The Gilman Family Foundation appears to support a small set of mission-aligned organizations across environmental conservation, animal welfare, and arts/culture, with a notable tilt toward creative and community-oriented groups in the Northeast and West Coast. It gives repeatedly to a handful of favored grantees rather than making many one-off gifts, suggesting a relationship-based approach with moderate-sized grants. The portfolio also reflects personal-interest philanthropy, especially around food access, land/wildlife protection, and distinctive cultural or spiritual organizations.
Among the Bob and Eileen Gilman Family Foundation’s recent grants, the clearest signal is steady support for meal and food access organizations, paired with operating grants for nonprofits working in education, arts, and community life. In 2025, the foundation gave $28,000 to God’s Love We Deliver Inc. in New York City for general operating support and $18,000 to Project EATS in New York for general operating support, showing a preference for flexible funding rather than narrowly restricted project awards. The foundation also backed One Spirit Learning Alliance with $10,000 for general operating support, linking its giving to mission-driven groups beyond direct service food provision. Earlier grants show the same hands-on style: $7,500 to God’s Love We Deliver for celebration-related support in 2024, and $36,000 in 2023 to See Attachment A in Seattle for exempt organizations. Across the recent record, the foundation’s pattern is not broad dispersion but selective support for organizations it appears to know well, with repeated emphasis on operating strength, community programs, and practical service delivery.
Food access is the most visible cause area in the recent grants. The foundation gave $28,000 to God’s Love We Deliver Inc. in New York City for general operating support, and $18,000 to Project EATS in New York for general operating support. It also made a $7,500 grant to God’s Love We Deliver in 2024 tied to the 2023 Golden Heart Awards celebration and the 2023 Midsummer Night Drinks. Beyond food and meal services, the foundation funded spiritual and learning-based work with a $10,000 general operating grant to One Spirit Learning Alliance in New York. Arts and community institutions also appear in the record: Harlem Stage in New York City received $2,500 for general operating support, and LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton received $2,500 for general operating support.
Typical grants cluster at modest-to-mid levels: p25 is $2,000, the median is $2,500, and p75 is $14,000. The recent record includes both larger operating gifts and smaller support grants, suggesting a selective approach rather than a high-volume program. Recurrence is present in the data: God’s Love We Deliver appears in both 2024 and 2025, with different purposes, which points to repeat support for a known organization. The foundation is a family foundation and does not make program-related investments. Most listed awards are general operating grants, with some event-linked support as well.
$125K
$2.7M
$194K
$195K
Most grants fall between $2K and $5K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Bob and Eileen Gilman Family Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 40 | $229K | 97.6% |
| 2 | Thailand |
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Moderate-size grants with a concentrated portfolio, including several repeat grantees and a mix of operating support and targeted project support; the foundation favors a small circle of organizations over broadly distributing many tiny awards.
Notable grantees: God's Love We Deliver Inc, Project EATS, The Nature Conservancy, One Spirit Learning Alliance, Columbia Riverkeeper
The foundation’s recent grants are geographically concentrated in the US, with all 11 grants going to US recipients. New York is the main recipient state, including multiple grants to organizations in New York City, New York, East Hampton, Sag Harbor, Southampton, and Bridgehampton. Seattle appears once through See Attachment A, and Bethesda appears once through Center for a Humane Economy. No grants in the recent list went to recipients in South Dakota.
Recent grants show support for meal and food access organizations, general operating support for mission-driven nonprofits, and some arts or learning institutions. Examples in the record include grants to food-service groups, a spiritual learning alliance, and arts organizations, usually as unrestricted operating support.
The foundation’s typical grant size is modest: p25 is $2,000, the median is $2,500, and p75 is $14,000. The recent list also includes larger awards such as $28,000 and $18,000, alongside several $2,500 grants.
Yes. God’s Love We Deliver appears in both 2024 and 2025, with a $7,500 grant tied to event support in 2024 and a $28,000 general operating grant in 2025. That pattern suggests the foundation sometimes returns to organizations it already funds.
