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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 45-6668539

The Warden Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $230,087 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $230,087

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,446,880

  • Tax year 2023

    $235,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,487,676

  • Tax year 2022

    $255,200

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,599,106

  • Tax year 2021

    $220,850

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $4,587,861

  • Tax year 2020

    $162,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $4,479,335

  • Tax year 2019

    $30,625

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,824,676

  • Tax year 2018

    $143,950

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,399,742

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundCincinnati, OH

    Donor Advisor Fund - Warden Family Charitable Fund

    $183,000
  2. The Chuck Noll Foundation for Brain Injury ResearcPittsburgh, PA

    Annual Pledge

    $25,000
  3. The Chuck Noll Foundation for Brain Injury ResearcPittsburgh, PA

    Chuck Noll Foundation Golf Outing Sponsor

    $12,000
  4. The Chuck Noll Foundation for Brain Injury ResearcPittsburgh, PA

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,144
  5. Adventures in Training with A PurposeWexford, PA

    Curtain Call Auction Event

    $3,000
  6. Adventures in Training with A PurposeWexford, PA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,143
  7. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    Athletics and Physical Education - Annual Fund

    $1,000
  8. University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  9. Steelers CharitiesPittsburgh, PA

    General & Unrestricted

    $800

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $6,14388% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $80012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio1 grant $183,000
  2. Pennsylvania7 grants $46,087
  3. Iowa1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Charles A WardenTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Evan J WardenTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Patrick C WardenTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Steven E WardenTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tracy T WardenTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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