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The Woods Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 36-4196899 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$1.6M
Grants reported
61
Median grant
$10K
Future commitments
None reported

Giving by tax year

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202532$864.5K
202429$769.3K

Where The Woods Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.

RecipientLocationPurposeTax yearAmount
OSF HEALTHCARE SYSTEMPEORIA, ILCANCER RESEARCH2025$200K
OSF HEALTHCARE SYSTEMPEORIA, ILCANCER RESEARCH2024$200K
ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTELINCOLN, ILSCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM2025$141.9K
ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTELINCOLN, ILSCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM2024$122.2K
LINCOLN ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT DEVELOLINCOLN, ILUNRESTRICTED.2025$100K
TIMBER POINTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONBLOOMINGTON, ILRENOVATION & EQUIPPING WOODS CENTER FOR PROGRAMS2025$72.5K
TIMBER POINTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONBLOOMINGTON, ILRENOVATION & EQUIPPING WOODS CENTER FOR PROGRAMS2024$60K
REGIONAL HOUSING SUPPORTIVE SERVICELINCOLN, ILHOUSING2024$50K
LINCOLN ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT DEVELOLINCOLN, ILUNRESTRICTED.2024$50K
CENTRAL ILLINOIS VETERANS CENTERLINCOLN, ILHOMES FOR VETERANS2024$50K
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DIST #27LINCOLN, ILLOGAN COUNTY 5TH GRADE FIELD TRIP2025$36.1K
SOUTHERN IL UNIVERSITYEDWARDSVILLE, ILSCHOLARSHIPS2025$35.4K
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DIST #27LINCOLN, ILLOGAN COUNTY 5TH GRADE FIELD TRIP2024$34.1K
SOUTHERN IL UNIVERSITYEDWARDSVILLE, ILSCHOLARSHIPS2024$32.7K
LincolnLogan Food PantryLINCOLN, ILUnrestricted2025$30K
COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP CENTRAL ILLINCOLN, ILMEALS ON WHEELS EQUIPMENT2025$25K
ILLINOIS COLLEGEJACKSONVILLE, ILCOLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS2025$21.9K
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITYNORMAL, ILCOLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS2024$19.8K
ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITYBLOOMINGTON, ILTUITION2025$19K
BELMONT UNIVERSITYNASHVILLE, TNSCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS2024$18.6K
ILLINOIS COLLEGEJACKSONVILLE, ILCOLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS2024$15.9K
GFWC LINCOLN WOMEN'S CLUBLINCOLN, ILCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT2024$15K
BELMONT UNIVERSITYNASHVILLE, TNSCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS2025$14.6K
MONMOUTH COLLEGEMONMOUTH, ILEDUCATION2025$14.5K
MONMOUTH COLLEGEMONMOUTH, ILEDUCATION2024$12.8K

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact
THE WOODS FOUNDATION
Address
306 CLINTON ST LINCOLN, IL, 62656
Phone
2177351234
Deadlines
NONE
Application materials
COMPLETED GRANT APPLICATION PROVIDED BY THE WOODS FOUNDATION.
Restrictions
NONE

About this data

Figures are aggregated from The Woods Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.

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