2025 - The Year in a Glance
This year, we’re committed to impacting underprivileged Bronx neighborhoods. Our 2025 calendar features community initiatives that offer children opportunities to learn, play, and grow—from our Easter Egg Hunt and sports clinics to the two-day Gardiner Memorial Basketball Classic. Our Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway and Christmas Toy Drive support families during the holidays, and we’re excited to restart the Gardiner Foundation Pop Pantry every two weeks. With your support, we can continue empowering the next generation.
- GF Easter Egg Hunt - Saturday, April 19, 2025
- Soccer Clinic - Saturday, June 21 or Saturday, June 28
- Basketball Clinic - Saturday, July 5 or Saturday, July 12
- Gardiner Memorial Basketball Classic - 2-day event: Saturday, August 16 and Sunday, August 17
- GF Turkeys Giveaway - Saturday, November 20, 2025
- GF Christmas Toy Drive Giveaway - Saturday, December 20, 2025
- Gardiner Foundation Pop Pantry - Restarting soon, running every two weeks of the month once started
Pictures From Our Last Event
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Our Mission
Our purpose is to Build & Lift up communities and Families through sports, recreation, and educational empowerment; by providing support, guidance and mentoring to youth and families in lower-income neighborhoods, to decrease gang violence, substance abuse, mental illness, teen pregnancy, STD's and school dropout rates.
The Gardiner Foundation is a 501(c)(3)
How It Started
In 2006, our founder, Dexter Gardiner, lost six of his family members in a single car accident on the Bronx River Parkway in the Bronx, New York. Tragically, his mother and youngest sister also died that year. From his pain and suffering, the communion of families and communities was born.
The Gardiner Foundation, Inc., was formed in his family’s honor and memoriam to help other families who have been struck by tragedy to manage the grief and bereavement process by providing them with the support system and tools to move forward.
What We Do
While recognizing the needs of other families in the community who have also suffered a sudden and tragic loss, The Gardiner Foundation Inc., a 501(c)(3), embarked on an outreach initiative that offers a variety of support to community members experiencing various social and financial needs ranging from burial assistance and spiritual mentoring and guidance to computers, school supplies and college scholarships.
How We Give Back
Education
Health Education
Peer Mentoring
After school tutoring
State Exam Test Prep
Scholarship Research and Financial Assistance
Employment
Employment Opportunity Referrals
Interview training
Financial Literacy
Time management
Basic Skills Training
Recreational
Annual Basketball Clinic
Annual Basketball Tournament
New Addition: Soccer Clinic and Tournament
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