Private Foundation

THE WARD FOUNDATION INC

THE WARD FOUNDATION INC is a Private Foundation headquartered in GRETNA, LA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $5.3M revenue, $2.3M expenses, $15.3M total assets. IRS filings disclose 171 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $4.5M.

EIN: 832945207 GRETNA, LA Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$5.3M

Total Expenses$2.3M

Total Assets$15.3M

Grants Given171

Grant Total$4.5M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

MAIA

CHICAGO, IL · 2025

UNRESTRICTED

$157,819

THE SPARKS FOUNDATION

HOUSTON, TX · 2025

UNRESTRICTED

$110,000

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

NATIONAL CITY, CA · 2025

UNRESTRICTED

$103,839

AMIGOS DE SANTA CRUZ FOUNDATION

SEATTLE, WA · 2025

UNRESTRICTED

$80,250

MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER

HOUSTON, TX · 2025

UNRESTRICTED

$50,000

Showing up to 5 of 171 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR - PRESIDENT Albert James Ward Jr

DIRECTOR Anna Heebe

DIRECTOR - SECRETARY Christopher Van Dervort

DIRECTOR - TREASURER Elizabeth Heebe-Russo

DIRECTOR Sarah Heebe

PROGRAM DIRECTOR Travis Ning

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Top Grant Purposes

UNRESTRICTED

$4,479,457 166 grants

UNRESRICTED

$61,500 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$5.3M	$2.3M	$15.3M
2024	$3.1M	$1.2M	$12.2M
2023	$1.3M	$890K	$10.2M
2022	$235K	$605K	$9.8M
2021	$543K	$564K	$10.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $543K to $5.3M (+879%), with total assets most recently reported at $15.3M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AL, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, and 4 other states.

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