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Gary & Denise Gardner Family Foundation: 8 grants to organizations, $313,500 (tax year ended December 2024)
Gary & Denise Gardner Family Foundation, a private foundation in Chicago, IL, paid 8 grants to organizations totaling $313,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 14, 2025. The largest was $150,000 to School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, IL for charitable.
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- EIN
- 364318040
- Based in
- Chicago, IL
- Assets
- $310,283
- Grants paid
- $313,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202502879349101405. It reported $313,500 in grants paid; 8 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Charitable | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Charitable | Education | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hyde Park Art Center | Chicago, IL | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Chapter Charities Foundation Inc | Evergreen Park, IL | Charitable | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lyric Opera of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Police Memorial Foundation | Chicago, IL | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | Chicago, IL | Charitable | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $93,500 |
| Education | $60,000 |
States funded
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Updated October 14, 2025. 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.