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Ward Foundation

Accepts applications Edmonds, Washington · EIN 311549605

Ward Foundation is a private foundation in Edmonds, Washington. In tax year 2024 it gave $96,925 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $8,925 and the largest $52,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $49,000 the year before.

86% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2021$64,0003$1.4 million
2023$49,0007$1.3 million
2024$96,9257$1.3 million

How to apply

ContactJ Ward Phillips
404 3rd Ave S Apt A 102, Edmonds, WA 98020
Phone or email(206) 708-9661
What to submitNone Required

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Washington.

StateGrantsAmount
Washington7$96,925

Grants paid in 2024

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
LaConner Thrive Assoc
La Conner, WA
Community events$52,000
Forgotten Children fund
Mount Vernon, WA
Support children in need$15,000
Skagit County Historical Musuem
La Conner, WA
Support program$10,000
Creative Hub Coffeeshop
Edmonds, WA
Donations to the arts$8,925
LaConner Sunrise Food Bank
La Conner, WA
Fund Food bank program$5,000
Soropitmit International
La Conner, WA
Support program$5,000
Union Gospel Mission
Black Diamond, WA
Support program$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ward Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Ward Foundation give?

$96,925 in tax year 2024, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $8,925.

Who runs Ward Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists John W Phillips (President).

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