The Ward Foundation Inc | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 83-2945207

Foundation Overview

Based in Gretna, LA, The Ward Foundation Inc has awarded 205 grants totaling $5,153,732 to organizations in Louisiana, Oregon and 19 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $100 to $180,000, with a median award of $20,000.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$5,153,732
Total Assets
$12,155,234
Median Grant (all grants)
$20,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
74
Median Grant
$20,000
% No Significant Change
0% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: March 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 27%

20 of 74 recipients (27%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
Louisiana

Grants are geographically diversified with 22% in Louisiana and funding distributed across 22 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within Louisiana, funding concentrates in New Orleans (85%), Marrero (7%), Metairie (4%).

Funding Trajectory
+192%

Strong 192% growth in annual giving over 4 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
General Purposes

Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Ward Foundation Inc's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Antigua International Education Foundation $5,500 Princeton, NJ, US Unresricted 2024
Bard Early College $25,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2024
Cremos Norte $35,000 Scarborough, ME, US Unrestricted 2024
Friends Of Suenos $20,000 Wynnewood, PA, US Unrestricted 2024
Global Fund For Children $15,000 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2024
Guatemala Youth Initiative $20,000 Sumerduck, VA, US Unrestricted 2024
Limitless Horizons $95,800 Santa Cruz, CA, US Unrestricted 2024
Live Oak Wilderness Camp $35,500 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2024
Maia $165,400 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2024
Md Anderson Cancer Center $50,000 Houston, TX, US Unrestricted 2024
Natun $45,750 Laguna Beach, CA, US Unrestricted 2024
Peronia Adolescente $20,270 Portland, OR, US Unrestricted 2024
Planting Seeds International $35,000 Northbrook, IL, US Unrestricted 2024
She's The First $20,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2024
Success At Thurgood Marshall $25,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2024
The 18th Ward Sports Club $20,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2024
The Carter Center $1,500 Atlanta, GA, US Unrestricted 2024
The Evergreen Rotary Foundation $18,500 Evergreen, CO, US Unrestricted 2024
The Sparks Foundation $120,270 Houston, TX, US Unrestricted 2024
Uncommon Construction $20,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2024
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum $3,000 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2024
Women's Justice Initiative $45,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2024
Be Loud Studios $20,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2024
Believe In U $10,000 Concord, NC, US Unrestricted 2024
Boys Hope Girls Hope Network $23,000 St Louis, MO, US Unrestricted 2024
First Line Schools $2,500 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2024
Louisiana Association Of Public Charter Schools $20,000 Metairie, LA, US Unrestricted 2024
Safe Passage $800 New Gloucester, ME, US Unrestricted 2024
College Beyond $25,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2024
Natik Esperanza $10,270 Fort Lauderdale, FL, US Unrestricted 2024
Amigos De Santa Cruz Foundation $15,000 Seattle, WA, US Unrestricted 2024
International Community Foundation $14,499 National City, CA, US Unrestricted 2024
Compassion & Choices $1,000 Portland, ME, US Unrestricted 2024
Naral Pro-choice America Foundation $700 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2024
Planned Parenthood Federation Of America $500 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2024
Second Harvest Food Bank $1,200 Harahan, LA, US Unrestricted 2024
Southern Poverty Law Center $500 Montgomery, AL, US Unrestricted 2024
Antigua International Education Foundation $5,500 Princeton, NJ, US Unresricted 2024
Bard Early College $25,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2024
Cremos Norte $35,000 Scarborough, ME, US Unrestricted 2024
Friends Of Suenos $20,000 Wynnewood, PA, US Unrestricted 2024
Global Fund For Children $15,000 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2024
Guatemala Youth Initiative $20,000 Sumerduck, VA, US Unrestricted 2024
Limitless Horizons $95,800 Santa Cruz, CA, US Unrestricted 2024
Live Oak Wilderness Camp $35,500 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2024
Maia $165,400 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2024
Md Anderson Cancer Center $50,000 Houston, TX, US Unrestricted 2024
Natun $45,750 Laguna Beach, CA, US Unrestricted 2024
Peronia Adolescente $20,270 Portland, OR, US Unrestricted 2024
Planting Seeds International $35,000 Northbrook, IL, US Unrestricted 2024
She's The First $20,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2024
Success At Thurgood Marshall $25,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2024
The 18th Ward Sports Club $20,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2024
The Carter Center $1,500 Atlanta, GA, US Unrestricted 2024
The Evergreen Rotary Foundation $18,500 Evergreen, CO, US Unrestricted 2024
The Sparks Foundation $120,270 Houston, TX, US Unrestricted 2024
Uncommon Construction $20,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2024
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum $3,000 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2024
Women's Justice Initiative $45,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2024
Be Loud Studios $20,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2024
Believe In U $10,000 Concord, NC, US Unrestricted 2024
