Private Foundation

DENIS L FONTAINE FOUNDATION INC C/O MERRITT GARDNER

Based in TAMPA, FL, DENIS L FONTAINE FOUNDATION INC C/O MERRITT GARDNER operates as a Private Foundation. The organization reported $106K in revenue, $155K in expenses, $2.8M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 91 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $1.4M.

EIN: 593157129 TAMPA, FL Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$106K

Total Expenses$155K

Total Assets$2.8M

Grants Given91

Grant Total$1.4M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

YMCA OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA

LAKELAND, FL · 2025

GENERAL

$35,000

POLK STATE COLLEGE

WINTER HAVEN, FL · 2025

GENERAL

$20,000

CLEARWATER COMMUNITY SAILING ASSOCITION

CLEARWATER, FL · 2025

GENERAL

$15,000

SOUTH FLORIDA AVENUE CHURCH OF CHRIST

LAKELAND, FL · 2025

GENERAL

$15,000

ST PAUL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURC

LAKELAND, FL · 2025

GENERAL

$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 91 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Christopher Fontaine

DIRECTOR Gregory J Fontaine

PAST PRESIDENT Julie Fontaine

SECRETARY/TREASURER Merritt A Gardner

DIRECTOR Warren Shatzer

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Top Grant Purposes

General

$825,000 39 grants

GENERAL

$390,000 27 grants

Financial need scholarship

$80,000 16 grants

Renovation of playground

$50,000 1 grant

FINANCIAL NEED SCHOLARSHIP

$40,000 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$106K	$155K	$2.8M
2024	$895K	$213K	$2.9M
2023	$97K	$177K	$2.2M
2022	$405K	$352K	$2.3M
2021	$231K	$259K	$2.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $231K to $106K (-54%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.8M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in FL.

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