Private foundation · EIN 51-0189357 · Chicago, Illinois

Gibbet Hill Foundation

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 2025 Form 990-PF: 15 grants paid, $310K total, median $13K. 7% of grants stayed in Illinois.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
15
$310K
Median grant
$13K
Stays in IL
7%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$3.2M

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV. Part XV itemizes $310K; Part I reports $260K in contributions paid

RecipientPurposeAmount
Colorado Children's ChoraleDenver, COSocial services$60K
Northwestern UniversityEvanston, ILEducational$50K
University of San Diego FoundationLA Jolla, CAEducational$50K
Friends of Dinosaur RidgeMorrison, COEducational$30K
Groton School - Faculty SalariesGroton, MAEducational$13K
Groton School - Grain InitiativeGroton, MAEducational$13K
Groton School - Malcolm Strachan Chair of English Literature Endowment FundGroton, MAEducational$13K
Groton School -Marion Danielson Campbell Performing Arts CenterGroton, MAEducational$13K
Denver Earth Resources LibraryDenver, COEducational$10K
New Orleans Geological Society Memorial Foundation IncNew Orleans, LAEducational$10K
Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists FundDenver, COEnvironmental$10K
The Student Conservation AssociationCharleston, NHEnvironmental$10K
World Wildlife FundWashington, DCEnvironmental$10K
Clan Strachan Scottish Heritage Society IncTemecula, CAArts & humanities$10K
The Timanous FoundationSouth Portland, MESocial services$10K

By state: Colorado 4 · California 2 · Massachusetts 4 · Illinois 1 · Louisiana 1 · New Hampshire 1

About this foundation

Gibbet Hill Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Chicago, Illinois, tax-exempt since 1976. 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 Gibbet Hill Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 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 Gibbet Hill Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $310K across 15 grants, a median of $13K.

Where does Gibbet Hill Foundation give?

Colorado (4 grants), California (2 grants), Massachusetts (4 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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