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Private foundation (trust)EIN 311397164Est. 1995-02

THE JAMES J AND JOAN A GARDNER

CINCINNATI, OH 45236

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$231.8M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$8.7M

FY 2024

Grants Made

101

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$86K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$1.5M

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$20.0M

Total Expenses

$9.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$9.2M

Distributable Amount

$11.1M

Min. Investment Return

$11.4M

Undistributed Income

$10.2M

Payout rate 82%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.82%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

101 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $25K to maximum $1.5M, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $8.7M in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

303 grants

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI FOUNDATION
$6.7M
4 grants
CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
$3.8M
3 grants
ACCELERATE GREAT SCHOOLS
$3.5M
5 grants
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI (CINCINNATI ZOO & BOTANICAL GARDEN)
$1.8M
5 grants
GREAT PARKS FOREVER
$1.5M
3 grants
MARY MAGDALEN FOUNDATION INC
$1.1M
4 grants
CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER
$520K
2 grants
ST XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL
$515K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

303 grants

<$10K
94
grants
$10–50K
128
grants
$50–250K
60
grants
$250K–1M
16
grants
$1–5M
5
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

19 states

Ohio
$26.0M
89% of total
Florida
$777K
3% of total
Colorado
$745K
3% of total
District of Columbia
$350K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$345K
1% of total
Kansas
$340K
1% of total
South Carolina
$240K
1% of total
Montana
$190K
1% of total
New York
$120K
0% of total
Minnesota
$75K
0% of total

+9 more states

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