Way Foundation Inc
Wilmington, DE · EIN 82-3325659. Reported 117 grants totalling $5,933,428 to 43 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Way Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $500,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Fix Campaign Inc | Chicago, IL | $875,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cal Ripken SR Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | $622,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Baltimore, MD | $600,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Homewood Foundation Inc | Williamsport, MD | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Delaware | Newark, DE | $487,500 | 7 | 3 | 2024 |
| Orchard Friends School a New Jersey Nonprofit Corp | Riverton, NJ | $348,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Young Womens Christian Association | Hanover, PA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hanover Public Library Association Inc | Hanover, PA | $181,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Eichelberger Performing Arts Center | Hanover, PA | $160,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| For the Love of a Veteran Inc | Hanover, PA | $145,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Center for Family Recovery | Philadelphia, PA | $131,668 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gerstell Academy Inc | Cockeysville, MD | $127,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester, NY | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rodale Institute | Kutztown, PA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The College Settlement of Philadelphia | Horsham, PA | $107,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Accountability for Life | York, PA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Semper Fido | Marlton, NJ | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shining Stars Therapeutic Riding Program Inc | Gettysburg, PA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pallet Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Virginia Tech Foundation Inc | Blacksburg, VA | $88,760 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| Training Leaders Through Athletics Inc | Hanover, PA | $87,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Interscholastic Cycling Association | Orinda, CA | $78,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mt Washington Pediatric Hospital Inc | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chasing the Rainbows | Dallastown, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hanover Area Historical Society | Hanover, PA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Mechanicsburg, PA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hanover Area Council of Churches | Hanover, PA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mountain Trails Foundation Inc | Park City, UT | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wwp Inc - Wounded Warrior Project Inc | Topeka, KS | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Youth for Understanding USA Inc | Saginaw, MI | $33,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| USA Bobsled Skeleton Inc | Lake Placid, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hanover Area Fire Rescue Commission | Hanover, PA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| House of Hope York Pa | York, PA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| York-Adams Community Tennis Association | Hanover, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Summit Grove Christian Conference Center Inc | New Freedom, PA | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of York County | York, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brethren Home Community | New Oxford, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University Blood Initiative | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Woar Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violence | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Life Center for Children and Mothers Inc | Glen Rock, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hanover Area YMCA | Hanover, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sunrise Day Camps Association Inc | Oceanside, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
29 of 43 (67%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 75%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Homewood Foundation Inc
Cultural Arts and Wellness Center - Cal Ripken SR Foundation Inc
Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation STEM Centers & Community Enhancement Project - Young Womens Christian Association
YWCA Hanover Capital Campaign - Orchard Friends School a New Jersey Nonprofit Corp
OFS Best Practice and Thought Leadership Project - Hanover Public Library Association Inc
Re-envisioning the Teen Library Space - Training Leaders Through Athletics Inc
Everyday Champions - Community Leadership Development center
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 91 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | $2,135,428 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 27 | $1,150,000 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 31 | $1,148,000 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 29 | $1,500,000 | $30,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 32% of this one's giving went to organizations in Maryland. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Maryland.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Way Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE, 19809. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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