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Filing year 2024

THE JAMES J AND JOAN A GARDNER FAMILY FOUNDATION

Cincinnati, Ohio·EIN 31-1397164·NTEE T22Z · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$20M
Total assets
$84.2M
Total expenses
$9.8M
Reported officers
19

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. THE JAMES J AND JOAN A GARDNER FAMILY FOUNDATION reported 19 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Treasurer Until 02.13.24 and Trustee
Trustee
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Secretary and Trustee
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Trustee
Trustee & Treasurer Starting 02.13.24
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Vice Chairman and Trustee
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Executive Director
Chairman and Trustee
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Executive Director

Grants paid

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

Total granted

$8.7M

Itemized grants

101

Median grant

$25k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTERCINCINNATI, OHEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$1.5M
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOUNDATIONCINCINNATI, OHEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$875k
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI (CINCINNATI ZOO & BOTANICAL GARDEN)CINCINNATI, OHEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$800k
ACCELERATE GREAT SCHOOLSCINCINNATI, OHEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$664k
GREAT PARKS FOREVERCINCINNATI, OHEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$500k
MARY MAGDALEN FOUNDATION INCCINCINNATI, OHEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$300k
XAVIER JESUIT ACADEMYCINCINNATI, OHEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$250k
ACCELERATE GREAT SCHOOLSCINCINNATI, OHEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$178k
CINCINNATI WORKS INCCINCINNATI, OHEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$150k
KENZIE'S CLOSETCINCINNATI, OHEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$150k
LUKE 5 ADVENTURESMASON, OHEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$145k
TRI-STATE TRAILSCINCINNATI, OHEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$125k
ST XAVIER HIGH SCHOOLCINCINNATI, OHEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$100k
SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR OHIO PROVINCECINCINNATI, OHEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$100k
SANTA MARIA COMMUNITY SERVICESCINCINNATI, OHEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$100k
CATHOLIC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE (CLI)MALVERN, PAEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$100k
CAPTAINS FOR CLEAN WATER INCFORT MYERS, FLEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$100k
PROKIDSCINCINNATI, OHEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$100k
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP INCWASHINGTON, DCEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$100k
PREGNANCY RESOURCE CONNECTIONGRANBY, COEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$100k
THE CHILDREN'S THEATRE OF CINCINNATICINCINNATI, OHEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$100k
VALLEY HOPE ASSOCIATION FOUNDATIONNORTON, KSEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$100k
CINCINNATI MUSEUM ASSOCIATION (CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM)CINCINNATI, OHEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$83k
BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE OF GREATER CINCINNATICINCINNATI, OHEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$75k
LIVING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED INC (LADD)CINCINNATI, OHEXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION$70k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

THE JAMES J AND JOAN A GARDNER FAMILY FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$15.3M
$8.3M
2023
$20M
$9.8M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in Ohio

THE JAMES J AND JOAN A GARDNER FAMILY FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in Ohio earns a median of $11,462.

25th percentile
$4k
Median
$11,462
75th percentile
$39k
90th percentile
$106k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,972 organizations across 1,972 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for Ohio
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What are THE JAMES J AND JOAN A GARDNER FAMILY FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE JAMES J AND JOAN A GARDNER FAMILY FOUNDATION reported $20M in total revenue and $9.8M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.