Frederick H Gillmore Fund
The Frederick H Gillmore Fund is a private foundation based in Santa Barbara, California. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations in several states, including California, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Idaho.
Frederick H Gillmore Fund at a glance
In short: Frederick H Gillmore Fund gave $64K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), top state New York. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $64,000
- +23.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,923
- +23.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $554,733
- -5.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 0% first-time grantees (0 of 13, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New York (45% 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 Frederick H Gillmore Fund
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1414 La Vereda Ln, Santa Barbara, CA 93108
Phone: (917) 628-5938
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Frederick H Gillmore Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was My Friends's Place-MF Place Inc ($11K). Together the top 10 received $59K.
Grant Size Distribution
63 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 63 grants of 63 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grants were distributed among recipients in New York (45% of grant dollars), California (25%), Connecticut (16%), New Jersey (6%), and Idaho (5%). The listed grants also include a $2,000 award to Barrington Stage Co Inc. in Sheffield, Massachusetts.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Frederick H Gillmore Fund open to new grantees?
0%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 0 of 13 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. With only 13 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. How we count
- 100% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 60% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 136% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2020) to $64K (2025). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $64K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| My Friends's Place-MF Place Inc Hollywood, CA | Unrestricted | $11,000 |
| All Souls' Church Tannersville, NY | Unrestricted | $9,000 |
| Ausable Club Preservation Foundatio St Huberts, NY | Unrestricted | $7,000 |
| Greenwich Land Trust Inc Greenwich, CT | Unrestricted | $7,000 |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY | Unrestricted | $6,000 |
| Hunter Foundation Inc Tannersville, NY | Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| Raritan Headwaters Association Gladstone, NJ | Unrestricted | $3,000 |
| Id Theater (Id Theatre Inc) Boise, ID | Unrestricted | $3,000 |
| Greenwich Historical Society Cos Cab, CT | Unrestricted | $3,000 |
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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 | $554,733 | $46,325 | $72,234 | $64,000 | 13 | $70,300 | $45,400 | $51,650 |
| 2024 | $587,748 | $70,350 | $59,164 | $52,000 | 13 | $57,150 | $69,316 | $50,393 |
| 2023 | $576,562 | $70,311 | $55,443 | $48,000 | 13 | $54,385 | $69,504 | $44,064 |
| 2022 | $561,694 | $18,993 | $46,989 | $40,000 | 12 | $45,100 | $18,043 | $44,685 |
| 2021 | $589,690 | $49,341 | $53,370 | $48,000 | 12 | $52,095 | $48,605 | $50,862 |
| 2020 | $593,719 | $38,654 | $45,121 | $40,000 | 11 | — | $37,894 | $40,170 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Frederick H Gillmore Fund reported a distributable amount of $52K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the fund awarded 13 grants totaling $64,000. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $11,000, with a median of $5,000. The largest awards included $11,000 to My Friend’s Place–MF Place Inc. in Hollywood, California; $9,000 to All Souls’ Church in Tannersville, New York; and $7,000 each to Ausable Club Preservation Foundation in St. Huberts, New York, and Greenwich Land Trust Inc. in Greenwich, Connecticut. Other recipients included Hobart and William Smith Colleges ($6,000), Hunter Foundation Inc. ($5,000), and Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic ($5,000). All listed grant purposes were unrestricted.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Frederick H Gillmore Jr, Carol Tiffany, and Lyn G Cook as trustees.
Frederick H Gillmore Fund's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carol Tiffany
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Frederick H. Gillmore Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Lyn G. Cook
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
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 Frederick H Gillmore Fund
How much does Frederick H Gillmore Fund give each year?
Frederick H Gillmore Fund gave $64K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $52K across 13 grants.
What is Frederick H Gillmore Fund's typical grant size?
Frederick H Gillmore Fund's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $4,923, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Frederick H Gillmore Fund give grants?
Frederick H Gillmore Fund's top state is New York, with 45% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were California (25%) and Connecticut (16%). The most frequent recipient cities were Tannersville, NY (3 grants).
Does Frederick H Gillmore Fund give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Frederick H Gillmore Fund's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (13 of 13) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Frederick H Gillmore Fund's largest grantees?
Frederick H Gillmore Fund's largest 2025 grantees include My Friends's Place-MF Place Inc ($11,000), All Souls' Church ($9,000) and Ausable Club Preservation Foundatio ($7,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 42% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Frederick H Gillmore Fund?
Frederick H Gillmore Fund reported $555K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $70K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $52K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
How do I apply for a grant from Frederick H Gillmore Fund?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and 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 Frederick H Gillmore Fund's EIN?
Frederick H Gillmore Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-2516289. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Frederick H Gillmore Fund 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 31, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 31, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 19, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
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Grantable. (2026). Frederick H Gillmore Fund funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/frederick-h-gillmore-fund-morg_aae8252f74e8489faf1586f5a7a7fcbb
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