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Filing year 2024

GARDNER FOUNDATION

Milwaukee, Wisconsin·EIN 39-6076956·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$371k
Total assets
$1.4M
Total expenses
$239k
Reported officers
8

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. GARDNER FOUNDATION reported 8 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

President
Secretary/tr
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Vice Preside

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$225k

Itemized grants

55

Median grant

$4k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
FEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSINMILWAUKEE, WIOPERATING EXPENSES$10k
PABST MANSIONMILWAUKEE, WIOPERATING EXPENSES$8k
MILWAUKEE RESCUE MISSIONMILWAUKEE, WIOPERATING EXPENSES$7k
WALKERS POINT YOUTH & FAMILY CENTERMILWAUKEE, WIOPERATING EXPENSES$6k
ASCENSION WISCONSIN FOUNDATIONMILWAUKEE, WIOPERATING EXPENSES$5k
BEYOND VISIONWEST ALLIS, WIOPERATING EXPENSES$5k
GRAND AVENUE CLUBMILWAUKEE, WIOPERATING EXPENSES$5k
HEAR WISCONSIN INCWEST ALLIS, WIOPERATING EXPENSES$5k
HOPE HOUSE OF MILWAUKEE INCMILWAUKEE, WIOPERATING EXPENSES$5k
HUNGER TASK FORCE INCMILWAUKEE, WIOPERATING EXPENSES$5k
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE OF MILWAUKEEMILWAUKEE, WIOPERATING EXPENSES$5k
PATHFINDERSMILWAUKEE, WIOPERATING EXPENSES$5k
PEARLS FOR TEEN GIRLS INCMILWAUKEE, WIOPERATING EXPENSES$5k
PLAYWORKS EDUCATION ENERGIZEDMILWAUKEE, WIOPERATING EXPENSES$5k
REPAIRERS OF THE BREACHMILWAUKEE, WIOPERATING EXPENSES$5k
ST MARCUS SCHOOLMILWAUKEE, WIOPERATING EXPENSES$5k
THE GATHERINGMILWAUKEE, WIOPERATING EXPENSES$5k
THE SALVATION ARMYWAUWATOSA, WIOPERATING EXPENSES$5k
VERSITY BLOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTEWAUWATOSA, WIOPERATING EXPENSES$5k
VISION FORWARD ASSOCIATIONMILWAUKEE, WIOPERATING EXPENSES$5k
WISCONSIN CONSERVATORY OF MUSICMILWAUKEE, WIOPERATING EXPENSES$5k
WISCONSIN LUTHER CHILD & FAMILY SERGERMANTOWN, WIOPERATING EXPENSES$5k
COLLEGE POSSIBLE MILWAUKEEMILWAUKEE, WIOPERATING EXPENSES$5k
MILWAUKEE INSTITUTE OF ART & DESIGNMILWAUKEE, WIOPERATING EXPENSES$5k
ARTISTS WORKING IN EDUCATIONMILWAUKEE, WIOPERATING EXPENSES$4k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

GARDNER FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$172k
$237k
2023
$371k
$239k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Wisconsin

GARDNER FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Wisconsin earns a median of $12,944.

25th percentile
$5k
Median
$12,944
75th percentile
$42k
90th percentile
$101k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,420 organizations across 1,420 filings (2020 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Wisconsin
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What are GARDNER FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, GARDNER FOUNDATION reported $371k in total revenue and $239k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.