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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 35-1422779

Gibson Foundation

A private foundation in Culver, IN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 44 grants and $112,650 paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Karen Noll
PO Box 270
Culver, IN 46511
(574) 842-2076
Form and materials
Applicants can request application form
Deadlines
April 1
Restrictions
N/A

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $112,650

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $2,618,576

  • Tax year 2024

    $102,600

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $2,255,223

  • Tax year 2023

    $215,850

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $2,134,467

  • Tax year 2022

    $94,850

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $2,274,143

  • Tax year 2021

    $207,600

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $2,139,488

  • Tax year 2020

    $99,500

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $1,944,475

Grants paid in 2025

44 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. IU FoundationBloomington, IN

    Education

    $13,200
  2. Marian University-Ancilla CollegePlymouth, IN

    Education

    $10,000
  3. Marshall County Community FDNPlymouth, IN

    Civic

    $10,000
  4. Marshall County Community FDNPlymouth, IN

    Civic

    $10,000
  5. St Thomas Episcopal ChurcPlymouth, IN

    Religous

    $10,000
  6. St Elizabeth's EpiscopalCulver, IN

    Religious

    $7,500
  7. Boys & Girls Club of MarsPlymouth, IN

    Civic

    $5,000
  8. Cultivate Food RescueSouth Bend, IN

    Civic

    $5,000
  9. The ReesPlymouth, IN

    Civic

    $5,000
  10. Wild Rose MoonPlymouth, IN

    Civic

    $3,000
  11. Potawatomi Wildlife ParkTippecanoe, IN

    Environmental

    $2,500
  12. United Way of Marshall CountyPlymouth, IN

    Civic

    $2,500
  13. University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, CO

    Education

    $2,500
  14. Wnit Public TelevisionElkhart, IN

    Civic

    $2,500
  15. Marshall County Economic DevelopmenPlymouth, IN

    Civic

    $2,000
  16. Marshall County NeighborhPlymouth, IN

    Civic

    $2,000
  17. Vassiliadis ElementaryLas Vegas, NV

    Education

    $1,500
  18. Blessings in A BackpackLouisville, KY

    Civic

    $1,000
  19. Cultivate Food RescueSouth Bend, IN

    Civic

    $1,000
  20. Culver Educational FDNCulver, IN

    Education

    $1,000
  21. Culver Youth ClubCulver, IN

    Civic

    $1,000
  22. Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, IN

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  23. IU FoundationBloomington, IN

    Education

    $1,000
  24. IU FoundationBloomington, IN

    Education

    $1,000
  25. Lake Maxinkuckee EnvironmCulver, IN

    Environmental

    $1,000
  26. Lasalle Council BSASouth Bend, IN

    Civic

    $1,000
  27. Lasalle Council BSASouth Bend, IN

    Civic

    $1,000
  28. Marshall County Historical MuseumPlymouth, IN

    Civic

    $1,000
  29. Memorial HospitalSouth Bend, IN

    Civic

    $1,000
  30. The Foundation of SJRMCPlymouth, IN

    Civic

    $1,000
  31. United Way of St Joseph CountySouth Bend, IN

    Civic

    $1,000
  32. Heartland Artists GalleryPlymouth, IN

    Civic

    $500
  33. Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, IN

    Scholarship

    $500
  34. Marshall County Humane SoPlymouth, IN

    Civic

    $500
  35. Marshall-Starke DevelopmePlymouth, IN

    Civic

    $500
  36. Plymouth High SchoolPlymouth, IN

    Education

    $500
  37. Wythougan Valley Preservation CouncPlymouth, IN

    Environmental

    $500
  38. Culver LakefestCulver, IN

    Civic

    $300
  39. Alzheimers ServicesSouth Bend, IN

    Civic

    $250
  40. Culver Community Christmas FundCulver, IN

    Civic

    $250
  41. Sigma Chi FoundationEvanston, IL

    Civic

    $250
  42. Plymouth High SchoolPlymouth, IN

    Education

    $200
  43. Lake Maxinkuckee Film FestivalCulver, IN

    Civic

    $100
  44. Marshall County Reading CouncilPlymouth, IN

    Education

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Jobs and employment2 grants $6,00037% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $3,50022% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $3,00018% of the total
  4. Education2 grants $2,75017% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $1,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana40 grants $107,400
  2. Colorado1 grant $2,500
  3. Nevada1 grant $1,500
  4. Kentucky1 grant $1,000
  5. Illinois1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • David D GibsonPRES/TREAS Hours 0Pay $0
  • Virginia L GibsonVP/SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Cameron S GibsonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Gayle M GibsonDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

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