Wardinski Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Centreville, VA EIN: 43-1987827

Wardinski Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Centreville, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.1M in total assets. In 2025, it made $2K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $2.9M.

Key facts about Wardinski Family Foundation

EIN
43-1987827
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Total assets
$4,142,041

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$4.1M

+365.5% YoY

Revenue

$5.9M

+11878.7% YoY

Qualifying Distributions

$2K

-42.7% YoY

Expenses

$18K

+18.5% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wardinski Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $84K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Wardinski Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (−12%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 2% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

HarrisonburgFairfaxWashington

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K3 grants2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $170K (2023) to $193K (2021). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $170K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 6 (50%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$4,142,041$889,892$852,351
Revenue$5,907,080$49,313$34,952
Expenses$17,505$14,778$183,239
Qualifying Distributions$2,000$3,493$172,874
Net Investment Income$2,897,629$38,028$24,585
Distributable Amount$83,774$55,391$51,191

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 28, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 31, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 30, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Wardinski Family Foundation is led by Bruce Wardinski, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bruce Wardinski

    President & Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Wardinski

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Wardinski Family Foundation

How large is Wardinski Family Foundation?

Wardinski Family Foundation reported $4.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $84K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does Wardinski Family Foundation operate?

Wardinski Family Foundation has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Virginia.

What is Wardinski Family Foundation's EIN?

Wardinski Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1987827. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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