Gardner Foundation Incorporated
Private foundation · Louisville, KY · EIN 31-0966287 · reported 2023–2025
245grants reported
$1,000median award
$500lower quartile
$200smallest grant
$299Ktotal paid
11states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 11 of its 245 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $20K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
2301 River RD Ste 301
Louisville, KY 40206-3040
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Father John Judie Ministries Inc | Louisville, KY | $7,000 |
| St Theresa Family Life Center ReligiousCharitable | Payneville, KY | $6,500 |
| Kimokeo Foundation | Wailuku, HI | $6,000 |
| Olmsted Parks Conservancy Inc ConservationEducation | Louisville, KY | $5,500 |
| Father John Judie Ministries Inc | Louisville, KY | $5,000 |
| Kimokeo Foundation | Wailuku, HI | $5,000 |
| River Fields Inc Conservation | Louisville, KY | $4,500 |
| Olmsted Parks Conservancy Inc Conservation Educational | Louisville, KY | $4,500 |
| River Fields Inc Conservation | Louisville, KY | $4,500 |
| River Fields Inc Conservation | Louisville, KY | $4,500 |
| Kimokeo Foundation | Wailuku, HI | $4,000 |
| Kentucky Humane Society | Louisville, KY | $4,000 |
| Filson Historical Society EducationalCivic | Louisville, KY | $4,000 |
| Pa'ia Youth and Cultural Ctr EducationalCharitable | Paia, HI | $4,000 |
| Olmsted Parks Conservancy Inc ConservationEducational | Louisville, KY | $4,000 |
| Mission Wolf Conservation | Westcliffe, CO | $3,500 |
| Kentucky Humane Society | Louisville, KY | $3,500 |
| Filson Historical Society EducationalCivic | Louisville, KY | $3,500 |
| Kentucky Humane Society | Louisville, KY | $3,500 |
| Filson Historical Society EducationalCivic | Louisville, KY | $3,500 |
| Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest ConservationEducation | Clermont, KY | $3,000 |
| Mission Wolf Conservation | Westcliffe, CO | $3,000 |
| Hosparus | Louisville, KY | $2,500 |
| The Nature Conservancy Conservation | Lexington, KY | $2,500 |
| The Nature Conservancy Kentucky Chapter Conservation | Lexington, KY | $2,500 |
| Second Stride Inc | Crestwood, KY | $2,500 |
| Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest ConservationEducational | Clermont, KY | $2,000 |
| Second Stride Inc | Crestwood, KY | $2,000 |
| St Frances of Rome Church Religious | Louisville, KY | $2,000 |
| Trees Louisville Conservation | Louisville, KY | $2,000 |
| Society of St Vincent de Paul | Louisville, KY | $2,000 |
| Dogs Helping Heroes | Clarksville, IN | $2,000 |
| Hildegard House | Louisville, KY | $2,000 |
| Nativity Academy at Saint Boniface Educational | Louisville, KY | $2,000 |
| Defenders of Wildlife Conservation | Washington, DC | $2,000 |
| Yew Dell Botanical Gardens ConservationEducational | Crestwood, KY | $2,000 |
| Raptor Rehabilitation of Kentucky Inc Conservation | Louisville, KY | $2,000 |
| St Meinrad Archabbey Religious | St Meinrad, IN | $2,000 |
| St Frances of Rome Church Religious | Louisville, KY | $2,000 |
| Trees Louisville Conservation | Louisville, KY | $2,000 |
| Hosparus | Louisville, KY | $2,000 |
| Society of St Vincent de Paul | Louisville, KY | $2,000 |
| Yew Dell Botanical Gardens ConservationEducation | Crestwood, KY | $2,000 |
| Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest Conservationeducational | Clermont, KY | $2,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy Kentucky Chapter Conservation | Lexington, KY | $2,000 |
| Pa'ia Youth and Cultural Ctr Educationalcharitable | Paia, HI | $2,000 |
| Second Stride Inc | Crestwood, KY | $2,000 |
| St Frances of Rome Religious | Louisville, KY | $2,000 |
| Trees Louisville Conservation | Louisville, KY | $2,000 |
| Hosparus | Louisville, KY | $2,000 |
| Society of Stvincent de Paul | Louisville, KY | $2,000 |
| Paws With Purpose | Louisville, KY | $1,500 |
| St Meinrad Archabbey Religious | Saint Meinrad, IN | $1,500 |
| Peterson-Dumesnil House Historic Preservation | Louisville, KY | $1,500 |
| The Cathedral of the Assumption ReligiousEducational | Louisville, KY | $1,500 |
| Old Friends Inc | Midway, KY | $1,500 |
| National Wildlife Federation Conservation | Reston, VA | $1,500 |
| Dogs Helping Heroes | Jeffersonville, IN | $1,500 |
| Hildegard House | Louisville, KY | $1,500 |
| Louisville Free Public Library Foundation EducationalCivic | Louisville, KY | $1,500 |
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