Private foundation (trust)EIN 251877478Est. 2001-07

Ward Foundation

Wellsboro, PA 169010878

Total Assets

$4.1M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$238K

FY 2023

Grants Made

34

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$7K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$50K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$238K

The purpose of the foundation is to provide financial support to qualified charitable organizations to meet community needs. In 2023, 27 charitable organizations received grant distributions.

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$135K

Total Expenses

$309K

Qualifying Distributions

$249K

Distributable Amount

$196K

Min. Investment Return

$199K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

34 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $4K to maximum $50K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2023. Peak $238K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

170 grants

Luke McGuire Memorial Scholarship
$196K
20 grants
Cure Search for Children
$147K
5 grants
Blossburg Area Swim Assoc
$50K
1 grant
Camp Ta-Kum-Ta
$50K
5 grants
Camp One Step at a Time
$40K
4 grants
Camp Aranu'tiq
$40K
4 grants
Camp Can Do
$30K
3 grants
Lovin Spoonfuls
$30K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

163 grants

<$10K
149
grants
$10–50K
14
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

14 states

Maryland
$197K
19% of total
Virginia
$186K
18% of total
Pennsylvania
$150K
15% of total
Massachusetts
$136K
13% of total
Illinois
$120K
12% of total
Vermont
$72K
7% of total
District of Columbia
$56K
5% of total
Maine
$42K
4% of total
Florida
$27K
3% of total
Wisconsin
$10K
1% of total

+4 more states

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