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Joyce a Ward Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$50k
Granted FY2025still arriving
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Grants FY2025still arriving
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States reached
$50k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$66kAnimals$41kEnvironment$848Public Benefit$480Health$350Crime & Legal$330Education$240Human Services$200Other$0
02FY2025 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$50,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$265k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
J PAUL GETTY MUSEUM$50,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $35) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%AMAC ACTION: $35 → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

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How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

34%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$37k · 61 repeat orgs$72k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +34% since the first grant, against +26% for those funded once.

61 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2025, 61 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

61
65

Total granted

$37k
$22k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+34%
+26%

Still filing today

62%
63%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
AnimalsPublic BenefitEnvironmentHuman ServicesHealthEducationOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • ML
    Mountain Lion Foundation
    2× · 2018–2019 · $10k · revenue +11%
  • CR
    CASTLETON RANCH HORSE RESCUE INC
    5× · 2018–2023 · $2k · revenue +49%
  • INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE INC
    7× · 2018–2024 · $1k · revenue +66%

Funded once

  • NS
    NORTON SIMON ART FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2024 · $15k · revenue 0%
  • TA
    THE ART CENTER
    one grant, 2018 · $1k
  • CR
    Carter Reservoir Mustangs Inc Carter Reservoir Mustangs Registrygraduated
    one grant, 2024 · $500 · revenue +75%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Global Animal Partnership
Animals
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Animal Wellness Action

To prevent cruelty to animals, we promote enacting and enforcing good public policies. enacting good laws depends upon electing good lawmakers, and we remind voters which candidates care about and support animal issues.

Human Services
3
Asian Dogs Rescue Allies

To rescue at risk k-9s from asia.

Animals
4
The Animal Rescue League
Animals
5
Wolfe Ranch Rescue
Animals
6
Humane World Action Fund

To pass animal protection laws, educate the public, and support humane candidates for office.

Animals
7
Animal Outlook Inc

Animal outlook is a national animal protection organization working to end the abuse of farmed animals using a variety of strategies, including investigations, legal advocacy, corporate and food system reform, and vegan outreach.

Animals
8
Animal Freedom Inc

The organization works to create a world where all animals have their freedom respected by society and protected in law.

Animals
9
Hope for China Dogs Rescue

At Hope for China Dogs, we are committed to combating the cruel and inhumane practice of the dog meat trade in China. We believe that every dog deserves to live a life free from pain and suffering, and we are dedicated to rescuing and…

Animals
10
American Humane Association

Founded in 1877, american humane association, dba american humane society (american humane) is committed to ensuring the safety, welfare and well-being of animals. our leadership programs are first to serve in promoting and nurturing the…

Animals
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Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law and Policy Inc
Philanthropy
12
Animal Dominion Rescue

Animal Dominion Rescue is a non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing cats and dogs worldwide, ensuring they find permanent, loving homes. The organization emphasizes direct support to rescuers on the ground, promoting animal welfare,…

Animals
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is United Animal Nations Dba Redrover; the most unlike its peers is Norton Simon Art Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

83 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 83 of the 129 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
21
Early backer (in before they grew)
81/83
Grantees still filing
59/83
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

J PAUL GETTY MUSEUM: $50,000 · OtherJ PAUL GETTY MUSEUMNORTON SIMON ART FOUNDATION: $15,000 · OtherNORTON SIMON ART FOUNDATIONLIFESAVER: $6,150 · OtherLIFESAVER+58 more: $14,546 · Other+58 moreMountain Lion Foundation: $10,100 · AnimalsMountain Lion Foundati…INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE INC: $1,000 · AnimalsHORSEPOWER SANCTUARIES INC DBA REDWINGS HORSE SANCTUARY: $900 · Animals+47 more: $10,026 · Animals+47 moreWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $588 · EnvironmentNATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC: $125 · EnvironmentTURTLE ISLAND RESTORATION NETWORK: $50 · EnvironmentRainforest Action Network: $50 · EnvironmentNATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INC: $35 · EnvironmentAMERICA'S VETDOGS THE VETERANS K-9 CORPS INC: $200 · Public BenefitLeadership Institute: $100 · Public BenefitAMERICAN MAJORITY INC: $35 · Public BenefitAMERICAN IMMIGRATION CONTROL FOUNDATION INC: $25 · Public BenefitPAWS FOR PURPLE HEARTS: $25 · Public BenefitCENTER FOR INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM: $25 · Public BenefitTHE HERITAGE FOUNDATION: $25 · Public BenefitORPHAN ACRES INC: $330 · Human ServicesGUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND INC: $50 · Human ServicesAMAC-ACTION INC: $35 · Human ServicesPhysicians Committee for Responsible Med: $150 · HealthAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $50 · HealthMARA ELEPHANT PROJECT USA INC: $175 · Philanthropy
Other$85,696Animals$22,026Environment$848Public Benefit$435Human Services$415Health$200Philanthropy$175

