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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-3327575

James R Gardner Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Edgartown, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $2,600 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $2,600

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $62,055

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,460

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $53,157

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,300

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $59,678

  • Tax year 2022

    $5,056

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $72,588

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,250

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $102,490

  • Tax year 2020

    $6,310

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $94,413

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,560

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $112,195

  • Tax year 2018

    $6,405

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $123,879

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Misc Contributions Under 200Various, MA

    Charitable

    $1,500
  2. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $600
  3. VGC FDNEdgartown, MA

    Charitable

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $600100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts2 grants $2,000
  2. New York1 grant $600

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Sharon Rosenfeld ScottPRESIDENT/SE Hours 0Pay $5,000
  • Andrew James ScottVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $3,700
  • Kenneth W ScottTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lewis ScottASST. SEC Hours 0Pay $2,000

The return

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