Private foundation · EIN 46-4340990 · Idaho City, Idaho · Philanthropy & grantmaking

George and Audrey Gaukler Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if your work fits its grantee list. The foundation accepts applications (No submission deadlines) and its median grant is $1,000.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 13 grants paid, $340K total, median $1,000. Stated restrictions: Support the charitable, educational, scientific and religious interest of the gaukler family primarily in north dakota and minnesota.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
13
$340K
Median grant
$1,000
Stays in ID
—
of grants
Deadline
See below
No submission deadlines
Assets
$1.8M

How to apply

No application process formerly defined Contact: Geoff Gaukler, Po Box 12, Idaho City, Id, 9528353800 Deadlines: No submission deadlines Restrictions: Support the charitable, educational, scientific and religious interest of the gaukler family primarily in north dakota and minnesota.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Valley City Park DistrictValley City, NDGeneral Charitable$300K
Bridges Art CouncilValley City, NDGeneral Charitable$15K
Valley City Bares County LibraryValley City, NDGeneral Charitable$10K
Sheynne Valley Friends of AnimalsValley City, NDGeneral Charitable$5,000
Sheyenne Valley Community FoundatioValley City, NDGeneral Charitable$5,000
Barnes County Historical SocietyValley City, NDGeneral Charitable$1,000
Village Family Service CenterFargo, NDGeneral Charitable$1,000
United Nations Childrens FundNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$1,000
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYGeneral Charitable$1,000
The Salvation ArmyAlexandria, VAGeneral Charitable$500
Chi Health at Home CareValley City, NDGeneral Charitable$100
Smp HealthValley City, NDGeneral Charitable$50
Open Door CenterValley City, NDGeneral Charitable$50

By state: North Dakota 10 · New York 2 · Virginia 1

About this foundation

George and Audrey Gaukler Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Idaho City, Idaho, administered in care of Geoff Gaukler, tax-exempt since 2015. 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 George and Audrey Gaukler Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. No application process formerly defined Deadlines: No submission deadlines.

How much does George and Audrey Gaukler Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $340K across 13 grants, a median of $1,000.

Where does George and Audrey Gaukler Family Foundation give?

North Dakota (10 grants), New York (2 grants), Virginia (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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