William & Harriet Gould Foundation
The William & Harriet Gould Foundation is a private foundation based in Salida, Colorado. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations in Colorado and South Dakota, including organizations working in food services, education, search and rescue, women’s resources, housing, and family support.
William & Harriet Gould Foundation at a glance
In short: William & Harriet Gould Foundation gave $70K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Colorado. 36% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $70,000
- +16.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- -21.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,364
- +48.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,000
- Total assets
- $1,107,829
- +5.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 36% first-time grantees (4 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Colorado (75% 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 William & Harriet Gould Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 6800 County Road 110, Salida, CO 81201
Phone: (719) 207-5079
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who William & Harriet Gould Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Grainery ($15K). Together the top 10 received $69K.
Grant Size Distribution
78 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 78 grants of 78 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 75% of grant dollars went to recipients in Colorado and 25% to recipients in South Dakota.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
Cities
Is William & Harriet Gould 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 $7K; repeat grants $6K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $4K repeat.
- 64% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+8%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 109% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $45K (2023) to $75K (2021). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $70K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Grainery Salida, CO | Food Services | $15,375 |
| Centennial Institute Lakewood, CO | Educational | $12,375 |
| Chaffee South Search and Rescue Poncha Springs, CO | Search and Rescue | $12,375 |
| Salida Pregnancy Resource Center Salida, CO | Womens Resources | $12,375 |
| Brookings Habitat for Humanity Brookings, SD | Housing Support | $6,000 |
| Brookings Boys and Girls Club Brookings, SD | Family Support | $4,000 |
| Council for Emergency Services Brookings, SD | Food Services | $3,000 |
| Brookings Domestic Abuse Shelter Brookings, SD | Domestic Abuse Support | $1,500 |
| SDSU - Agricultural Heritage Museum Brookings, SD | Educational | $1,000 |
| SDSU - South Dakota Art Museum Brookings, SD | Educational | $1,000 |
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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 | $1,107,829 | $133,500 | $73,714 | $70,000 | 11 | $70,000 | $132,450 | $64,147 |
| 2024 | $1,048,044 | $117,812 | $61,045 | $60,000 | 14 | $60,000 | $116,767 | $61,904 |
| 2023 | $991,277 | $42,300 | $46,049 | $45,000 | 12 | $45,000 | $41,251 | $57,146 |
| 2022 | $995,026 | $79,693 | $68,931 | $65,000 | 18 | $65,000 | $78,590 | $57,138 |
| 2021 | $984,264 | $162,624 | $77,584 | $75,000 | 23 | $75,000 | $161,748 | $70,064 |
| 2020 | $899,224 | $117,101 | $64,339 | $61,000 | 18 | — | $116,252 | $56,246 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, William & Harriet Gould Foundation reported a distributable amount of $64K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its listed 2025 grants include support for food services, education, search and rescue, women’s resources, housing, family support, and domestic abuse services.
Among its grantees, Salida Pregnancy Resource Center describes its mission as supporting the community through life-affirming actions based on the belief that life is a sacred gift from God and that each individual deserves to be protected and welcomed into the world. Brookings Domestic Abuse Shelter describes its mission as providing direct services to victims of family violence, educating the public about domestic violence, and addressing gaps in existing services.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave $70,000 through 11 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $15,375, with a median grant of $4,000.
The largest reported grants were $15,375 to The Grainery in Salida, Colorado, for food services; $12,375 each to Centennial Institute in Lakewood, Colorado, for educational purposes, Chaffee South Search and Rescue in Poncha Springs, Colorado, for search and rescue, and Salida Pregnancy Resource Center in Salida, Colorado, for women’s resources. Other reported grants included $6,000 to Brookings Habitat for Humanity and $4,000 to Brookings Boys and Girls Club, both in Brookings, South Dakota. Salida Pregnancy Resource Center and Brookings Domestic Abuse Shelter received $12,375 and $1,500, respectively.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Geoffrey Grant as President, Jeremy Grant as Vice President, and Amber Grant as Treasurer and Secretary.
William & Harriet Gould Foundation is led by Geoffrey Grant, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Geoffrey Grant
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amber Grant
Treasurer & Secretary
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Grant
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Sue Grant (2020–2023) — Director
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 William & Harriet Gould Foundation
How much does William & Harriet Gould Foundation give each year?
William & Harriet Gould Foundation gave $70K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $60K across 14 grants.
What is William & Harriet Gould Foundation's typical grant size?
William & Harriet Gould Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $4,000, and its average grant was $6,364, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from William & Harriet Gould Foundation that year got $7K on average.
Where does William & Harriet Gould Foundation give grants?
William & Harriet Gould Foundation gives mostly in Colorado: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was South Dakota (25%). The most frequent recipient cities were Brookings, SD (6 grants) and Salida, CO (2 grants).
Does William & Harriet Gould Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on William & Harriet Gould Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Educational" (4 grants).
Who are William & Harriet Gould Foundation's largest grantees?
William & Harriet Gould Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include The Grainery ($15,375), Centennial Institute ($12,375) and Chaffee South Search and Rescue ($12,375), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 57% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is William & Harriet Gould Foundation?
William & Harriet Gould Foundation reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $70K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $64K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does William & Harriet Gould Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its listed 2025 grants include support for food services, education, search and rescue, women’s resources, housing, family support, and domestic abuse services. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from William & Harriet Gould Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is William & Harriet Gould Foundation's EIN?
William & Harriet Gould Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-6067474. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does William & Harriet Gould 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 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 22, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2023
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Grantable. (2026). William & Harriet Gould Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/william-and-harriet-gould-foundation-morg_11bcf360625045efba6db5e45bb2ced0
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