Boys Hope Girls Hope Network $23,000 St Louis, MO, US Unrestricted 2024
First Line Schools $2,500 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2024
Louisiana Association Of Public Charter Schools $20,000 Metairie, LA, US Unrestricted 2024
Safe Passage $800 New Gloucester, ME, US Unrestricted 2024
College Beyond $25,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2024
Natik Esperanza $10,270 Fort Lauderdale, FL, US Unrestricted 2024
Amigos De Santa Cruz Foundation $15,000 Seattle, WA, US Unrestricted 2024
International Community Foundation $14,499 National City, CA, US Unrestricted 2024
Compassion & Choices $1,000 Portland, ME, US Unrestricted 2024
Naral Pro-choice America Foundation $700 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2024
Planned Parenthood Federation Of America $500 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2024
Second Harvest Food Bank $1,200 Harahan, LA, US Unrestricted 2024
Southern Poverty Law Center $500 Montgomery, AL, US Unrestricted 2024
Antigua International Education Foundation $5,000 Princeton, NJ, US Unresricted 2023
Bard Early College $25,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2023
Cremos Norte $30,500 Scarborough, ME, US Unrestricted 2023
Friends Of Suenos $20,000 Wynnewood, PA, US Unrestricted 2023
Limitless Horizons $75,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US Unrestricted 2023
Live Oak Wilderness Camp $25,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2023
Maia $171,000 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2023
Maya Health Alliance $30,000 Bethel, VT, US Unrestricted 2023
Md Anderson Cancer Center $50,000 Houston, TX, US Unrestricted 2023
Shes's The First $20,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
The 18th Ward Sports Club $20,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2023
The Carter Center $1,500 Atlanta, GA, US Unrestricted 2023
The Evergreen Rotary Foundation $15,000 Evergreen, CO, US Unrestricted 2023
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum $5,000 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2023
Wings Guatemala $30,000 Pueblo, CO, US Unrestricted 2023
Women's Justice Initiative $30,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2023
Natun $4,980 Laguna Beach, CA, US Unrestricted 2023
Global Fund For Children $10,000 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2023
Guatemala Youth Initiative $15,000 Sumerduck, VA, US Unrestricted 2023
Peronia Adolescente $11,420 Portland, OR, US Unrestricted 2023
Planting Seeds International $25,000 Northbrook, IL, US Unrestricted 2023
Success At Thurgood Marshall $25,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2023
International Community Foundation $25,000 National City, CA, US Unrestricted 2023
Uncommon Construction $20,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2023
Compassion & Choices $800 Portland, OR, US Unrestricted 2023
Naral Pro-choice America Foundation $700 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2023
Planned Parenthood Federation Of America $500 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2023
Second Harvest Food Bank $3,700 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2023
Southern Poverty Law Center $300 Montgomery, AL, US Unrestricted 2023
The Sparks Foundation $500 Foreign, Foreign, SN Unrestricted 2023
Antigua International Education Foundation $25,000 Princeton, NJ, US Unresricted 2022
Bard Early College $25,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2022
Compassion & Choices $500 Portland, OR, US Unrestricted 2022
Cremos Norte $25,000 Scarborough, ME, US Unrestricted 2022
Friends Of Suenos $15,000 Wynnewood, PA, US Unrestricted 2022
Limitless Horizons $25,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US Unrestricted 2022
Live Oak Wilderness Camp $25,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2022
Maia $173,760 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Maya Health Alliance $60,000 Bethel, VT, US Unrestricted 2022
Md Anderson Cancer Center $50,000 Houston, TX, US Unrestricted 2022
Naral Pro-choice America $500 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
Nu Alpha Lambda Educational And Charitable Foundation $20,000 Marrero, LA, US Unresricted 2022
Planned Parenthood Federation Of America $200 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
Second Harvest Food Bank $1,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2022
Shes's The First $20,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Southern Poverty Law Center $200 Montgomery, AL, US Unrestricted 2022
The 18th Ward Sports Club $20,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2022
The Carter Center $1,500 Atlanta, GA, US Unrestricted 2022
Trust Women Foundation $100 Wichita, KS, US Unrestricted 2022
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum $2,000 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
Wings Guatemala $30,000 Pueblo, CO, US Unrestricted 2022
Women's Justice Initiative $30,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Antigua International Education Foundation $25,000 Princeton, NJ, US Unresricted 2022
Bard Early College $25,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2022
Compassion & Choices $500 Portland, OR, US Unrestricted 2022
Cremos Norte $25,000 Scarborough, ME, US Unrestricted 2022
Friends Of Suenos $15,000 Wynnewood, PA, US Unrestricted 2022
Limitless Horizons $25,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US Unrestricted 2022
Live Oak Wilderness Camp $25,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2022
Maia $173,760 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Maya Health Alliance $60,000 Bethel, VT, US Unrestricted 2022
Md Anderson Cancer Center $50,000 Houston, TX, US Unrestricted 2022
Naral Pro-choice America $500 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
Nu Alpha Lambda Educational And Charitable Foundation $20,000 Marrero, LA, US Unresricted 2022
