Grants paid by The Ward Oaks Foundation Inc
EIN 52-2252149 · Chestertown, MD · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE L20
The Ward Oaks Foundation Inc of Chestertown, MD (EIN 52-2252149) reported 22 grants paid totaling $549,700 to 16 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$549,700
22 grants
Recipients
16
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | $0 | — |
| 2022 | 7 | $122,300 | — |
| 2023 | 6 | $257,400 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | $170,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 16 recipients receiving the most from The Ward Oaks Foundation Inc, by grants paid, out of 16 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcdonogh School Inc 56-6001577 | A | Owings Mills, MD | 3 | $350,000 | 2024 |
| Roland Park Community Foundation Inc 52-1479924 | A | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $50,000 | 2022 |
| Portland Community Squash 46-2787590 | A | Portland, ME | 4 | $31,800 | 2024 |
| Elite Women of Excellence 38-3695841 | A | Smyrna, GA | 1 | $31,500 | 2023 |
| Upper Chesapeake Health Foundation Inc 52-1398507 | A | Bel Air, MD | 1 | $25,000 | 2022 |
| Michael Zito Foundation 88-0578781 | A | Middle River, MD | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Parks & People Inc 52-1349346 | A | Baltimore, MD | 2 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Maine Conservation Alliance 01-0541478 | A | Augusta, ME | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Community Organizing Alliance 13-1837418 | A | Lewiston, ME | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Charities 30-0254793 | A | Stevensville, MD | 1 | $6,400 | 2022 |
| New York Theatre Workshop 13-3131491 | A | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Sundance Institute 87-0361394 | A | Park City, UT | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Shalom Austin 74-1469465 | A | Texas, TX | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| Lite House Partners Inc 20-1396670 | A | Fayetteville, GA | 1 | $0 | 2020 |
| Lafayette College 24-0795686 | A | Easton, PA | 1 | $0 | 2020 |
| Centerstage 52-0780194 | A | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $0 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 22 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mcdonogh School Inc Owings Mills, MD | A | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202543219349303199 |
| 2024 | Community Organizing Alliance Lewiston, ME | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202543219349303199 |
| 2024 | Portland Community Squash Portland, ME | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202543219349303199 |
| 2023 | Mcdonogh School Inc Owings Mills, MD | A | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202413209349318726 |
| 2023 | Elite Women of Excellence Smyrna, GA | A | $31,500 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202413209349318726 |
| 2023 | Portland Community Squash Portland, ME | A | $10,900 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202413209349318726 |
| 2023 | Shalom Austin Texas, TX | A | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202413209349318726 |
| 2023 | Sundance Institute Park City, UT | A | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202413209349318726 |
| 2023 | New York Theatre Workshop New York, NY | A | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202413209349318726 |
| 2022 | Roland Park Community Foundation Inc Baltimore, MD | A | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202323179349309137 |
| 2022 | Upper Chesapeake Health Foundation Inc Bel Air, MD | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202323179349309137 |
| 2022 | Portland Community Squash Portland, ME | A | $10,900 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202323179349309137 |
| 2022 | Parks & People Inc Baltimore, MD | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202323179349309137 |
| 2022 | Michael Zito Foundation Middle River, MD | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202323179349309137 |
| 2022 | Maine Conservation Alliance Augusta, ME | A | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202323179349309137 |
| 2022 | Chesapeake Charities Stevensville, MD | A | $6,400 | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202323179349309137 |
| 2020 | Centerstage Baltimore, MD | A | $0 + $25,000 non-cash | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202123199349313387 |
| 2020 | Portland Community Squash Portland, ME | A | $0 + $10,900 non-cash | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202123199349313387 |
| 2020 | Lafayette College Easton, PA | A | $0 + $5,000 non-cash | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202123199349313387 |
| 2020 | Parks & People Inc Baltimore, MD | A | $0 + $5,000 non-cash | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202123199349313387 |
| 2020 | Lite House Partners Inc Fayetteville, GA | A | $0 + $5,000 non-cash | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202123199349313387 |
| 2020 | Mcdonogh School Inc Owings Mills, MD | A | $0 + $140,000 non-cash | paid | GENERAL PURPOSE | 202123199349313387 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202543219349303199 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202413209349318726 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202323179349309137 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202123199349313387 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/522252149.json.
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