Gavlin Family Foundation
Private foundation · Evanston, IL · EIN 36-3487489 · reported 2023–2025
286grants reported
$550median award
$500lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$265Ktotal paid
18states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 6 of its 286 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $3,410 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
519 Chicago Ave - Unit A
Evanston, IL 60202-2904
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Queer Asterisk GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Boulder, CO | $10,000 |
| Queer Asterisk GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Boulder, CO | $10,000 |
| Queer Asterisk GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Boulder, CO | $10,000 |
| National Parks Conservation Assoc GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Washington, DC | $3,500 |
| Lambda Legal GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Chicago, IL | $3,000 |
| Religious Action Center GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Washington, DC | $3,000 |
| Union for Ref Judaismrelig Act Ctr GENERAL ASSISTANCE | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Union for Ref Judaismrelig Act Ctr GENERAL ASSISTANCE | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Colorado Gives GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Arvada, CO | $2,736 |
| Chicagoland Exotic Animal Rescue GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Food Bank of the Rockies GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Denver, CO | $2,500 |
| Chicagoland Exotic Animal Rescue GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Planned Parenthood GENERAL ASSISTANCE | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Rmag Foundation GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Denver, CO | $2,500 |
| American Red Cross GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Denver, CO | $2,500 |
| Chicagoland Exotic Animal Rescue GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Chicago, IL | $2,500 |
| Rmag Foundation GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Denver, CO | $2,500 |
| World Central Kitchen GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Washington, DC | $2,045 |
| Doctors Without Borders GENERAL ASSISTANCE | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| American Red Cross GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Denver, CO | $2,000 |
| BE the Match GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders GENERAL ASSISTANCE | New York, NY | $2,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Obama Foundation GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Ada S McKinley Community Services GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Chicago, IL | $1,750 |
| Denver Museum of Nature & Science GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Denver, CO | $1,534 |
| Colorado Gives GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Arvada, CO | $1,520 |
| World Wildlife Fund GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Washington, DC | $1,505 |
| Ada S McKinley Community Services GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Planned Parenthood GENERAL ASSISTANCE | New York, NY | $1,500 |
| U N Refugee Agency GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Washington, DC | $1,500 |
| Denver Museum of Nature & Science GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Denver, CO | $1,500 |
| Doctors Without Borders GENERAL ASSISTANCE | New York, NY | $1,500 |
| Ada S McKinley Community Services GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Chicago Symphony Orchestra GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Chicago, IL | $1,500 |
| Denver Museum of Nature & Science GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Denver, CO | $1,500 |
| Mercy Corp GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Boone, IA | $1,500 |
| Planned Parenthood GENERAL ASSISTANCE | New York, NY | $1,500 |
| Univeristy of Illinois Foundation GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Urbana, IL | $1,500 |
| Wbez Public Radio GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Chicago, IL | $1,465 |
| Colorado Gives GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Arvada, CO | $1,332 |
| Wikimedia Foundation GENERAL ASSISTANCE | San Francisco, CA | $1,254 |
| Rocky Mountain PBS GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Denver, CO | $1,200 |
| World Wildlife Fund GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Washington, DC | $1,075 |
| Undue Medical Debt GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Boston, MA | $1,057 |
| Wttw Channel 11 Chicago GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Chicago, IL | $1,050 |
| American Institute of Steel Constru GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| American Red Cross GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Denver, CO | $1,000 |
| Black Ensemble Theater Co GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Blood Cancer United GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Chicago Public Library Foundation GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| Elevated Access GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Champaign, IL | $1,000 |
| Energy Outreach Colorado GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Denver, CO | $1,000 |
| Equal Justice Initiative GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Montgomery, AL | $1,000 |
| Feed the Children GENERAL ASSISTANCE | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,000 |
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