Crystal Gomes Sunshine Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Amarillo, TX EIN: 75-2863570

Crystal Gomes Sunshine Foundation is a private foundation, based in Amarillo, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $237K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $11K. Net investment income was $12K.

Crystal Gomes Sunshine Foundation at a glance

In short: Crystal Gomes Sunshine Foundation gave $11K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,900
-2.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,180
-2.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,000
Total assets
$237,424
-0.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Crystal Gomes Sunshine Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Farmington Central Academic Foundation: $5KFarmington Central AcademicFoundation$5KLincoln Elementary School: $3KLincoln Elementary School$3KEastview Elementary School: $2KEastview Elementary School$2KDunlap High School: $500Dunlap High School$500Limestone Walters School: $400Limestone Walters School$400

The largest 2025 recipient was Farmington Central Academic Foundation ($5K). Together the top 5 received $11K.

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants across all recorded years

21<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 21 grants of 21 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

States

Cities

CantonFarmingtonPeoriaDunlapTrivoli

How Crystal Gomes Sunshine Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−2%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 96% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K7 grants2020 3 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 5 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2020) to $12K (2023). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $11K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Farmington Central Academic Foundation Farmington, ILScholarships$5,000
Lincoln Elementary School Canton, ILClub Unity and Positive Behavior and Intervention Grants$3,000
Eastview Elementary School Canton, ILPositive Behavior and Intervention Grant$2,000
Dunlap High School Dunlap, ILLife Skills Popcorn Shop Grant$500
Limestone Walters School Peoria, ILAll About Me Grant$400
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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$237,424$11,734$11,480$10,9005$11,239$11,734$11,714
2024$237,704$12,482$11,939$11,1595$11,269$12,482$11,346
2023$236,627$47,934$12,176$11,9004$12,088$47,897$10,381
2022$200,869$-5,167$11,529$11,1504$11,150$7,339$11,916
2021$217,565$12,574$11,701$11,5503$11,550$11,541$12,502
2020$216,692$9,465$11,121$10,8647—$7,431$10,405

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Crystal Gomes Sunshine Foundation reported a distributable amount of $12K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Crystal Gomes Sunshine Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Crystal A. Gomes

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • J. Michael Connor

    Co-Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Michael (2020) — Trustee

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 Crystal Gomes Sunshine Foundation

How much does Crystal Gomes Sunshine Foundation give each year?

Crystal Gomes Sunshine Foundation gave $11K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $11K across 5 grants.

What is Crystal Gomes Sunshine Foundation's typical grant size?

Crystal Gomes Sunshine Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,180, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Crystal Gomes Sunshine Foundation give grants?

Crystal Gomes Sunshine Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Canton, IL (2 grants).

Does Crystal Gomes Sunshine Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Crystal Gomes Sunshine Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Crystal Gomes Sunshine Foundation's largest grantees?

Crystal Gomes Sunshine Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Farmington Central Academic Foundation ($5,000), Lincoln Elementary School ($3,000) and Eastview Elementary School ($2,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 92% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Crystal Gomes Sunshine Foundation?

Crystal Gomes Sunshine Foundation reported $237K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $11K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $12K (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 is Crystal Gomes Sunshine Foundation's EIN?

Crystal Gomes Sunshine Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2863570. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 3, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 16, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)

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