Private foundation
GARDNER FOUNDATION INCORPORATED
LOUISVILLE, KYEIN
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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Private foundation
LOUISVILLE, KYEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $71,232 | $116,996 | $116,996 | $1,637,938 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 38% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Theresa Family Life CenterPayneville, KY | Religious Charitable | $7,500 | 2021 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| $1,637,938 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $78,370 | $109,407 | $109,407 | $1,665,277 | $1,665,277 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $87,786 | $111,214 | $111,214 | $1,696,314 | $1,696,314 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $64,987 | $109,031 | $109,031 | $1,719,742 | $1,719,742 |
| Religious Charitable |
| $7,000 |
| 2022 |
| Father John Judie Ministries IncLouisville, KY | Charitable | $7,000 | 2025 |
| St Theresa Family Life CenterPayneville, KY | ReligiousCharitable | $6,500 | 2023 |
| Olmsted Parks Conservancy IncLouisville, KY | Conservation Education | $6,000 | 2022 |
| Olmsted Parks Conservancy IncLouisville, KY | Conservation Education | $6,000 | 2021 |
| Kimokeo FoundationWailuku, HI | Charitable | $6,000 | 2023 |
| Olmsted Parks Conservancy IncLouisville, KY | ConservationEducation | $5,500 | 2023 |
| Olmsted Parks Conservancy IncLouisville, KY | Conservation Educational | $4,500 | 2025 |
| River Fields IncLouisville, KY | Conservation | $4,500 | 2025 |
| River Fields IncLouisville, KY | Conservation | $4,500 | 2023 |
| River Fields IncLouisville, KY | Conservation | $4,500 | 2022 |
| River Fields IncLouisville, KY | Conservation | $4,500 | 2021 |
| Mission WolfWestcliffe, CO | Conservation | $4,250 | 2022 |
| Mission WolfWestcliffe, CO | Conservation | $4,250 | 2021 |
| Pa'ia Youth and Cultural CtrPaia, HI | EducationalCharitable | $4,000 | 2025 |
| Kimokeo FoundationWailuku, HI | Charitable | $4,000 | 2025 |
| Filson Historical SocietyMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Louisville, KY | EducationalCivic | $4,000 | 2025 |
| Kentucky Humane SocietyLouisville, KY | Charitable | $4,000 | 2025 |
| Filson Historical SocietyMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Louisville, KY | Educational Civic | $3,500 | 2022 |
| Kentucky Humane SocietyLouisville, KY | Charitable | $3,500 | 2021 |
| Kentucky Humane SocietyLouisville, KY | Charitable | $3,500 | 2023 |
| Mission WolfWestcliffe, CO | Conservation | $3,500 | 2025 |
| Kentucky Humane SocietyLouisville, KY | Charitable | $3,500 | 2022 |
| Filson Historical SocietyMatched to this organization because 5 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Louisville, KY | EducationalCivic | $3,500 | 2023 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Jun 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202531359349103178
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Jun 30, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202401349349101980
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Jun 30, 2022
Filing id 202301329349103385
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Jun 30, 2021
Filing id 202231369349105903
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