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Ronald J Woods Charitable Trust

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.3M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
42
Grants FY2024
36
Organizations funded FY2023
33%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$15,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$365,750
Organizations funded a year
26 to 39
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
13
Total assets, FY2024
$26M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 33% of the organizations Ronald J Woods Charitable Trust funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $112k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesEducationAnimalsHealthRecreation & SportsInternationalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving42$1.3M21%
FY202336$1.5M33%
FY202235$1.1M23%
FY202136$1.2M22%
FY202039$1.2M23%
FY201933$1.3M48%
FY201826$1.2M31%
FY201738$1.3Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Animals$3.1MHuman Services$2.6MHealth$1.6MEducation$970kRecreation & Sports$516kArts & Culture$294kCrime & Legal$222kPublic Safety & Disaster$159kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MT
IL
MI
NY
WY
NJ
CA
UT
CO
VA
TN
NC
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Save the Chimps Inc$2,441,800810%
Leader Dogs for the Blind$2,073,12082%
Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries$455,00081%
United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation$363,00050%
Therapeutic Riding Inc$315,275811%
Warrior Dog Foundation$301,200618%
De la Salle Collegiate$286,5506n/a
The Ability Experience$245,00057%
The Christ Child Society of Detroit$178,51241%
Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc$160,00060%
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All grantees of Ronald J Woods Charitable Trust by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Save the Chimps Inc$2,441,800810%
Leader Dogs for the Blind$2,073,12082%
Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries$455,00081%
United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation$363,00050%
Therapeutic Riding Inc$315,275811%
Warrior Dog Foundation$301,200618%
De la Salle Collegiate$286,5506n/a
The Ability Experience$245,00057%
The Christ Child Society of Detroit$178,51241%
Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc$160,00060%
National Sports Center for the Disabled Inc$145,00061%
Shagganappi Newfoundlands Charitable Foundation$140,1958100%
Fort Pierce Police Department$140,0003n/a
The Center for Enriched Living Inc$136,50051%
St Labre Indian School$130,7804n/a
Port St Lucie Police Foundation Inc$129,155641%
Haven$123,27061%
Industrial Arts Institute Inc$117,00037%
I Heart Dogs Rescue and Animal Haven$110,00066%
Paws With A Cause$90,00041%
Benevolent Healthcare Foundation$75,00040%
Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office$72,0006n/a
Belgrade Education Foundation$70,500539%
Navy Seal Foundation Inc$70,00020%
Wolf Haven International$70,00031%
Madonna University$65,00030%
Crossover Mission Inc$56,00021%
Dolphin Research Center Inc$55,00060%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$40,00020%
Manhattan Public Schools Foundation Inc$39,5004n/a
Smile Train Inc$35,00020%
Phoenix Multisport Inc$33,00020%
The Univ of Montana-Western Foundation$28,50021%
Buildup Steam Inc$27,50027%
Operation Healing Forces Inc$25,00011%
Adorer Missionary Sisters of the Poor Inc$23,00014%
Bridging International Communities$23,000294%
Montana Technological University$22,0002n/a
Big Cat Rescue Corp$20,00020%
Grizzly Discovery Center Inc$20,00011%
Education Access Inc$20,000232%
Regents of the University of Michigan$15,0001n/a
A Safe Haven Foundation$15,00010%
Three Forks Education Foundation$15,0003n/a
Franciscan Outreach$15,00010%
We Fund the Blue Foundation Inc$10,000182%
Angela Hospice Home Care Inc$10,00010%
The Lennon Center$10,00012%
University of Miami$9,00020%
Gardiner Community Scholarship Fund Inc$7,0002n/a
Coastal Wildlife Club Inc$5,00014%
Habitat for Humanity of Collier County Inc$5,00010%
The Wild Animal Sanctuary$5,00010%
Els for Autism Foundation$5,00010%
Belmont University$5,00010%
Stafford Animal Shelter$5,00011%
Best Friends Animal Society$5,00010%
Palm Beach County Food Bank Inc$5,00010%
Florida Atlantic University Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Humane Society of the South Platte Valley Inc$5,00010%
Boys & Girls Club of Pbc$5,00010%
Association of German Shepherd Rescuers Inc$5,00010%
Polo Players Support Group Inc$5,00012%
Msu Billings$4,0001n/a
The Busch Wildlife Sanctuary Inc$3,50010%
Milagro Foundation Inc$2,5001n/a
Quantum House Inc$2,50010%
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida$2,50010%
Starability Foundation Inc$2,50010%
Pace Center for Girlsinc$2,50010%
Young Men's Christian Association of the Suncoast Inc$2,50010%
Sister Judies Outreach$2,5001n/a
