The Gemini Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Boca Grande, FL EIN: 43-1821667

The Gemini Foundation is a private foundation, based in Boca Grande, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $100K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $2K.

The Gemini Foundation at a glance

In short: The Gemini Foundation gave $2K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Missouri. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,000
-95.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-81.8% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,000
-74.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$100,118
-7.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Missouri (50% 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 The Gemini Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Variety the Children's Charity of St Louis: $1KVariety the Children's Charityof St Louis$1KGeorge W Bush Presidential Center: $1KGeorge W Bush PresidentialCenter$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Variety the Children's Charity of St Louis ($1K). Together the top 2 received $2K.

Grant Size Distribution

55 grants across all recorded years

53<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 53 grants of 55 (96%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

Harbor SpringsBoca GrandeSaint LouisPetoskeyPetoskyHesselAlachuaCedarvilleDallasGasparilla IslandBokeeliaClaytonCoconut CreekCooperstownGoochlandKansas CityNew YorkPepper PikePort CharlotteSarasota

How The Gemini Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 97% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 31% 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$50K$100K$150K$200K34 grants2020 29 grants2021 8 grants2022 5 grants2023 11 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2023) to $196K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Variety the Children's Charity of St Louis St. Louis, MOUnrestricted - General Purpose of the Organization$1,000
George W Bush Presidential Center Dallas, TXUnrestricted - General Purpose of the Organization$1,000
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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$100,118$4,324$11,863$2,0002$2,000—$6,556
2024$107,657$10,703$48,465$43,30011$43,300$5,538$6,786
2023$145,419$6,280$8,192$1,5505$1,550$2,668$7,407
2022$147,331$65,843$79,814$76,2008$76,200$65,843$8,737
2021$161,302$7,482$197,278$195,65029$195,650$5,854$18,509
2020$351,098$12,261$174,212$164,15034—$1,714$21,859

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Gemini Foundation reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Gemini Foundation is led by Mary Ann Van Lokeren, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mary Ann Van Lokeren

    Trustee

    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 The Gemini Foundation

How much does The Gemini Foundation give each year?

The Gemini Foundation gave $2K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $43K across 11 grants.

How large is The Gemini Foundation?

The Gemini Foundation reported $100K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7K (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.

Where does The Gemini Foundation operate?

The Gemini Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Texas, Virginia.

What is The Gemini Foundation's EIN?

The Gemini Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1821667. 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 March 18, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 3, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 6, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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