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Edward C and Karen H Gardner Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Athens, Georgia · EIN 842027933

Edward C and Karen H Gardner Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Athens, Georgia. In tax year 2025 it gave $36,500 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $7,750 and the largest $10,000. 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 up from $27,250 the year before.

0% 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$26,3254$750,494
2024$27,2506$1.0 million
2025$36,5005$1.4 million

How to apply

Edward C and Karen H Gardner Family Foundation Inc 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 Edward C and Karen H Gardner Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Georgia.

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia2$11,000
Virginia1$10,000
Connecticut1$7,750
Tennessee1$7,750

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Operation Blessing
Virginia Beach, VA
Where most needed$10,000
Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities
Atlanta, GA
Adopt-a-room program$10,000
Save the Children
Fairfield, CT
Where most needed$7,750
St Jude's Children
Memphis, TN
Where most needed$7,750
St Mary's Hospital Foundation
Athens, GA
Where most needed$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Edward C and Karen H Gardner Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Edward C and Karen H Gardner Family Foundation Inc give?

$36,500 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $7,750.

Who runs Edward C and Karen H Gardner Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Karen H Gardner (President), Jessica Gardner Satterfield (Trustee), Rebecca Gardner Karampoulis (Trustee) and Edward C Gardner III (Trustee).

What does Edward C and Karen H Gardner Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs and health.

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