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Gardner Foundation: 21 grants to organizations, $1.4 million (tax year ended December 2025)
Gardner Foundation, a private foundation in Wakefield, NE, paid 21 grants to organizations totaling $1,397,188 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 14, 2026. The largest was $764,194 to Wayne State Foundation in Wayne, NE for scholarships.
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- EIN
- 363705723
- Based in
- Wakefield, NE
- Assets
- $32,961,695
- Grants paid
- $1,397,188
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202631349349101623. It reported $1,397,188 in grants paid; 21 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne State Foundation | Wayne, NE | Scholarships | Education | $764,194 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayne State Foundation | Wayne, NE | Scholarships | Education | $171,946 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Peter's Catholic Church | Beaufort, SC | Tuition assistance | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Little Red Hen Theatre | Wakefield, NE | Outreach | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | Lincoln, NE | Scholarships | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City of Ponca | Ponca, NE | Playground equipment | $38,210 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wisner Police Department | Wisner, NE | Radio systems | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stanton County Emergency Management Agency | Stanton, NE | Drone | $27,595 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Homer Volunteer Fire Department | Homer, NE | Lucas device | $19,550 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dixon County | Ponca, NE | Drone | $17,104 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Pinkd Inc | Omaha, NE | Assistance | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Emerson Veterans Memorialpost 60 | Emerson, NE | Veterans memorial | $10,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harrison's Playmakers | Omaha, NE | Sports camps | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lindsay Area Development | Lindsay, NE | Education | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Middle School | Coleridge, NE | Learning | $8,294 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pioneer Senior Citizens | Pender, NE | New furnace | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Epic Youth Ministry | Laurel, NE | Ministry | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Omaha Pacesetter | Bennington, NE | Baseball program | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hillrise Elementary Pto | Elkhorn, NE | General funding | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Emerson Hubbard School | Emerson, NE | One book, one school program | $795 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wakefield Community School | Wakefield, NE | School fundraising | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed June 26, 2025, IRS object ID 202511779349100816. It reported $1,382,811 in grants paid; 20 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne State Foundation | Wayne, NE | Scholarships | Education | $512,078 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wayne State Foundation | Wayne, NE | Scholarships | Education | $195,119 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dixon County Agricultural Society | Wakefield, NE | General funding | Youth development | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Peter's Catholic Church | Beaufort, SC | Tuition assistance | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Providence Medical Foundation | Wayne, NE | Annual gala & surgery dept | $76,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Little Red Hen Theatre | Wakefield, NE | Outreach | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University | Lincoln, NE | Scholarships | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Winside Volunteer Fire and Rescue | Winside, NE | General funding | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| City of Wayne | Wayne, NE | General funding | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Diocese of Charlestoncatholic Comm FDTN | Charleston, SC | General fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St James Community Fund | Saint James, MN | General funding | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pilger Fire & Rescue | Pilger, NE | General funding | $24,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ami Kids | Tampa, FL | Outreach | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Recreation of Wakefield | Wakefield, NE | General funding | Recreation and sports | $9,561 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders International Foundation | Ozark, MO | General funding | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Faith & Family Production Inc | Concord, NE | General funding | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Omaha Pacesetter | Bennington, NE | Baseball program | $4,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hillrise Elementary Pto | Elkhorn, NE | General funding | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wakefield Community School | Wakefield, NE | School fundraising | $1,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Emerson Hubbard School | Emerson, NE | One book, one school program | $803 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $1,793,337 |
| Youth development | $105,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $15,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $9,561 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Nebraska | $2,497,999 |
| South Carolina | $230,000 |
| Minnesota | $25,000 |
| Florida | $20,000 |
| Missouri | $7,000 |
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Updated May 14, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.