phone
3032924455
Form the request should take
A LETTER OF INQUIRY IS REQUIRED BEFORE AN ORGANIZATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR FUNDING. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT AN ORGANIZATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR FUNDING, THE ORGANIZATION WILL BE ASKED TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION AND DIRECTED TO THE APPROPRIATE FORM.
Submission deadline
VISIT HTTPS://GILLFOUNDATION.ORG/
Restrictions on awards
FUNDING GUIDELINES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE: WWW.GILLFOUNDATION.ORG.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202512889349100446. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

lgbtq issues

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 91 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Our American Future FoundationDE$2,025,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT OF FUTURE FORWARD EDUCATION FUND
2Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncDC$1,175,000PROJECT SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ ISSUES
3Media Matters for AmericaDC$632,500PROJECT SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ ISSUES
4Pflag IncDC$575,000PROJECT SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ ISSUES
5National Center for Lesbian RightsCA$480,000PROJECT SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ ISSUES
6Glbtq Legal Advocates & Defenders IncMA$460,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
7Centerline Liberties IncDC$435,000PROJECT SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ ISSUES
8The Voter Participation CenterDC$400,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
9Whitman-walker Institute IncDC$350,000PROJECT SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ ISSUES
10Third Way InstituteDC$300,000PROJECT SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ ISSUES
11Fund for the City of New York IncNY$250,000PROJECT SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ ISSUES
12Glbtq Legal Advocates & Defenders IncMA$250,000PROJECT SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ ISSUES
13Lexington Observer IncMA$250,000PROJECT SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ ISSUES
14The American Independent FoundationDC$250,000PROJECT SUPPORT FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RESEARCH
15Protect Democracy ProjectDE$200,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020118$10.6M
2021130$12.8M
2022138$10.7M
2023126$8.9M
202491$11.0M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Colorado43%
District of Columbia17%
Maine12%
New York7%
Massachusetts4%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Brad ClarkCEO/PRESIDENT · 2024
Eliza ByardTREASURER · 2024
Heidi OverbeckCHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER - THRU 2/24 · 2024
Mary BonautoSECRETARY · 2024
Penny K HamiltonCOO · 2024
Tim GillCHAIR · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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