Funding search · EIN 586440277 · Hilton Head, SC

The Ward 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.

81
grants reported
$802,300
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$7,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Kipp Metro Atlanta4 grants · $80,000
  • Deep Well Project Hilton Head4 grants · $77,000
  • Children'S Center of Hilton Head (the)3 grants · $60,400
  • Children'S Healthcare of Atlanta2 grants · $45,000
  • Community Foundation of the Lowcountry3 grants · $38,000
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida4 grants · $38,000
  • Memory Matters4 grants · $35,000
  • Volunteers in Medicine (Vim) Clinic3 grants · $31,200
  • Hilton Head Island Deep Well Project1 grant · $30,000
  • United Way of the Low Country4 grants · $25,000

Giving over time

$200,400
2022
$204,200
2023
$197,700
2024
$200,000
2025

Grant history

All 81 reported grants, largest first.

  • $50,000

    Deep Well Project Hilton Head · Hilton Head Island, SC · 2023

    Circles program

  • $36,400

    Children'S Center of Hilton Head (the) · Hilton Head, SC · 2022

    Summer fun & development program

  • $30,000

    Hilton Head Island Deep Well Project · Hilt Head Island, SC · 2025

    Circles program

  • $25,000

    Children'S Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    Child life program

  • $25,000

    Children'S Healthcare of Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Child life program

  • $25,000

    Community Foundation of the Lowcountry · Hilton Head Island, SC · 2023

    Jack ward endowed scholarship fund

  • $20,000

    Kipp Metro Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    Kipp forward ambassadors program

  • $20,000

    Kipp Metro Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Interships - community engagement

  • $20,000

    Kipp Metro Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Kipp forward program

  • $20,000

    Children'S Healthcare of Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Child life specialist program

  • $20,000

    Kipp Metro Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Kipp forward program

  • $18,000

    Volunteers in Medicine Clinic · Hilton Head Island, SC · 2022

    New disease screeening program

  • $15,000

    Honduras Agalta Valley Education Foundation (Have) · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    Teacher stem training

  • $12,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry · Bluffton, SC · 2024

    Mental health wellness program

  • $12,000

    Children'S Center of Hilton Head (the) · Hilton Head Island, SC · 2024

    Summer fun & development program

  • $12,000

    Children'S Center of Hilton Head (the) · Hilton Head Island, SC · 2023

    Summer fun & development program

  • $11,200

    Volunteers in Medicine (Vim) Clinic · Hilton Head Island, SC · 2024

    New dental radiation equipment

  • $10,000

    Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist · Winstonsalem, NC · 2025

    Endowment fund

  • $10,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida · Jacksonville, FL · 2025

    Triple play-healthy habits

  • $10,000

    Children'S Center · Hilton Head Island, SC · 2025

    Summer fun & development program

  • $10,000

    Volunteers in Medicine (Vim) Clinic · Hilton Head Island, SC · 2025

    Ecg spiro machine, pharmacy ivr system

  • $10,000

    Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist · Winstonsalem, NC · 2024

    Endowment fund

  • $10,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida · Jacksonville, FL · 2024

    "triple play" mind, body & soul program

  • $10,000

    Deep Well Project Hilton Head · Hilton Head Island, SC · 2024

    Circles program

  • $10,000

    Low Country Food Bank · Charleston, SC · 2024

    Fresh food for hilton head

  • $10,000

    Low Country Legal Volunteers · Bluffton, SC · 2024

    Medical/legal partnerships

  • $10,000

    World Central Kitchen Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2024

    Hurrican relief efforts in fl, ga, sc, or nc

  • $10,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Hilton Head Island · Hilton Head Island, SC · 2023

    K-3rd grade reading enrichment program

  • $10,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida · Jacksonville, FL · 2023

    "triple play" mind, body & soul program

  • $10,000

    Brenner Childrens Hospital Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023

    Ward family endowment fund

  • $10,000

    Memory Matters · Hilton Head Island, SC · 2023

    Caregivers' program

  • $10,000

    United Way of the Low Country · Beaufort, SC · 2023

    $5,000 general fund & $5,000 early childhood reading program

  • $10,000

    Volunteers in Medicine (Vim) Clinic · Hilton Head Island, SC · 2023

    Dental clinic support

  • $10,000

    Brenner Childrens Hospital Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022

