DW Gore Family Foundation
DW Gore Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. Its 2025 filing reports $1 million in grants to 17 organizations, with listed purposes including education, educational research, health research, poverty-abatement research, and schizophrenia research.
DW Gore Family Foundation at a glance
In short: DW Gore Family Foundation gave $1.0M across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $59K), top state California. 29% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,000,000
- +170.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- +30.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $58,824
- +106.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $83,545
- +2.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 29% first-time grantees (5 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (35% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- 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 DW Gore Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests; it states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 2751 Centerville Rd 300, Wilmington, DE 19808
Phone: (302) 225-5000
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who DW Gore Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Givewell Maximum Impact Fund ($250K). Together the top 10 received $775K.
Grant Size Distribution
84 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 70 grants of 84 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, grant dollars were distributed among recipients in California (35%), New York (20%), Massachusetts (18%), Delaware (10%), and the District of Columbia (8%). The listed grants also include recipients in Illinois and an organization with no location provided.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
Cities
Is DW Gore Family Foundation open to new grantees?
29%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 17 grantees (29%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $40K; repeat grants $67K. How we count
Medians: $25K first-time, $50K repeat.
- 71% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 178% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $165K (2019) to $1.0M (2025). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $1.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Givewell Maximum Impact Fund Oakland, CA | Educational Research | $250,000 |
| Pencils of Promise New York, NY | Education | $100,000 |
| Wikimedia Foundation San Francisco, CA | Educational Research | $75,000 |
| Brain & Behavior Research Foundation New York, NY | Schizophrenia Research | $50,000 |
| Brookings Institution Washington, DC | Education | $50,000 |
| Building Excellent Schools Boston, MA | Educational Research | $50,000 |
| Climate Systems Engineering Initiative University of Chicago Chicago, IL | Educational Research | $50,000 |
| Jumpstart Boston, MA | Educational Research | $50,000 |
| MIT Poverty Action Lab Cambridge, MA | Poverty Abatement Research | $50,000 |
| Our World in Data | Educational Research | $50,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $83,545 | $1,013,270 | $1,011,585 | $1,000,000 | 17 | $1,000,000 | $13,270 | $17,263 |
| 2024 | $81,860 | $400,000 | $374,500 | $370,000 | 13 | $370,000 | — | $6,111 |
| 2023 | $56,360 | $400,000 | $410,123 | $410,000 | 14 | $410,000 | — | $9,963 |
| 2022 | $71,123 | $400,000 | $361,911 | $360,000 | 21 | $361,700 | — | $8,195 |
| 2021 | $13,034 | $300,439 | $332,333 | $330,000 | 19 | — | — | $5,771 |
| 2020 | $4,928 | $200,000 | $236,530 | $235,000 | 15 | — | — | $3,452 |
| 2019 | $41,458 | $201,660 | $166,660 | $165,000 | 16 | — | — | $2,852 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, DW Gore Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $17K 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 grants show support for organizations working in areas that include education and educational research, as well as health, poverty-abatement, and schizophrenia research. Grantees describe their own work in varied terms: Pencils of Promise says it works to expand access to quality education; the Wikimedia Foundation says it develops and shares educational content under a free license or in the public domain; Leading Youth Through Empowerment says it prepares economically disadvantaged youth for success from classroom to career; and the Center for AI Safety says it works to reduce societal-scale risks associated with artificial intelligence.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation made 17 grants totaling $1,000,000. Grants ranged from $25,000 to $250,000, with a median of $50,000. Notable grants included $250,000 to GiveWell Maximum Impact Fund for educational research, $100,000 to Pencils of Promise for education, and $75,000 to the Wikimedia Foundation for educational research. Other listed grants included $50,000 each to the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation for schizophrenia research, Brookings Institution for education, MIT Poverty Action Lab for poverty-abatement research, and Year Up for education.
The foundation’s 2023 filing states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jeffrey Chen Gore as president and treasurer; Emily Chen Gore Bonfiglio as secretary; David Walton Gore and Hwei-Yun Gore as trustees; and Ryan Chen Gore as vice-president.
DW Gore Family Foundation is led by Jeffrey Chen Gore, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jeffrey Chen Gore
President & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Walton Gore
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hwei-Yun Gore
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Chen Gore
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily Chen Gore Bonfiglio
Secretary
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Emily Chen Gore (2019–2020) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 DW Gore Family Foundation
How much does DW Gore Family Foundation give each year?
DW Gore Family Foundation gave $1.0M across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $370K across 13 grants.
What is DW Gore Family Foundation's typical grant size?
DW Gore Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $58,824, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from DW Gore Family Foundation that year got $40K on average.
Where does DW Gore Family Foundation give grants?
DW Gore Family Foundation's top state is California, with 35% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New York (20%) and Massachusetts (18%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (3 grants), Boston, MA (2 grants), San Francisco, CA (2 grants) and Washington, DC (2 grants).
Does DW Gore Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 17 grants with a stated purpose on DW Gore Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Educational Research" (7 grants) and "Education" (5 grants).
Who are DW Gore Family Foundation's largest grantees?
DW Gore Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Givewell Maximum Impact Fund ($250,000), Pencils of Promise ($100,000) and Wikimedia Foundation ($75,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is DW Gore Family Foundation?
DW Gore Family Foundation reported $84K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $17K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does DW Gore Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants show support for organizations working in areas that include education and educational research, as well as health, poverty-abatement, and schizophrenia research. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from DW Gore Family Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests; it states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is DW Gore Family Foundation's EIN?
DW Gore Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 71-1035523. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does DW Gore Family 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 25, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 18, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 16, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 15, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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