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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 83-2764804

W III Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Jupiter, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $522,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $522,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $11,306,306

  • Tax year 2024

    $525,007

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $11,084,775

  • Tax year 2023

    $495,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $10,984,943

  • Tax year 2022

    $536,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $11,090,652

  • Tax year 2021

    $308,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $11,252,742

  • Tax year 2020

    $240,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $10,654,592

  • Tax year 2019

    $84,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $10,938,843

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Camp QualityKalamazoo, MI

    General purpose

    $100,000
  2. Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach CountyBoynton Beach, FL

    General purpose

    $100,000
  3. Task Force DaggerTerra Ceia, FL

    General purpose

    $75,000
  4. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland & Northwest IndianaHines, IL

    General purpose

    $60,000
  5. Montana Warriors on the WaterMiles City, MT

    General purpose

    $50,000
  6. Vinceremos Riding Center IncLoxahatchee, FL

    General purpose

    $47,000
  7. Cody Dieruf FoundationBozeman, MT

    General purpose

    $20,000
  8. First ServeWest Palm Beach, FL

    General purpose

    $20,000
  9. Pal's PlaceChicago, IL

    General purpose

    $10,000
  10. Friendship Center ChicagoChicago, IL

    General purpose

    $10,000
  11. Big Sky Community Food BankBig Sky, MT

    General purpose

    $10,000
  12. The Manna Food ProjectHarbor SPGS, MI

    General purpose

    $10,000
  13. Palm Beach County Food BankLK Worth BCH, FL

    General purpose

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Veterans and military1 grant $50,00039% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $47,00037% of the total
  3. Medical research1 grant $20,00016% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $10,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida5 grants $252,000
  2. Michigan2 grants $110,000
  3. Illinois3 grants $80,000
  4. Montana3 grants $80,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Woodruff GardnerDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • W Ty GardnerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • J Warner GardnerDIRECTOR Hours 20Pay $30,000
  • Amelia GardnerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael SingerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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