Gabler Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Chambersburg, PA EIN: 20-8073169

Gabler Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Chambersburg, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $59K. Net investment income was $81K.

Gabler Family Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Gabler Family Foundation Inc gave $59K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), top state Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$58,500
+6.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+40.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$8,357
-24.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$8,000
Total assets
$1,110,831
+1.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Virginia (27% 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 Gabler Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

Advancing the Kingdom Ministries: $16KAdvancing the KingdomMinistries$16KSeapc: $16KSeapc$16KBrian Kisner Ministries: $8KBrian Kisner Ministries$8KBuilding Contenders: $8KBuilding Contenders$8KKoinonia Ministries: $4KKoinonia Ministries$4KLiving Vine International Ministries: $4KLiving Vine InternationalMinistries$4KFellowship of Christian Athletes: $3KFellowship of ChristianAthletes$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Advancing the Kingdom Ministries ($16K). Together the top 7 received $59K.

Grant Size Distribution

27 grants across all recorded years

27<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 27 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

FriesRiverviewChambersburgClermontKansas CityOak ParkOakmontShreveportWaynesboroEscondidoGreencastleKannapolisLynchburgScotland

How Gabler Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−9%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 94% 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$20K$40K$60K$80K6 grants2020 8 grants2021 3 grants2022 4 grants2023 5 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $44K (2020) to $65K (2022). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $59K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Advancing the Kingdom Ministries Fries, VAGeneral Purposes of Donee$16,000
Seapc Oakmont, PAGeneral Purposes of Donee$15,500
Brian Kisner Ministries Riverview, FLGeneral Purposes of Donee$8,000
Building Contenders Escondido, CAGeneral Purposes of Donee$8,000
Koinonia Ministries Clermont, FLGeneral Purposes of Donee$4,000
Living Vine International Ministries Shreveport, LAGeneral Purposes of Donee$4,000
Fellowship of Christian Athletes Kansas City, MOGeneral Purposes of Donee$3,000
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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$1,110,831$81,176$62,126$58,5007$60,150$81,079$63,989
2024$1,092,023$71,035$56,811$55,0005$56,525$70,749$59,542
2023$1,078,250$35,931$54,543$53,0004$54,425$35,523$56,296
2022$1,096,832$42,418$66,878$64,5003$66,050$42,279$57,708
2021$1,131,826$98,425$56,534$54,0008$55,450$98,283$63,500
2020$1,080,837$50,039$45,044$43,5006—$49,842$55,260

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Gabler Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $64K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Gabler Family Foundation Inc is led by Philip C. Gabler, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Philip C. Gabler

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leslie C. Gabler

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    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 Gabler Family Foundation Inc

How much does Gabler Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Gabler Family Foundation Inc gave $59K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $55K across 5 grants.

What is Gabler Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Gabler Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $8,000, and its average grant was $8,357, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Gabler Family Foundation Inc give grants?

Gabler Family Foundation Inc's top state is Virginia, with 27% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Pennsylvania (26%) and Florida (21%).

Does Gabler Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Gabler Family Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (7 of 7) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Gabler Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Gabler Family Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Advancing the Kingdom Ministries ($16,000), Seapc ($15,500) and Brian Kisner Ministries ($8,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 68% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Gabler Family Foundation Inc?

Gabler Family Foundation Inc reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $60K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $64K (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 Gabler Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Gabler Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8073169. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 24, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 3, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 20, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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