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Private foundation (trust)EIN 541829618Est. 1997-04

JOHN G & JEAN R GOSNELL FOUNDATION

CHEVY CHASE, MD 20815

Total Assets

$28.0M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$1.1M

FY 2023

Grants Made

37

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$29K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$3K–$55K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.4M

Total Expenses

$1.3M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.2M

Distributable Amount

$1.3M

Min. Investment Return

$1.3M

Undistributed Income

$1.0M

Payout rate 92%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.92%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

37 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $30K to maximum $55K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $1.1M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

210 grants

IDENTITY
$400K
9 grants
NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
$300K
6 grants
CHESAPEAKE CONSERVANCY INC
$275K
6 grants
CITY BLOSSOMS
$255K
6 grants
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF THE NATION'S CAPITAL
$230K
6 grants
THE LITERACY LAB
$225K
6 grants
NATIONAL PARK TRUST
$202K
6 grants
ANACOSTIA WATERSHED SOCIETY
$180K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

210 grants

<$10K
54
grants
$10–50K
153
grants
$50–250K
3
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

16 states

District of Columbia
$2.3M
42% of total
Maryland
$1.9M
35% of total
Florida
$303K
6% of total
South Carolina
$289K
5% of total
Maine
$145K
3% of total
Virginia
$139K
3% of total
New York
$118K
2% of total
North Carolina
$60K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$50K
1% of total
Vermont
$48K
1% of total

+6 more states

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