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Funding search · EIN 416031373 · Las Vegas, NV

Ward Creek Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

73
grants reported
$1.2M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$9,896
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Top recipients

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  • The Foundation for AIDS Research4 grants · $328,830
  • University of Southern California4 grants · $101,184
  • Rebuild Local News Foundation2 grants · $80,897
  • Reporters Without Borders2 grants · $65,206
  • James W Foley Legacy Foundation1 grant · $50,066
  • Center for Technology & Innovation1 grant · $49,156
  • The Lenfest Institute for Journalism4 grants · $39,933
  • Aushwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation1 grant · $39,740
  • University of California Sf Foundation4 grants · $39,411
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation4 grants · $39,212

Giving over time

$207,024
2022
$242,033
2023
$330,525
2024
$444,262
2025

Grant history

All 73 reported grants, largest first.

  • $104,180

    The Foundation for AIDS Research · New York, NY · 2025

    General purpose grant.

  • $75,994

    The Foundation for AIDS Research · New York, NY · 2024

    General purpose grant.

  • $75,203

    The Foundation for AIDS Research · New York, NY · 2022

    General purpose grant.

  • $73,453

    The Foundation for AIDS Research · New York, NY · 2023

    General purpose grant.

  • $60,326

    Reporters Without Borders · Washington, DC · 2025

    General purpose grant.

  • $50,066

    James W Foley Legacy Foundation · Portsmouth, NH · 2025

    General purpose grant.

  • $49,156

    Center for Technology & Innovation · Binghamton, NY · 2025

    General purpose grant.

  • $40,732

    Rebuild Local News Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    General purpose grant.

  • $40,165

    Rebuild Local News Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    General purpose grant.

  • $39,740

    Aushwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    General purpose grant.

  • $30,263

    Common Good Ai · Brooklyn, NY · 2025

    General purpose grant.

  • $26,303

    Crp Issue One · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purpose grant.

  • $26,077

    University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    General purpose grant.

  • $25,372

    University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    General purpose grant.

  • $25,142

    University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2025

    General purpose grant.

  • $24,593

    University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    General purpose grant.

  • $20,000

    Fulbright · Washington, DC · 2022

    General purpose grant.

  • $19,865

    Center for Creative Change · Washington, DC · 2025

    General purpose grant.

  • $15,000

    Hostage Aid Worldwide · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purpose grant.

  • $14,844

    Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism Cuny Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    General purpose grant.

  • $12,500

    Kent State University · Kent, OH · 2024

    General purpose grant.

  • $11,570

    Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2023

    General purpose grant.

  • $11,076

    Reporters Committee for Freedom · Washington, DC · 2023

    General purpose grant.

  • $10,486

    President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    General purpose grant.

  • $10,294

    The Lenfest Institute for Journalism · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General purpose grant.

  • $10,084

    Reporters Committee for Freedom · Washington, DC · 2025

    General purpose grant.

  • $10,084

    The Lenfest Institute for Journalism · Philadelphia, PA · 2025

    General purpose grant.

  • $10,084

    University of California Sf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    General purpose grant.

  • $10,028

    Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2024

    General purpose grant.

  • $10,027

    Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2022

    General purpose grant.

  • $10,000

    The National Press Club Journalism Institute · Washington, DC · 2025

    General purpose grant.

  • $10,000

    Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism Cuny Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    General purpose grant.

  • $10,000

    Writing Downtown · Las Vegas, NV · 2023

    General purpose grant.

  • $9,944

    League To Save Lake Tahoe Foundation · South Lake Tahoe, CA · 2022

    General purpose grant.

  • $9,941

    Jupiter Medical Center · Jupiter, FL · 2025

    General purpose grant.

  • $9,903

    University of California Sf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General purpose grant.

  • $9,896

    Committee To Protect Journalists · New York, NY · 2025

    General purpose grant.

  • $9,794

    Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2023

    General purpose grant.

  • $9,794

    The Lenfest Institute for Journalism · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    General purpose grant.

  • $9,761

    Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2024

    General purpose grant.

  • $9,761

    Reporters Committee for Freedom · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purpose grant.

  • $9,761

    The Lenfest Institute for Journalism · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    General purpose grant.

  • $9,761

    University of California Sf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General purpose grant.

  • $9,663

    University of California Sf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General purpose grant.

  • $9,630

    Cleveland Clinic Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2025

    General purpose grant.

  • $5,785

    Overseas Press Club Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    General purpose grant.

  • $5,418

    Trustees of Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023

    General purpose grant.

  • $5,252

    Norton Museum of Art · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022

    General purpose grant.

  • $5,201

    Sacramento Loaves & Fishes · Sacramento, CA · 2022

    General purpose grant.

  • $5,154

    Pittsburgh Glass Center · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General purpose grant.

  • $5,109

    Janney Montgomery Scott Extra Mile Education Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    General purpose grant.

  • $5,109

    Norton Museum of Art · West Palm Beach, FL · 2025

    General purpose grant.

  • $5,109

    Overseas Press Club Foundation · New York, NY · 2025

    General purpose grant.

  • $5,109

    Sacramento Loaves & Fishes · Sacramento, CA · 2025

    General purpose grant.

  • $5,109

    Verge Center for the Arts · Sacramento, CA · 2025

    General purpose grant.

  • $5,019

    Verge Center for the Arts · Sacramento, CA · 2022

    General purpose grant.

  • $5,014

    The Extra Mile Education Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022

    General purpose grant.

  • $5,006

    Norton Museum of Art · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023

    General purpose grant.

  • $5,006

    Sacramento Loaves & Fishes · Sacramento, CA · 2023

    General purpose grant.

  • $5,006

    Verge Center for the Arts · Sacramento, CA · 2023

    General purpose grant.

  • $5,000

    The Int'L Center for Journalists · Washington, DC · 2025

    General purpose grant.

  • $5,000

    The Kennan Institute · Washington, DC · 2025

    General purpose grant.

  • $4,897

    The Extra Mile Education Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023

    General purpose grant.

  • $4,880

    Janney Montgomery Scott Extra Mile Education Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    General purpose grant.

  • $4,880

    Norton Museum of Art · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024

    General purpose grant.

  • $4,880

    Overseas Press Club Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    General purpose grant.

  • $4,880

    Reporters Without Borders · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purpose grant.

  • $4,880

    Verge Center for the Arts · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    General purpose grant.

  • $4,797

    American Library in Paris USA Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    General purpose grant.

  • $4,797

    Sacramento Loaves & Fishes · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    General purpose grant.

  • $3,731

    Center for Creative Change · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purpose grant.

  • $2,500

    Princeton in Asia Foundation · Princeton, NJ · 2024

    General purpose grant.

  • $1,000

    Booksmiles Foundation · Pennsauken, NJ · 2024

    General purpose grant.

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.