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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 30-6661290

Ward Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Pennington, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $71,628 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $71,628

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,430,297
  • Tax year 2024

    $66,464

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,436,624
  • Tax year 2023

    $59,312

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,447,856
  • Tax year 2022

    $74,966

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,477,025

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    General operating

    $71,628

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $71,628100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois1 grant $71,628

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Bank of America N ATRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $25,647

The return

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