Wardinski Family Foundation
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.
Wardinski Family Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $4,142,041
- +365.5% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $5,907,080
- +11878.7% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $2,000
- -42.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $17,505
- +18.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Wardinski Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 6 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $170K (2023) to $193K (2021). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $170K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| JMU Foundation Inc Harrisonburg, VA | To Support James Madison University | $170,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,142,041 | $5,907,080 | $17,505 | — | — | $2,000 | $2,897,629 | $83,774 |
| 2024 | $889,892 | $49,313 | $14,778 | — | — | $3,493 | $38,028 | $55,391 |
| 2023 | $852,351 | $34,952 | $183,239 | $170,000 | 1 | $172,874 | $24,585 | $51,191 |
| 2022 | $1,000,651 | $45,167 | $205,614 | $190,000 | 2 | $193,106 | $32,659 | $59,708 |
| 2021 | $1,161,331 | $80,400 | $210,023 | $192,500 | 3 | $195,439 | $65,816 | $73,131 |
| 2020 | $1,290,359 | $104,865 | $208,641 | $192,500 | 3 | — | $91,453 | $65,024 |
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.
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.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 31, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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