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNORTON SIMON ART FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMountain Lion Foundation: $10,100 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetCASTLETON RANCH HORSE RESCUE INC: $1,950 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetINTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE INC: $1,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetHORSEPOWER SANCTUARIES INC DBA REDWINGS HORSE SANCTUARY: $900 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTIGER PRESERVATION CENTER INC: $750 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSPEAK UP FOR HORSES: $625 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC: $588 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCarter Reservoir Mustangs Inc Carter Reservoir Mustangs Registry: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFARM SANCTUARY INC: $500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR RESCUED ANIMALS DBA TIGER CREEK ANIMAL SANCTUARY: $500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNO DOGS LEFT BEHIND INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPRIDEROCK WILDLIFE REFUGE: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetINTERNATIONAL ANIMAL RESCUE US INC: $426 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAnimals' Angels Incorporated: $400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWILDCARE: $400 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetEQUINE ADVOCATES INCORPORATED: $370 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetANIMAL RECOVERY MISSION INC: $350 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNOAH'S LOST ARK INC: $350 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetORPHAN ACRES INC: $330 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHumane World for Animals International: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPROJECT K9 HERO: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLast Chance for Animals: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTURNING POINTE DONKEY RESCUE INC: $300 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE WHITE COAT WASTE PROJECT INC: $275 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMUTTS WITH A MISSION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIN DEFENSE OF ANIMALS: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICA'S VETDOGS THE VETERANS K-9 CORPS INC: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBorn Free USA united with API: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPAWS OF HONOR INC: $200 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA INC: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND INC: $190 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMARA ELEPHANT PROJECT USA INC: $175 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetIRONDOG K9 INTERNATIONAL INC: $175 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPeaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc: $174 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFOUR CORNERS EQUINE RESCUE: $156 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPhysicians Committee for Responsible Med: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $150 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSAVE KOREAN DOGS USA FOUNDATION INC: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION INC: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL GREYHOUND ASSOCIATION: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnimal Equality: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVESTED INTEREST IN K9S INC: $150 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $125 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC: $125 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE KINDNESS RANCH ANIMAL SANCTUARY: $120 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES DEPUTY SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION INC: $110 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSMILING DOG FARMS: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

PC Fund for Animals C…Bradford Family Found…Seckinger Foundation …The Susan and Ford Sc…Surendra and Karen Gu…Amg Charitable Gift F…Paula Knickerbocker F…Farrell Family Founda…The J R Stein Family …The Gerald B Shreiber…Edwin D Marks Animal …Butchkie Foundation I…
PC Fund for Animals Charitable TrWY61.6× affinity27 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: PC Fund for Animals Charitable Tr · Bradford Family Foundation · Seckinger Foundation Corporation · The Susan and Ford Schumann Foundation · Surendra and Karen Gupta Arc Foundation · Amg Charitable Gift Foundation · Paula Knickerbocker Foundation Inc · Farrell Family Foundation · The J R Stein Family Foundation (F/K/A the Stein Family Fund) · The Gerald B Shreiber Foundation · Edwin D Marks Animal Foundation · Butchkie Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Joyce a Ward Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Joyce a Ward Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 80%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Amac-Action Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
8get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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How do I get to Joyce a Ward Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Joyce a Ward Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 129 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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