Grants paid by Ward Family Foundation
EIN 95-4659533 · CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Ward Family Foundation of CA (EIN 95-4659533) reported 13 grants paid totaling $1,170,000 to 8 recipients in tax years 2018–2021, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,170,000
13 grants
Recipients
8
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2021
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | $600,000 | — |
| 2019 | 5 | $325,000 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | $25,000 | — |
| 2021 | 5 | $220,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 8 recipients receiving the most from Ward Family Foundation, by grants paid, out of 8 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mater Dei High School | U | Santa Ana, CA | 2 | $425,000 | 2019 |
| Biosphere Foundation 86-0686472 | C | Big Pine, CA | 3 | $425,000 | 2021 |
| Pazlo Education Foundation 45-4893943 | C | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2019 |
| Value Schools Foundation 45-5233028 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $60,000 | 2021 |
| Barack Obama Foundation 46-4950751 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | 2021 |
| The Prentice School 33-0120257 | B | Santa Ana, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2021 |
| Uci Foundation | U | Irvine, CA | 2 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| Learning Rights Law Center 83-0434929 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
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 13 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Biosphere Foundation Bishop, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202201369349103475 |
| 2021 | The Prentice School Santa Ana, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | GALA SPONSORSHIP | 202201369349103475 |
| 2021 | Barack Obama Foundation Chicago, IL | C | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202201369349103475 |
| 2021 | Value Schools Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $35,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT AND EVEREST SCHOOL | 202201369349103475 |
| 2021 | Learning Rights Law Center Los Angeles, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202201369349103475 |
| 2020 | Uci Foundation Irvine, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | BREAST CANCER PATIENTS IN NEED | 202141359349100229 |
| 2019 | Biosphere Foundation Bishop, CA | B | $150,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202031639349100813 |
| 2019 | Pazlo Education Foundation Los Angeles, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | DPNG DEVELOPMENT CTE PATHWAYS IMPLEMENTATION | 202031639349100813 |
| 2019 | Uci Foundation Irvine, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | BREAST CANCER PATIENTS IN NEED | 202031639349100813 |
| 2019 | Value Schools Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | EVEREST SCHOOL - WE CLIMB CAMPAIGN | 202031639349100813 |
| 2019 | Mater Dei High School Santa Ana, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | MATER DEI MONARCH ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 202031639349100813 |
| 2018 | Mater Dei High School Santa Ana, CA | U | $400,000 | paid | MDHS MONARCH LEGACY ENDOWMENT | 201921489349100452 |
| 2018 | Biosphere Foundation Big Pine, CA | C | $200,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT AND CONSTRUCTION OF FIELD STATION | 201921489349100452 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.0 | 202201369349103475 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202141359349100229 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.1 | 202031639349100813 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201921489349100452 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF 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/954659533.json.
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