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Cade Museum Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Gainesville, FL EIN: 20-1884134 Website

To transform communities by inspiring and equipping inventors, entrepreneurs and visionaries by conducting the cade prize, an annual competition recognizing inventors, and by conducting fundraising, supporting operations, and maintaining collections to be used as part of the cade museum for creativity and invention.

Cade Museum Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Cade Museum Foundation Inc gave $1.6M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $1.6M), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,595,001
-5.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,595,001
-5.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,595,001
Total assets
$6,325,943
+8.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Cade Museum Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Cade Creativity Labs Inc: $1.6MCade Creativity Labs Inc$1.6M

The largest 2025 recipient was Cade Creativity Labs Inc ($1.6M).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M5$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Gainesville

How Cade Museum Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 24% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.3M (2022) to $1.7M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $1.6M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cade Creativity Labs Inc Gainesville, FLTo Support Museum Program Operations$1,595,001
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$6,325,943$2,594,919$1,986,169$1,595,0011$1,011
2024$5,824,707$1,473,625$2,159,902$1,687,9741$2,276
2023$6,514,823$-3,061,301$2,104,029$1,681,8711$-5,184,406
2022$11,492,776$2,132,387$1,571,756$1,281,5701$64,002
2021$10,704,815$1,427,524$1,794,763$1,565,3161$63,986
2020$10,400,488$1,684,589$1,530,562$1,354,4881$63,974

About Cade Museum Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Cade Museum Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Gainesville, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1.6M. Net investment income was $1K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cade Museum Foundation Inc is led by Bradley Gamble, CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2024); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bradley Gamble

    CEO

    President & CEO → CEO, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phoebe Miles

    Chairman

    Chair → Chair & Interim President, 2023

    Interim President & Chair → Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Massias

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mason Alley

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Miles

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rose Fagler

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jenna Ostas

    COO

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phil Waite

    CFO

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Stephanie Bailes (2020–2023) — President & CEO · Filing note: Term ended 022023

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Cade Museum Foundation Inc

How much does Cade Museum Foundation Inc give each year?

Cade Museum Foundation Inc gave $1.6M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.7M across 1 grant.

How large is Cade Museum Foundation Inc?

Cade Museum Foundation Inc reported $6.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.6M.

What is Cade Museum Foundation Inc?

Cade Museum Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Gainesville, FL. It holds $6.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Cade Museum Foundation Inc operate?

Cade Museum Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Florida.

What is Cade Museum Foundation Inc's EIN?

Cade Museum Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1884134. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 29, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 9, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 14, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 8, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 11, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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