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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 56-2120679

The Gambrell Foundation

A private foundation in Charlotte, NC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 28 grants and $5.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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 2024

    $5,229,559

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $172,585,271

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,861,768

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $164,985,006

  • Tax year 2022

    $8,991,323

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $156,174,566

  • Tax year 2021

    $10,353,708

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $193,352,025

  • Tax year 2020

    $6,350,954

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $148,805,338

Grants paid in 2024

28 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Institute for Boys and MenWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $800,000
  2. Local Initiatives Support CorporationNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $650,000
  3. Hopelab FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General purpose

    $500,000
  4. Foundation for the CarolinasCharlotte, NC

    General purpose

    $450,000
  5. Communities in Schools of Charlotte-Mecklenburg IncCharlotte, NC

    General purpose

    $399,706
  6. Board of Regents - University of CaliforniaOakland, CA

    General purpose

    $350,000
  7. Lakeview Neighborhood AllianceCharlotte, NC

    General purpose

    $303,680
  8. Urbanpromise CharlotteCharlotte, NC

    General purpose

    $230,000
  9. The German Marshall Fund of the United StatesWashington, DC

    General purpose

    $217,366
  10. UNC Charlotte FoundationCharlotte, NC

    General purpose

    $166,667
  11. Charlotte Urban Institute - UNC CharlotteCharlotte, NC

    General purpose

    $128,000
  12. Charlotte Symphony OrchestraCharlotte, NC

    General purpose

    $125,000
  13. The Christian MissionMooresville, NC

    General purpose

    $125,000
  14. Dilworth Center for Chemical DependencyCharlotte, NC

    General purpose

    $120,000
  15. Charlotte Mecklenburg Library FoundationCharlotte, NC

    General purpose

    $100,000
  16. United Way Central Carolinas IncCharlotte, NC

    General purpose

    $100,000
  17. Vision to LearnLos Angeles, CA

    General purpose

    $100,000
  18. International House of Metrolina IncCharlotte, NC

    General purpose

    $75,000
  19. The Salvation ArmyCharlotte, NC

    General purpose

    $60,000
  20. Young Black Leadership AllianceCharlotte, NC

    General purpose

    $54,140
  21. The Boys & Girls Club of the PiedmontStatesville, NC

    General purpose

    $50,000
  22. Social Good FundRichmond, CA

    General purpose

    $30,000
  23. Camp Blue Skies FoundationCharlotte, NC

    General purpose

    $25,000
  24. Planned Parenthood South AtlanticCharlotte, NC

    General purpose

    $25,000
  25. Havens IncorporatedCharlotte, NC

    General purpose

    $20,000
  26. North Carolina Outward Bound SchoolAsheville, NC

    General purpose

    $10,000
  27. YWCA Central CarolinasCharlotte, NC

    General purpose

    $10,000
  28. Philanthropy SoutheastAtlanta, GA

    General purpose

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development2 grants $953,68024% of the total
  2. Social science1 grant $800,00020% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $529,70613% of the total
  4. Medical research1 grant $500,00012% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $455,00011% of the total
  6. Youth development3 grants $334,1408% of the total
  7. 6 other causes7 grants $475,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina20 grants $2,577,193
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $1,017,366
  3. California4 grants $980,000
  4. New York1 grant $650,000
  5. Georgia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Sally Belk GambrellDIRECTOR - CEO Hours 20Pay $125,000
  • Hannah RankinPROGRAM DIRECTOR Hours 8Pay $70,927
  • Brian E BridgfordDIRECTOR - VP Hours 20Pay $125,000
  • Brian CollierPRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $374,204

The return

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