Private foundation · EIN 31-1471961 · Miami, Florida · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Garner Foundation Inc

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Florida. The foundation accepts applications (Letters should be submitted by the end of the foundation's fiscal year (03/31).) and its median grant is $5,000.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 54 grants paid, $860K total, median $5,000. 61% of grants stayed in Florida. Stated restrictions: No restrictions.

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
54
$860K
Median grant
$5,000
Stays in FL
61%
of grants
Deadline
See below
Letters should be submitted by the end o
Assets
$11M

How to apply

In the form of a letter and it should include the organization's main purpose. Contact: John M Garner James W Moore Or Gera, 333 Ne 23rd Street, Miami, Fl, 3055762122 Deadlines: Letters should be submitted by the end of the foundation's fiscal year (03/31). Restrictions: No restrictions.

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

54 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Miami Country Day SchoolMiami Shores, FLEducation$150K
FIRST Serve MiamiMiami, FLGeneral support$115K
Bay Oaks Historic Retirement Residence IncMiami, FLHealth care$80K
Baptist Health FoundationLittle Rock, ARHealth care$40K
Optimist International FoundationSt Louis, MOGeneral support$40K
University of Miami AthleticsCoral Gables, FLAthletics$40K
Neighbors 4 NeighborsDoral, FLGeneral support$30K
Overtown Youth CenterMiami, FLGeneral support$30K
Saint Thomas UniversityMiami, FLEducation$29K
Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, FLGeneral support$25K
Washington and Lee University School of LawLexington, VAGeneral support$25K
Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator IncMiami, FLGeneral support$20K
Global ConcervancySan Francisco, CAGeneral support$20K
Jackson Memorial HospitalMiami, FLMedical research$20K
Darlington SchoolRome, GAEducation$15K
Help MiamiMiami, FLGeneral support$15K
American Foundation for Suicide PreventionNew York, NYGeneral support$10K
Basom Palmer Eye InstituteMiami, FLGeneral support$10K
Exceptional Education OutreachMiami, FLGeneral support$10K
Mayo FoundationRochester, MNHealth care$10K
Miami Shores Chamber of CommerceMiami, FLGeneral support$10K
Rhythm FoundationMiami Beach, FLGeneral support$10K
Wolfsonian-Florida International UniversityMiami Beach, FLGeneral support$10K
Marian Center AuxiliaryOpalocka, FLGeneral support$6,000
Brockway Memorial LibraryMiami Shores, FLGeneral support$5,000
Eye Health InstituteWestfield, NJGeneral support$5,000
Global Lyme Alliance GalaGreenwich, CTMedical research$5,000
Little Haiti Fc IncMiami, FLGeneral support$5,000
Marian CenterOpalocka, FLEducation$5,000
Miami Lighthouse for the BlindMiami, FLWelfare$5,000
Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityWest Palm Breach, FLGeneral support$5,000
St Mary's University Law SchoolSan Antonio, TXEducation$5,000
The Way Forward FoundationInglewood, CAGeneral support$5,000
University of Georgia FoundationAthens, GAEducation$5,000
Informed FamiliesMiami, FLCommunity development$4,000
Animal Welfare Society of South FloridaMiami, FLWelfare$3,500
Care Elementary SchoolMiami, FLEducation$2,500
Chapman PartnershipMiami, FLWelfare$2,500
Epilepsy Florida IncMiami, FLGeneral support$2,500
Literary Council of HighlandsCashiers, NCEducation$2,500
Melissa InstituteCoral Gables, FLGeneral support$2,500
North Shorenor Isle Optimist ClubHollywood, FLCommunity development$2,500
Orphaned Starfish Foundation IncNew York, NYGeneral support$2,500
Mosaic MiamiCoral Gables, FLGeneral support$2,400
Highlands Cashiers Land TrustHighlands, NCGeneral support$2,000
Kansas City Art InstituteKansas City, MOGeneral support$2,000
McClean Fletcher CenterJackson, MSGeneral support$1,500
Wpbt2Miami, FLEducation$1,500
Forman SchoolLitchfield, CTGeneral support$1,000
Georgia Mental Health Consumer NetworkTucker, GAGeneral support$1,000
Heidi Hewes Chapter WcaMiami, FLGeneral support$1,000
International Friendship CenterHighlands, NCGeneral support$1,000
Madeira SchoolMcLean, VAGeneral support$1,000
New World School of ArtMiami, FLEducation$1,000

By state: Florida 33 · Missouri 2 · Arkansas 1 · Virginia 2 · California 2 · Georgia 3

About this foundation

Garner Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Miami, Florida, tax-exempt since 1996. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Garner Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. In the form of a letter and it should include the organization's main purpose. Deadlines: Letters should be submitted by the end of the foundation's fiscal year (03/31)..

How much does Garner Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $860K across 54 grants, a median of $5,000.

Where does Garner Foundation Inc give?

Florida (33 grants), Missouri (2 grants), Arkansas (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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