WARD FOUNDATION INC

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $5.3M · expenses $2.3M · assets $15.3M

EIN
83-2945207
Address
PO BOX 275, GRETNA, LA 70054-0275
NTEE code
T20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Travis Ning PROGRAM DIRECTOR2021-2025 $119,856$355,625 1
Christopher Van Dervort DIRECTOR - SECRETARY2019-2025 $40,175$237,775 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Albert James Ward Jr DIRECTOR - PRESIDENT2019-2025 3 $0 reported 1
Elizabeth Heebe-Russo DIRECTOR - TREASURER2019-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Sarah Heebe DIRECTOR2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Anna Heebe DIRECTOR2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $160K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TRAVIS NING PROGRAM DIRECTOR40 $119,856-$0 $119,8561
CHRISTOPHER VAN DERVORT DIRECTOR - SECRETARY10 $40,175-$0 $40,1751
ALBERT JAMES WARD JR DIRECTOR - PRESIDENT3 $0-$0 $01
ELIZABETH HEEBE-RUSSO DIRECTOR - TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
SARAH HEEBE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ANNA HEEBE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $149K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TRAVIS NING PROGRAM DIRECTOR40 $110,000-$0 $110,0001
CHRISTOPHER VAN DERVORT DIRECTOR - SECRETARY10 $39,300-$0 $39,3001
ALBERT JAMES WARD JR DIRECTOR - PRESIDENT3 $0-$0 $01
ELIZABETH HEEBE-RUSSO DIRECTOR - TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
SARAH HEEBE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ANNA HEEBE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $141K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TRAVIS NING PROGRAM DIRECTOR40 $105,769-$0 $105,7691
CHRISTOPHER VAN DERVORT DIRECTOR - SECRETARY10 $35,000-$0 $35,0001
ALBERT JAMES WARD JR DIRECTOR - PRESIDENT3 $0-$0 $01
ELIZABETH HEEBE-RUSSO DIRECTOR - TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
SARAH HEEBE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ANNA HEEBE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $43K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRISTOPHER VAN DERVORT DIRECTOR - SECRETARY10 $33,300-$0 $33,3001
TRAVIS NING DIRECTOR3 $10,000-$0 $10,0001
ALBERT JAMES WARD JR DIRECTOR - PRESIDENT3 $0-$0 $01
ELIZABETH HEEBE-RUSSO DIRECTOR - TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $40K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRISTOPHER VAN DERVORT DIRECTOR - SECRETARY10 $30,000-$0 $30,0001
TRAVIS NING DIRECTOR3 $10,000-$0 $10,0001
ALBERT JAMES WARD JR DIRECTOR - PRESIDENT3 $0-$0 $01
ELIZABETH HEEBE-RUSSO DIRECTOR - TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $30K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRISTOPHER VAN DERVORT DIRECTOR - SECRETARY10 $30,000-$0 $30,0001
ALBERT JAMES WARD JR DIRECTOR - PRESIDENT3 $0-$0 $01
ELIZABETH HEEBE-RUSSO DIRECTOR - TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $30K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CHRISTOPHER VAN DERVORT DIRECTOR - SECRETARY10 $30,000-$0 $30,0001
ALBERT JAMES WARD JR DIRECTOR - PRESIDENT3 $0-$0 $01
ELIZABETH HEEBE-RUSSO DIRECTOR - TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 34 grants to organizations · $1.0M
2024 · 37 grants to organizations · $986K
2023 · 30 grants to organizations · $696K
2022 · 22 grants to organizations · $550K
2021 · 20 grants to organizations · $498K
2020 · 15 grants to organizations · $338K
2019 · 13 grants to organizations · $464K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2025 · 1 contributor · $3.0M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 WARD FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST Organization or other GRETNA, LA $3,050,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2025 · filing
2024 · 1 contributor · $2.2M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 WARD FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST Organization or other GRETNA, LA $2,180,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2024 · filing
2023 · 1 contributor · $600K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 WARD FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST Organization or other GRETNA, LA $600,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2019 · 2 contributors · $10.5M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
2 ALBERT JAMES WARD JR Organization or other NEW ORLEANS, LA $9,934,360$9,934,360 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing
1 ALBERT JAMES WARD JR Organization or other NEW ORLEANS, LA $600,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,318,984$2,312,518 $15,278,275$15,161,700 $3,050,000- $160,031--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,149,228$1,223,156 $12,155,234$12,155,234 $2,180,000- $149,300--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,278,928$890,322 $10,229,162$10,229,162 $600,000- $140,769--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$235,403$605,413 $9,840,556$9,840,556 -- $43,300--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$543,488$563,843 $10,210,566$10,210,566 -- $40,000--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$461,987$412,391 $10,230,921$10,230,921 -- $30,000--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,697,418$516,093 $10,181,325$10,181,325 $10,534,360- $30,000--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

