Ward Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Gretna, LA · EIN 83-2945207 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Ward Foundation Inc
101grants reported
$20Kmedian award
$3,700lower quartile
$300smallest grant
$2.7Mtotal paid
19states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 275
Gretna, LA 70054-0275
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Maia | Chicago, IL | $171,000 |
| Maia | Chicago, IL | $165,400 |
| Maia | Chicago, IL | $157,819 |
| The Sparks Foundation | Houston, TX | $120,270 |
| The Sparks Foundation | Houston, TX | $110,000 |
| International Community Foundation | National City, CA | $103,839 |
| Limitless Horizons | Santa Cruz, CA | $95,800 |
| Amigos de Santa Cruz Foundation | Seattle, WA | $80,250 |
| Limitless Horizons | Santa Cruz, CA | $75,000 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $50,000 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $50,000 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $50,000 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope Network | St Louis, MO | $46,170 |
| Natun | Laguna Beach, CA | $45,750 |
| Women's Justice Initiative | New York, NY | $45,000 |
| She's the First | New York, NY | $38,896 |
| Live Oak Wilderness Camp | New Orleans, LA | $36,000 |
| Live Oak Wilderness Camp | New Orleans, LA | $35,500 |
| Planting Seeds International | Northbrook, IL | $35,000 |
| Cremos Norte | Scarborough, ME | $35,000 |
| Planting Seeds International | Northbrook, IL | $35,000 |
| Cremos Norte | Scarborough, ME | $30,500 |
| Cremos Norte | Scarborough, ME | $30,000 |
| Limitless Horizons | Santa Cruz, CA | $30,000 |
| Maya Health Alliance | Bethel, VT | $30,000 |
| Wings Guatemala | Pueblo, CO | $30,000 |
| Women's Justice Initiative | New York, NY | $30,000 |
| Bard Early College | New Orleans, LA | $25,000 |
| College Beyond | New Orleans, LA | $25,000 |
| Success at Thurgood Marshall | New Orleans, LA | $25,000 |
| The Population Council | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Bard Early College | New Orleans, LA | $25,000 |
| Live Oak Wilderness Camp | New Orleans, LA | $25,000 |
| Planting Seeds International | Northbrook, IL | $25,000 |
| Success at Thurgood Marshall | New Orleans, LA | $25,000 |
| International Community Foundation | National City, CA | $25,000 |
| Bard Early College | New Orleans, LA | $25,000 |
| Success at Thurgood Marshall | New Orleans, LA | $25,000 |
| College Beyond | New Orleans, LA | $25,000 |
| Natik Esperanza | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $24,000 |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope Network | St Louis, MO | $23,000 |
| Peronia Adolescente | Portland, OR | $20,270 |
| BE Loud Studios | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 |
| Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools | Metairie, LA | $20,000 |
| Peronia Adolescente | Portland, OR | $20,000 |
| The 18TH Ward Sports Club | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 |
| Casasito | Austin, TX | $20,000 |
| The Bright School for the Deaf | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 |
| Friends of Suenos | Wynnewood, PA | $20,000 |
| Shes's the First | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| The 18TH Ward Sports Club | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 |
| Uncommon Construction | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 |
| Friends of Suenos | Wynnewood, PA | $20,000 |
| Guatemala Youth Initiative | Sumerduck, VA | $20,000 |
| She's the First | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| The 18TH Ward Sports Club | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 |
| Uncommon Construction | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 |
| BE Loud Studios | New Orleans, LA | $20,000 |
| Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools | Metairie, LA | $20,000 |
| The Evergreen Rotary Foundation | Evergreen, CO | $18,500 |
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