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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 51-0189357

Gibbet Hill Foundation

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $310,000 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $310,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,189,171

  • Tax year 2024

    $325,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,906,932

  • Tax year 2023

    $320,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,632,283

  • Tax year 2022

    $320,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,344,258

  • Tax year 2021

    $320,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,901,200

  • Tax year 2020

    $260,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,593,826

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Colorado Children's ChoraleDenver, CO

    Social services

    $60,000
  2. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    Educational

    $50,000
  3. University of San Diego FoundationLa Jolla, CA

    Educational

    $50,000
  4. Friends of Dinosaur RidgeMorrison, CO

    Educational

    $30,000
  5. Groton School - Faculty SalariesGroton, MA

    Educational

    $12,500
  6. Groton School - Grain InitiativeGroton, MA

    Educational

    $12,500
  7. Groton School - Malcolm Strachan Chair of English Literature Endowment FundGroton, MA

    Educational

    $12,500
  8. Groton School -Marion Danielson Campbell Performing Arts CenterGroton, MA

    Educational

    $12,500
  9. Denver Earth Resources LibraryDenver, CO

    Educational

    $10,000
  10. New Orleans Geological Society Memorial Foundation IncNew Orleans, LA

    Educational

    $10,000
  11. Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists FundDenver, CO

    Environmental

    $10,000
  12. The Student Conservation AssociationArlington, VA

    Environmental

    $10,000
  13. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    Environmental

    $10,000
  14. Clan Strachan Scottish Heritage Society IncTemecula, CA

    Arts & humanities

    $10,000
  15. The Timanous FoundationRaymond, ME

    Social services

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $70,00047% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $50,00033% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $10,0007% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $10,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado4 grants $110,000
  2. California2 grants $60,000
  3. Illinois1 grant $50,000
  4. Massachusetts4 grants $50,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000
  6. Louisiana1 grant $10,000
  7. Maine1 grant $10,000
  8. New Hampshire1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Robert J VenablePRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Stephen StrachanVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Susan D PattockSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • David C FuechtmanASST TREAS/ASST SEC Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kammer D StrachanDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

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