The Maroon Bells above a meadow and lake near Aspen, Colorado
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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-2184597

Gardner Family Foundation

A private foundation in Carbondale, CO. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $240,523 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $240,523

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $345,993

  • Tax year 2024

    $567,037

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $262,555

  • Tax year 2023

    $222,837

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $686,595

  • Tax year 2022

    $545,999

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $894,110

  • Tax year 2021

    $478,351

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,452,949

  • Tax year 2020

    $354,572

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $510,440

  • Tax year 2019

    $376,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $743,902

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. CrosspurposeDenver, CO

    General support

    $100,000
  2. CityuniteWestminster, CO

    General support

    $58,000
  3. Stand Together FoundationArlington, VA

    General support

    $50,000
  4. Hope House of ColoradoArvada, CO

    General support

    $12,100
  5. CruOrlando, FL

    General support

    $8,000
  6. All in Fostering Futures IncLakewood, CO

    Golf tournament sponsorship

    $5,000
  7. Beyond HomePalmer Lake, CO

    General support

    $4,500
  8. Second Chance BikeDenver, CO

    General support

    $1,140
  9. Revive ChurchArvada, CO

    General support

    $1,000
  10. Habitat for HumanityDenver, CO

    General support

    $783

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $100,00044% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $58,00026% of the total
  3. Public affairs1 grant $50,00022% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $12,1005% of the total
  5. Youth development2 grants $6,1403% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Colorado8 grants $182,523
  2. Virginia1 grant $50,000
  3. Florida1 grant $8,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • James GardnerPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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