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Warden Family Foundation

Accepts applications Virginia Beach, Virginia · EIN 541901227

Warden Family Foundation is a private foundation in Virginia Beach, Virginia. In tax year 2025 it gave $108,000 in 36 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $6,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $101,500 the year before.

3% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$93,50035$1.9 million
2024$101,50036$2.1 million
2025$108,00036$2.2 million

How to apply

ContactAlison R Zizzo
2901 S Lynnhaven Road Ste 120, Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Phone or email(757) 687-8888
What to submitTyped with verification of recipient tax exempt status
RestrictionsQualified charitable use only

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Warden Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia32$95,500
North Carolina1$6,000
Florida2$5,500
Maryland1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 36 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Foodbank of SE Virginia
Norfolk, VA
Food programs$6,000
St Mary's Home for Disabled Childre
Norfolk, VA
Care for disabled children$6,000
Individual
NC
International relief$6,000
Childrens Hospital of Kings Daughte
Norfolk, VA
Child heath/welfare$5,000
Judeo-Christian Outreach Center
Va Beach, VA
Family welfare$5,000
Union Mission
Norfolk, VA
Welfare & shelter$5,000
For Kids Inc
Chesapeake, VA
Welfare and shelter$5,000
Chkdchild Abuse Center
Norfolk, VA
Child health/welfare$5,000
Hospice House of Hampton Roads
Virginia Beach, VA
Hospice/respite care$5,000
Food for the Poor
Coconut Creek, FL
Food programs$4,000
Recovery for Life
Virginia Beach, VA
Addiction recovery program$4,000
Samaritan House
Virginia Beach, VA
Family welfare$4,000
Crisis Pregnancy Center
Norfolk, VA
Crisis pregnancy counseling$4,000
Seton Youth Shelters
Va Beach, VA
Family welfare$4,000
Chkdannual Fund
Norfolk, VA
Child health/welfare$3,000
Boys Girls Club of SE Virginia
Virginia Beach, VA
Child/adolescent development$3,000
St Columba Ecumenical Ministries
Norfolk, VA
Service to indigent & homeless families$2,500
Individual
VA
Funding for at risk foster children$2,500
Governors School for the Arts
Norfolk, VA
Education$2,500
Individual
VA
$2,500
The Storehouse
Norfolk, VA
Food program$2,500
Equikidsequivets
Va Beach, VA
Child/veterans development$2,000
Humankind
Lynchburg, VA
Family welfare$2,000
Evms Foundation
Norfolk, VA
Education$2,000
Individual
VA
$2,000
Individual
VA
Medical mission$2,000
Virginia Beach Casa Inc
Va Beach, VA
Child welfare$1,500
Cathedral Arts Project
Jacksonville, FL
Visual/performing arts for children$1,500
Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Norfolk, VA
Culture and art$1,500
Resurge Intl Physicians for Peace
Norfolk, VA
Volunteer medical missions$1,000
Edmarc Hospice for Children
Portsmouth, VA
Child welfare$1,000
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Annapolis, MD
Environment protection/preservation$1,000
Va Stage Company
Norfolk, VA
Cultural and arts$1,000
Ability Center of Virginia
Va Beach, VA
Child heath/welfare$1,000
The Up Center
Norfolk, VA
Health/welfare$1,000
Moca
Virginia Beach, VA
Art education/culture$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Warden Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Warden Family Foundation give?

$108,000 in tax year 2025, across 36 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Warden Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists William B Warden (President), Sandra S Warden (Secy/Treasurer), Mark R Warden (Director) and William S Warden (Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Warden Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, health and human services.

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