Private foundation · Barrington, IL

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Typical grant size
$500 – $500 – $1K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
23
Repeat grantees
4
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

John C Gillett
PRESIDENT
Michele a Gillett
SECRETARY/TR
Glenn Sherkenbach
DIRECTOR

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
139.5%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
95
Total grants awarded
$253K
Total amount
$3K
Average grant
$35K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$17K
27 grants
2023
$12K
16 grants
2022
$1K
1 grants
2021
$22K
7 grants
2020
$13K
4 grants
2019
$25K
3 grants
2018
$29K
5 grants
2017
$57K
5 grants
2016
$33K
6 grants
2015
$23K
8 grants
2014
$18K
9 grants
2013
$4K
4 grants

Top recipients

Entreamigos
6 grants
$103K
Various
6 grants · IL
$58K
Wirsp to Ea
1 grant
$20K
1 grant · AL · ✓ Exact match
$10K
1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$10K
6 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$5K
Nature Conservancy
4 grants · IL
$4K
Doctors Without Borders
3 grants · NY
$3K
Medicine Sans Frontieres
1 grant · NY
$2K
The Nature Conservancy
2 grants · IL
$2K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Medicine Sans Frontieres
NO RESTRICTIONS
NY · TY 2024
$2K
National Park Foundation
NO RESTRICTION
DC · TY 2024
$1K
Salvation Army
NO RESTRICTION
IL · TY 2024
$1K
The Nature Conservancy
NO RESTRICTION
IL · TY 2024
$1K
Environmental Law & Policy Center
NO RESTRICTION
IL · TY 2024
$1K
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
NO RESTRICTION
NY · TY 2024
$1K
Wttw
NO RESTRICTION
IL · TY 2024
$500
Environmental Defense Fund
NO RESTRICTION
DC · TY 2024
$500
Oxfam
NO RESTRICTION
MA · TY 2024
$500
Wwf
NO RESTRICTION
DC · TY 2024
$500
Audubon
NO RESTRICTION
IL · TY 2024
$500
Wbez
NO RESTRICTION
IL · TY 2024
$500
Engineers Without Borders
NO RESTRICTION
CO · TY 2024
$500
Grand Canyon Trust
NO RESTRICTION
AZ · TY 2024
$500
Home of the Sparrow
NO RESTRICTION
IL · TY 2024
$500
Preservation Foundation
NO RESTRICTION
IL · TY 2024
$500
Barrington Giving Day
NO RESTRICTION
IL · TY 2024
$500
International Crane Foundation
NO RESTRICTION
WI · TY 2024
$500
Klamath Bird Observatory
NO RESTRICTION
OR · TY 2024
$500
Planned Parenthood
NO RESTRICTION
IL · TY 2024
$500
Bacoa
NO RESTRICTION
IL · TY 2024
$500
Barrington 220 Foundation
NO RESTRICTION
IL · TY 2024
$500
Citizens Fo Conservation
NO RESTRICTION
IL · TY 2024
$500
Las Trampas Wilderness Preserve
NO RESTRICTION
CA · TY 2024
$500
Birdnote
NO RESTRICTION
NC · TY 2024
$500
Friends of Nigeria
NO RESTRICTION
NY · TY 2024
$450
Animal House Shelter
NO RESTRICTION
IL · TY 2024
$200
Doctors Without Borders
NO RESTRICTION
NY · TY 2023
$2K
College Track
NO RESTRICTION
CA · TY 2023
$1K
Lssi
NO RESTRICTION
IL · TY 2023
$1K
Bulamu Healthcare
NO RESTRICTION
CA · TY 2023
$1K
Openlands
NO RESTRICTION
IL · TY 2023
$1K
The Nature Conservancy
NO RESTRICTION
IL · TY 2023
$1K
Ashoka
NO RESTRICTION
VA · TY 2023
$500
Klamath Bird Observatory
NO RESTRICTION
OR · TY 2023
$500
Telluride Mountain Club
NO RESTRICTION
CO · TY 2023
$500
Rehab Daughters
NO RESTRICTION
IL · TY 2023
$500
Bacoa
NO RESTRICTION
IL · TY 2023
$500
Cornell Lab
NO RESTRICTION
NY · TY 2023
$500
Barrington 220 Foundation
NO RESTRICTION
IL · TY 2023
$500
Friends of the Forest Preserve
NO RESTRICTION
IL · TY 2023
$500
Owl Research Institute
NO RESTRICTION
MT · TY 2023
$500
Barrington Giving Day
NO RESTRICTION
IL · TY 2023
$500
Umana Foundation
UKRAINE
IL · TY 2022
$1K
Entreamigos
NO RESTRICTION
CA · TY 2021
$10K
Compass Education
NO RESTRICTION
AL · TY 2021
$10K
Berlin High School Alumni Assoc
NO RESTRICTION
WI · TY 2021
$500
Barrington Giving Day
NO RESTRICTION
IL · TY 2021
$500
Wellesley College
NO RESTRICTION
MA · TY 2021
$250
Las Trampas
NO RESTRICTION
CA · TY 2021
$200

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.