Funding search · EIN 256059159 · Altoona, PA

Ward Foundation

Name: Ward Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

80
grants reported: $110,775
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

human services arts education educational

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Operation Our Town3 grants · $10,500
Arts Altoona3 grants · $9,000
Garvey Manor Nursing Home3 grants · $9,000
Mount Aloysius3 grants · $9,000
Blair County Historical Society3 grants · $7,500
Urban Impact Foundation3 grants · $7,500
We Care Foundation2 grants · $6,000
Independent Catholic Foundation2 grants · $6,000
Altoona Symphoney Orchestra1 grant · $3,500
Altoona Symphony Society1 grant · $3,500

Giving over time

$32,700

2022

$42,750

2023

$35,325

2024

Grant history

All 80 reported grants, largest first.

$5,000
Operation Our Town · Altoona, PA · 2024
Human services
$5,000
Operation Our Town · Altoona, PA · 2023
Human services
$3,500
Altoona Symphony Society · Altoona, PA · 2024
Arts
$3,500
Altoona Symphoney Orchestra · Altoona, PA · 2022
Arts
$3,000
Arts Altoona · Altoona, PA · 2024
Arts
$3,000
Garvey Manor Nursing Home · Hollidaysburg, PA · 2024
Human services
$3,000
Independent Catholic Foundation · Altoona, PA · 2024
Human services
$3,000
Mount Aloysius · Cresson, PA · 2024
Education
$3,000
Arts Altoona · Altoona, PA · 2023
Arts
$3,000
Garvey Manor Nursing Home · Hollidaysburg, PA · 2023
Human services
$3,000
Independent Catholic Foundation · Altoona, PA · 2023
Human services
$3,000
Mount Aloysius · Cresson, PA · 2023
Education
$3,000
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art · Altoona, PA · 2023
Arts
$3,000
We Care Foundation · Altoona, PA · 2023
Human services
$3,000
Arts Altoona · Altoona, PA · 2022
Arts
$3,000
Garvey Manor Nursing Home · Hollidaysburg, PA · 2022
Human services
$3,000
Mount Aloysius · Cresson, PA · 2022
Education
$3,000
We Care Foundation · Altoona, PA · 2022
Human services
$2,500
Blair County Historical Society · Altoona, PA · 2024
Educational
$2,500
Urban Impact Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Human services
$2,500
Blair County Historical Society · Altoona, PA · 2023
Human services
$2,500
Urban Impact Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Human services
$2,500
Blair County Historical Society · Altoona, PA · 2022
Arts
$2,500
Urban Impact Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2022
Human services
$2,000
Central Pa American History Museum · Altoona, PA · 2024
Education
$1,750
Camp Anderson · Tyrone, PA · 2023
Human services
$1,500
Altoona Curve · Altoona, PA · 2024
Human services
$1,400
St Michael the Archangel Catholic Church · Hollidaysburg, PA · 2022
Human services
$1,000
Blair County Arts Foundation · Altoona, PA · 2024
Arts
$1,000
Camp Anderson Corporation · Tyrone, PA · 2024
Human services
$1,000
Ambucs · Duncansville, PA · 2023
Human services
$1,000
American Cancer Society · Hollidaysburg, PA · 2023
Human services
$1,000
American Heart Association · Altoona, PA · 2023
Human services
$1,000
Blair County Arts Foundation · Altoona, PA · 2023
Arts
$1,000
Blair Drug & Alchol Program · Altoona, PA · 2023
Human services
$1,000
Contact Altoona · Altoona, PA · 2023
Human services
$1,000
Home Nursing Agency Foundation · Altoona, PA · 2023
Human services
$1,000
Joshua House · Altoona, PA · 2023
Education
$1,000
Juniata Valley Council - Boy Scouts of America · Reedsville, PA · 2023
Human services
$1,000
St Michael the Archangel Catholic Church · Hollidaysburg, PA · 2023
Human services
$1,000
Altoona Area Public Library · Altoona, PA · 2022
Human services
$1,000
American Heart Association · Altoona, PA · 2022
Human services
$1,000
American Rescue Workers · Hollidaysburg, PA · 2022
Human services
$1,000
Blair County Arts Foundation · Altoona, PA · 2022
Arts
$1,000
Salvation Army · Altoona, PA · 2022
Human services
$1,000
St Vincent De Paul Food Pantry · Altoona, PA · 2022
Human services
$700
St Catherine of Siena · Duncansville, PA · 2022
Human services
$500
Gactc · Altoona, PA · 2024
Educational
$500
Home Nursing Agency Foundation · Altoona, PA · 2024
Human services
$500
Lakemont Volunteer Fire Company · Altoona, PA · 2024
Human services
$500
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024
Human services
$500
Lakemont Volunteer Fire Company · Altoona, PA · 2023
Human services
$500
Lincoln Heritage Council - Boy Scouts of America · Louisville, KY · 2023
Human services
$500
St Catherine of Siena · Duncansville, PA · 2023
Human services
$500
The Griffith Family Foundation · Hollidaysburg, PA · 2023
Human services
$500
Home Nursing Agency Foundation · Altoona, PA · 2022
Human services
$500
Lakemont Volunteer Fire Company · Altoona, PA · 2022
Human services
$500
Lincoln Heritage Council - Boy Scouts of America · Louisville, KY · 2022
Human services
$500
Mending Hearts · Hollidaysburg, PA · 2022
Human services
$500
Operation Our Town · Altoona, PA · 2022
Human services
$500
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art · Altoona, PA · 2022
Arts
$500
The Griffith Family Foundation · Hollidaysburg, PA · 2022
Human services
$350
Boy Scout Troop 3031 · Altoona, PA · 2024
Human services
$300
Portage Area Ambulance Association · Portage, PA · 2024
Human services
$300
Project Winter Warmth · Altoona, PA · 2024
Human services
$300
St Vincent De Paul Monastery Gardens · Hollidaysburg, PA · 2024
Human services
$250
American Heart Association · Altoona, PA · 2024
Human services
$250
Boy Scout Pack & Troop 15 · Altoona, PA · 2024
Human services
$250
For the Kids · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
Human services
$250
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2023
Human services
$250
For the Kids · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
Human services
$250
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2022
Human services
$200
Bishop Guilfoyle Academy · Altoona, PA · 2024
Education
$200
Fammilies United for Change · Altoona, PA · 2023
Human services
$200
The Gilwell Fund of Blair County · Hollidaysburg, PA · 2023
Human services
$150
Bishop Guilfoyle Dance Team · Altoona, PA · 2024
Educational
$125
Alexandria Region Riders · Warriors Mark, PA · 2024
Human services
$100
Overflow Church · Altoona, PA · 2024
Human services
$100
Muncy Fbla · Muncy, PA · 2023
Education
$100
Blair Clearfield Assoc for the Blind · Altoona, PA · 2022
Human services

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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.