Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable

Private foundation · Grantmaker Concord, MA EIN: 34-1730494

Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable is a private foundation based in Concord, Massachusetts. Its 2025 filing lists grants to organizations working in areas including environmental protection, vision research and services, education, arts, health, and disability inclusion.

Key facts about Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable

In short: Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable gave $9.8M across 30 grants in 2025 (avg $327K), top state New York. 20% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
34-1730494
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$9,814,500
Grants made (2025)
30
Average grant
$327,150
Median grant
$200,000
New grantees (estimate)
20% first-time grantees (6 of 30, 2025)
Total assets
$751,446
Primary geography
New York (23% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$751K

-45.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$9.8M

-3.2% YoY

Grant Count

30

+3.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$327K

-6.4% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable reported a distributable amount of $17K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable open to new grantees?

20%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 6 of 30 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $169K; repeat grants $367K. How we count

Medians: $88K first-time, $200K repeat.

  • 77% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 80% 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.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation’s own mission is not stated in the available information. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of charitable organizations. For example, the Foundation Fighting Blindness says its mission is to accelerate the translation of retinal research into clinical trials and therapies. Grounds For Sculpture describes its work as combining art and welcoming spaces to engage visitors, while The Bolles School says it prepares students for college and life through an academic community.

Other 2025 recipients describe work in autism services, research and advocacy; expanding opportunities for people who are blind; and enabling people with disabilities to participate in mainstream athletics. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not stated priorities of the foundation.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation made 30 grants totaling $9,814,500. Grant amounts ranged from $25,000 to $2,000,000, with a median of $200,000. Notable grants included $2,000,000 to Earthjustice, $1,000,000 to the Foundation Fighting Blindness, $882,000 to the University of Pennsylvania, and $500,000 each to Grounds For Sculpture, OSA Conservation, The Bolles School, and the UVM Foundation. Other recipients included Nantucket Conservation ($450,000), Autism Speaks ($430,000), and the Center for Mind Body Medicine ($400,000).

How to Apply

The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state went to New York (23%), the District of Columbia (16%), Pennsylvania (11%), Maryland (10%), and Massachusetts (9%).

Grant Distribution by State

20states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 30 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkPhiladelphiaNantucketClevelandWashingtonPrincetonArlingtonEvanstonRochesterBostonChapel HillsColorado SpringsPenningtonWaterburyDe MoinesJacksonvilleBurlingtonHamilton TownshipNormanNorwalk

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M26 grants2019 26 grants2020 28 grants2021 25 grants2022 29 grants2023 29 grants2024 30 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3.3M (2019) to $10.1M (2024). In 2025 it made 30 grants totaling $9.8M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Earth Justice: $2.0MEarth Justice$2.0MFoundation Fighting Blindness: $1.0MFoundation Fighting Blindness$1.0MUniversity of Pennsylvania: $882KUniversity of Pennsylvania$882KGrounds for Sculpture: $500KGrounds for Sculpture$500KOSA Conservation: $500KOSA Conservation$500KThe Bolles School: $500KThe Bolles School$500KUVM Foundation: $500KUVM Foundation$500KNantucket Conservation: $450KNantucket Conservation$450KAutism Speaks: $430KAutism Speaks$430KCenter for Mind Body Medicine: $400KCenter for Mind Body Medicine$400K

The largest 2025 recipient was Earth Justice ($2.0M). Together the top 10 received $7.2M.

Grant Size Distribution

141 grants across all recorded years

25<$50K14$50–100K54$100–250K23$250–500K15$500K–1M10$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 54 grants of 141 (38%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Earth Justice New York, NYSupport the Charitable Purpose of the Organization$2,000,000
Foundation Fighting Blindness Columbia, MDSupport the Charitable Purpose of the Organization$1,000,000
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PASupport the Charitable Purpose of the Organization$882,000
Grounds for Sculpture Hamilton Township, NJSupport the Charitable Purpose of the Organization$500,000
OSA Conservation Washington, DCSupport the Charitable Purpose of the Organization$500,000
The Bolles School Jacksonville, FLSupport the Charitable Purpose of the Organization$500,000
UVM Foundation Burlington, VTSupport the Charitable Purpose of the Organization$500,000
Nantucket Conservation Nantucket, MASupport the Charitable Purpose of the Organization$450,000
Autism Speaks Washington, DCSupport the Charitable Purpose of the Organization$430,000
Center for Mind Body Medicine Washington, DCSupport the Charitable Purpose of the Organization$400,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Grant total Number of grants
2025 $9,814,500 30
2024 $10,134,500 29
2023 $7,712,833 29
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$10M$15M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$751,446$1,370,023$3,448,321
Revenue$8,482,457$8,217,897$7,445,852
Expenses$9,976,034$10,296,195$7,872,468
Qualifying Distributions$9,973,811$10,292,700$7,872,467
Net Investment Income$9,245$120,831$112,235
Distributable Amount$16,783$144,764$187,276

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 10, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 22, 2021)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 2, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 22, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 2, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 5, 2025)

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Grant Gund and Gordon Z Gund as trustees.

Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Grant Gund

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gordon Z. Gund

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Rebecca H. Dent (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: G. Zachary Gund (2019–2020) — Trustee

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.

Contact

Mailing address: 30 Monument Square 220, Concord, MA 01742
Phone: (781) 786-0504

Frequently asked questions about Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable

How much does Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable give each year?

Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable gave $9.8M across 30 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10.1M across 29 grants.

What is Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable's typical grant size?

Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable's median grant in 2025 was $200,000, and its average grant was $327,150, across 30 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable that year got $169K on average.

Where does Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable give grants?

Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable's top state is New York, with 23% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were District of Columbia (16%) and Pennsylvania (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (5 grants), Philadelphia, PA (3 grants), New York, NY (2 grants) and Arlington, VA (2 grants).

Who are Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable's largest grantees?

Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable's largest 2025 grantees include Earth Justice ($2,000,000), Foundation Fighting Blindness ($1,000,000) and University of Pennsylvania ($882,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 40% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable?

Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable reported $751K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $17K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable fund?

The foundation’s own mission is not stated in the available information. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of charitable organizations. For example, the Foundation Fighting Blindness says its mission is to accelerate the translation of retinal research into clinical trials and therapies. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable?

The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable's EIN?

Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-1730494. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Does Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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