The Gimme Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Sanibel, FL EIN: 20-8112008

The Gimme Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Sanibel, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $64K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $28K. Net investment income was $3K.

The Gimme Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: The Gimme Foundation Inc gave $28K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$28,000
+47.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$9,333
-1.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$63,639
+6.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Colorado (64% 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 Gimme Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

SME Foundation: $18KSME Foundation$18KPenn State University: $5KPenn State University$5KWest Virginia University: $5KWest Virginia University$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was SME Foundation ($18K). Together the top 3 received $28K.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 12 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

MorgantownUniversity ParkEnglewoodSanibel

How The Gimme Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 27% from 2022 to 2025. 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$20K$40K$60K2 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2019) to $51K (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $28K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
SME Foundation Englewood, COSupport for program materials used by teachers to educate students on the importance of mining in their everyday lives.$18,000
Penn State University University Park, PASupport mining rocks summer camp for high school seniors$5,000
West Virginia University Morgantown, WVSupport experience mining summer camp for high school seniors$5,000
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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 Income
2025$63,639$33,689$30,011$28,0003$28,140$3,256
2024$59,961$22,506$21,083$19,0002$19,320$3,292
2023$58,538$43,127$41,770$40,0003$40,080$2,029
2022$57,181$23,136$23,827$22,0002$22,511$3,042
2021$57,872$54,341$49,530$47,5002$48,050$4,167
2020$53,061$41,579$53,716$51,0002—$5,784
2019$65,198$2,261$9,729$8,0002—$2,142

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Gimme Foundation Inc is led by James J Bryja, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • James J Bryja

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Frances Bryja

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Coral Bryja

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Alan M. Schwartz (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Edmund S. Coale III (2019–2020) — Director

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 Gimme Foundation Inc

How much does The Gimme Foundation Inc give each year?

The Gimme Foundation Inc gave $28K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $19K across 2 grants.

What is The Gimme Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

The Gimme Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $9,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Gimme Foundation Inc give grants?

The Gimme Foundation Inc gives mostly in Colorado: 64% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Pennsylvania (18%) and West Virginia (18%).

Does The Gimme Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on The Gimme Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is The Gimme Foundation Inc?

The Gimme Foundation Inc reported $64K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $34K.

What is The Gimme Foundation Inc's EIN?

The Gimme Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8112008. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 28, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 27, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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