Boerner Gardens Endowment Inc
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Boerner Gardens Endowment Inc at a glance
In short: Boerner Gardens Endowment Inc gave $124K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $124K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $124,000
- +10.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $124,000
- +10.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $124,000
- Total assets
- $1,086,592
- -0.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Boerner Gardens Endowment Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens Inc ($124K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Boerner Gardens Endowment Inc gives
- Giving grew 61% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $64K (2020) to $124K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $124K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens Inc Hales Corners, WI | Operations Support | $124,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,086,592 | $121,952 | $131,541 | $124,000 | 1 | $121,952 |
| 2024 | $1,095,819 | $55,867 | $119,870 | $112,500 | 1 | $55,867 |
| 2023 | $1,078,894 | $42,525 | $105,260 | $98,000 | 1 | $42,525 |
| 2022 | $1,090,314 | $171,175 | $89,422 | $77,000 | 1 | $171,175 |
| 2021 | $1,299,033 | $90,863 | $79,092 | $67,000 | 1 | $90,863 |
| 2020 | $1,067,591 | $34,952 | $86,659 | $63,500 | 1 | $34,952 |
About Boerner Gardens Endowment Inc
Based on IRS filings
Boerner Gardens Endowment Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Hales Corners, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $124K. Net investment income was $122K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Boerner Gardens Endowment Inc is led by Roger L. Boerner, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Roger L. Boerner
President
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Denasha Scott
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Ann Labahn
Vice President
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert L. Hanley
Secretary
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Boerner Gardens Endowment Inc
How much does Boerner Gardens Endowment Inc give each year?
Boerner Gardens Endowment Inc gave $124K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $113K across 1 grant.
How large is Boerner Gardens Endowment Inc?
Boerner Gardens Endowment Inc reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $122K.
What is Boerner Gardens Endowment Inc?
Boerner Gardens Endowment Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Hales Corners, WI. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Boerner Gardens Endowment Inc operate?
Boerner Gardens Endowment Inc has awarded grants in Wisconsin.
What is Boerner Gardens Endowment Inc's EIN?
Boerner Gardens Endowment Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 72-1585827. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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