Funding search · EIN 311397164 · Cincinnati, OH

The James J and Joan a Gardner

Name: The James J and Joan a Gardner 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.

253
grants reported: $24.0M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $25,000
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

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Cincinnati Children'S Hospital Medical Center3 grants · $3.8M
Accelerate Great Schools4 grants · $3.2M
University of Cincinnati Foundation3 grants · $3.1M
Zoological Society of Cincinnati (Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden)4 grants · $1.7M
Great Parks Forever3 grants · $1.5M
Mary Magdalen Foundation3 grants · $1.0M
Cincinnati Museum Center2 grants · $520,000
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Greater Cincinnati6 grants · $435,040
Luke 5 Adventures3 grants · $406,250
St Xavier High School4 grants · $400,000

Giving over time

$7.8M

2022

$7.5M

2023

$8.7M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 253 grants.

$1.6M
Accelerate Great Schools · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$1.5M
Cincinnati Children'S Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$1.5M
Cincinnati Children'S Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$1.4M
University of Cincinnati Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$875,000
University of Cincinnati Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$875,000
University of Cincinnati Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$800,000
Zoological Society of Cincinnati (Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden) · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$750,000
Cincinnati Children'S Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$698,560
Accelerate Great Schools · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$664,240
Accelerate Great Schools · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$600,000
Zoological Society of Cincinnati (Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden) · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$500,000
Great Parks Forever · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$500,000
Great Parks Forever · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$500,000
Cincinnati Museum Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$500,000
Great Parks Forever · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$400,000
Mary Magdalen Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$300,000
Mary Magdalen Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$300,000
Mary Magdalen Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$296,550
Zoological Society of Cincinnati (Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden) · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$250,000
Xavier Jesuit Academy · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$250,000
St Xavier High School · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$177,975
Accelerate Great Schools · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$161,250
Luke 5 Adventures · Mason, OH · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$150,000
Cincinnati Works · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$150,000
Kenzie'S Closet · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$150,000
Cincinnati Works · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$145,000
Luke 5 Adventures · Mason, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$140,040
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Greater Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$135,000
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Greater Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$125,000
Tri-State Trails · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$125,000
Tri-State Trails (Formerly Green Umbrella) · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$110,000
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership · Washington, DC · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$100,000
Captains for Clean Water · Fort Myers, FL · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$100,000
Catholic Leadership Institute (Cli) · Malvern, PA · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$100,000
Pregnancy Resource Connection · Granby, CO · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$100,000
Prokids · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$100,000
Santa Maria Community Services · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$100,000
Sisters of Notre Dame De Namur Ohio Province · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$100,000
St Xavier High School · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$100,000
The Children'S Theatre of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$100,000
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership · Washington, DC · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$100,000
Valley Hope Association Foundation · Norton, KS · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$100,000
Catholic Leadership Institute (Cli) · Malvern, PA · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$100,000
Luke 5 Adventures · Mason, OH · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$100,000
Our Lady of the Snow Parish · Granby, CO · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$100,000
Prokids · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$100,000
Santa Maria Community Services · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$100,000
Sisters of Notre Dame De Namur Ohio Province · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$100,000
The Children'S Theatre of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$100,000
Valley Hope Association Foundation · Norton, KS · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$100,000
Whitefish Legacy Partners · Whitefish, MT · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$100,000
Catholic Leadership Institute (Cli) · Malvern, PA · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$100,000
Freestore Foodbank · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$100,000
Sisters of Notre Dame De Namur Ohio Province · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$100,000
The Children'S Theatre of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$100,000
Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership · Washington, DC · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$100,000
Valley Hope Association Foundation · Norton, KS · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$93,000
Cincinnati Museum Association (Cincinnati Art Museum) · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$83,000
Cincinnati Museum Association (Cincinnati Art Museum) · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$75,000
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Greater Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$75,000
Springer School and Center · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$75,000
Ursuline Academy of Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$70,000
Living Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled Inc (Ladd) · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$70,000
Living Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled Inc (Ladd) · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$67,000
Orlando Health Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$65,000
Orlando Health Foundation · Orlando, FL · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$62,500
St Vincent De Paul Society - Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$60,000
Pregnancy Resource Connection · Granby, CO · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$55,000
La Soupe · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,500
Bethany House Services · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
American Red Cross · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
Bethany House Services · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
Boys Hope Girls Hope of Greater Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
Conservation Colorado Education Fund · Denver, CO · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
Coral Restoration Foundation · Tavernier, FL · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
Focus Points Family Resource Center · Denver, CO · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
Freestore Foodbank · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
God'S Love We Deliver · New York, NY · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
Ispace · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
Jefferson County Library Foundation · Wheat Ridge, CO · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
La Soupe · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
Make-a-Wish Foundation of Ohio Kentucky and Indiana · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
Matthew 25 Ministries · Blue Ash, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
Saint Paul'S Outreach · Mendota Heights, MN · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
Samaritan'S Purse · Boone, NC · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
Zoological Society of Cincinnati (Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden) · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
1n5 · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
Artworks · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
Bethany House Services · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
Cornerstone Renter Equity · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
Economics Center for Education and Research (Economics Center) · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
Center for Addiction Treatment · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
Columbine Community Foundation (Dba Grand Foundation) · Winter Park, CO · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
Ocean Reef Chapel Foundation · Key Largo, FL · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$50,000
Our Lady of the Snow Parish · Granby, CO · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$40,500
Living Arrangements for the Developmentally Disabled Inc (Ladd) · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Exempt purpose of organization
$40,000
The Angelico Project · Lakeside Park, KY · 2024
Exempt purpose of organization
$40,000
Ohio River Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Exempt purpose of organization

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