Private foundation · New York, NY

The Woods Foundation

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Typical grant size
$1K – $5K – $10K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
54
Repeat grantees
34
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

DeadlinesNONE
ContactTHE WOODS FDN - CO BESSEMER TR CO N · 5165086923
MaterialsLETTER FORM; DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND ACTIVITIES
RestrictionsONLY REQUESTS FROM ORGANIZED CHARITIES OR GOVT. ENTITIES CONSIDERED.

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Ward W Woods Jr
PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Priscilla B Woods
VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Alexandra Woods
DIRECTOR
Katharine Woods Emerick
DIRECTOR
Robert Roriston
SECRETARY/TREASURER
Katherine Woods Emerick
DIRECTOR

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
6459.7%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'14
'17
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
341
Total grants awarded
$6.2M
Total amount
$18K
Average grant
$1.5M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$334K
36 grants
2023
$396K
30 grants
2022
$450K
38 grants
2021
$334K
40 grants
2020
$405K
45 grants
2019
$274K
25 grants
2017
$361K
39 grants
2014
$3.3M
50 grants
2013
$361K
38 grants

Top recipients

4 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$1.8M
The Woods Institute
4 grants · DC
$1.6M
St Timothy's School
9 grants · MA
$370K
1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$200K
7 grants · VA · ✓ Exact match
$155K
Hospice of Wood River Valley
8 grants · ID
$128K
Stanford Hoover House
5 grants · CA
$125K
5 grants · MT · ✓ Exact match
$125K
Stanford Live
6 grants · CA
$115K
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
9 grants · MA
$113K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Wildlife Conservation Society
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NY · TY 2024
$100K
Stanford Hoover House
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Santa Cruz Waldorf School
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Champions Club
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
MT · TY 2024
$25K
Hospice of Wood River Valley
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
ID · TY 2024
$25K
Stanford Live
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
CA · TY 2024
$10K
Planned Parenthood
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NY · TY 2024
$10K
Precourt Director's Discretionary Fund
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NY · TY 2024
$10K
St Timothy's School
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$10K
The Woods Institute
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
DC · TY 2024
$10K
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$10K
Sun Valley Writer's Conference
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
CA · TY 2024
$8K
Sun Valley Music Festival
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
ID · TY 2024
$6K
The Community Library
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
VA · TY 2024
$5K
Doctors Without Borders
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NY · TY 2024
$5K
Harvard University
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$5K
Clubhouse International
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NY · TY 2024
$5K
Stluke Medical Center Wood River Ltd
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
ID · TY 2024
$5K
Partners in Health Network Inc
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
WV · TY 2024
$5K
Wood River Land Trust
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
ID · TY 2024
$5K
Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation Inc
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
ID · TY 2024
$5K
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
MA · TY 2024
$5K
Peninsula Open Space Trust
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
CA · TY 2024
$5K
Camphill Village USA
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NY · TY 2024
$2K
Wood River Community YMCA
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
ID · TY 2024
$1K
Blaine County Recreation District
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
ID · TY 2024
$1K
Advocates for Domestic Violence
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NY · TY 2024
$1K
Sun Valley Center for the Arts
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
ID · TY 2024
$1K
Council on Foreign Relations
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NY · TY 2024
$1K
The Crisis Hot Line Inc
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
ID · TY 2024
$500
Friends of Galena Public Library Inc
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
IL · TY 2024
$500
Taktse Institute
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
TY 2024
$500
Hunger Coalition Inc
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NC · TY 2024
$500
Flourish Foundation
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
ID · TY 2024
$500
Special Olympics Inc
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
DC · TY 2024
$200
Friends of the Sawtooth National Forest Avalanche Center Inc
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
ID · TY 2024
$200
Resources Legacy Fund
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
CA · TY 2023
$200K
Stanford Live
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
CA · TY 2023
$25K
Santa Cruz Waldorf School
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
CA · TY 2023
$25K
Champions Club
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
MT · TY 2023
$25K
Bonefish and Tarpon Trust
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
FL · TY 2023
$15K
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
MA · TY 2023
$10K
St Timothy's School
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
MA · TY 2023
$10K
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
MA · TY 2023
$10K
Planned Parenthood
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$10K
Sun Valley Writer's Conference
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
CA · TY 2023
$8K
Sun Kelly Music Festival
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
ID · TY 2023
$6K
Doctors Without Borders
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$5K
Clubhouse International
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
NY · TY 2023
$5K
Partners in Health Network Inc
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
WV · TY 2023
$5K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.