Private foundation · EIN 27-4379483 · Marblehead, MA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where Gilson Family Foundation's grants went

It reported $1.31M in grants paid across 54 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 83.1% of those dollars to 44 recipient organizations.

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What its filing says about applications

Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 52 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Cradles to Crayons
Newton, MA · EIN 04-3584367
$150,220CHARITABLE DONATIONExact name 1.00
Open Table
Maynard, MA · no confident EIN match
$75,500CHARITABLE DONATIONUnmatched Help match
Jog Your Memory 5K
Needham, MA · EIN 47-3156339
$60,000CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 0.72
Gaining Ground
Concord, MA · EIN 04-3083976
$50,500CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 1.00
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
Sheffield, MA · EIN 06-1254469
$50,000CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 0.93
Essex County Community Foundation
Beverly, MA · EIN 04-3407816
$50,000CHARITABLE DONATIONExact name 1.00
Plummer Youth Promise
Salem, MA · EIN 04-2104844
$50,000CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 1.00
Greater Boston Food Bank
Boston, MA · EIN 04-2717782
$50,000CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 1.00
Pittsfield High School
Pittsfield, MA · no confident EIN match
$40,000CHARITABLE DONATIONUnmatched Help match
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts
Chicopee, MA · EIN 04-2751023
$30,550CHARITABLE DONATIONExact name 1.00
Jewish Community Center of the North Shore
Marblehead, MA · EIN 04-2104351
$30,500CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 1.00
Dignity Matters
Hopkinton, MA · EIN 81-4572839
$30,360CHARITABLE DONATIONExact name 1.00
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches
Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196605
$30,000CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 0.75
South Community Food Pantry
Pittsfield, MA · EIN 92-2018906
$28,000CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 1.00
Metro Caring
Denver, CO · EIN 84-6116951
$26,052CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 1.00
Lawrence Communityworks
Lawrence, MA · EIN 04-2982308
$25,500CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 1.00
Berkshire Agricultural Ventures
Gt Barrington, MA · EIN 81-4386302
$25,000CHARITABLE DONATIONSame ZIP 1.00
Lever
North Adams, MA · EIN 46-4159401
$25,000CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 1.00
Play Ball Foundation
Concord, MA · EIN 20-3904871
$25,000CHARITABLE DONATIONSame street 1.00
Project Bread-The Walk for Hunger
East Boston, MA · EIN 04-2931195
$25,000CHARITABLE DONATIONSame street 0.92
Spur
Marblehead, MA · EIN 47-2014980
$22,700CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 1.00
Berkshire Community College Foundation
Pittsfield, MA · EIN 04-2736585
$20,564CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 1.00
Beverly Bootstraps Community Services I
Beverly, MA · EIN 04-3254507
$20,500CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 0.84
Greenagers
S Egremont, MA · EIN 46-1728356
$20,500CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 1.00
Construct
Great Barrington, MA · EIN 23-7099108
$20,000CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 1.00
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA · EIN 04-2263040
$20,000CHARITABLE DONATIONKnown alias 1.00
LA Colaborativa
Chelsea, MA · EIN 22-2906521
$20,000CHARITABLE DONATIONSame ZIP 1.00
Community Access to the Arts
Gt Barrington, MA · EIN 04-3196265
$16,500CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 1.00
Massachusetts Audubon Society
Lincoln, MA · EIN 04-2104702
$16,500CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 1.00
Roots Rising
Pittsfield, MA · EIN 83-2950864
$15,500CHARITABLE DONATIONSame city 1.00
Berkshires Bounty
Gt Barrington, MA · EIN 83-0905992
$15,000CHARITABLE DONATIONSame ZIP 0.89
Berkshire Immigrant Center
Pittsfield, MA · EIN 86-2361326
$12,500CHARITABLE DONATIONSame ZIP 1.00
Leo
Lynn, MA · EIN 04-2378885
$12,500CHARITABLE DONATIONSame city 1.00
Root North Shore
Salem, MA · no confident EIN match
$12,500CHARITABLE DONATIONUnmatched Help match
My Brother's Table
Lynn, MA · EIN 04-2794047
$10,500CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 1.00
18 Degrees
Pittsfield, MA · EIN 04-2226238
$10,000CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 1.00
Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture
South Deerfield, MA · EIN 04-3416862
$10,000CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 1.00
Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center
Pittsfield, MA · EIN 04-2178889
$10,000CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 1.00
Rosie's Place
Boston, MA · EIN 04-2582187
$10,000CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 1.00
World Central Kitchen
Washington, DC · EIN 27-3521132
$10,000CHARITABLE DONATIONKnown alias 1.00
2nd Street Second Chances
Pittsfield, MA · no confident EIN match
$10,000CHARITABLE DONATIONUnmatched Help match
Concord Carlisle Foundation
Concord, MA · EIN 04-2157042
$7,500CHARITABLE DONATIONSame ZIP 1.00
Cu Denver Foundation
Denver, CO · no confident EIN match
$7,500CHARITABLE DONATIONUnmatched Help match
Berkshire Community Diaper Project
W Stockbridge, MA · EIN 47-4529853
$7,000CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 1.00
Berkshire Music School
Pittsfield, MA · EIN 04-2121369
$5,000CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 1.00
Emergency Action Network
Brunswick, ME · EIN 82-1087903
$5,000CHARITABLE DONATIONSame address 1.00
Explorers Lifelong Learning Institute of Salem St
Salem, MA · EIN 75-3112187
$5,000CHARITABLE DONATIONSame street 0.83
Gofundme - Ukrainian Family Fund
Redwood City, CA · no confident EIN match
$5,000CHARITABLE DONATIONUnmatched Help match
Me International
Johnstown, CO · no confident EIN match
$5,000CHARITABLE DONATIONUnmatched Help match
Social Venture Partners
Denver, CO · no confident EIN match
$4,000CHARITABLE DONATIONUnmatched Help match

2 more lines ($61.5K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    36 recipients in common
  2. Eastern Bank Foundation Lynn, MA
    17 recipients in common
  3. The Pfizer Foundation New York, NY
    15 recipients in common
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    14 recipients in common
  5. Analog Devices Foundation Boston, MA
    14 recipients in common
  6. Ge Foundation Norwalk, CT
    13 recipients in common
  7. Barr Foundation Boston, MA
    12 recipients in common
  8. American Tower Charitable Foundation Boston, MA
    11 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.