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Form 990-PFTax year 2021EIN 31-1506372

The Gill Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2021 lists 15 grants and $42,035 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2021 (period ending Nov 30, 2022), 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2021

    $42,035

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2020

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $56,002

  • Tax year 2019

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $124,176

  • Tax year 2018

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $72,005

  • Tax year 2017

    $97,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $125,408

Grants paid in 2021

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. William Marsh Rice UniversityHouston, TX

    General purpose

    $10,000
  2. University of California BerkleyBerkeley, CA

    General purpose

    $4,000
  3. University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    General purpose

    $4,000
  4. Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA

    General purpose

    $3,000
  5. Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $2,000
  6. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    General purpose

    $2,000
  7. Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    General purpose

    $2,000
  8. Mississippi State UniversityMS State, MS

    General purpose

    $2,000
  9. Rice UniversityHouston, TX

    General purpose

    $2,000
  10. Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX

    General purpose

    $2,000
  11. University of AlabamaTuscalossa, AL

    General purpose

    $2,000
  12. University of North TexasDenton, TX

    General purpose

    $2,000
  13. Washington University (ST Louis)St Louis, MO

    General purpose

    $2,000
  14. Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA

    General purpose

    $2,000
  15. Gordon Research ConferencesE Greenwich, RI

    General purpose

    $1,035

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $20,00095% of the total
  2. Science and technology1 grant $1,0355% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas4 grants $16,000
  2. California2 grants $8,000
  3. Massachusetts3 grants $7,000
  4. Alabama1 grant $2,000
  5. Maryland1 grant $2,000
  6. Missouri1 grant $2,000
  7. Mississippi1 grant $2,000
  8. New York1 grant $2,000
  9. Rhode Island1 grant $1,035

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Jack M GillPRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Linda C GillVICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jefferson GillDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jennifer Gill RobertsDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jason A GillDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Tyler A GillDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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