Cradles to Crayons
Boston, MA
$150.2KTax year 2024
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Gilson Family Foundation Inc Grants
Private foundation · EIN 27-4379483 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
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Original filing text
Reported organization name: GILSON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70 | $1.8M |
| 2024 | 63 | $1.5M |
Where Gilson Family Foundation Inc gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Cradles to Crayons
Boston, MA
$150KTax year 2025
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Danvers, MA
$110KTax year 2025
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Maynard, MA
$100.5KTax year 2025
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Open Table
Maynard, MA
$75.5KTax year 2024
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Start freeAbout this data
Figures are aggregated from Gilson Family Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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