Funding search · EIN 061519409 · New Canaan, CT

The Ward Foundation

Name: The 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.

50
grants reported: $62,327
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $637
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

community educational medical research education information litigation public

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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

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The International College1 grant · $7,000
Staying Put1 grant · $5,000
Friends of the Idf1 grant · $5,000
International College1 grant · $5,000
Staying Put in New Canaan1 grant · $5,000
Vista Life Innovations3 grants · $3,000
National Right To Work Foundation2 grants · $2,850
New Canaan Community Foundation2 grants · $2,623
Judicial Watch3 grants · $2,500
Waveny Care Center2 grants · $2,500

Giving over time

$21,065

2022

$18,547

2023

$22,715

2024

Grant history

All 50 reported grants, largest first.

$7,000
The International College · New York, NY · 2022
Educational support
$5,000
International College · New York, NY · 2024
Educational support
$5,000
Staying Put in New Canaan · New Canaan, CT · 2024
Social and community support
$5,000
Friends of the Idf · New York, NY · 2023
International relief
$5,000
Staying Put · New Canaan, CT · 2022
Community support
$2,500
National Right To Work Foundation · Springfield, VA · 2023
Strategic litigation, public information and education programs
$2,486
Coastal Aspirations · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Environmental support
$2,123
New Canaan Community Foundation · New Canaan, CT · 2023
Community support
$2,060
New Canaan Land Trust · New Canaan, CT · 2022
Community support
$2,000
Waveny Care Center · New Canaan, CT · 2023
Health and rehabilitation support services
$1,500
National World War Ii Museum · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Historical/societal support
$1,500
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2022
Strategic litigation, public information and education programs
$1,500
Vista Life Innovations · Westbrook, CT · 2022
Community support
$1,200
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2022
Educational support
$1,040
Americares · Stamford, CT · 2024
International relief
$1,000
Alzheimer'S Disease Research · Clarksburg, MD · 2024
Medical research
$1,000
Disabled Veterans National Foundation · Lanham, MD · 2024
Community support
$1,000
Moose Charities · Mooseheart, IL · 2024
Social relief and community support
$1,000
New Canaan High School Scholarship Foundation · New Canaan, CT · 2024
Educational support
$1,000
Vista Life Innovations · Westbrook, CT · 2024
Community support
$1,000
Earlham College · Richmond, IN · 2023
Educational support
$1,000
Greenwich Sentinel Foundation · Greenwich, CT · 2023
Community support
$1,000
League of Women Voters of the United States · Washington, DC · 2023
Community support
$1,000
Mercy Ships · Lindale, TX · 2023
International relief
$750
New Canaan High School Scholarship Foundation · New Canaan, CT · 2023
Educational support
$524
Lewy Body Dementia Association · Lilburn, GA · 2023
Medical research
$500
Earlham College · Richmond, IN · 2024
Educational support
$500
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2024
Community support
$500
Lavalette Volunteer Fire · Lavalette, NJ · 2024
Community support
$500
New Canaan Community Foundation · New Canaan, CT · 2024
Community support
$500
Waveny Care Center · New Canaan, CT · 2024
Health and rehabilitation support services
$500
Cleveland Clinic · Independence, OH · 2023
Medical research
$500
Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2023
Strategic litigation, public information and education programs
$500
Vista Life Innovations · Westbrook, CT · 2023
Community support
$500
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2022
Humanitarian support
$500
Lavallette Volunteer First Aid Squad · Lavallette, NJ · 2022
Community support
$500
Lewy Body Dementia Association · Lilburn, GA · 2022
Medical research
$350
National Right To Work Foundation · Springfield, VA · 2022
Strategic litigation, public information and education programs
$260
Operation Smile · Virginia Beach, VA · 2022
Medical support
$250
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2022
Medical support
$200
New Canaan Chamber Charitable Foundation · New Canaan, CT · 2022
Community support
$100
Project Orbis International · New York, NY · 2024
Oncological research
$100
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2023
Educational support
$100
New Canaan Police Union · Nashville, TN · 2022
Community support
$54
First Air Porce One (Restoration) · Bridgewater, VA · 2024
Historical/societal support
$50
Project Orbis International · New York, NY · 2023
Oncological research
$50
New Canaan Men'S Club · New Canaan, CT · 2022
Community support
$50
New Canaan Rotary · New Canaan, CT · 2022
Community support
$45
St Joseph'S Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2022
Educational support
$35
St Joseph'S Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2024
Social and community support

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