Private foundation · EIN 31-1397164 · Cincinnati, OH · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where The James J and Joan a Gardner Family Foundation's grants went

It reported $7.5M in grants paid across 71 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 92.8% of those dollars to 60 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”

Form of application
LETTER STATING PURPOSE AND AMOUNT OF GRANT/GENERAL INFORMATION ON ORGANIZATION
Deadlines
NONE
Restrictions
NONE
Website on filing
WWW.GARDNERFAMILYFOUNDATION.COM

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 70 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-0833936
$1,530,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame street 0.85
The University of Cincinnati Foundation
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-0896555
$875,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Accelerate Great Schools
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 47-4220951
$698,560EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame ZIP 1.00
Zoological Society of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-0537171
$600,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 0.63
Great Parks Forever
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 26-1559254
$500,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
The Mary Magdalen Foundation
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-1182978
$300,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
St Xavier High School
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-0537511
$250,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Cincinnati Works
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-1656186
$150,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Boys Hope Girls Hope
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-1054816
$140,040EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame city 1.00
Tri-State Trails (Formerly Green Umbrella)
Cincinnati, OH · no confident EIN match
$125,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONUnmatched Help match
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
Washington, DC · EIN 04-3706385
$110,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Catholic Leadership Institute
Malvern, PA · EIN 23-2661414
$100,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 0.72
LUKE5ADVENTURES
Mason, OH · EIN 85-0873516
$100,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Santa Maria Community Services
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-0537141
$100,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame street 1.00
The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-6026285
$100,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Valley Hope Association Foundation
Norton, KS · EIN 48-1236586
$100,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Whitefish Legacy Partners
Whitefish, MT · EIN 20-0674119
$100,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Our Lady of the Snow Parish
Granby, CO · no confident EIN match
$100,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONUnmatched Help match
Prokids
Cincinnati, OH · no confident EIN match
$100,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONUnmatched Help match
Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Ohio Province
Cincinnati, OH · no confident EIN match
$100,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONUnmatched Help match
Cincinnati Museum Association
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-0536653
$93,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 0.84
Living Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-0894923
$70,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 0.86
Orlando Health Foundation
Orlando, FL · EIN 59-2244943
$65,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
1N5
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 27-3346632
$50,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame city 1.00
Bethany House Services
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-1101401
$50,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Cornerstone Renter Equity
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-1170803
$50,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame ZIP 1.00
The Alpaugh Family Economics Center for Education and Research
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-0898481
$50,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 0.74
Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services
Walnut Hills, OH · EIN 31-0802647
$50,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-1185975
$50,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Artworks
Cincinnati, OH · no confident EIN match
$50,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONUnmatched Help match
Ohio River Foundation
Blue Ash, OH · EIN 31-1704768
$40,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Three Valley Conservation Trust
Oxford, OH · EIN 31-1418241
$40,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Charleston Waterkeeper
Mt Pleasant, SC · EIN 26-4178586
$34,700EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONExact name 1.00
Captains for Clean Water
Fort Myers, FL · EIN 81-1789969
$30,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Tender Mercies
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-1137270
$30,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Reviv Family Support Foundation (Formerly Vivian's Victory Inc)
Cincinnati, OH · no confident EIN match
$25,200EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONUnmatched Help match
Cancer Family CARE
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-0805286
$25,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Focus Points Family Resource Center
Denver, CO · EIN 84-1353944
$25,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Literacy Network of Greater Cincinnati Dba Queen City Book Bank
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-6332564
$25,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Lowcountry Land Trust
Charleston, SC · EIN 57-0809313
$25,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame city 1.00
Rebuilding Together Seattle
Tukwila, WA · EIN 91-1606330
$25,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
St Pauls Outreach
Mendota Hts, MN · EIN 41-1621192
$25,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Springer School and Center
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-0672662
$25,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 1.00
Angelico Project a Center for Thought and Culture
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 83-2395460
$25,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 0.92
Association of Community Employment
Long Is City, NY · EIN 13-3846431
$25,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame ZIP 0.87
Summit Country Day School US Catholic Conference
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-0537173
$25,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 0.73
Whitefish Lake Institute
Whitefish, MT · EIN 03-0556055
$25,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame ZIP 1.00
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers
Missoula, MT · EIN 20-1037177
$20,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame city 1.00
The Boggy Creek Gang
Eustis, FL · EIN 59-3012889
$20,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame address 0.90
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH · EIN 31-0536965
$20,000EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATIONSame city 1.00

1 more line ($8,000) isn't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    52 recipients in common
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    19 recipients in common
  3. Farmer Family Foundation Cincinnati, OH
    16 recipients in common
  4. Charles H Dater Foundation Cincinnati, OH
    15 recipients in common
  5. Ge Foundation Norwalk, CT
    14 recipients in common
  6. Jpmorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
    12 recipients in common
  7. Louise Taft Semple Foundation Cincinnati, OH
    12 recipients in common
  8. Millstone Fund Cincinnati, OH
    11 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.