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The Woodard Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$442k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
58
Grants FY2025
65
Organizations funded FY2024
51%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$4,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$50,000
Organizations funded a year
24 to 65
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
9
Total assets, FY2025
$12M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 51% of the organizations The Woodard Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 45% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 55% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $192k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesAnimalsEnvironmentHealthOther
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
FY2025still arriving57$441k40%
FY202465$430k51%
FY202343$374k56%
FY202239$250k59%
FY202143$308k47%
FY202041$231k76%
FY201937$264k81%
FY201824$190kn/a
96% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$490kEducation$291kHealth$232kCommunity Improvement$210kRecreation & Sports$192kAnimals$156kHuman Services$132kPublic Safety & Disaster$128kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Western Oregon Exposition Inc$129,000577%
Cottage Theatre$101,000214%
Row River Fire Response$100,000221%
Japanese Garden Society of Oregon$92,00040%
Cottage Grove Community Development Corporation$89,000471%
South Lane School District$71,0004n/a
Oregon Tech Foundation Inc$70,00011%
Oregon Coast Aquarium Inc$70,0001n/a
Friends of the Child Advocacy Center Inc$66,70051%
Squareone Villages$62,00051%
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All grantees of The Woodard Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Western Oregon Exposition Inc$129,000577%
Cottage Theatre$101,000214%
Row River Fire Response$100,000221%
Japanese Garden Society of Oregon$92,00040%
Cottage Grove Community Development Corporation$89,000471%
South Lane School District$71,0004n/a
Oregon Tech Foundation Inc$70,00011%
Oregon Coast Aquarium Inc$70,0001n/a
Friends of the Child Advocacy Center Inc$66,70051%
Squareone Villages$62,00051%
Cottage Grove Prospectors & Golddiggers Inc$52,5002n/a
Bohemia Heritage Association$45,2006n/a
Spirit of Bohemia Mining Days$40,0001n/a
City of Cottage Grove$39,0004n/a
Eugene Science Center$31,00041%
Ophelia's Place$29,25051%
Eugene Active 2030 Foundation$26,000812%
Eugene Symphony Association Inc$24,00030%
Cottage Grove Genealogical Society$23,9002n/a
South Lane Family Nursery Inc$22,50031%
Oregon Mind Body Institute$20,500210%
Humane Society of Cottage Grove$20,35055%
Circle of Friends School$20,00013%
Elrod Center$18,00034%
Paws and Whiskers Society$18,0001n/a
Lewis & Clark College$18,00040%
Blood Cancer United Inc$17,80050%
Chamber Music Amici$17,35044%
Center for Community Counseling$17,00052%
Young Men's Christian Association of Eugene$16,50030%
Aprovecho$15,00016%
South Valley Athletics$15,00018%
Yoncalla Booster Club$15,0001n/a
Wild Ones Youth Ranch$15,00036%
Oregon Equestrian Trails$14,50034%
Cascades Raptor Center$14,00021%
Lane County Diaper Bank$13,00025%
The John G Shedd Institute for the Arts$13,0003n/a
Butte Creek Mill Foundation$13,00013%
Shelter Inc$12,50020%
South Lane Mental Health Services Inc$11,76020%
Vital Villages Or$11,000212%
Young Singers of Orange County$10,5002n/a
Singing Creek Educational Center$10,20055%
Avon Old Farms School Inc$10,00020%
Friends of the Cg Carousel$10,000210%
McKenzie Fire and Rescue$10,0001n/a
Bags of Love$10,00021%
Millbrook School$10,00020%
Kids on Carousels Foundation$10,0001n/a
Our Daily Bread Ministries$9,0001n/a
Casa of Lane County$9,00040%
Cottage Grove Museum Perpetuation Corp$8,0001n/a
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon$7,50010%
Looking Glass Community Services$7,50010%
Cascade Policy Institute$6,50030%
Arc of Lane County$6,00020%
Indian Mountain School Inc$6,00030%
St Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County Inc$6,00010%
Cottage Grove Aqua Lions$6,000125%
Cottage Grove Historical Society$5,3003n/a
Daisy C H a I N$5,00010%
Berklee College of Music Inc$5,00010%
Marist High School Foundation$5,00011%
Gamma Phi Beta Foundation$5,00010%
Eugene Springfield Youth Orchestras$5,00011%
Oregon Values and Beliefs Center$5,0001n/a
Eugene Ballet Company$5,00010%
World Forestry Center$5,00010%
Oregon State University Foundation$5,00010%
San Francisco Maritime National Park Association$5,00010%
The Richard Nixon Foundation$5,00010%
Parkinson's Foundation Inc$4,50020%
Oregon Mozart Players$4,50012%
Instaballet$4,20012%
Palm Springs Community Concert Assoc$4,00022%
Animal Legal Defense Fund Inc$4,00020%
Dunn School$4,00010%
Sheltercare$4,00010%
SpiritHorse Therapeutic Riding Center$3,50014%
The Trauma Healing Project Inc$3,50011%
Webfoot Juniors Volleyball Club$3,50011%
National Parks Conservation Association$3,00020%
Oregon Progress Forum$3,00020%
Eugene Opera$3,00020%
The Very Little Theater Inc$3,00011%
BRING Recycling$3,00010%
Cottage Grove Mat Club$3,0002n/a
American Cancer Society Inc$3,00010%
Creative Chaos$3,0001n/a
Waldorf Education Association$3,00010%
Youth In Pursuit$2,50013%
The Transition Network Inc$2,50010%
Bohemia Gold Mining Museum$2,5001n/a
Parenting Now$2,50010%
Cottage Grove Chamber Foundation$2,5001n/a
HIV Alliance$2,50010%
Jasper Mountain$2,50010%
