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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 61-6072909

Ed Gardner Trust

A private foundation in Paducah, KY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $1.3 million 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.

How to apply

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

    $1,253,399

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $23,717,947

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,154,842

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $21,791,573

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,224,558

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $21,196,049

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,289,037

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $20,969,052

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,213,401

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $21,226,085

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,087,335

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $19,636,041

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,048,288

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $19,522,127

  • Tax year 2018

    $910,571

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $19,010,524

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Annie Gardner FoundationMayfield, KY

    To assist in preventing and relieving suffering and distress among poor, unfortunate and vocationally handicapped persons residing in graves county, kentucky, by providing to or for them, and their dependents, necessary food, raiment, shelter, medicines, medical and dental attention, hospitalization, and educational opportunities.

    $1,253,399

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kentucky1 grant $1,253,399

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Paducah Bank Trust CoTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $84,485

The return

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