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CAMILLA CARTER COX AND CARTER COX JR CHARITABLE TRLAT20 $7,106,323$472,506 CO-TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
WAY FOUNDATION INCPAT20 $5,356,613$1,721,416 Dir, VP, Pres$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
WAM FOUNDATION INCMAT20 $5,507,415$6,562,637 DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
IDP FOUNDATION INCILT20 $4,372,016$4,066,265 ASSISTANT SECRETARY AND C.O.O.$220,741 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
CB FOUNDATION INCALT20 $6,471,769$1,945,644 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
SKK FOUNDATION INCGAT20 $6,657,139$2,214,030 PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
KHAN FOUNDATION INCILT20 $5,173,311$4,469,043 Pres Sec Dir$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
BABA FOUNDATION INCFLT20 $6,001,151$0 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
SAGE FOUNDATION INCWYT20 $6,140,284$16,225,011 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
HAMD FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $4,223,390$823,664 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
MDBC FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $6,794,674$194,408 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
BEAUREGARD FOUNDATION INCFLT20 $4,485,911$650,861 PRES/TREAS/SEC$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
E H A FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $5,197,036$1,918,900 VICE-PRESIDENT$50,000 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
FARVUE FOUNDATION INCDCT20 $5,512,006$5,739,869 Executive Director$234,350 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
COMER FOUNDATION INCWIT20 $4,672,966$406,800 PRESIDENT$78,215 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
KRONE FOUNDATION INCNYT20 $4,661,197$510,918 PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
TUDOR FOUNDATION INCCTT20 $6,318,729$4,218,775 President/Treasurer/Director$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
ABRAMS FOUNDATION INCMAT20 $4,874,203$8,126,089 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
CEGWAY FOUNDATION INCFLT20 $4,799,592$463,460 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
CHANAN FOUNDATION INCGAT20 $6,444,257$5,858,666 PRESIDENT$212,303 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
MORRIS FOUNDATION INCWVT20 $4,238,062$2,406,304 DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN$25,000 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
NEW JCI FOUNDATION INCWIT20 $6,152,005$7,200,943 CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
TRISONS FOUNDATION INCMDT20 $4,394,740$2,719,941 President/Director$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, similar name
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
TAMIAS FOUNDATION Private foundation$8,303,0844 12021–2024 ROSEMOOR FOUNDATION INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$391,0269 12016–2024 ROSEMOOR FOUNDATION INC
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ALLIANCE INC DAF sponsor$162,5003 12020–2024 WELBORN BAPTIST FOUNDATION INC
MICHAEL & SUSAN DELL FOUNDATION Private foundation$150,0001 12024–2024 IDP FOUNDATION INC
DEW Texas Building Private foundation$128,2122 12014–2015 DEW FOUNDATION
SASCO FOUNDATION CORPORATION Private foundation$125,0001 12013–2013 GSF FOUNDATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$122,3856 22018–2024 ROSEMOOR FOUNDATION INC; THE NATHANIEL FOUNDATION INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$92,5046 12019–2025 ROSEMOOR FOUNDATION INC
JOHN S AND JAMES L KNIGHT FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$31,2001 12020–2020 AN&R FOUNDATION
MUTUAL OF AMERICA FOUNDATION Private foundation$29,48515 12010–2025 ROSEMOOR FOUNDATION INC
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$28,0004 12020–2023 ROSEMOOR FOUNDATION INC
ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$25,0001 12011–2011 GSF FOUNDATION
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$23,9103 12016–2024 ROSEMOOR FOUNDATION INC
GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$20,5001 12016–2016 ROSEMOOR FOUNDATION INC
THE DRANEY FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$10,0001 12013–2013 GSF FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $2,312,518 spent · pay $478,441 · grants $1,009,374 · events $10,346
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,009,374 43.6%
Other expenses $659,558 28.5%
Other salaries and wages $318,410 13.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $160,031 6.9%
Fees: other professional $62,849 2.7%
Depreciation and depletion $60,288 2.6%
Taxes $26,622 1.2%
Travel, conferences and meetings $10,346 0.4%
Fees: accounting $3,250 0.1%
Fees: legal $1,790 0.1%
Total$2,312,518100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $1,223,156 spent · pay $149,300 · grants $986,459 · events $13,097
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $986,459 80.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $149,300 12.2%
Fees: other professional $40,000 3.3%
Taxes $23,763 1.9%
Travel, conferences and meetings $13,097 1.1%
Other expenses $6,122 0.5%
Fees: legal $2,215 0.2%
Fees: accounting $2,200 0.2%
Total$1,223,156100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $890,322 spent · pay $140,769 · grants $695,900 · events $15,686
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $695,900 78.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $140,769 15.8%
Travel, conferences and meetings $15,686 1.8%
Other expenses $13,199 1.5%
Taxes $11,008 1.2%
Fees: other professional $10,000 1.1%
Fees: accounting $2,160 0.2%
Fees: legal $1,600 0.2%
Total$890,322100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $605,413 spent · pay $43,300 · grants $549,760 · events $3,884
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $549,760 90.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $43,300 7.2%
Taxes $5,502 0.9%
Travel, conferences and meetings $3,884 0.6%
Fees: accounting $2,000 0.3%
Other expenses $967 0.2%
Total$605,413100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $563,843 spent · pay $40,000 · grants $498,000 · events $1,266
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $498,000 88.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $40,000 7.1%
Taxes $11,965 2.1%
Other expenses $10,471 1.9%
Fees: accounting $2,141 0.4%
Travel, conferences and meetings $1,266 0.2%
Total$563,843100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $412,391 spent · pay $30,000 · grants $337,634 · events $1,121
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $337,634 81.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $30,000 7.3%
Fees: legal $16,559 4.0%
Interest $10,502 2.5%
Fees: accounting $5,300 1.3%
Taxes $4,540 1.1%
Other expenses $3,735 0.9%
Fees: other professional $3,000 0.7%
Travel, conferences and meetings $1,121 0.3%
Total$412,391100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $516,093 spent · pay $30,000 · grants $463,830 · events $3,611
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $463,830 89.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $30,000 5.8%
Fees: legal $10,480 2.0%
Fees: other professional $7,733 1.5%
Travel, conferences and meetings $3,611 0.7%
Printing and publications $439 0.1%
Total$516,093100%

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