Gillen Family Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Geographic Scope: Fox Valley Region
Focus Areas:
- Support to nonprofit agencies serving the Fox Valley Region helping those in need become self-sufficient
- Preference given to requests involving:
- Critical services
- Likely to make a difference in the lives of individuals
- Meeting current community needs
- Effectively managed, sustainable organizations
- Supported by existing constituency
Eligibility: Nonprofit agencies serving the Fox Valley Region
Application Process: Grant applications are accepted by invitation only
Background: The Gillen Family Fund is a division of the Gillen Family Foundation, established by John and Ann Gillen to continue their philanthropic work. Driven by Christian values, the fund is committed to helping those in need become self-sufficient. The foundation has been supporting various charitable causes in the Fox Valley and nationally for decades. The six adult children of John and Ann are now being guided into the foundation's philanthropic work.
Fund Advisors:
- David Gillen
- Greg Gillen
- John Gillen, Jr.
- Ken Gillen
- Laura Jankowski
- Lisa Murphy
Contact:
- Director of Donor Services: David Weiss
- Phone: 920.702.7615
- Email: dweiss@cffoxvalley.org
What Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 448
- Total given
- $32.37M
- Median grant
- $25K
- Range
- $5,073–$5.84M
- By dollars: Wisconsin 88%, Texas 3%, Illinois 2%. Top recipient cities: Appleton, WI; Neenah, WI; Menasha, WI.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 30% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
The Trout Museum of Art · Appleton, WI
Arts, culture & humanities
$5.84M
Pillars · Appleton, WI
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$1.32M
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Fox Valley · Appleton, WI
Housing & shelter, philanthropy, voluntarism, youth development
$1.05M
University of North Texas Foundation · Denton, TX
Education
$1M
Friends of Appleton Library Incorporated · Appleton, WI
Education
$734K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Foundation
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