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Private foundation (trust)EIN 562120679Est. 1999-07

THE GAMBRELL FOUNDATION

CHARLOTTE, NC 28209

Total Assets

$175.0M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$5.2M

FY 2024

Grants Made

28

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$187K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$800K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$18.3M

Total Expenses

$10.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$8.2M

Distributable Amount

$8.6M

Min. Investment Return

$8.8M

Payout rate 96%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.96%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

28 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $110K to maximum $800K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $9.0M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

125 grants

QUEENS UNIVERSITY
$4M
2 grants
CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG LIBRARY FOUNDATION
$2.6M
4 grants
FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS
$1.7M
3 grants
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG INC
$1.2M
4 grants
YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE CENTRAL CAROLINAS INC
$1.1M
2 grants
CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
$1.0M
3 grants
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR BOYS AND MEN
$1M
2 grants
CHARMECK FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER
$1M
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

125 grants

<$10K
27
grants
$10–50K
13
grants
$50–250K
59
grants
$250K–1M
24
grants
$1–5M
2
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

North Carolina
$21.4M
84% of total
District of Columbia
$1.8M
7% of total
California
$1.3M
5% of total
New York
$650K
3% of total
Illinois
$150K
1% of total
Georgia
$105K
0% of total
Colorado
$11K
0% of total
Vermont
$2K
0% of total

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