Private foundation · EIN 45-5624811 · Naples, Florida · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 14 grants paid, $1.6M total, median $43K. 36% of grants stayed in Florida.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
14
$1.6M
Median grant
$43K
Stays in FL
36%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$31M

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Cancer SocietyAtlanta, GAOperating support$500K
Alzheimers Disease Research FoundationWellesley Hills, MAOperating support$400K
Learn2earn Charitable FoundationNaples, FLOperating support$175K
St Matthew's HouseNaples, FLOperating support$140K
National Alliance on Mental IllnessArlington, VAOperating support$95K
Homes for Our TroopsTaunton, MAOperating support$85K
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TNOperating support$55K
Guadalupe CenterImmokalee, FLOperating support$30K
Prevent Child Abuse AmericaChicago, ILOperating support$25K
AbilisGreenwich, CTOperating support$12K
Apifera Farm IncBremen, MEOperating support$12K
Krempels CenterPortsmouth, NHOperating support$10K
Naples Historical SocietyNaples, FLOperating support$10K
Humane Society of Collier County IncNaples, FLOperating support$6,000

By state: Georgia 1 · Massachusetts 2 · Florida 5 · Virginia 1 · Tennessee 1 · Illinois 1

About this foundation

Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Naples, Florida, administered in care of Christine Villas-Boas, tax-exempt since 2014. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $1.6M across 14 grants, a median of $43K.

Where does Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc give?

Georgia (1 grants), Massachusetts (2 grants), Florida (5 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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