    Ward family endowment fund

  • $10,000

    Crosby Scholars · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022

    Joe neely memorial scholarship

  • $10,000

    Deep Well Project Hilton Head · Hilton Head Island, SC · 2022

    School readiness program

  • $10,000

    Memory Matters · Hilton Head, SC · 2022

    Dementia specialist & support for families

  • $8,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of the Lowcountry · Hilt Head Island, SC · 2025

    Reading program

  • $8,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida · Jacksonville, FL · 2022

    "triple play"

  • $8,000

    Community Foundation of the Lowcountry · Hilton Head, SC · 2022

    Jack ward endowed scholarship fund

  • $7,500

    Memory Matters · Hilton Head Island, SC · 2025

    Fee assistance for low-income clients

  • $7,500

    Honduras Agalta Valley Education Foundation (Have) · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Hope school network

  • $7,500

    Memory Matters · Hilton Head Island, SC · 2024

    Caregivers' program

  • $7,500

    Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation · Jacksonville, FL · 2024

    Financial planning program

  • $7,500

    Honduran Agalta Valley Education Foundation (Have) · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    K-6 school support

  • $7,500

    Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation · Jacksonville, FL · 2023

    Financial planning program

  • $7,500

    Hilton Head Heros · Hilton Head, SC · 2022

    Hilton head hero house

  • $7,500

    Honduran Agalta Valley Education Foundation (Have) · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    Hope school network

  • $7,000

    Deep Well Project Hilton Head · Hilton Head Island, SC · 2025

    Grants for fresh produce for clients

  • $6,200

    Low Country Food Bank · Charleston, SC · 2023

    Fresh food for hilton head - blufton

  • $5,000

    Artsbridge Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    Student field trips financial aid assistance

  • $5,000

    Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    To support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

  • $5,000

    Children'S Cancer Partners of the Carolinas · Spartanburg, SC · 2025

    Patient support

  • $5,000

    Kipp Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL · 2025

    Support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

  • $5,000

    Low Country Legal Volunteers · Bluffton, SC · 2025

    Medical/legal partnerships

  • $5,000

    Museum of Science & History of Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL · 2025

    Assessment to reach under served students

  • $5,000

    Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation · Jacksonville, FL · 2025

    Financial planning program

  • $5,000

    United Way of the Low Country · Beaufort, SC · 2025

    General support for beaufort county

  • $5,000

    Artsbridge Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Student field trips financial aid assistance

  • $5,000

    Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    To support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

  • $5,000

    Children'S Cancer Partners of the Carolinas · Spartanburg, SC · 2024

    Patient support

  • $5,000

    Community Foundation of the Lowcountry · Hilton Head Island, SC · 2024

    Jack ward endowed scholarship fund

  • $5,000

    Kipp Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL · 2024

    Support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

  • $5,000

    Museum of Science & History of Jacksonville · Jacksonville, FL · 2024

    Assessment to reach under served students

  • $5,000

    United Way of the Low Country · Beaufort, SC · 2024

    General support for beaufort county

  • $5,000

    Artsbridge Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Student field trips financial aid assistance

  • $5,000

    Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    To support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

  • $5,000

    Artsbridge Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    2022 programs financial aid assistance

  • $5,000

    Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    To support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

  • $5,000

    Kipp Jacksonville Schools · Jacksonville, FL · 2022

    Support the charitable mission of the recipient organization

  • $5,000

    Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation · Jacksonville, FL · 2022

    Financial game plan program

  • $5,000

    United Way of the Low Country · Beaufort, SC · 2022

    2022 campaign

  • $3,500

    Hunger & Homeless Coalition of Hilton Head · Hilton Head, SC · 2022

    Fresh produce project

  • $3,000

    Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center · Jacksonville, FL · 2025

    "see the girl" elementary program

  • $3,000

    Pace Center for Girls · Jacksonville, FL · 2025

    Paces jacksonville academic and community day program

  • $3,000

    Community Foundation for Northeast Florida · Jacksonville, FL · 2023

    Womens giving alliance

  • $3,000

    Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center · Jacksonville, FL · 2023

    "see the girl" elementary program

  • $3,000

    Pace Center for Girls · Jacksonville, FL · 2022

    Academic & counseling day program

  • $2,000

    Malivai Washington Youth Foundation · Jacksonville, FL · 2022

    Mywf middle school program

  • $1,500

    Community Foundation for Northeast Florida · Jacksonville, FL · 2025

    Womens giving alliance

  • $1,500

    Community Foundation for Northeast Florida · Jacksonville, FL · 2022

    Womens giving alliance

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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.