Private foundation (trust)EIN 363705723Est. 1990-06

GARDNER FOUNDATION

WAKEFIELD, NE 68784

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Total Assets

$29.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$1.4M

FY 2024

Grants Made

20

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$69K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$803–$512K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

None - other than contributions paid (see part xv)

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$2.9M

Total Expenses

$1.9M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.4M

Distributable Amount

$1.4M

Min. Investment Return

$1.4M

Undistributed Income

$1.4M

Payout rate 99%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.99%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

20 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $803 through median $38K to maximum $512K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $3.9M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

133 grants

WAKEFIELD COMMUNITY SCHOOL
$3.5M
9 grants
WAYNE STATE FOUNDATION
$3.4M
28 grants
CITY OF WAKEFIELD
$550K
2 grants
ST PETER'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
$530K
13 grants
LITTLE RED HEN THEATRE
$483K
7 grants
PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION
$265K
2 grants
WAKEFIELD HEALTH CARE
$258K
3 grants
DIOCESE OF CHARLESTONCATHOLIC COMM FDTN
$250K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

133 grants

<$10K
38
grants
$10–50K
56
grants
$50–250K
32
grants
$250K–1M
4
grants
$1–5M
3
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

Nebraska
$9.7M
91% of total
South Carolina
$848K
8% of total
Florida
$70K
1% of total
Iowa
$54K
1% of total
Minnesota
$25K
0% of total
Missouri
$7K
0% of total

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