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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-2564460

Gore Animal Foundation

A private foundation in Elgin, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $5,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $66,219
  • Tax year 2024

    $5,900

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $71,419
  • Tax year 2023

    $4,328

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $71,432
  • Tax year 2022

    $4,300

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $75,785
  • Tax year 2021

    $4,136

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $80,123
  • Tax year 2020

    $4,436

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $84,264
  • Tax year 2019

    $5,880

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $88,715
  • Tax year 2018

    $6,250

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $94,029

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Paws ChicagoChicago, IL

    Care and preservation of animals

    $1,000
  2. Anti-Cruelty SocietyChicago, IL

    Care and preservation of animals

    $700
  3. Brookfield ZooBrookfield, IL

    Care and preservation of animals

    $700
  4. Orphans of the StormRiverwoods, IL

    Care and preservation of animals

    $700
  5. Save A PetGrayslake, IL

    Care and preservation of animals

    $700
  6. Second Chances for Blind DogsSherman Oaks, CA

    Care and preservation of animals

    $700
  7. Cures Within ReachChicago, IL

    Care and preservation of animals

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Animals6 grants $4,50090% of the total
  2. Medical research1 grant $50010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois6 grants $4,300
  2. California1 grant $700

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Jack H GorePRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Brooke GoreTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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