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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-1471961

The Garner Foundation

A private foundation in Miami, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 54 grants and $860,400 paid in grants.

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

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
John M Garner James W Moore or Gera
333 NE 23rd Street
Miami, FL 33137
(305) 576-2122
Form and materials
In the form of a letter and it should include the organization's main purpose.
Deadlines
Letters should be submitted by the end of the foundation's fiscal year (03/31).
Restrictions
No restrictions.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $860,400

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $11,409,539

  • Tax year 2024

    $897,650

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $11,091,279

  • Tax year 2023

    $866,000

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $10,885,372

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,070,650

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $10,638,757

  • Tax year 2021

    $791,500

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $11,211,965

  • Tax year 2020

    $661,800

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $10,576,941

  • Tax year 2019

    $682,850

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $10,815,992

  • Tax year 2018

    $561,500

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $11,291,809

Grants paid in 2025

54 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Miami Country Day SchoolMiami Shores, FL

    Education

    $150,000
  2. First Serve MiamiMiami, FL

    General support

    $115,000
  3. Bay Oaks Historic Retirement Residence IncMiami, FL

    Health care

    $80,000
  4. Baptist Health FoundationLittle Rock, AR

    Health care

    $40,000
  5. Optimist International FoundationSaint Louis, MO

    General support

    $40,000
  6. University of Miami AthleticsCoral Gables, FL

    Athletics

    $40,000
  7. Neighbors 4 NeighborsDoral, FL

    General support

    $30,000
  8. Overtown Youth CenterMiami, FL

    General support

    $30,000
  9. Saint Thomas UniversityMiami, FL

    Education

    $29,000
  10. Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, FL

    General support

    $25,000
  11. Washington and Lee University School of LawLexington, VA

    General support

    $25,000
  12. Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator IncMiami, FL

    General support

    $20,000
  13. Global ConcervancySan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $20,000
  14. Jackson Memorial HospitalMiami, FL

    Medical research

    $20,000
  15. Darlington SchoolRome, GA

    Education

    $15,000
  16. Help MiamiMiami, FL

    General support

    $15,000
  17. American Foundation for Suicide PreventionNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  18. Basom Palmer Eye InstituteMiami, FL

    General support

    $10,000
  19. Exceptional Education OutreachMiami, FL

    General support

    $10,000
  20. Mayo FoundationRochester, MN

    Health care

    $10,000
  21. Miami Shores Chamber of CommerceMiami Shores, FL

    General support

    $10,000
  22. Rhythm FoundationMiami Beach, FL

    General support

    $10,000
  23. Wolfsonian-Florida International UniversityMiami Beach, FL

    General support

    $10,000
  24. Marian Center AuxiliaryOpalocka, FL

    General support

    $6,000
  25. Brockway Memorial LibraryMiami Shores, FL

    General support

    $5,000
  26. Eye Health InstituteWestfield, NJ

    General support

    $5,000
  27. Global Lyme Alliance GalaGreenwich, CT

    Medical research

    $5,000
  28. Little Haiti FC IncMiami, FL

    General support

    $5,000
  29. Marian CenterOpalocka, FL

    Education

    $5,000
  30. Miami Lighthouse for the BlindMiami, FL

    Welfare

    $5,000
  31. Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityWest Palm BCH, FL

    General support

    $5,000
  32. St Mary's University Law SchoolSan Antonio, TX

    Education

    $5,000
  33. The Way Forward FoundationInglewood, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  34. University of Georgia FoundationAthens, GA

    Education

    $5,000
  35. Informed FamiliesMiami, FL

    Community development

    $4,000
  36. Animal Welfare Society of South FloridaMiami, FL

    Welfare

    $3,500
  37. Care Elementary SchoolMiami, FL

    Education

    $2,500
  38. Chapman PartnershipMiami, FL

    Welfare

    $2,500
  39. Epilepsy Florida IncMiami, FL

    General support

    $2,500
  40. Literary Council of HighlandsCashiers, NC

    Education

    $2,500
  41. Melissa InstituteCoral Gables, FL

    General support

    $2,500
  42. North Shorenor Isle Optimist ClubHollywood, FL

    Community development

    $2,500
  43. Orphaned Starfish Foundation IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  44. Mosaic MiamiCoral Gables, FL

    General support

    $2,400
  45. Highlands Cashiers Land TrustHighlands, NC

    General support

    $2,000
  46. Kansas City Art InstituteKansas City, MO

    General support

    $2,000
  47. McClean Fletcher CenterJackson, MS

    General support

    $1,500
  48. WPBT2Miami, FL

    Education

    $1,500
  49. Forman SchoolLitchfield, CT

    General support

    $1,000
  50. Georgia Mental Health Consumer NetworkTucker, GA

    General support

    $1,000
  51. Heidi Hewes Chapter WcaMiami, FL

    General support

    $1,000
  52. International Friendship CenterHighlands, NC

    General support

    $1,000
  53. Madeira SchoolMcLean, VA

    General support

    $1,000
  54. New World School of ArtMiami, FL

    Education

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education8 grants $65,50024% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $40,00014% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $40,00014% of the total
  4. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $30,00011% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $30,00011% of the total
  6. Arts and culture2 grants $21,0008% of the total
  7. 8 other causes12 grants $50,40018% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida33 grants $660,900
  2. Missouri2 grants $42,000
  3. Arkansas1 grant $40,000
  4. Virginia2 grants $26,000
  5. California2 grants $25,000
  6. Georgia3 grants $21,000
  7. New York2 grants $12,500
  8. Minnesota1 grant $10,000
  9. Connecticut2 grants $6,000
  10. North Carolina3 grants $5,500

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • John M GarnerPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0
  • James W MooreSECRETARY & DIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0
  • Kathryn Anne PaulkTREASURER & DIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0
  • Gerald W MooreMANAGING DIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0
  • Meg Garner WrightDIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0
  • Janice G ToppingDIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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