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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 93-1798491

Jayden T Gillespie Foundation Inc

A private foundation in San Diego, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $100,750 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

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

    $100,750

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $352,188
  • Tax year 2024

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $230,924
  • Tax year 2023

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $103,579

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Research

    $70,000
  2. Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA

    Research

    $30,000
  3. Rancho Santa Fe Fire District FoundElfin Forest, CA

    Donation

    $750

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $30,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $30,750

Officers, directors and trustees

11 people as filed

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

  • Robert L GillespieChairman Hours 8Pay $0
  • Lisa K GillespieTreasurer Hours 8Pay $0
  • Morgan K GillespieSecretary Hours 8Pay $0
  • Gabe GauranoARTISTIC DIR Hours 8Pay $0
  • Christopher GarrettBUS COUNSELOR Hours 8Pay $0
  • Herb MartinCHIEF EDU OFF Hours 8Pay $0
  • Randall S HawkinsCHIEF TECH OFF Hours 8Pay $0
  • Henry Heins IIILEGAL CONSULT Hours 8Pay $0
  • Leslie B AthillFINANCE CONSULT Hours 8Pay $0
  • Casey GaraMEDIA CONSULT Hours 8Pay $0
  • Portia K SmithCHIEF DIVERSITY Hours 8Pay $0

The return

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