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Edward T Gardner Foundation

Name: Edward T Gardner Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

49
grants reported: $300,000
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $4,250
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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University of Memphis Foundation2 grants · $60,000
Florida Studio Theatre3 grants · $60,000
First United Methodist Church3 grants · $18,750
St Lucie County Fire District3 grants · $18,000
Camp Barnes3 grants · $14,500
Seamens Center of Wilmington3 grants · $13,500
Family Meals3 grants · $13,500
Hands of Saint Lucie County3 grants · $11,000
Rylie'S Smile Foundation3 grants · $11,000
Project 180 Sarasota Inc Dba Project 1802 grants · $10,000

Giving over time

$80,000

2022

$100,000

2023

$120,000

2024

Grant history

All 49 reported grants, largest first.

$40,000
University of Memphis Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2024
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$20,000
Florida Studio Theatre · Sarasota, FL · 2024
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$20,000
Florida Studio Theatre · Sarasota, FL · 2023
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$20,000
University of Memphis Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2023
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$20,000
Florida Studio Theatre · Sarasota, FL · 2022
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$10,000
Meals On Wheels of Manatee · Bradenton, FL · 2022
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$7,500
St Lucie County Fire District · Port St Lucie, FL · 2024
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$7,250
First United Methodist Church · Ft Pierce, FL · 2024
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$6,500
First United Methodist Church · Ft Pierce, FL · 2023
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$6,000
Camp Barnes · Dover, DE · 2024
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$6,000
St Lucie County Fire District · Port St Lucie, FL · 2023
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$5,500
Family Meals · Fort Pierce, FL · 2024
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$5,000
Seamens Center of Wilmington · Wilmington, DE · 2024
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$5,000
Camp Barnes · Dover, DE · 2023
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$5,000
Project 180 Sarasota Inc Dba Project 180 · Sarasota, FL · 2023
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$5,000
Sarasota Performing Arts Foundation Friends Society · Sarasota, FL · 2023
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$5,000
First United Methodist Church · Ft Pierce, FL · 2022
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$5,000
Project 180 Sarasota Inc Dba Project 180 · Sarasota, FL · 2022
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$5,000
Van Wezel Foundation · Sarasota, FL · 2022
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$4,500
Hands of Saint Lucie County · Fort Pierce, FL · 2024
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$4,500
Rylie'S Smile Foundation · Rehoboth Bch, DE · 2024
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$4,500
Family Meals · Fort Pierce, FL · 2023
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$4,500
Seamens Center of Wilmington · Wilmington, DE · 2023
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$4,500
St Lucie County Fire District · Port St Lucie, FL · 2022
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$4,250
Boys and Girls Club of St Lucie County · Fort Pierce, FL · 2024
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$4,000
Boys and Girls Club · Fort Pierce, FL · 2023
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$4,000
Seamens Center of Wilmington · Wilmington, DE · 2022
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$3,600
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$3,500
A E Backus Museum & Gallery · Ft Pierce, FL · 2024
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$3,500
Hands of Saint Lucie County · Fort Pierce, FL · 2023
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$3,500
Rylie'S Smile Foundation · Rehoboth Bch, DE · 2023
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$3,500
Camp Barnes · Dover, DE · 2022
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$3,500
Family Meals · Fort Pierce, FL · 2022
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$3,000
Dayton Historical Society · Dayton, OH · 2024
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$3,000
A E Backus Museum & Gallery · Ft Pierce, FL · 2023
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$3,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$3,000
A E Backus Museum & Gallery · Ft Pierce, FL · 2022
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$3,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of St Lucie County · Fort Pierce, FL · 2022
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$3,000
Hands of Saint Lucie County · Fort Pierce, FL · 2022
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$3,000
Rylie'S Smile Foundation · Rehoboth Bch, DE · 2022
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$2,700
Friends of St Lucie County Library Association · Fort Pierce, FL · 2024
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$2,700
Sunrise Theatre Foundation · Ft Pierce, FL · 2024
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$2,500
Dayton Historical Society · Dayton, OH · 2023
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$2,000
Friends of St Lucie County Library Association · Fort Pierce, FL · 2023
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$2,000
Sunrise Theatre Foundation · Ft Pierce, FL · 2023
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$2,000
Dayton Historical Society · Dayton, OH · 2022
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$2,000
Friends of St Lucie County Library Association · Fort Pierce, FL · 2022
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$2,000
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
To further their expressed charitable purpose
$1,500
Sunrise Theatre Foundation · Ft Pierce, FL · 2022
To further their expressed charitable purpose

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