Harold S & Lester E Gardner Charitable TR
Private foundation · Hillsdale, MI · EIN 38-6668100 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Gardner Harold & Lester
24grants reported
$1,273median award
$636lower quartile
$636smallest grant
$135Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 24 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1,908 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
PO Box 221
Hillsdale, MI 49242-0221
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hillsdale County Community Foundation | Hillsdale, MI | $38,440 |
| Hillsdale County Community Foundation | Hillsdale, MI | $38,100 |
| Hillsdale County Community Foundation | Hillsdale, MI | $37,604 |
| Salvation Army of Hillsdale GENERAL OPEARATING | Hoffman Estates, IL | $1,273 |
| American Cancer Society | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,273 |
| American Heart Association | St Petersburg, FL | $1,273 |
| Hillsdale Community Library | Hillsdale, MI | $1,273 |
| Salvation Army | Hoffman Estates, IL | $1,273 |
| American Cancer Society | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,273 |
| American Heart Association | St Petersburg, FL | $1,273 |
| Hillsdale Community Library | Hillsdale, MI | $1,273 |
| Salvation Army | Hoffman Estates, IL | $1,273 |
| American Cancer Society | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,273 |
| American Heart Association | St Petersburg, FL | $1,273 |
| Hillsdale Community Library | Hillsdale, MI | $1,273 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | Chicago, IL | $636 |
| Cambria Baptist Church | Hillsdale, MI | $636 |
| Michigan Crossroads Council Inc | Flint, MI | $636 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | Chicago, IL | $636 |
| Southern Shores Fcs Boy Scouts | Flint, MI | $636 |
| Cambria Baptist Church | Hillsdale, MI | $636 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | Chicago, IL | $636 |
| Southern Shores Fcs Boy Scouts | Flint, MI | $636 |
| Cambria Baptist Church | Hillsdale, MI | $636 |
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