Planned Parenthood Federation Of America $200 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
Second Harvest Food Bank $1,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2022
Shes's The First $20,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Southern Poverty Law Center $200 Montgomery, AL, US Unrestricted 2022
The 18th Ward Sports Club $20,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2022
The Carter Center $1,500 Atlanta, GA, US Unrestricted 2022
Trust Women Foundation $100 Wichita, KS, US Unrestricted 2022
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum $2,000 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
Wings Guatemala $30,000 Pueblo, CO, US Unrestricted 2022
Women's Justice Initiative $30,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Antigua International Education Foundation $25,000 Princeton, NJ, US Unresricted 2022
Bard Early College $25,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2022
Compassion & Choices $500 Portland, OR, US Unrestricted 2022
Cremos Norte $25,000 Scarborough, ME, US Unrestricted 2022
Friends Of Suenos $15,000 Wynnewood, PA, US Unrestricted 2022
Limitless Horizons $25,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US Unrestricted 2022
Live Oak Wilderness Camp $25,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2022
Maia $173,760 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2022
Maya Health Alliance $60,000 Bethel, VT, US Unrestricted 2022
Md Anderson Cancer Center $50,000 Houston, TX, US Unrestricted 2022
Naral Pro-choice America $500 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
Nu Alpha Lambda Educational And Charitable Foundation $20,000 Marrero, LA, US Unresricted 2022
Planned Parenthood Federation Of America $200 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
Second Harvest Food Bank $1,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2022
Shes's The First $20,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Southern Poverty Law Center $200 Montgomery, AL, US Unrestricted 2022
The 18th Ward Sports Club $20,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2022
The Carter Center $1,500 Atlanta, GA, US Unrestricted 2022
Trust Women Foundation $100 Wichita, KS, US Unrestricted 2022
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum $2,000 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2022
Wings Guatemala $30,000 Pueblo, CO, US Unrestricted 2022
Women's Justice Initiative $30,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2022
Bard Early College $25,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2021
Child Aid $25,000 Portland, OR, US Unrestricted 2021
Compassion & Choices $500 Portland, OR, US Unrestricted 2021
Friendship Bridge $25,000 Lakewood, CO, US Unrestricted 2021
Human Outreach Project $1,000 Midvale, UT, US Unrestricted 2021
Limitless Horizons Ixil $150,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US Unrestricted 2021
Live Oak Wilderness Camp $26,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2021
Maia $110,000 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2021
Maya Health Alliance $25,000 Bethel, VT, US Unrestricted 2021
Md Anderson Cancer Center $50,000 Houston, TX, US Unrestricted 2021
Naral Pro-choice America $500 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2021
Planned Parenthood Federation Of America $200 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2021
Second Harvest Food Bank $1,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2021
Southern Poverty Law Center $200 Montgomery, AL, US Unrestricted 2021
The Carter Center $1,500 Atlanta, GA, US Unrestricted 2021
The Evergreen Rotary Foundation $5,000 Evergreen, CO, US Unrestricted 2021
Trust Women Foundation $100 Wichita, KS, US Unrestricted 2021
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum $2,000 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2021
Wings Guatemala $25,000 Pueblo, CO, US Unrestricted 2021
Women's Justice Initiative $25,000 New York, NY, US Unrestricted 2021
Trust Women Foundation $100 Wichita, KS, US Unrestricted 2020
Maia $180,000 Chicago, IL, US Unrestricted 2020
Md Anderson Cancer Center $50,000 Houston, TX, US Unrestricted 2020
Naral Pro-choice America $500 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2020
Compassion & Choices $500 Portland, OR, US Unrestricted 2020
Planned Parenthood Federation Of America $200 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2020
Pomona Impact Foundation $10,000 Boca Raton, FL, US Unrestricted 2020
Second Harvest Food Bank $4,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2020
Southern Poverty Law Center $200 Montgomery, AL, US Unrestricted 2020
Bard Early College $20,000 New Orleans, LA, US Unrestricted 2020
The Carter Center $1,500 Atlanta, GA, US Unrestricted 2020
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum $5,000 Washington, DC, US Unrestricted 2020
Wings Guatemala $39,401 Pueblo, CO, US Unrestricted 2020
The Evergreen Rotary Foundation $10,000 Evergreen, CO, US Unrestricted 2020
Philanthropiece Foundation Inc $16,233 Longmont, CO, US Unrestricted 2020

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Contact Information

Official contact details for The Ward Foundation Inc as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 83-2945207
Website N/A
Address PO BOX 275 Gretna, LA 70054-0275

Key People (6)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Ward Foundation Inc's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Director - President Albert James Ward Jr
Director - Secretary Christopher Van Dervort
Director - Treasurer Elizabeth Heebe-russo
Program Director Travis Ning
Director Sarah Heebe

Forms 990-PF

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  • Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
  • Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns

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Data Currency: Last updated March 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.