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The Garner Foundation

Its FY2026 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$860k
Granted FY2026(still arriving)
54
Grants FY2026
60
Organizations funded FY2025
20%
First-time grantees FY2025
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Median grant, FY2026
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2026
$150,000
Organizations funded a year
48 to 60
FY2019 to FY2025
States reached, FY2026
13
Total assets, FY2026
$11M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2025, 20% of the organizations The Garner Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 12% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $102k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EducationPhilanthropyHuman ServicesArts & CultureInternationalYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2026still arriving54$860k13%
FY202560$878k20%
FY202456$851k18%
FY202353$1.1M25%
FY202255$791k20%
FY202152$662k19%
FY202052$663k19%
FY201948$562k13%
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2026.

Education$3.5MHealth$1.1MRecreation & Sports$969kHuman Services$549kArts & Culture$277kReligion$211kInternational$186kPhilanthropy$149kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
NY
MA
IA
OH
NJ
CT
CA
CO
MO
VA
MD
AR
NC
SC
DC
MS
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 94 grantees
All grantees of The Garner Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Miami Country Day School Inc$1,759,000101%
First Serve Miami Inc$632,500831%
Barry University Inc$431,50090%
Bay Oaks Historic Retirement Residence Inc$240,00034%
Mount Sinai Medical Center Foundation$170,00090%
Darlington School Inc$140,000100%
Optimist International Foundation$130,00062%
Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator$118,70064%
Westminster Christian Private School Inc$112,50050%
Jackson Health Foundation Inc$91,00080%
Chapman Partnership Inc$67,500100%
Animal Welfare Society of South Fla Inc$66,350101%
Miracle League of Miami Dade Inc$65,000743%
Baptist Health Foundation Inc$61,00030%
The Cushman School Inc$55,50040%
Players by the Sea Inc$50,00025%
Overtown Youth Center Inc$50,00020%
University of Colorado Foundation$50,00050%
Miami Children's Museum Inc Fka Miami Youth Museum$42,50070%
University of Miami$40,00020%
Haitian Education and Leadership Program$35,50021%
The University of Georgia Foundation$35,00040%
Neighbors 4 Neighbors$35,00021%
Informed Familiesthe Florida Family Partnership Inc$34,00081%
Miami Vineyard Community Church Inc$33,0008n/a
Broward College Foundation Inc$27,50050%
Exceptional Education Outreach Inc$27,50071%
Umass Chan Medical School Foundation Inc$25,0001n/a
The Woody Foundation Inc dba The Way Forward Foundation$24,50092%
Camillus House Inc$24,00030%
Saint Joseph's Episcopal Schoolinc$23,50050%
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention$20,00020%
Earth N US Inc$20,0001n/a
Care Elementary School Inc$17,50070%
The Rhythm Foundation Inc$17,50040%
Crockett Foundation Inc$15,00030%
Literacy Council of Highlands Inc$15,00041%
Palm Beach Atlantic University Inc$15,00030%
The McClean Fletcher Center Inc$15,000101%
Epilepsy Florida Inc$15,00060%
South Florida Pbs Inc$14,500100%
Anc Highlands-Cashiers Hospital Inc$14,00040%
Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Inc$12,00040%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$10,00010%
Vagabond School of the Drama Inc$10,00010%
Greater Miami Shores Chamber of Commerce Inc$10,0001n/a
Matt and Lisa Allen Family Foundation Inc$10,00020%
Cristo Rey Miami High School Inc$10,00011%
Forman School Inc$10,000100%
Bluecheck Charitable Foundation Inc$10,0001n/a
The Madeira School$9,00090%
Miami Dade College Foundation Inc$7,50020%
Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust Inc$7,00060%
Mission for the Times Inc$7,0002n/a
Pelican Harbor Seabird Station Inc$6,00050%
Best Buddies International Inc$5,50010%
Friends of Miami Animals Foundation Inc$5,00020%
Orphaned Starfish Foundation Inc$5,0002n/a
The Village Learning Place Inc$5,00011%
Little Haiti Fc In$5,0001n/a
Battier Take Charge Foundation$5,00010%
Palm City Presbyterian Church$5,0001n/a
Communities in Schools of Miami Inc$5,00010%
The Houston Food Bank$5,00010%
The Way Forward Foundation$5,0001n/a
United Way of Greater Houston$5,00010%
The Junior League of Miami Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$5,00010%
Emmett Till Interpretive Center$5,0001n/a
Lauren's Kids Inc$4,50020%
Dolphin Research Center Inc$4,00020%
Magnet Educational Choice Association Inc$3,50011%
Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation Inc$3,00030%
The Herald Charities Inc$2,50020%
Tahoe Arts Project$2,50011%
Hospice by the Sea Inc$2,50010%
Transition Inc$2,50011%
Glory House of Miami Inc$2,50011%
Boynton Beach Baseball Club$2,5001n/a
The Ingenuity Project Inc$2,50010%
Highlands Community Child Development Center$2,00020%
Kansas City Art Institute$2,0001n/a
The International Friendship Center of Highlands$2,00020%
Person County Museum of History Inc$1,50022%
Child Development Center Inc$1,50010%
Girls Inc of Greater Miami$1,00010%
Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network Inc$1,0001n/a
Jhanae Sunflower Foundation Inc$1,000130%
Highlands Emergency Council Inc$1,00010%
Dade Heritage Trust Inc$1,00010%
Thornwell$1,00010%
Play for Pink Inc$1,00010%
Shake a Leg Miami Inc$50010%
