Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family
Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family is a private foundation based in Lawndale, California. In filing year 2025, it reported 19 grants totaling $80,000 to organizations and individual recipients.
Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family at a glance
In short: Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family gave $80K across 19 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in California. 11% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $80,000
- +2.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 19
- +5.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,211
- -2.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $1,543,050
- +0.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 11% first-time grantees (2 of 18, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (83% 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 Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 188, Lawndale, CA 90260
Phone: (310) 676-0188
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was New Life Community Church ($43K). Together the top 10 received $70K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($2,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
109 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 109 grants of 109 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that California recipients received 83% of grant dollars. Other reported recipient-state shares were Tennessee, 4%; North Carolina, 3%; Oregon, 2%; and Missouri, 1%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family open to new grantees?
11%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 18 grantees (11%) were first-time recipients. With only 18 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $5K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $1K repeat.
- 83% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 30% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 126% of 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 $62K (2022) to $80K (2025). In 2025 it made 19 grants totaling $80K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New Life Community Church Hawthorne, CA | Religous Activities | $43,000 |
| The Mission Inc Potrero, CA | Children's Education & Welfare | $10,000 |
| Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Foundation Long Beach, CA | Medical Research | $5,000 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TN | Medical Research | $3,000 |
| Samaritan's Purse Boone, NC | Religious Activities | $2,500 |
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $2,000 |
| Teen Challenge - S California Riverside, CA | Teen Counseling | $2,000 |
| Wounded Heroes of America Hawthorne, CA | Military Assistance | $1,500 |
| City of Hope Duarte, CA | Medical Research | $1,000 |
| Fred Jordan Missions Covina, CA | Feeding Homeless | $1,000 |
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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 | $1,543,050 | $101,338 | $97,446 | $80,000 | 19 | $95,087 | $41,330 | $75,324 |
| 2024 | $1,539,097 | $136,813 | $94,751 | $78,000 | 18 | $93,012 | $77,602 | $73,684 |
| 2023 | $1,496,974 | $96,724 | $89,812 | $74,500 | 18 | $88,562 | $38,804 | $73,017 |
| 2022 | $1,490,083 | $66,353 | $75,823 | $61,500 | 27 | $74,517 | $10,772 | $73,470 |
| 2021 | $1,499,553 | $97,438 | $79,558 | $64,500 | 27 | $78,312 | $22,030 | $73,107 |
| 2020 | $1,481,673 | $192,809 | $83,082 | $70,000 | 24 | — | $21,272 | $70,023 |
| 2019 | $1,373,932 | $194,596 | $92,162 | $79,000 | 26 | — | $38,299 | $64,760 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family reported a distributable amount of $75K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of purposes, including religious activities, medical research, children’s education and welfare, teen counseling, military assistance, college scholarships, and feeding people experiencing homelessness.
Several grantees describe their own missions in areas including pediatric disease research and treatment (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital), spiritual and physical aid to people in need (Samaritan’s Purse), recovery services (Teen Challenge of Southern California), and support for combat-wounded veterans (Wounded Heroes of America). Other 2025 recipients included West Torrance Little League, whose stated mission is to provide children with an enjoyable and educational Little League experience, and City of Hope, whose stated mission is to make hope a reality for people touched by cancer and diabetes.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 19 grants totaling $80,000. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $43,000, with a median of $1,000.
The largest reported grants included $43,000 to New Life Community Church in Hawthorne, California, for religious activities; $10,000 to The Mission Inc in Potrero, California, for children’s education and welfare; $5,000 to Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Foundation for medical research; and $3,000 to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for medical research. Other grants included $2,500 to Samaritan’s Purse for religious activities, $2,000 to an individual recipient for college scholarships, and $2,000 to Teen Challenge – S California for teen counseling.
The foundation’s 2024 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 Norman Wilson as CEO, Justin Bentley as secretary, and Karen Bentley as CFO.
Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family is led by Norman Wilson, CEO on every filing since 2019; 1 of 3 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Norman Wilson
CEO
On filings since 2019
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karen Bentley
CFO
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
$5K (2019) → $5K (2025)
Justin Bentley
Secretary
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $5K, to Karen Bentley (CFO).
Frequently asked questions about Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family
How much does Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family give each year?
Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family gave $80K across 19 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $78K across 18 grants.
What is Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family's typical grant size?
Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $4,211, across 19 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family that year got $2K on average.
Where does Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family give grants?
Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family gives mostly in California: 83% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Hawthorne, CA (2 grants) and Torrance, CA (2 grants).
Does Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 19 grants with a stated purpose on Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Medical Research" (4 grants).
Who are Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family's largest grantees?
Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family's largest 2025 grantees include New Life Community Church ($43,000), The Mission Inc ($10,000) and Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Foundation ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($2,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 73% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family?
Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $95K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $75K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of purposes, including religious activities, medical research, children’s education and welfare, teen counseling, military assistance, college scholarships, and feeding people experiencing homelessness. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family?
The foundation states that it 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 Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family's EIN?
Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4891672. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Freeman & Gladys Wilson Family 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 October 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 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 19, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 18, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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