The John & Patricia Gibbs Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of causes primarily focused on religious activities, hunger alleviation, and community development. Its mission emphasizes providing assistance to individuals in need, including those with disabilities, and supporting sustainable farming initiatives. The foundation also engages in efforts to combat homelessness and aid in cancer research, reflecting a commitment to health and social welfare. It primarily serves religious organizations and community programs, with a notable emphasis on outreach and support for impoverished populations.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small-to-midsize Florida-based faith or mission-driven nonprofit with established local relationships or an existing connection to the foundation’s network, offering programs in religious support, hunger relief, homelessness, disability services, or job training.
Good Fit
- • Strong faith-based or church-aligned mission and programming.
- • Clear Florida presence or demonstrated work in the foundation’s local communities.
- • Existing relationship or introduction from a current/previous grantee or trustee.
- • Programs matching past grant purposes (religious activities, food security, homelessness, disability support, job training).
- • Willingness to accept modest, program-specific grants rather than large unrestricted awards.
Geography
Giving is heavily concentrated in Florida — about 93% of 2024 grant dollars — though small out-of-state grants appear; the footprint is essentially local to the foundation's state.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded many distinct organizations across the three observed years (24, 23, 15 recipients), indicating a moderately broad recipient set for its size, even though dollars are financially concentrated among a few top recipients in 2024.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly marks grants as by preselection only and recent behavior shows high repetition (13 returning grantees in 2024) with only two new recipients that year, so unfamiliar applicants appear unlikely to enter the portfolio without introductions.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
