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Private foundation (trust)EIN 256784891Est. 2001-11

WILLIAM F & LYNN D GAUSS FDN

PITTSBURGH, PA 15219

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$6.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$255K

FY 2024

Grants Made

16

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$16K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$5K–$45K

Typical

Deadlines

See footnotes

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$509K

Total Expenses

$343K

Qualifying Distributions

$288K

Distributable Amount

$313K

Min. Investment Return

$319K

Undistributed Income

$280K

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

16 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $10K to maximum $45K, 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 2024. Peak $280K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

91 grants

CHILDREN'S HOME OF PITTSBURGH
$130K
4 grants
ST ANN CATHOLIC CHURCH
$125K
6 grants
CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION - WPA CHAP
$95K
5 grants
WATTS CHAPEL MISSIONARY BAPTIST
$85K
5 grants
WV University Foundation
$80K
2 grants
SAINT FERDINAND PARISH
$78K
4 grants
YMCA
$75K
3 grants
CORAOPOLIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
$75K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

91 grants

<$10K
37
grants
$10–50K
53
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

Pennsylvania
$978K
65% of total
North Carolina
$418K
28% of total
West Virginia
$80K
5% of total
Virginia
$30K
2% of total

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