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Private foundation (trust)EIN 061519409Est. 1998-09

THE WARD FOUNDATION INC

NEW CANAAN, CT 06840

Total Assets

$639K

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$23K

FY 2024

Grants Made

18

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$1K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$35–$5K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$24K

Maintains investments and distributes contributions to select charitable organizations.

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$8K

Total Expenses

$37K

Qualifying Distributions

$24K

Distributable Amount

$31K

Min. Investment Return

$32K

Undistributed Income

$31K

Payout rate 76%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.76%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

18 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $35 through median $1K to maximum $5K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2022 to 2024. Peak $23K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

50 grants

THE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
$7K
1 grant
STAYING PUT IN NEW CANAAN
$5K
1 grant
INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
$5K
1 grant
FRIENDS OF THE IDF
$5K
1 grant
STAYING PUT
$5K
1 grant
VISTA LIFE INNOVATIONS
$3K
3 grants
NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK FOUNDATION
$3K
2 grants
NEW CANAAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$3K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

50 grants

<$10K
50
grants
$10–50K
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

16 states

Connecticut
$24K
39% of total
New York
$18K
29% of total
District of Columbia
$4K
6% of total
Virginia
$3K
5% of total
California
$2K
4% of total
Maryland
$2K
3% of total
Louisiana
$2K
2% of total
Indiana
$2K
2% of total
Michigan
$1K
2% of total
Georgia
$1K
2% of total

+6 more states

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