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Private foundation (trust)EIN 832945207Est. 2019-08

THE WARD FOUNDATION INC

GRETNA, LA 70054

Total Assets

$12.2M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$986K

FY 2024

Grants Made

37

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$27K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$165K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$3.1M

Total Expenses

$1.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$1.2M

Distributable Amount

$617K

Min. Investment Return

$630K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

37 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $20K to maximum $165K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

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Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $986K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

124 grants

MAIA
$800K
5 grants
MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
$250K
5 grants
LIMITLESS HORIZONS
$196K
3 grants
LIMITLESS HORIZONS IXIL
$150K
1 grant
WOMEN'S JUSTICE INITIATIVE
$130K
4 grants
WINGS GUATEMALA
$124K
4 grants
THE SPARKS FOUNDATION
$121K
2 grants
BARD EARLY COLLEGE
$120K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

124 grants

<$10K
50
grants
$10–50K
64
grants
$50–250K
10
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

21 states

Illinois
$860K
28% of total
Louisiana
$480K
16% of total
California
$436K
14% of total
Texas
$370K
12% of total
Colorado
$214K
7% of total
New York
$190K
6% of total
Vermont
$115K
4% of total
Maine
$92K
3% of total
Oregon
$59K
2% of total
Pennsylvania
$55K
2% of total

+11 more states

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