Grantmaking is concentrated in New York recipients. The recent grants include multiple organizations in New York City and elsewhere in New York such as East Hampton, Sag Harbor, Southampton, and Bridgehampton. All listed grants in the recent sample go to US recipients.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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| $5K |
2.4% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| God's Love We Deliver Inc | New York City, NY | $30,500 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VT | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| Project EATS | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| One Spirit Learning Alliance | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| Columbia Riverkeeper | Hood River, OR | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc | Miles, TX | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| Living Arts Alliance | White Salmon, WA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| Grow Portland | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| LongHouse Reserve | East Hampton, NY | $3,500 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| Sag Harbor Partnership Inc | Sag Harbor, NY | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| Edge and Center Inc | Sag Harbor, NY | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| Grown in Haiti Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $2,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| Hamptons Community Outreach | Bridgehampton, NY | $1,500 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| Mas House & BIPOC Art Studio | Southampton, NY | $1,500 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| Peconic Land Trust Inc | Southampton, NY | $500 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| God's Love We Deliver Inc | New York City, NY | $28,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| Project EATS | New York, NY | $18,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| One Spirit Learning Alliance | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| Edge and Center Inc | Sag Harbor, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| LongHouse Reserve | East Hampton, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| Harlem Stage | New York City, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| Mas House & BIPOC Art Studio | Southampton, NY | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| Hamptons Community Outreach | Bridgehampton, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| God's Love We Deliver | NEW YORK, NY | $7,500 | 2024 | To support the 2023 Golden Heart Awards celebration - $5,000 To support the 2023 Midsummer Night Drinks - $2,500 |
| Center for a Humane Economy | BETHESDA, MD | $1,500 | 2024 | to support your efforts in Northern Nevada |
| Healing Hearts Rescue and Rehab | Rocky Mount, NC | $7,500 | 2023 | To support an Exempt Organization |
| Soi Dog Foundation | Phuket | $5,000 | 2023 | To support Ukraine Animal Rescue |
| Harmony Fund | Holden, MA | $5,000 | 2023 | To support Ukraine Animal Rescue |
| God's Love We Deliver | New York, NY | $2,500 | 2023 | To support the Midsummer Night Drinks. |
| The Church | Sag Harbor, NY | $2,500 | 2023 | To provide general support |
| Columbia Riverkeepers | Hood River, OR | $2,000 | 2023 | To provide general support |
| Advancement of Civilization Effort | Zachary, LA | $2,000 | 2023 | To provide general support |
| Heifer international | Little Rock, AK | $2,000 | 2023 | To support an Exempt Organization |
| Ocean Conservancy | Washington | $2,000 | 2023 | To support an Exempt Organization |
| One Spirit Learning Alliance | New York, NY | $1,250 | 2023 | To support an Exempt Organization |
| CultureSeed | White Salmon, WA | $1,000 | 2023 | To provide general support |
| Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons | Wescott, NY | $750 | 2023 | To provide general support |
| Peconic Land Trust | Southampton, NY | $500 | 2023 | To support an Exempt Organization |
| Madoo Conservancy | Sagaponack, NY | $500 | 2023 | To support an Exempt Organization |
| Ma's House & BiPOC Art Studio | Southampton, NY | $500 | 2023 | To support an Exempt Organization |
| WLIW Public Radio | New York, NY | $500 | 2023 | To support an Exempt Organization |
| WNYC Radio | New York, NY | $500 | 2023 | To support an Exempt Organization |
One Spirit Learning Alliance
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING
GENERAL OPERATING
Living Arts Alliance
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
Grow Portland
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
LongHouse Reserve
$3,500GENERAL OPERATING
Sag Harbor Partnership Inc
$3,000GENERAL OPERATING
Edge and Center Inc
$2,500GENERAL OPERATING
Grown in Haiti Inc
$2,000GENERAL OPERATING
Hamptons Community Outreach
$1,500GENERAL OPERATING
Mas House & BIPOC Art Studio
$1,500GENERAL OPERATING
One Spirit Learning Alliance
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING
Edge and Center Inc
$2,500GENERAL OPERATING
LongHouse Reserve
$2,500GENERAL OPERATING
Mas House & BIPOC Art Studio
$1,500GENERAL OPERATING
Hamptons Community Outreach
$1,000GENERAL OPERATING
To support the 2023 Golden Heart Awards celebration - $5,000 To support the 2023 Midsummer Night Drinks - $2,500
Healing Hearts Rescue and Rehab
$7,500To support an Exempt Organization
Soi Dog Foundation
$5,000To support Ukraine Animal Rescue
Harmony Fund
$5,000To support Ukraine Animal Rescue
The Church
$2,500To provide general support
Advancement of Civilization Effort
$2,000To provide general support
Heifer international
$2,000To support an Exempt Organization
One Spirit Learning Alliance
$1,250To support an Exempt Organization
Madoo Conservancy
$500To support an Exempt Organization
Ma's House & BiPOC Art Studio
$500To support an Exempt Organization
WLIW Public Radio
$500To support an Exempt Organization
WNYC Radio
$500To support an Exempt Organization