About Joseph Leroy and Ann C Warner Fund
A defining feature of The Joseph Leroy and Ann C Warner Fund Inc is its repeated support for organizations serving children with disabilities and children in foster care, alongside a separate scholarship stream for foster youth. In recent grants, the fund made a $150,000 program-support award to Allaire Community Farm in Wall Township, NJ, and $75,000 awards in consecutive years to The Viscardi Center Inc in Albertson, NY. Those grants fit a broader pattern of targeted, relationship-based giving rather than broad distribution across many causes.
The foundation also backs community organizations tied to education, family services, and youth development. Its recent awards include support for Rocco's Voice for Autism in Massapequa, NY; Spence-chapin Services to Family and Children in New York, NY; and City Living in New York, NY. Across the recent grant list, the same organizations appear more than once, including Allaire Community Farm, The Viscardi Center Inc, Sanctuary for Families, and The Stuttering Association for the Young Say, suggesting ongoing partnerships around a small set of aligned programs.
The Warner Fund’s grantmaking is concentrated in project and program support, with some awards at levels high enough to sustain multi-year work. It also funds individuals through the Peter Sherman Scholarship program for current and former foster youth.
What Joseph Leroy and Ann C Warner Fund Funds
In disability services, the foundation supported The Viscardi Center Inc with $75,000 in 2025 and $75,000 in 2024 for program support. It also gave $70,000 to Rocco's Voice for Autism in 2023 and $50,000 in 2024, showing continued attention to autism-related services.
A second clear theme is foster care and family support. Recent grants include $50,000 to Spence-chapin Services to Family and Children in 2025 and $30,000 to New Alternatives for Children in 2023. Sanctuary for Families also appears across multiple years, with awards of $30,000 in 2023, $30,000 in 2024, and $30,000 in 2025.
The fund also supports community and youth programs. It gave $50,000 to New Jersey Youth Camp in 2023 and $30,000 in 2025, plus $50,000 to Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2024 after a $50,000 award in 2023.
How Joseph Leroy and Ann C Warner Fund Gives
Recent grants cluster around a typical size of $15,000 at the 25th percentile, a median of $17,500, and $35,000 at the 75th percentile, even though some program-support awards are larger. The fund makes both project-specific and general operating grants. Recurring awards are common: The Viscardi Center Inc, Allaire Community Farm, Sanctuary for Families, The Stuttering Association for the Young Say, and New Jersey Youth Camp each appear in more than one year. The foundation also funds individuals through the Peter Sherman Scholarship for foster youth, and it accepts unsolicited applications for its active grant programs.
