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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 92-4001588

Gardenia Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $833,700 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $833,700

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $31,994,764

  • Tax year 2023

    $710,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $30,326,296

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Gardenia Foundation FundHouston, TX

    General fund

    $500,000
  2. Houston Symphony DevelopmentHouston, TX

    General fund

    $100,000
  3. UT Health HoustonHouston, TX

    General fund

    $80,000
  4. Planned ParenthoodHouston, TX

    General fund

    $50,000
  5. Victory HoustonHouston, TX

    General fund

    $50,000
  6. WacghHouston, TX

    General fund

    $30,000
  7. Bayou Bend Collections and GardenHouston, TX

    General fund

    $7,000
  8. World Affairs CouncilHouston, TX

    General fund

    $5,000
  9. The Heritage SocietyHouston, TX

    General fund

    $5,000
  10. Urban HarvestHouston, TX

    General fund

    $2,500
  11. Houston BalletHouston, TX

    General fund

    $2,000
  12. Wounded WarriorHouston, TX

    General fund

    $1,200
  13. Industry Volunteer Fire DeptIndustry, TX

    General fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Medical research1 grant $50,00092% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $2,5005% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $2,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas13 grants $833,700

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • S C MorianBOARD OF DIRECTORS Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sarah W DykeBOARD OF DIRECTORS Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lars K WadstromBOARD OF DIRECTORS Hours 0Pay $0
  • Michael Henry ClarkBOARD OF DIRECTORS Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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