Kristi House Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 66 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.4M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Garner Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 80 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMiami Country Day School Inc: $1,759,000 over 10y, 0.7% of budgetFirst Serve Miami Inc: $632,500 over 8y, 31% of budgetBarry University Inc: $431,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetBay Oaks Historic Retirement Residence Inc: $240,000 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetMount Sinai Medical Center Foundation: $170,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetDarlington School Inc: $140,000 over 10y, 0.1% of budgetOptimist International Foundation: $130,000 over 6y, 2.3% of budgetDiaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator: $118,700 over 6y, 3.6% of budgetWestminster Christian Private School Inc: $112,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetJackson Health Foundation Inc: $91,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetChapman Partnership Inc: $67,500 over 10y, 0.1% of budgetAnimal Welfare Society of South Fla Inc: $66,350 over 10y, 0.5% of budgetMiracle League of Miami Dade Inc: $65,000 over 7y, 43% of budgetBaptist Health Foundation Inc: $61,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Cushman School Inc: $55,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPlayers by the Sea Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 4.9% of budgetOvertown Youth Center Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetUniversity of Colorado Foundation: $50,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMiami Children's Museum Inc Fka Miami Youth Museum: $42,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of Miami: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHaitian Education and Leadership Program: $35,500 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetThe University of Georgia Foundation: $35,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNeighbors 4 Neighbors: $35,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetInformed Familiesthe Florida Family Partnership Inc: $34,000 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetBroward College Foundation Inc: $27,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetExceptional Education Outreach Inc: $27,500 over 7y, 1.4% of budgetThe Woody Foundation Inc dba The Way Forward Foundation: $24,500 over 9y, 1.6% of budgetCamillus House Inc: $24,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSaint Joseph's Episcopal Schoolinc: $23,500 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetAmerican Foundation for Suicide Prevention: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCare Elementary School Inc: $17,500 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetThe Rhythm Foundation Inc: $17,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCrockett Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetLiteracy Council of Highlands Inc: $15,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetPalm Beach Atlantic University Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe McClean Fletcher Center Inc: $15,000 over 10y, 0.9% of budgetEpilepsy Florida Inc: $15,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetSouth Florida Pbs Inc: $14,500 over 10y, 0.0% of budgetAnc Highlands-Cashiers Hospital Inc: $14,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetMiami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Inc: $12,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVagabond School of the Drama Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMatt and Lisa Allen Family Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCristo Rey Miami High School Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetForman School Inc: $10,000 over 10y, 0.0% of budgetThe Madeira School: $9,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetMiami Dade College Foundation Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHighlands-Cashiers Land Trust Inc: $7,000 over 6y, 0.2% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 80.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Miami Foundation IncFL44.2× affinity26 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Miami Foundation Inc · The Batchelor Foundation Inc · United Way Miami Inc · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · The Kirk Foundation · Anthony Abraham Foundation · The H Foundation · Peacock Foundation Inc · The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc · Greater Miami Jewish Federation Inc · Thomas E Rodgers Jr Foundation Inc · Lacy Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About The Garner Foundation

How much does The Garner Foundation give?
The Garner Foundation reported 54 grants totaling $860,400 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 48 and 60 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
What does The Garner Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Education (46%), Health (14%), Recreation & Sports (13%).
Who are The Garner Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Miami Country Day School Inc ($1.8M), First Serve Miami Inc ($633k), Barry University Inc ($432k).
Does The Garner Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2025, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Garner Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Garner Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Miami Foundation Inc, The Batchelor Foundation Inc, United Way Miami Inc.
Where is The Garner Foundation based?
The Garner Foundation is based in FL.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 163 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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