Funding search · EIN 464313076 · Fair Haven, NJ
The Wardell Family 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.
- 176
- grants reported
- $290,456
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $504
- 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Unitarian Universalist Congregation3 grants · $62,200
- Covenant House New Jersey4 grants · $40,787
- Planned Parenthood4 grants · $22,703
- Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County1 grant · $20,375
- Univ of Pa Center for Carceral Comm3 grants · $15,000
- Yspaiola3 grants · $10,000
- Lunchbreak4 grants · $8,750
- Rutgers University3 grants · $6,500
- Philabundance4 grants · $6,000
- Fulfill Foodbank4 grants · $5,005
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 176 grants.
- $20,800
Unitarian Universalist Congregation · Lincroft, NJ · 2024
Religious support
- $20,700
Unitarian Universalist Congregation · Lincroft, NJ · 2023
Religious support
- $20,700
Unitarian Universalist Congregation · Lincroft, NJ · 2022
Religious support
- $20,375
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County · Lincroft, NJ · 2025
Religious
- $12,036
Covenant House New Jersey · Newark, NJ · 2024
Assistance to homeless
- $11,761
Covenant House New Jersey · Newark, NJ · 2023
Assistance to homeless
- $11,250
Covenant House New Jersey · Newark, NJ · 2025
Assistance to homeless
- $7,500
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2025
Health
- $5,740
Covenant House New Jersey · Newark, NJ · 2022
Assistance to homeless
- $5,103
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2023
Health
- $5,100
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2022
Health
- $5,000
Univ of Pa Ccc · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Education
- $5,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2024
Health
- $5,000
Univ of Pa Center for Carceral Comm · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Medical
- $5,000
Univ of Pa Center for Carceral Comm · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Medical
- $5,000
Univ of Pa Center for Carceral Comm · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Medical
- $5,000
Yspaiola · North Haven, CT · 2022
Education
- $3,500
Rutgers University · New Brunswick, NJ · 2022
Educational
- $3,010
Interfaith Neighbors · Asbury Park, NJ · 2025
Community support
- $3,000
Philabundance · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Food assistance for needy
- $3,000
Yspaiola · North Haven, CT · 2024
Education
- $2,750
Yspaniola · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2025
Human rights
- $2,500
180 Turning Lives Around · Hazlet, NJ · 2025
Domestic abuse treatment center
- $2,500
Aclu · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $2,500
American Friends Service Committee · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
General support
- $2,500
Citizens Climate Lobby · Coronado, CA · 2025
Climate
- $2,500
Vin Gopal Civic Association · Red Bank, NJ · 2025
Religous
- $2,500
Rutgers University · New Brunswick, NJ · 2024
Educational
- $2,500
Vin Gopal Civic Assoc · Tinton Falls, NJ · 2024
Community support
- $2,500
Lunchbreak · Red Bank, NJ · 2022
Food assistance for needy
- $2,250
Lunchbreak · Red Bank, NJ · 2025
Food assistance for needy
- $2,250
Parker Health · Piscataway, NJ · 2025
Medical
- $2,005
Fulfill Foodbank · Neptune, NJ · 2025
Food assistance
- $2,000
U of Penn Rowing · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
General assistance
- $2,000
Lunchbreak · Red Bank, NJ · 2024
Food assistance for needy
- $2,000
Lunchbreak · Red Bank, NJ · 2023
Food assistance for needy
- $2,000
Yspaiola · North Haven, CT · 2023
Education
- $1,750
National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
Environmental
- $1,500
St Gregory'S Pantry · Point Pleasant Beach, NJ · 2025
Food assistance for needy
- $1,263
Daily Pa · Collegeville, PA · 2025
Food assistance
- $1,118
Project Write Now · Red Bank, NJ · 2025
Education
- $1,046
Unicef · New York, NY · 2025
General assistance
- $1,046
US Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2023
Child health & safety
- $1,030
Chatam Ems · Chatham, NJ · 2023
Emergency
- $1,018
Pro Publica · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $1,011
