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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 94-2975159

Gabelli Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Reno, NV. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 62 grants and $8.7 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Mar 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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $8,736,500

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $224,248,959
  • Tax year 2023

    $8,425,255

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $176,104,054
  • Tax year 2022

    $7,777,500

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $158,193,441
  • Tax year 2021

    $5,283,500

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $157,125,675
  • Tax year 2020

    $4,927,500

    Grants listed
    51
    Assets, end of year
    $118,842,600

Grants paid in 2024

62 grants, largest first

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

  1. Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA

    Plaza fund -campus improvements

    $1,350,000
  2. Columbia Business SchoolNew York, NY

    Manhattanville building fund

    $1,000,000
  3. Fordham UniversityBronx, NY

    Business school endowment fund

    $1,000,000
  4. Roger Williams UniversityBristol, RI

    Provide operating funds

    $1,000,000
  5. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    Provide operating funds

    $750,000
  6. Brunswick SchoolGreenwich, CT

    Provide operating funds

    $400,000
  7. Individual

    Provide operating funds

    $250,000
  8. Individual

    Provide operating funds

    $250,000
  9. Statue of Liberty Ellis Island FDNNew York, NY

    Provide operating funds

    $225,000
  10. Individual

    Capital campaign

    $200,000
  11. NY Hotel Trades Council Hotel AssnLong Island City, NY

    Provide operating funds

    $200,000
  12. Greenwich HospitalCos Cob, CT

    Emergency dept

    $150,000
  13. Fordham Preparatory SchoolBronx, NY

    Scholarship fund

    $100,000
  14. NY Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY

    Provide operating funds

    $100,000
  15. Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, NY

    Annual tribute dinner

    $100,000
  16. Horatio Alger Assn of DistinguishedAlexandria, VA

    Provide operating funds

    $100,000
  17. Valtarese FoundationAstoria, NY

    Provide operating funds

    $100,000
  18. Individual

    Provide operating funds

    $100,000
  19. Columbia Univ School of Dental MediNew York, NY

    Provide operating funds

    $100,000
  20. Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, NY

    Provide operating funds

    $100,000
  21. New York City Police FoundationNew York, NY

    Provide operating funds

    $100,000
  22. Family CentersGreenwich, CT

    Provide operating funds

    $75,000
  23. American Italian Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Provide operating funds

    $75,000
  24. The Ursuline SchoolNew Rochelle, NY

    Annual fund

    $50,000
  25. Teachers College Columbia UnivNew York, NY

    Scholarship fund

    $50,000
  26. Cristo Rey High SchoolNew York, NY

    Annual fund

    $50,000
  27. Holy Trinity Catholic SchoolNo Myrtle Beach, SC

    Scholarship fund

    $50,000
  28. Gregorian Univ FoundationWashington, DC

    Provide operating funds

    $50,000
  29. Boys Girls ClubGreenwich, CT

    Provide operating funds

    $50,000
  30. Individual

    Provide operating funds

    $50,000
  31. Greenwich LibraryGreenwich, CT

    Provide operating funds

    $50,000
  32. St John's Health FoundationJackson, WY

    Provide operating funds

    $50,000
  33. Individual

    Provide operating funds

    $50,000
  34. Canterbury SchoolNew Milford, CT

    Provide operating funds

    $25,000
  35. Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PA

    Provide operating funds

    $25,000
  36. National Judicial CollegeReno, NV

    Provide operating funds

    $25,000
  37. Bruce MuseumGreenwich, CT

    Provide operating funds

    $25,000
  38. Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    Provide operating funds

    $25,000
  39. Henry Morrison Flagler MuseumPalm Beach, FL

    Provide operating funds

    $25,000
  40. Palm Beach Police Fire FoundationPalm Beach, FL

    Provide operating funds

    $25,000
  41. Individual

    Provide operating funds

    $25,000
  42. Foundation for Italian Art CultureNew York, NY

    Provide operating funds

    $25,000
  43. Combined Organization of PoliceGreenwich, CT

    Provide operating funds

    $25,000
  44. Individual

    Provide operating funds

    $20,000
  45. Earl Monroe New Renaissance SchoolBronx, NY

    Provide operating funds

    $20,000
  46. Don Bosco Community CenterPort Chester, NY

    Provide operating funds

    $15,000
  47. Nevada Museum of ArtReno, NV

    School tour program

    $10,000
  48. Washoe Casa FoundationReno, NV

    Provide operating funds

    $10,000
  49. ArtownReno, NV

    Provide operating funds

    $10,000
  50. Campus School at Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA

    Provide operating funds

    $10,000
  51. Individual

    Provide operating funds

    $10,000
  52. Boys Girls Club of Truckee MeadowsReno, NV

    Provide operating funds

    $7,500
  53. First Tee of Northern NevadaReno, NV

    Provide operating funds

    $7,500
  54. Discovery MuseumReno, NV

    Provide operating funds

    $7,500
  55. American UniversityWashington, DC

    Provide operating funds

    $5,000
  56. Greenwich Scholarship AssociationGreenwich, CT

    Provide operating funds

    $5,000
  57. Uconn School of BusinessStorrs, CT

    Provide operating funds

    $5,000
  58. Uconn Law SchoolStorrs, CT

    Provide operating funds

    $5,000
  59. Waterside SchoolStamford, CT

    Provide operating funds

    $5,000
  60. Welles R Crowther Charitable TrustNyack, NY

    Provide operating funds

    $5,000
  61. Greenwich Police AssociationGreenwich, CT

    Provide operating funds

    $2,000
  62. St Catherine Siena ChurchRiverside, CT

    Provide operating funds

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education11 grants $4,615,00090% of the total
  2. Health3 grants $250,0005% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid1 grant $100,0002% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $100,0002% of the total
  5. Arts and culture4 grants $70,0001% of the total
  6. Civil rights1 grant $10,000<1% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $7,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York19 grants $3,340,000
  2. Massachusetts2 grants $1,360,000
  3. Rhode Island1 grant $1,000,000
  4. Connecticut14 grants $824,000
  5. New Jersey1 grant $750,000
  6. Florida3 grants $150,000
  7. Virginia1 grant $100,000
  8. Nevada7 grants $77,500
  9. District of Columbia2 grants $55,000
  10. South Carolina1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Tyler WilsonTrustee Hours 1Pay $2,500
  • Michael GabelliTrustee Hours 1Pay $2,500
  • Elexa WilsonTrustee Hours 1Pay $2,500
  • Matthew R GabelliTrustee Hours 1Pay $2,500
  • Marc J GabelliTrustee Hours 1Pay $2,500
  • Elisa Gabelli WilsonPresident Hours 25Pay $345,000

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