Funding search · EIN 363256613 · Kenilworth, IL

James & Zita Gavin Foundation

Name: James & Zita Gavin Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

112
grants reported: $7.0M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $50,012
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Sister of Holy Family - New Orleans3 grants · $557,975
Relevant Radio4 grants · $550,871
St Cecelia Dominican Congregation -Nashville2 grants · $405,316
Ewtn4 grants · $319,600
Vox Populi Mariae Meditrici4 grants · $281,449
Little Sisters of the Poor5 grants · $277,279
Dominican Friars Foundation5 grants · $277,278
Word On Fire Catholic Ministries3 grants · $254,239
Turning Point USA1 grant · $250,621
Mary'S Meals USA2 grants · $226,095

Giving over time

$984,729

2022

$982,356

2023

$1.6M

2024

$3.3M

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 112 grants.

$405,955
Sister of Holy Family - New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$253,492
St Cecelia Dominican Congregation -Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$250,621
Turning Point USA · Indianapolis, IN · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$247,938
Relevant Radio · Lincolnshire, IL · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$198,912
St John Henry Neuman · Evanston, IL · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$197,808
Ewtn · Irondale, AL · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$152,463
Word On Fire Catholic Ministries · Washington, DC · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$151,852
Diocese of Joliet for St Isaac Jogues Parish · Crest Hill, IL · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$151,824
Relevant Radio · Lincolnshire, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$151,824
St Cecelia Dominican Congregation -Nashville · Nashville, TN · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$150,995
Focus Catholic · Genessee, CO · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$124,646
Mary'S Meals USA · Bloomfield, NJ · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$102,751
Lumen Christi Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$101,651
Lumen Christie Institute · Chicago, IL · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$101,449
Ewtn · Irondale, AL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$101,449
Lumen Christie Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$101,449
Mary'S Meals USA · Bloomfield, NJ · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$101,449
St John Henry Newman Parish · Evanston, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$101,367
Dominican Friars Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$101,367
Little Sisters of the Poor · Palatine, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$100,050
Becket Fund · Washington, DC · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$100,050
Dominican Friars Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$100,050
Little Sisters of the Poor · Palatine, IL · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$100,050
Maria Joseph Manor · Danville, PA · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$100,000
St Bernard Catholic Church · Holmes Beach, FL · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$77,184
Community Pregnancy Clinic · Naples, FL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$76,262
Sister of Holy Family - New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$76,262
Word On Fire Catholic Ministries · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$75,925
Lumen Christi · Chicago, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$75,820
Relevant Radio · Lincolnshire, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$75,758
Sister of Holy Family - New Orleans · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$75,356
Diocese of Joliet for St Isaac Jogues School (Hinsdale) · Crest Hill, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$75,290
Mary'S Meals · Bloomfield, NJ · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$75,289
Relevant Radio · Lincolnshire, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$72,840
Vox Populi Mariae Meditrici · Hopedale, OH · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$71,084
Vox Populi Mariae Meditrici · Hopedale, OH · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$69,485
Vox Populi Mariae Meditrici · Hopedale, OH · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$68,040
Vox Populi Mariae Meditrici · Hopedale, OH · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$61,209
St Norbert Abbey · Depere, WI · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$61,128
Archbishop of Los Angeles - St Peter and Paul Church · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$60,870
Diocese of Los Angeles for Sts Peter & Paul Church (Wilmington) · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$59,846
Archbishop of Los Angeles - St Peter and Paul Church · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$51,694
Diocese of Joliet for Be Formed · Crest Hill, IL · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$51,650
Community Pregnancy Clinic · Naples, FL · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$51,650
University of St Mary of the Lake Seminary · Mundelein, IL · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$51,400
Chesterton Academy of St Padre Pio · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$51,075
St Gabriel Communications Llc (Iowa Catholic Radio) · West Des Moines, IA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$51,074
Community Pregnancy Clinic · Naples, FL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$51,074
Diocese of Baton Rouge for Sacred Heart School ( Baton Rouge) · Batonrouge, LA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$51,014
Stjohn & Paul Parish · Altoona, IA · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$50,825
Diocese of Baton Rouge for Sacred Heart School ( Baton Rouge) · Baton Rouge, LA · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$50,398
St Gabriel Communications Llc (Iowa Catholic Radio) · West Des Moines, IA · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$50,398
The Coalition of Family Flourishing (My Forge) · West Des Moines, IA · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$50,193
Catholic Charities-Archdioces Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$50,115
St Joan of Arc Church ( Now St John Newman) · Evanston, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$50,025
Catholic Foundation Michigan for Acts Xxiv · Bloomfield Twp, MI · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$50,000
St Bernard Catholic Church · Holmes Beach, FL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$50,000
Mary'S Meals · Bloomfield, NJ · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$40,000
St Joan of Arc Church ( Now St John Newman) · Evanston, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$30,830
St Celia Congregation · Nashville, TN · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$30,514
Ss John and Paul Catholic · Altoona, IA · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$30,458
The Beckett Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,610
Catholic Foundation of Mi - Pass Thru To Act Xxix · Livonia, MI · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,610
Dominican Friars Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,610
Little Sisters of the Poor · Palatine, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,610
Maria Joseph Manor · Danville, PA · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,610
The Beckett Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,610
Thomas Moore Law Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,567
Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge - Sacred Heart School · Baton Rouge, LA · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,567
St Mary of the Lake Seminary · Mundelein, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,518
The Veil Removed · Clive, IA · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,514
Sister of Holy Family · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,514
Word On Fire Catholic Ministries · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,318
Archbishop of Los Angeles - St Peter and Paul Church · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,318
Maria Joseph Manor · Danville, PA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,318
St Isaac Jogues School · Hinsdale, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,156
Becket Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,155
Catholic Foundation Michigan for Acts Xxiv · Bloomfield Twp, MI · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,155
Diocese of Joliet for Be Formed · Crest Hill, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,155
Dominican Friars Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,155
Little Sisters of the Poor · Palatine, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,155
Maria Joseph Manor · Danville, PA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,155
The Coalition of Family Flourishing (My Forge) · West Des Moines, IA · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,155
Thomas Moore Law Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,155
University of St Mary of the Lake Seminary · Mundelein, IL · 2024
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,097
Little Sisters of the Poor · Palatine, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,097
St Isaac Jogues School · Hinsdale, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,097
Thomas Moore Law Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,096
Catholic Foundation of Mi - Pass Thru To Act Xxix · Livonia, MI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,096
Dominican Friars Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,096
Maria Joseph Manor · Danville, PA · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,096
The Beckett Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,096
Thomas Moore Law Center · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
School of Mary-Montessori · Des Moines, IA · 2025
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
Fair Foundation · Schaumburg, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
Lumen Christi Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift
$25,000
Fair Foundation · Schaumburg, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$24,899
St Isaac Jogues School · Hinsdale, IL · 2022
Unrestricted charitable gift
$18,527
St Vincent Depaul Society · Blue Island, IL · 2023
Urestricted charitable gift
$15,000
St Bernard Church · Holmes Beach, FL · 2023
Unrestricted charitable gift

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.