Maryland · Public charity
The Ward Oaks Foundation Inc
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- $205k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $170k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $150,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 8
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $4.1M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 33% of the organizations The Ward Oaks Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 3 | $170k | 33% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $257k | 33% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $116k | 83% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $409k | 40% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $302k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $170k | 38% |
| FY2017 | 6 | $110k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilgrim Tract Society Inc | $1,028,500 | 7 | 45% |
| Center Stage Associates Inc | $96,956 | 5 | 0% |
| Parks and People Inc | $60,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Roland Park Community Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 30% |
| Ward Oaks Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Elite Women of Excellence | $46,500 | 3 | 13% |
| Portland Community Squash | $31,800 | 4 | 1% |
| Upper Chesapeake Health Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ca Sustainability & Resiliency Consortium | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| New York Theatre Workshop Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 22 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilgrim Tract Society Inc | $1,028,500 | 7 | 45% |
| Center Stage Associates Inc | $96,956 | 5 | 0% |
| Parks and People Inc | $60,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Roland Park Community Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 30% |
| Ward Oaks Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Elite Women of Excellence | $46,500 | 3 | 13% |
| Portland Community Squash | $31,800 | 4 | 1% |
| Upper Chesapeake Health Foundation Inc | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Ca Sustainability & Resiliency Consortium | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| New York Theatre Workshop Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Associated Catholic Charities Inc | $15,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Mathari Childrens Fund Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 16% |
| Genesis Innovation Academy Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Maine Conservation Alliance | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Elephant Energy Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Georgia Tech Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lafayette College | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Candid | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Michael Patrick Zito Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Washington College | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sundance Institute | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Shalom Austin | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
The Ward Oaks Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 19 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
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How this is measured
About The Ward Oaks Foundation Inc
- How much does The Ward Oaks Foundation Inc give?
- The Ward Oaks Foundation Inc reported 3 itemized grants totaling $170,000, out of $205,300 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 8 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does The Ward Oaks Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (67%), Recreation & Sports (9%), Arts & Culture (8%).
- Who are The Ward Oaks Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Pilgrim Tract Society Inc ($1.0M), Center Stage Associates Inc ($97k), Parks and People Inc ($60k).
- Does The Ward Oaks Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Ward Oaks Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc, Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund, The Blackbaud Giving Fund.
- Where is The Ward Oaks Foundation Inc based?
- The Ward Oaks Foundation Inc is based in MD.
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