Private Foundation

GARDNER FOUNDATION

GARDNER FOUNDATION, of MILWAUKEE, WI, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $422K in revenue, $255K in expenses, $1.6M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 515 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.8M.

EIN: 396076956 MILWAUKEE, WI Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$422K

Total Expenses$255K

Total Assets$1.6M

Grants Given515

Grant Total$1.8M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

FEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN

MILWAUKEE, WI · 2025

OPERATING EXPENSES

$10,000

HUNGER TASK FORCE INC

MILWAUKEE, WI · 2025

OPERATING EXPENSES

$8,500

GRAND AVENUE CLUB

MILWAUKEE, WI · 2025

OPERATING EXPENSES

$7,500

MILWAUKEE RESCUE MISSION

MILWAUKEE, WI · 2025

OPERATING EXPENSES

$7,000

PATHFINDERS

MILWAUKEE, WI · 2025

OPERATING EXPENSES

$7,000

Showing up to 5 of 515 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY/TR C Frederick Geilfuss

DIRECTOR Clifford M Asmuth

DIRECTOR Gardner Lr Friedlander

DIRECTOR Karen Friedlander

DIRECTOR Louise Friedlander

VICE PRESIDE Margaret Brinig

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Top Grant Purposes

OPERATING EXPENSES

$1,172,288 312 grants

OPERATING COSTS

$397,173 128 grants

PROGRAM SERVICES

$65,789 21 grants

PROGRAM

$44,000 12 grants

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

$24,500 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$422K	$255K	$1.6M
2024	$371K	$239K	$1.4M
2023	$172K	$237K	$1.3M
2022	$291K	$239K	$1.3M
2021	$107K	$177K	$1.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $107K to $422K (+294%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.6M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, WI.

CAWI

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