The Eleanor R Gardner Foundation

ALLIANCE, NE EIN: 47-2028495

The Eleanor R Gardner Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in ALLIANCE, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 8 grants totaling $51K.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$51K

+8.4% YoY

Grant Count

8

-27.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$6K

+49.0% YoY

About The Eleanor R Gardner Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Eleanor R Gardner Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in ALLIANCE, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 8 grants totaling $51K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

ALLIANCEBALTIMORECOCONUT CREEKKANSAS CITYLAWTONLINCOLNMARILYN HEIGHTSOMAHASAN DIEGOSCOTTSBLUFFSTATEN ISLAND

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$14K$29K$43K$57K6 grants202010 grants20213 grants202211 grants20238 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2024

FOOD FOR THE POOR$30KUNBOUND$12KST AGNES ACADEMY$3KNEBRASKA CATTLEMEN FOUND…$2KSIENA FRANCIS HOUSE$2KSTEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO…$2KALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOL F…$5004-H CLUBS & AFFILIATED 4-H$160

Grant Size Distribution

38 grants across all recorded years

38<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
VICTORIA GINA ACKERMANPRESIDENT2
CALLAN JOE ACKERMANVICE PRESIDENT2
BRIDGET F ACKERMANSECRETARY1
SHELBY G ACKERMANTREASURER1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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