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Reardon Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Bonita Springs, Florida · EIN 367625365

Reardon Family Foundation is a private foundation in Bonita Springs, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $325,961 in 23 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $94,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $329,212 the year before.

13% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$359,71627$6.4 million
2024$329,21223$6.6 million
2025$325,96123$6.8 million

How to apply

Reardon Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Reardon Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio2$97,500
Illinois5$68,000
Florida8$54,211
Maryland1$35,000
New York1$35,000
Colorado1$22,500
Georgia1$5,000
Tennessee1$3,500
North Carolina1$3,000
Washington2$2,250

Grants paid in 2025

All 23 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Denison University
Granville, OH
Support of charitable purpose$94,000
Community Health Care Clinic
Normal, IL
Support of charitable purpose$50,000
Poly Prep Country Day School
Brooklyn, NY
Support of charitable purpose$35,000
Hood College
Frederick, MD
Support of charitable purpose$35,000
University of Denver
Denver, CO
Support of charitable purpose$22,500
Lee Health Foundation
Fort Myers, FL
Support of charitable purpose$20,000
Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church
Naples, FL
Support of charitable purpose$15,000
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Bloomington, IL
Support of charitable purpose$6,000
The Baby Fold
Normal, IL
Support of charitable purpose$6,000
Vanderbilt Presby Church Endowment
Naples, FL
Support of charitable purpose$5,211
American Cancer Society
Atlanta, GA
Support of charitable purpose$5,000
Pontiac Township High School
Pontiac, IL
Support of charitable purpose$4,000
Gary Sinise Foundation
Nashville, TN
Support of charitable purpose$3,500
The Salvation Army
Fort Myers, FL
Support of charitable purpose$3,500
Cafe of Life
Bonita Springs, FL
Support of charitable purpose$3,500
Meals of Hope Bonita Springs
Naples, FL
Support of charitable purpose$3,500
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH
Support of charitable purpose$3,500
Samaritans Purse
Boone, NC
Support of charitable purpose$3,000
United Way of Lee County
Fort Myers, FL
Support of charitable purpose$3,000
Annie Wright Schools
Tacoma, WA
Support of charitable purpose$2,000
Illinois Weslyan University
Bloomington, IL
Support of charitable purpose$2,000
Florida Lions Eye Clinic
Bonita Springs, FL
Support of charitable purpose$500
Sequim City Band
Sequim, WA
Support of charitable purpose$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Reardon Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Reardon Family Foundation give?

$325,961 in tax year 2025, across 23 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs Reardon Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Robert M Reardon Jr (Trustee).

What does Reardon Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and faith communities.

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