Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Naples, FL EIN: 45-5624811

MICHEL & CLAIRE GUDEFIN is a private foundation based in Naples, Florida. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, including organizations working in cancer research and support, education, housing and homelessness, and other areas.

Key facts about Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc

In short: Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc gave $1.6M across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $111K), top state Georgia. 29% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
45-5624811
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$1,555,000
Grants made (2025)
14
Average grant
$111,071
Median grant
$42,500
New grantees (estimate)
29% first-time grantees (4 of 14, 2025; small sample)
Total assets
$30,789,553
Primary geography
Georgia (32% 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 October 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

$30.8M

-0.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.6M

+7.2% YoY

Grant Count

14

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$111K

+7.2% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $1.6M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc open to new grantees?

29%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 4 of 14 grantees (29%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $152K; repeat grants $95K. How we count

Medians: $100K first-time, $43K repeat.

  • 71% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 30% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 100% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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.

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

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations whose own stated missions include improving the lives of people affected by cancer (American Cancer Society), funding Alzheimer’s disease research (Alzheimer’s Disease Research Foundation), and helping Southwest Florida residents pursue vocational training or associate degree education (Learn2Earn Charitable Foundation).

Other grantees describe work addressing hunger, homelessness and addiction (St. Matthew’s House); providing adapted homes for severely injured post-9/11 veterans (Homes for Our Troops); advancing research and treatment for catastrophic pediatric diseases (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital); breaking the cycle of poverty through education for children in Immokalee (Guadalupe Center); and preventing child abuse and neglect (Prevent Child Abuse America).

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation reported 14 grants totaling $1,555,000. Awards ranged from $6,000 to $500,000, with a median grant of $42,500. The largest reported grants included $500,000 to American Cancer Society, $400,000 to Alzheimer’s Disease Research Foundation, $175,000 to Learn2Earn Charitable Foundation, and $140,000 to St. Matthew’s House. The filing lists operating support as the purpose for these grants.

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, grant dollars were distributed among recipients in Georgia (32%), Massachusetts (31%), Florida (23%), Virginia (6%), and Tennessee (4%).

Grant Distribution by State

10states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.

Cities

NaplesAtlantaGreenwichArlingtonBremenImmokaleeMemphisTauntonWellesley HillsChicagoNew YorkPortsmouthBristowSunapee

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M18 grants2020 16 grants2021 15 grants2022 14 grants2023 14 grants2024 14 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.1M (2020) to $1.6M (2025). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $1.6M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

American Cancer Society: $500KAmerican Cancer Society$500KAlzheimers Disease Research Foundation: $400KAlzheimers Disease ResearchFoundation$400KLEARN2EARN Charitable Foundation: $175KLEARN2EARN CharitableFoundation$175KSt Matthew's House: $140KSt Matthew's House$140KNational Alliance on Mental Illness: $95KNational Alliance on MentalIllness$95KHomes for Our Troops: $85KHomes for Our Troops$85KSt Jude Children's Research Hospital: $55KSt Jude Children's ResearchHospital$55KGuadalupe Center: $30KGuadalupe Center$30KPrevent Child Abuse America: $25KPrevent Child Abuse America$25KAbilis: $12KAbilis$12K

The largest 2025 recipient was American Cancer Society ($500K). Together the top 10 received $1.5M.

Grant Size Distribution

73 grants across all recorded years

34<$50K19$50–100K13$100–250K6$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 34 grants of 73 (47%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Cancer Society Atlanta, GAOperating Support$500,000
Alzheimers Disease Research Foundation Wellesley Hills, MAOperating Support$400,000
LEARN2EARN Charitable Foundation Naples, FLOperating Support$175,000
St Matthew's House Naples, FLOperating Support$140,000
National Alliance on Mental Illness Arlington, VAOperating Support$95,000
Homes for Our Troops Taunton, MAOperating Support$85,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TNOperating Support$55,000
Guadalupe Center Immokalee, FLOperating Support$30,000
Prevent Child Abuse America Chicago, ILOperating Support$25,000
Abilis Greenwich, CTOperating Support$12,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Grant total Number of grants
2025 $1,555,000 14
2024 $1,450,000 14
2023 $1,440,000 14
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$30,789,553$30,807,073$27,383,392
Revenue$1,663,136$621,344$1,144,822
Expenses$1,826,370$1,692,612$1,676,150
Qualifying Distributions$1,555,000$1,450,000$1,443,747
Net Investment Income$1,387,425$398,237$916,738
Distributable Amount$1,556,627$1,427,405$1,407,767

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 17, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 17, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 13, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 6, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Christine Villas-Boas as president and treasurer, Alexandre Villas-Boas as director, and Antonio Villas-Boas as director.

Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc is led by Christine Villas-Boas, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Christine Villas-Boas

    President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alexandre Villas-Boas

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Antonio Villas-Boas

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Nicolas Thierry (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Michael Gudefin (2020) — Secretary

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.

Contact

Mailing address: 1063 Spanish Moss Trail, Naples, FL 34108
Phone: (239) 206-3061

Frequently asked questions about Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc

How much does Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc gave $1.6M across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.4M across 14 grants.

What is Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $42,500, and its average grant was $111,071, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc that year got $152K on average.

Where does Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc give grants?

Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc's top state is Georgia, with 32% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Massachusetts (31%) and Florida (23%). The most frequent recipient cities were Naples, FL (4 grants).

Does Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (14 of 14) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?

Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include American Cancer Society ($500,000), Alzheimers Disease Research Foundation ($400,000) and LEARN2EARN Charitable Foundation ($175,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 69% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc?

Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc reported $30.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.6M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.6M (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 does Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc?

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 Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-5624811. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does Michel & Claire Gudefin Family Foundation Inc 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.

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