The Warner Charitable Trust concentrates support on arts and youth-focused education/workforce programs, with a strong emphasis on operating support and scholarships. Giving is dominated by a few large, repeat grants to regional cultural institutions and youth development organizations, indicating preference for sustained partnerships rather than many one-off gifts.
Concentrated giving: a small number of relatively large grants, often repeated to the same organizations, focused on general operating support and scholarship funding rather than many small or exploratory grants.
Warner Charitable Trust Uad 093014 Gerald G Warner Trustee gives heavily to a small set of repeat partners, with the largest recent award going to Youth Build of Lake County for general operations at $199,410 in 2025. The trust also made six-figure operating support grants to Artis Naples in 2024 and 2025, showing a pattern of sustained backing for regional institutions rather than scattered one-time gifts. Across the recent grants list, youth workforce development, arts operating support, and scholarship funding recur as the clearest threads. The trust’s support for Youth Build of Lake County appears in multiple years and at multiple sizes, including $50,080 and $33,000 before the 2025 award, which points to a continuing relationship. Arts and education also show up through repeated gifts to Artis Naples, Evans Scholarship Foundation, and Culver Educational Foundation. Smaller grants extend the same mix of education, community, and health-related support to organizations such as Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer and Literacy Council. The overall picture is of a private trust that favors operating support, scholarships, and a concentrated partner set with repeated awards over time.
In youth workforce development, the trust made its largest recent gift: $199,410 to Youth Build of Lake County for general operations in 2025. That same organization also received $50,080 in 2024 and $33,000 in 2023, indicating recurring support for the same residential job-training model. Arts funding is another clear lane. Artis Naples received $100,630 in 2025, $101,164 in 2024, and $50,637 in 2023, all for general operations. That repeated pattern suggests the foundation is backing institutional capacity rather than project-only work. Scholarship funding appears through Evans Scholarship Foundation, which received $50,637 in 2023, $5,086 in 2025, and $4,000 in 2024. Culver Educational Foundation also appears with $50,637 for an academy golf course endowment fund in 2023 and $50,266 for scholarships in 2025.
Grant size is polarized. The typical grant size sits at $4,180 at the 25th percentile, $5,086 at the median, and $50,452 at the 75th percentile, with several much larger awards above that range. The trust’s recent giving shows recurring support rather than isolated gifts: Artis Naples, Youth Build of Lake County, Evans Scholarship Foundation, Culver Educational Foundation, Literacy Council, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer, and Royal Poinciana Community Foundation of Collier County all appear more than once. The funder is a charitable trust, not an operating foundation, and it does not fund individuals directly. The recent grants list shows no program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $4K and $50K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$50K
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Notable grantees: Artis—Naples, YouthBuild of Lake County, Culver Educational Foundation, Evans Scholarship Foundation
Grants are national and all recent awards in the data went to U.S. recipients. Pennsylvania leads recipient states by grant count, helped by repeated support for Bala Cynwyd-based Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer. Florida recipients include Naples and Bonita Springs, with both cities appearing in the recent grants list. Illinois also shows up often, including North Chicago, Golf, Aurora, and Chicago. The trust gives 35% of grants to recipients in its headquarters state of Florida, but its reach extends well beyond the state.
The recent grants list shows a mix of general operating support and scholarship funding, with recurring support for arts institutions, youth workforce development, and education-related organizations. Examples include operating grants to Artis Naples and Youth Build of Lake County, plus scholarship awards to Evans Scholarship Foundation and Culver Educational Foundation.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Artis Naples, Youth Build of Lake County, Evans Scholarship Foundation, Culver Educational Foundation, Literacy Council, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer, and Royal Poinciana Community Foundation of Collier County. That pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts.
The grant-size distribution is concentrated at lower amounts, with p25 at $4,180, a median of $5,086, and p75 at $50,452. The recent grants list also includes several larger awards above $100,000, so the distribution is split between smaller recurring gifts and a few much larger operating grants.
The trust gives nationally, and all recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients. Pennsylvania has the highest grant count among recipient states, while Florida accounts for 35% of grants to recipients in the trust’s headquarters state.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTIS NAPLES | NAPLES, FL | $100,162 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| CULVER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | CULVER, IN | $50,167 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| YOUTH BUILD OF LAKE COUNTY | NORTH CHICAGO, IL | $9,987 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| EVANS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | GOLF, IL | $5,206 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| ALEX'S LEMONADE STAND FOUNDATION FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER | BALA CYNWYD, PA | $5,206 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| LITERACY COUNCIL | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $3,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| SHADOW WOOD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| YOUTH BUILD OF LAKE COUNTY | NORTH CHICAGO, IL | $199,410 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ARTIS NAPLES | NAPLES, FL | $100,630 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| CULVER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | CULVER, IN | $50,266 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| EVANS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | GOLF, IL | $5,086 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| LITERACY COUNCIL | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ST MARY OF HILLS CHURCH | BLOWING GREEN, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ALEX'S LEMONADE STAND FOUNDATION FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER | BALA CYNWYD, PA | $4,359 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ARTIS NAPLES | NAPLES, FL | $101,164 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| YOUTH BUILD OF LAKE COUNTY | NORTH CHICAGO, IL | $50,080 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ALEX'S LEMONADE STAND FOUNDATION FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER | BALA CYNWYD, PA | $7,617 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| LITERACY COUNCIL | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| EVANS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | GOLF, IL | $4,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| ROYAL POINCIANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY | NAPLES, FL | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ST MATTHEW'S HOUSE | CHICAGO, IL | $500 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CULVER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | CULVER, IN | $50,637 | 2023 | ACADEMY GOLF COURSE ENDOWMENT FUND |
| EVANS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | GOLF, IL | $50,637 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| ARTIS NAPLES | NAPLES, FL | $50,637 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| YOUTH BUILD OF LAKE COUNTY | NORTH CHICAGO, IL | $33,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ALEX'S LEMONADE STAND FOUNDATION FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER | BALA CYNWYD, PA | $7,690 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| LITERACY COUNCIL | BONITA SPRINGS, FL | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ANGELMAN SYNDROME FOUNDATION | AURORA, IL | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ROYAL POINCIANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY | NAPLES, FL | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | AMERICUS, GA | $500 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
ARTIS NAPLES
$100,162GENERAL OPERATIONS
EVANS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$5,206SCHOLARSHIPS
LITERACY COUNCIL
GENERAL OPERATIONS
ARTIS NAPLES
$100,630GENERAL OPERATIONS
EVANS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$5,086SCHOLARSHIPS
LITERACY COUNCIL
$5,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
ST MARY OF HILLS CHURCH
$5,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
ALEX'S LEMONADE STAND FOUNDATION FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER
$4,359GENERAL OPERATIONS
ARTIS NAPLES
$101,164GENERAL OPERATIONS
YOUTH BUILD OF LAKE COUNTY
$50,080GENERAL OPERATIONS
LITERACY COUNCIL
$5,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
EVANS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$4,000SCHOLARSHIPS
ROYAL POINCIANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY
$2,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
ST MATTHEW'S HOUSE
$500SCHOLARSHIPS
EVANS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$50,637SCHOLARSHIPS
ARTIS NAPLES
$50,637GENERAL OPERATIONS
LITERACY COUNCIL
$5,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
ROYAL POINCIANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY
$1,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$500GENERAL OPERATIONS