First Philadelphia Unitarian Congreg · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Religious
- $1,000
Crop Hunger Walk · Elkhart, IN · 2025
Food assistance for needy
- $1,000
Doctors Without Borders USA · Hagerstown, MD · 2025
Health
- $1,000
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Educational
- $1,000
Friends of Fh Public Library · Princeton, NJ · 2025
Library
- $1,000
Garden State Equality · Asbury Park, NJ · 2025
General support
- $1,000
Grace Summit · Summit, NJ · 2025
Community essentials
- $1,000
Aclu · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Chatam Ems · Chatham, NJ · 2024
Emergency
- $1,000
Chatham Township Volunteer Fire Department · Chatham, NJ · 2024
Support of department to protect residents
- $1,000
Citizens Climate Lobby · Coronado, CA · 2024
Climate
- $1,000
Fulfill Foodbank · Neptune, NJ · 2024
Fight hunger program
- $1,000
Parker Family Health Center · Red Bank, NJ · 2024
Health clinic for needy
- $1,000
Philabundance · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Food assistance for needy
- $1,000
St Gregory'S Pantry · Point Pleasant Beach, NJ · 2024
Food assistance for needy
- $1,000
U of Penn Rowing · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Chatham Township Volunteer Fire Department · Chatham, NJ · 2023
Support of department to protect residents
- $1,000
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Educational
- $1,000
Fulfill Foodbank · Neptune, NJ · 2023
Fight hunger program
- $1,000
Parker Family Health Center · Red Bank, NJ · 2023
Health clinic for needy
- $1,000
Philabundance · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Food assistance for needy
- $1,000
Red Cross International · 2023
Humanitarian
- $1,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2023
Social justice monitor
- $1,000
St Gregory'S Pantry · Point Pleasant Beach, NJ · 2023
Food assistance for needy
- $1,000
Boys and Girls Club · Atlanta, GA · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Educational
- $1,000
Fulfill Foodbank · Neptune, NJ · 2022
Fight hunger program
- $1,000
Parker Family Health Center · Red Bank, NJ · 2022
Health clinic for needy
- $1,000
Philabundance · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Food assistance for needy
- $1,000
Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022
Social justice monitor
- $1,000
St Gregory'S Pantry · Point Pleasant Beach, NJ · 2022
Food assistance for needy
- $1,000
US Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2022
Child health & safety
- $778
Arbor Day Foundation · Lincoln, NE · 2025
Environment
- $760
No Limits Cafe · Red Bank, NJ · 2025
Employ adults with intellectual disabilities
- $750
Beyond Borders · Norristown, PA · 2022
Help people build movements to liberate themselves from oppression and isolation.
- $600
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
Art
- $600
Red Bank Crop Hunger Walk · Red Bank, NJ · 2022
Fight hunger program
- $535
Mural Arts · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
General support
- $523
Best Defense · Solana Beach, CA · 2025
Veterans assistance
- $520
Chatham Methodist Church · Chatham, NJ · 2025
Religious
- $515
Plentitude · Las Marias, PR · 2023
Educational farm/commun.
- $510
No Limits Cafe · Red Bank, NJ · 2024
Employ adults with intellectual disabilities
- $506
First Philadelphia Unitarian Congreg · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Religious
- $503
Philly Tree People · Philadelphia, PA · 2025
General
- $500
Breast Cancer Research · New York, NY · 2025
Medical
- $500
Casa Freehold · Freehold, NJ · 2025
Community support
- $500
Chatam Ems · Chatham, NJ · 2025
Emergency
- $500
Chatham Township Volunteer Fire Department · Chatham, NJ · 2025
Support of department to protect residents
- $500
Decsendants of Wwii Rangers · Lafayette, LA · 2025
General support
- $500
Pbs · Arlington, VA · 2025
General assistance
- $500
Rutgers University · New Brunswick, NJ · 2025
Educational
- $500
Welcome Home · Jersey City, NJ · 2025
Refugee resettling
- $500
Wnyc · New York, NY · 2025
General support
- $500
Crop Hunger Walk · Elkhart, IN · 2024
Food assistance for needy
- $500
Project Write Now · Red Bank, NJ · 2024
Education
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