The Garner Foundation
Between its 2021–2024 filings, The Garner Foundation made 160 grants to Florida organizations totaling $3,069,550 — median $5,000. Here is what they actually funded, from their IRS 990-PF filings. A note on dates: 990-PF filings become public one to two years after the fiscal year they cover, so 2024 is the newest year on public record — giving patterns persist, but always confirm current priorities with the funder.
Winnability verdict
Apply Our reading as of October 11, 2026, from filings through 2024.
- Their filing publishes an application route — the door is open (details under “How to approach them” below).
- A real pattern, not a one-off: 46 grants in youth & family services on their Florida record ($1,360,750).
- Size the ask from their record: median grant $5,000, largest $420,000.
Deadline: Deadline, per their filing: “| Deadlines: LETTERS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BY THE END OF THE FOUNDATION'S FISCAL YEAR (03/31).”
The verdict is our judgment from public filings — the funder’s own process statements are quoted where they exist, and funders make their own decisions. Verify with the funder before applying.
What they actually fund
- Youth & family services — 46 grant(s), $1,360,750
- Education & literacy — 34 grant(s), $1,299,250
- Arts & culture — 7 grant(s), $111,900
- Food security & nutrition — 7 grant(s), $27,500
A grant that serves more than one cause is counted under each cause it fits, so the totals above can overlap — the headline grant count above is the true total.
Where their Florida grants land: Miami, Coral Gables, Miami Shores, Miami Beach, Opalocka.
Grants on the record
The largest itemized Florida grants in their filings, one row per recipient. “Grants” counts how many times they funded that recipient in the years on record; the amount and purpose are from the largest of those grants.
| Years | Recipient | Grants | Largest grant | Stated purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–2024 | Miami Country Day School | 4 | $420,000 | Education |
| 2021–2024 | First Serve Miami | 4 | $92,500 | General Support |
| 2021–2024 | Barry University | 4 | $90,000 | Education |
| 2023–2024 | Bay Oaks Historic Retirement Residence Inc | 2 | $80,000 | Health Care |
| 2021–2022 | Bay Oaks Home for the Aged Inc | 2 | $80,000 | Health Care |
| 2021–2023 | East Ridge at Cutler Bay Foundation | 3 | $60,000 | Welfare |
| 2021–2024 | Help Miami | 4 | $45,000 | General Support |
| 2021–2024 | Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator Inc | 4 | $32,500 | General Support |
How to approach them
Apply: 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). | Restrictions: NO RESTRICTIONS. | ~54 grants/yr, median $5,000
Source: 990-PF Part XV via grantmakers.io.
Full filings on ProPublica · EIN 311471961
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Data: itemized grants from IRS 990-PF filings through 2024, via public records. Page updated October 11, 2026. Winnable Grants is not affiliated with The Garner Foundation; figures are our reading of public filings — verify with the funder before applying. Nothing here is legal or financial advice.