Christine Gempp Love Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Sheridan, WY EIN: 83-0267496

The Christine Gempp Love Foundation is a private foundation based in Sheridan, Wyoming. Its 2024 filing reports grants to charitable organizations including an art-and-nature organization, a reproductive-health organization, and a horticultural-education organization.

Christine Gempp Love Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$269,257
-5.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$14,984
-8.1% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$300
-99.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,328
-93.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to Christine Gempp Love Foundation

Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to Apply

The foundation stated on its 2024 filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. The filing lists a written request from the proposed grantee, financial data, and a budget as materials, and names Charles Love as the contact.

Contact

Application contact: Charles Love
Mailing address: PO Box N, Sheridan, WY 82801
Phone: (307) 672-9003

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Christine Gempp Love Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

62 grants across all recorded years

62<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 62 grants of 62 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The 2024 grantees listed here are based in Missouri, Wyoming, and Maine.

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

Saint LouisSheridanColumbiaMt DesertLanderNew York CityCasperLaramieNew YorkWest AltonJefferson CityLexingtonOfallonSaint PaulValley ParkWashington

Is Christine Gempp Love Foundation open to new grantees?

25%

first-time grantees, 2024

In 2024, 3 of 12 grantees (25%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $2K. How we count

Medians: $3K first-time, $1K repeat.

  • 75% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+6%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 1% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K16 grants2021 16 grants2022 18 grants2023 12 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $29K (2022) to $32K (2024). In 2024 it made 12 grants totaling $32K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Chelsea's Fund Lander, WYMedical$5,000
Laumeier Sculpture Park St. Louis, MOPreservation$5,000
Wellspring Health Access Casper, WYMedical$5,000
WYO Theater Sheridan, WYPerforming Arts$5,000
Great Rivers Environmental Law St. Louis, MOLand Preservation$2,500
Lewis & Clark Inc Lexington, KYHistorial Preservation$2,500
Open Space Council for STL St. Louis, MOLand Preservation$2,500
American Library in Paris USA Fndtn New York City, NYLiterature$1,000
Chatillon Demenil Foundation St. Louis, MOPreservation$1,000
Dog and Cat Shelter Sheridan, WYAnimal Welfare$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$269,257$14,984$2,328——$300$14,269$30,589
2024$285,131$16,306$34,264$32,00012$32,300$15,385$28,327
2023$274,595$17,772$30,653$28,50018$29,044$16,820$26,679
2022$312,587$26,433$30,310$28,50016$28,833$25,308$29,929
2021$308,906$28,559$31,549$30,10016—$27,489$27,017

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Christine Gempp Love Foundation reported a distributable amount of $31K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its reported 2024 grantees describe their own work as engaging the community in art and nature, enabling access to abortion and contraceptive care through financial support, education, and advocacy, and educating the public about horticulture, particularly the life and work of Beatrix Farrand.

Grantmaking

In 2024, the foundation gave $32,000 through 12 grants, an average of about $2,667 per grant. In 2023, it gave $28,500 through 18 grants, an average of about $1,583 per grant.

Notable 2024 grants included $5,000 to Laumeier Sculpture Park in Saint Louis, Missouri; $5,000 to Chelsea’s Fund in Casper, Wyoming; and $500 to the Beatrix Farrand Society in Mount Desert, Maine.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Charles C Love as PRESIDENT/DI, Linda Love as VICE PRESIDE, and Lauren L Love as director.

Christine Gempp Love Foundation is led by Charles C. Love, President & Director since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Charles C. Love

    President & Director

    Director → President & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren L. Love

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Love

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: M. Christine Love (2021–2024) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Christine Gempp Love Foundation

How large is Christine Gempp Love Foundation?

Christine Gempp Love Foundation reported $269K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $300 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $31K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What does Christine Gempp Love Foundation fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Christine Gempp Love Foundation?

The foundation stated on its 2024 filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

Where does Christine Gempp Love Foundation make grants?

The 2024 grantees listed here are based in Missouri, Wyoming, and Maine.

What is Christine Gempp Love Foundation's EIN?

Christine Gempp Love Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-0267496. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Does Christine Gempp Love Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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