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US nonprofit · EIN 311397164 · Cincinnati, OHiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 311397164) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PF), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

James J and Joan A Gardner Family Foundation's network

17 people1 organisationi17 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (17). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

17 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Keri S Mueller ChairChairman and Trustee2018
8 yrs
Adam T MuellerTrustee2018
8 yrs
Allison D MuellerTrustee2019
7 yrs
Angelia M GardnerTrustee2020
6 yrs
Blaire A HarderTrustee2020
6 yrs
Ellie A JohnsVice Chairman and Trustee2018
8 yrs
Eric G MuellerTrustee2018
8 yrs
Jonathan J MuellerTrustee2018
8 yrs
Kyle C HarderTrustee2019
7 yrs
Kyle J JohnsTrustee & Treasurer Starting 02.13.242018
8 yrs
Laura K MuellerTrustee2018
8 yrs
Linda G MuellerTreasurer Until 02.13.24 and Trustee2018
8 yrs
Lorraine G SommerTrustee2018
8 yrs
Madeline M JohnsTrustee2018
8 yrs
Margaret M JohnsSecretary and Trustee2018
8 yrs
Maria E SommerTrustee2018
8 yrs
Spencer J GardnerTrustee2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 17 →

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Bettina H RossExecutive Directorsince 2018
Bettina H Ross 010124 - 062824Executive Director2024
Katie Haag 062824 - PresentExecutive Director2024

About

Legal name
James J and Joan A Gardner Family Foundation
EIN
311397164
Address
8044 Montgomery Rd Ste 480, Cincinnati, OH, 45236-2925
State
Ohio
Activity (NTEE)
T22Z Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
Size band
9 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 February 1995
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PF (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsKeri S Mueller
≥8years on the filingsAdam T Mueller
≥8years on the filingsEllie A Johns
≥8years on the filingsEric G Mueller

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$0$9.8mDeficit $9.8m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.