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Francis E and Mildred W Gardiner Jr Family Foundation

Accepts applications Annapolis, Maryland · EIN 202897132

Francis E and Mildred W Gardiner Jr Family Foundation is a private foundation in Annapolis, Maryland. In tax year 2024 it gave $67,507 in 22 grants; the typical grant was $216 and the largest $25,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $18,175 the year before.

35% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$18,17520$174,782
2024$67,50722$153,275

How to apply

ContactFrancis E Gardiner Jr
1301 River Crescent Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone or email(410) 793-0759
What to submitWritten and use of requested funds.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Francis E and Mildred W Gardiner Jr Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Delaware3$45,000
Maryland8$19,175
Virginia1$2,000
District of Columbia3$400
New York1$232
Tennessee2$200
Kansas1$200
Florida1$100
Michigan1$100
Nebraska1$100

Grants paid in 2024

All 22 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Delaware
Newark, DE
Civil, construction and environmentai engineering (ccee) collaboration space$25,000
University of Delaware
Newark, DE
Francis e. Gardiner jr. Scholarship fund$15,000
Saint Mary's Parish
Annapolis, MD
Unrestricted use by recipient$10,000
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center Foundation Inc
Annapolis, MD
Unrestricted use by recipient$5,000
University of Delaware
Newark, DE
Levi t. Thompson dean's discretionary fund$5,000
University of Maryland College Park Foundation
College Park, MD
Vansville farmers club scholarship$2,500
Kappa Alpha Order Educational Foundation
Lexington, VA
Unrestricted use by recipient$2,000
Archbishop Spalding High School
Severn, MD
Unrestricted use by recipient$1,050
Knights of Columbus
Easton, MD
Unrestricted use by recipient$250
Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church
Severna Park, MD
Unrestricted use by recipient$250
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
Unrestricted use by recipient$232
The Eisenhower Foundation
Abilene, KS
Unrestricted use by recipient$200
Judicial Watch Inc
Washington, DC
Unrestricted use by recipient$200
National Building Museum
Washington, DC
Unrestricted use by recipient$150
St Jude Childrens Hospital
Memphis, TN
Unrestricted use by recipient$100
Tau Beta Pi Association Inc
Knoxville, TN
Unrestricted use by recipient$100
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI
Unrestricted use by recipient$100
Johns Hopkins Medical
Baltimore, MD
Unrestricted use by recipient$100
Boys Town
Boys Town, NE
Unrestricted use by recipient$100
Shriners Hospital for Children
Tampa, FL
Unrestricted use by recipient$100
The Heritage Foundation
Washington, DC
Unrestricted use by recipient$50
Anne Arundel County Food Bank
Crownsville, MD
Unrestricted use by recipient$25

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Francis E and Mildred W Gardiner Jr Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Francis E and Mildred W Gardiner Jr Family Foundation give?

$67,507 in tax year 2024, across 22 grants, with a typical grant of $216.

Who runs Francis E and Mildred W Gardiner Jr Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Francis E Gardiner Jr (President & Treasurer).

What does Francis E and Mildred W Gardiner Jr Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, environment and conservation and faith communities.

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