The Gillette Family Foundation
The Gillette Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Decatur, Alabama. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, with each listed grant described as financial support.
The Gillette Family Foundation at a glance
In short: The Gillette Family Foundation gave $305K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $28K), mostly in Alabama. 36% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $304,718
- -35.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- +57.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $27,702
- -59.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $5,564,230
- -0.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 36% first-time grantees (4 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Alabama (72% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Gillette Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1323 Stratford Road Se, Decatur, AL 35601
Phone: (256) 353-8902
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Gillette Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Goodlyfe ($132K). Together the top 10 received $300K.
Grant Size Distribution
48 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 41 grants of 48 (85%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 72% of grant dollars went to recipients in Alabama, 16% to Hawaii, 7% to North Carolina, 4% to Oregon, and 2% to Colorado.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Gillette Family Foundation open to new grantees?
36%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 11 grantees (36%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $18K; repeat grants $33K. How we count
Medians: $21K first-time, $14K repeat.
- 55% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 81% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 114% of 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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $89K (2020) to $474K (2024). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $305K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Goodlyfe Decatur, AL | To Provide Financial Support | $131,911 |
| Living Free Recovery Falkville, AL | To Provide Financial Support | $36,761 |
| Garden Island Motorcycle Club Kapaa, HI | To Provide Finanical Support | $25,000 |
| Neighborhood Christian Center Decatur, AL | To Provide Financial Support | $25,000 |
| Kauai Christian Fellowship Koloa, HI | To Provide Financial Support | $22,616 |
| Stand Out Ministries Durham, NC | To Provide Financial Support | $20,000 |
| Gods Love Covenant Church Decatur, AL | To Provide Financial Support | $13,930 |
| Point One Vision Central Point, OR | To Provide Financial Support | $13,000 |
| National C&MA Alliance Colorado Springs, CO | To Provide Financial Support | $6,000 |
| Barnabas Project Cullman, AL | To Provide Financial Support | $5,500 |
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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 | $5,564,230 | $367,425 | $453,832 | $304,718 | 11 | $308,793 | — | $269,958 |
| 2024 | $5,609,046 | $441,058 | $624,613 | $473,751 | 7 | $640,323 | — | $283,237 |
| 2023 | $5,802,405 | $448,505 | $590,904 | $430,330 | 9 | $522,551 | — | $285,427 |
| 2022 | $5,935,000 | $1,328,595 | $252,734 | $168,763 | 10 | $3,983,454 | — | $190,874 |
| 2021 | $5,112,750 | $3,005,396 | $183,322 | $160,221 | 11 | $453,225 | $9,150 | $177,827 |
| 2020 | $2,042,265 | $733,598 | $109,247 | $89,235 | 10 | — | $13,586 | $107,540 |
| 2019 | $1,412,714 | $34,552 | $122,162 | $111,765 | 10 | — | $24,155 | $71,954 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Gillette Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $270K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave $304,718 through 11 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $131,911, with a median of $20,000. The largest grants were $131,911 to GOODLYFE in Decatur, Alabama; $36,761 to Living Free Recovery in Falkville, Alabama; $25,000 to Garden Island Motorcycle Club in Kapaa, Hawaii; and $25,000 to Neighborhood Christian Center in Decatur, Alabama. Each grant was listed as financial support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Beth Gillette as president and Quentin Gillette as secretary.
The Gillette Family Foundation is led by Beth Gillette, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Beth Gillette
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Quentin Gillette
Secretary
On filings since 2019
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 The Gillette Family Foundation
How much does The Gillette Family Foundation give each year?
The Gillette Family Foundation gave $305K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $474K across 7 grants.
What is The Gillette Family Foundation's typical grant size?
The Gillette Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $27,702, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Gillette Family Foundation that year got $18K on average.
Where does The Gillette Family Foundation give grants?
The Gillette Family Foundation gives mostly in Alabama: 72% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Hawaii (16%) and North Carolina (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Decatur, AL (3 grants).
Does The Gillette Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on The Gillette Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "To Provide Financial Support" (10 grants).
Who are The Gillette Family Foundation's largest grantees?
The Gillette Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Goodlyfe ($131,911), Living Free Recovery ($36,761) and Garden Island Motorcycle Club ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 64% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Gillette Family Foundation?
The Gillette Family Foundation reported $5.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $309K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $270K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
How do I apply for a grant from The Gillette Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it 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 The Gillette Family Foundation's EIN?
The Gillette Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-6813362. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does The Gillette Family Foundation 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.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 28, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 11, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 26, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 27, 2024)
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Grantable. (2026). The Gillette Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-gillette-family-foundation-morg_6e025f9ba97b4409bb9def59123c02d4
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