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Who does Gardner Foundation fund?

Gardner Foundation has awarded $1.4 million across 368 grants to 139 organizations between 2019 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $3,000, with most between $2,750 and $5,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $3,500 versus $3,000 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$1.4M
Typical grant
$3K
Grantees
139
Grants
368
Years
2019–2025

Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

100 of 139 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
Hunger Task Force INC $55K72019–20252025WI
F Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin $39K42021–20252025— —
M Milwaukee Rescue Mission $38K72019–20252025WI
Milwaukee Art Museum INC $32K62019–20252025WI
P Pathfinders $32K72019–20252025— —
Grand Avenue Club INC $32K62019–20252025WI
T The Gathering $30K42021–20242024— —
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music INC $28K62019–20252025WI
Meta House INC $27K62019–20252025WI
Ascension Wisconsin Foundation INC $25K52021–20252025MO
Hear Wisconsin INC $25K62019–20252025WI
R Repairers of the Breach $24K62020–20252025— —
M Milwaukee Ballet $23K72019–20252025— —
Hope House of Milwaukee Incorporated $22K62019–20242024WI
Beyond Vision INC $22K52020–20252025WI
S St Marcus School $20K52020–20252025— —
V Versity Blood Research Institute $20K42022–20252025— —
W Wisconsin Luther Child & Family Ser $20K42022–20252025— —
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design INC $19K52020–20242024WI
Playworks Education Energized $19K62019–20252025CA
J Jewish Family Services $19K52019–20252025— —
U United Community Center $18K52019–20252025— —
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra INC $17K52020–20252025WI
F First Stage $17K52020–20252025CA
V Vision Forward Association $16K42022–20252025— —
Core El Centro Incorporated $16K52021–20252025WI
Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Ltd $16K62019–20252025WI
T The Salvation Army $15K32022–20242024— —
I Islands of Brilliance INC $14K62020–20252025WI
Center for Deaf-Blind Persons INC $14K52020–20252025WI
Neighborhood House of Milwaukee INC $14K42019–20242024WI
P Penfield Childrens Center $14K32021–20232023— —
Optimist Theatre INC $14K52020–20252025WI
R Risen Savior Lutheran $14K42021–20252025— —
C Civic Music Assc of Milwaukee $14K52021–20252025— —
B Betty Brinn Children's Museum $13K32022–20242024— —
B Broadscope Disability Svc INC $13K52021–20252025— —
Pearls for Teen Girls INC $13K32019–20242024WI
F Feeding America-Eastern Wisconsin $12K22019–20202020— —
N Next Act Theatre $12K32022–20252025— —
C College Possible Milwaukee $12K32022–20242024— —
S Stem Forward INC $12K42020–20242024— —
Walker's Point Youth and Family Center INC $12K22024–20252025WI
Securefutures Foundation INC $12K42021–20252025WI
La Causa INC $11K32019–20252025WI
B Big Brothers Big Sisters $11K42019–20232023— —
D Discovery World $11K32023–20252025— —
Literacy Services of Wisconsin INC $11K32022–20242024WI
St Augustine Preparatory Academy INC $11K32022–20242024WI
Frankly Music INC $10K52019–20242024WI
C Columbia St Mary's Foundation $10K22019–20202020— —
Arts at Large INC $10K22022–20242024WI
G Gathering $10K22019–20202020— —
Penfield Children's Center INC $10K22019–20202020WI
S Shepherds Ministries $9K22024–20252025— —
N Nativityjesuit Academy $9K32021–20232023— —
Urban Ecology Center INC $9K42019–20252025WI
M Milwaukee Center for Independence $8K32020–20222022— —
Florentine Opera Co INC $8K32021–20252025WI
S Salvation Army $8K22019–20202020— —
The Guest House of Milwaukee INC $8K22020–20252025WI
B Black Arts Milwaukee $8K32020–20222022— —
College Possible $8K22019–20202020MN
Woodland Pattern Book Center INC $8K32022–20252025WI
Pabst Mansion INC $8K120242024WI
J Jewish Museum Milwaukee $8K22021–20232023— —
M Milwaukee Academy of Science $7K22023–20252025— —
M Milwaukee Tennis Education Fund $7K22024–20252025— —
Malaika Early Learning Center INC $7K22023–20252025WI
S St Anthony School Milwaukee $7K22023–20252025— —
L Lutheran Counseling and Family Serv $7K22024–20252025— —
Riveredge Nature Center INC $7K22024–20252025WI
Artists Working in Education INC $7K22020–20242024WI
Radio Milwaukee INC $6K22022–20232023WI
S Secure Futures $6K22019–20202020— —
F Floretine Opera Co $6K22019–20202020— —
M Milwaukee Institute of Arts & Desig $6K120252025— —
Milwaukee Film INC $6K22022–20232023WI
G Goodwill Industries of Se Wi $5K120252025— —
S St Francis Children's Center $5K22021–20252025— —
Renaissance Theaterworks INC $5K32023–20252025WI
Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity $5K22023–20242024WI
Alverno College $5K120252025WI
S St Frances Childrens Center $5K22019–20202020— —
Hope Street Ministries INC $5K22019–20232023WI
Wellpoint Care Network INC $5K120252025WI
A Artslarge $5K120192019— —
W Woodland Pattern INC $5K22019–20202020— —
W Wisconsin Lutheran Child & Family Svc $4K22019–20202020— —
Sojourner Truth House INC $4K120192019IN
Concordia University Wisconsin Foundation INC $4K120232023WI
Highland Community School INC $4K120222022WI
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra INC $4K22024–20252025WI
M Messmer Catholic School $4K120242024— —
A Above the Clouds $4K32023–20252025— —
R Risen Savior Lutheran Church $4K120202020— —
S St Joseph Academy INC $4K120202020— —
F Florentine Opera Company $3K22022–20242024— —
The Uwm Foundation INC $3K120192019WI
City Forward Collective INC $3K120222022WI

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