Copd Foundation Inc$1,0001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 35 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.1M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Ronald J Woods Charitable Trust supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 6 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 60 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSave the Chimps Inc: $2,441,800 over 8y, 9.7% of budgetLeader Dogs for the Blind: $2,073,120 over 8y, 1.8% of budgetDetroit Rescue Mission Ministries: $455,000 over 8y, 0.9% of budgetUnited States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation: $363,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetTherapeutic Riding Inc: $315,275 over 8y, 11% of budgetWarrior Dog Foundation: $301,200 over 6y, 18% of budgetThe Ability Experience: $245,000 over 5y, 7.4% of budgetThe Christ Child Society of Detroit: $178,512 over 4y, 1.0% of budgetGuiding Eyes for the Blind Inc: $160,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetNational Sports Center for the Disabled Inc: $145,000 over 6y, 1.4% of budgetShagganappi Newfoundlands Charitable Foundation: $140,195 over 8y, 100% of budgetThe Center for Enriched Living Inc: $136,500 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetPort St Lucie Police Foundation Inc: $129,155 over 6y, 41% of budgetHaven: $123,270 over 6y, 1.2% of budgetIndustrial Arts Institute Inc: $117,000 over 3y, 7.3% of budgetI Heart Dogs Rescue and Animal Haven: $110,000 over 6y, 6.2% of budgetPaws With A Cause: $90,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetBenevolent Healthcare Foundation: $75,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBelgrade Education Foundation: $70,500 over 5y, 39% of budgetNavy Seal Foundation Inc: $70,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWolf Haven International: $70,000 over 3y, 1.3% of budgetMadonna University: $65,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCrossover Mission Inc: $56,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetDolphin Research Center Inc: $55,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $40,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSmile Train Inc: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPhoenix Multisport Inc: $33,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe Univ of Montana-Western Foundation: $28,500 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetBuildup Steam Inc: $27,500 over 2y, 6.7% of budgetOperation Healing Forces Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAdorer Missionary Sisters of the Poor Inc: $23,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetBridging International Communities: $23,000 over 2y, 94% of budgetBig Cat Rescue Corp: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetGrizzly Discovery Center Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetEducation Access Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 32% of budgetA Safe Haven Foundation: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFranciscan Outreach: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWe Fund the Blue Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 82% of budgetAngela Hospice Home Care Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Lennon Center: $10,000 over 1y, 2.5% of budgetUniversity of Miami: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCoastal Wildlife Club Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Collier County Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Wild Animal Sanctuary: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEls for Autism Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBelmont University: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStafford Animal Shelter: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetBest Friends Animal Society: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 60.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Catholic Foundation of MichiganMI13.5× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Catholic Foundation of Michigan · Assurant Foundation · The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation · AbbVie Foundation · Edward Jones Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Aetna Foundation Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Ibm International Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Ronald J Woods Charitable Trust

How much does Ronald J Woods Charitable Trust give?
Ronald J Woods Charitable Trust reported 42 grants totaling $1,343,551 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 26 and 39 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Ronald J Woods Charitable Trust fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Animals (30%), Human Services (25%), Health (16%).
Who are Ronald J Woods Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Save the Chimps Inc ($2.4M), Leader Dogs for the Blind ($2.1M), Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries ($455k).
Does Ronald J Woods Charitable Trust fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Ronald J Woods Charitable Trust accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Ronald J Woods Charitable Trust?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Catholic Foundation of Michigan, Assurant Foundation, The Richard M Schulze Family Foundation.
Where is Ronald J Woods Charitable Trust based?
Ronald J Woods Charitable Trust is based in FL.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 109 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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