The Ward Foundation Inc

Analysis

The Ward Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Salisbury, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2026. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2022, The Ward Foundation Inc reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.5m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2022, income grew from $1.1m to $1.5m (+33%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Ward Foundation Inc sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hillcrest Christian School Inc ($1.5m), Oficina Legal de LA Comunidad Inc ($1.5m) and Crossroads Community Services Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 4.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $76k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $573k. At year end it held assets of $446k against liabilities of $390k, net assets of $56k. It reported 20 employees.