Gilmore Family Foundation
The Gilmore Family Foundation (EIN 46-4385600) is a Texas-based private family foundation that raises funds to support childhood rare disease treatment, diagnosis, awareness, and research. The official website provides the foundation's story, mission, team, sponsors, and current fundraising events.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small or local organizations working on childhood rare disease work that have an existing relationship or donor connection to the family or their donor-advised fund channels.
Good Fit
- • Direct or brokered relationship to the foundation or its donors (e.g., introduced via a DAF donor).
- • Clear alignment with childhood rare disease treatment, diagnosis, awareness, or research.
- • Small-scale funding needs in the $0–$5K range consistent with the observed grant size.
Geography
In the latest observed year grants were made to a single state (Pennsylvania) rather than broadly; the foundation is based in Texas but the one recorded payment went out of state.
Recipient Variety
The most recent year shows only one distinct recipient (a donor-advised fund) and one grant, so the observed recipient set is very small; this conclusion is limited to the single year available.
New Applicants
The foundation's application posture is explicitly 'only preselected' and the only recorded grant went to a donor-advised fund, which together indicate unsolicited applicants are unlikely to gain entry; multi-year turnover cannot be assessed because only one year is available.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
