Gil & OLY Avidar Foundation
Gil & OLY Avidar Foundation is a private foundation, based in Dillon, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $106K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $6K. Net investment income was $11K.
Gil & OLY Avidar Foundation at a glance
In short: Gil & OLY Avidar Foundation gave $6K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $800), top state New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,400
- +10.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- -11.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $800
- +23.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $550
- Total assets
- $106,376
- +1.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (42% 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 Gil & OLY Avidar Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 8 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was American Friends of Magen David Ado ($2K). Together the top 8 received $6K.
Grant Size Distribution
35 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 35 grants of 35 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
Cities
How Gil & OLY Avidar Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+19%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 91% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2019) to $6K (2025). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $6K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Friends of Magen David Ado New York, NY | Charitable | $1,650 |
| Chaverim-Israel Family Services Clifton, NJ | Charitable | $1,600 |
| American Friends of Leket Israel | Charitable | $1,000 |
| Theatre Silco Silverthorne, CO | Charitable | $600 |
| B'nai Vail Congregation Vail, CO | Charitable | $500 |
| MSK Cancer Center New York, NY | Charitable | $500 |
| The Museum of Modern Art New York, NY | Charitable | $340 |
| The Met Museum of Art New York, NY | Charitable | $210 |
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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 | $106,376 | $11,543 | $7,672 | $6,400 | 8 | $6,975 | $10,710 | $7,668 |
| 2024 | $104,844 | $21,123 | $7,067 | $5,818 | 9 | $6,393 | $7,714 | $7,296 |
| 2023 | $93,024 | $7,092 | $6,306 | $5,276 | 4 | $5,776 | $5,396 | $5,886 |
| 2022 | $93,021 | $899 | $6,465 | $5,400 | 7 | $5,900 | $3,173 | $5,783 |
| 2021 | $99,410 | $38,216 | $5,250 | $4,000 | 7 | $4,600 | $2,421 | $5,942 |
| 2020 | $65,074 | $1,597 | $5,174 | $3,859 | 7 | — | $2,172 | $4,667 |
| 2019 | $67,191 | $5,360 | $4,805 | $3,490 | 8 | — | $2,816 | $4,440 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Gil & OLY Avidar Foundation reported a distributable amount of $8K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Gil & OLY Avidar Foundation is led by Gil Avidar, President & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gil Avidar
President & Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Oly Avidar
V President
On filings since 2019
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Samuel Avidar
Secretary & Director
On filings since 2019
0.3 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.
Frequently asked questions about Gil & OLY Avidar Foundation
How much does Gil & OLY Avidar Foundation give each year?
Gil & OLY Avidar Foundation gave $6K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 9 grants.
What is Gil & OLY Avidar Foundation's typical grant size?
Gil & OLY Avidar Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $550, and its average grant was $800, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Gil & OLY Avidar Foundation give grants?
Gil & OLY Avidar Foundation's top state is New York, with 42% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New Jersey (25%) and Colorado (17%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (4 grants).
Does Gil & OLY Avidar Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Gil & OLY Avidar Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (8 grants).
Who are Gil & OLY Avidar Foundation's largest grantees?
Gil & OLY Avidar Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include American Friends of Magen David Ado ($1,650), Chaverim-Israel Family Services ($1,600) and American Friends of Leket Israel ($1,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 66% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Gil & OLY Avidar Foundation?
Gil & OLY Avidar Foundation reported $106K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $8K (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 Gil & OLY Avidar Foundation's EIN?
Gil & OLY Avidar Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4482156. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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 August 5, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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