Welcome Home Animal Sanctuary Inc$2,0001n/a
National Arbor Day Foundation$2,00020%
Community Sharing Program$2,00010%
Special Olympics Oregon Inc$2,0001n/a
Womenspace$2,00020%
Oregon Aviation Historical Society$2,00012%
Willamalane Park Foundation$2,000121%
Mustangs to the Rescue$2,00011%
Volunteers in Medicine Clinic$2,00010%
Forests Today and Forever$2,00011%
Every Child Lane County$2,00020%
Cottage Grove Senior Center$1,8001n/a
Walterville School Boosters-Pto$1,5002n/a
Pearl Buck Center Incorporated$1,50010%
Connected Lane County$1,50010%
Oregon State Police Foundation Inc$1,25015%
March of Dimes Inc$1,2501n/a
Metropolitan Affordable Housing Corporation$1,00010%
Living Faith Assembly$1,0001n/a
Big Heart Ranch$1,0001n/a
Oahu Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Anim$1,00010%
Ballet Fantastique$1,00010%
Eugene Concert Choir$1,0001n/a
Thurgood Marshall College Fund$1,00010%
Greenhill Humane Society Spca$1,00010%
Judicial Watch Inc$1,00010%
Friends of Buford Park and Mt Pisgah$1,00010%
Generations in Jazz Foundation$1,00010%
Eugene Mission Inc$1,00010%
Doggie Bonez Inc$1,00010%
Shelter Animal Resource Alliance$1,00010%
Project Paws Alive Inc$1,00010%
McKenzie River Trust$1,00010%
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders New York City Inc$1,00010%
Lucky Paws Hawaii$1,0001n/a
Central Nevada Historical Society$1,0001n/a
Relief Nursery Inc$1,00010%
Solid Strides$1,00011%
World Bicycle Relief Nfp$1,00010%
Cooper Stocks Way Inc$7501n/a
RED LODGE FIRE RESCUE FOUNDATION a Montana Nonprofit Public Benefit Corp$50010%
Community Veterinary Center$50010%
The Authors Guild Inc$50010%
San Diego Soccer Club$30010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 66 recipients with no EIN on record ($605k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Woodard Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 110 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetWestern Oregon Exposition Inc: $129,000 over 5y, 77% of budgetCottage Theatre: $101,000 over 2y, 14% of budgetRow River Fire Response: $100,000 over 2y, 21% of budgetJapanese Garden Society of Oregon: $92,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetCottage Grove Community Development Corporation: $89,000 over 4y, 71% of budgetOregon Tech Foundation Inc: $70,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetFriends of the Child Advocacy Center Inc: $66,700 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetSquareone Villages: $62,000 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetEugene Science Center: $31,000 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetOphelia's Place: $29,250 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetEugene Active 2030 Foundation: $26,000 over 8y, 12% of budgetEugene Symphony Association Inc: $24,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetSouth Lane Family Nursery Inc: $22,500 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetOregon Mind Body Institute: $20,500 over 2y, 9.6% of budgetHumane Society of Cottage Grove: $20,350 over 5y, 5.5% of budgetCircle of Friends School: $20,000 over 1y, 3.2% of budgetElrod Center: $18,000 over 3y, 4.0% of budgetLewis & Clark College: $18,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $17,800 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetChamber Music Amici: $17,350 over 4y, 3.9% of budgetCenter for Community Counseling: $17,000 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Eugene: $16,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetAprovecho: $15,000 over 1y, 6.3% of budgetSouth Valley Athletics: $15,000 over 1y, 8.4% of budgetWild Ones Youth Ranch: $15,000 over 3y, 6.2% of budgetOregon Equestrian Trails: $14,500 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetCascades Raptor Center: $14,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetLane County Diaper Bank: $13,000 over 2y, 5.0% of budgetButte Creek Mill Foundation: $13,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetShelter Inc: $12,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSouth Lane Mental Health Services Inc: $11,760 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetVital Villages Or: $11,000 over 2y, 12% of budgetSinging Creek Educational Center: $10,200 over 5y, 4.8% of budgetAvon Old Farms School Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Cg Carousel: $10,000 over 2y, 10% of budgetBags of Love: $10,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetMillbrook School: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCasa of Lane County: $9,000 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of Oregon: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLooking Glass Community Services: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCascade Policy Institute: $6,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetArc of Lane County: $6,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetIndian Mountain School Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSt Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCottage Grove Aqua Lions: $6,000 over 1y, 25% of budgetDaisy C H a I N: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBerklee College of Music Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMarist High School Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% 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 110.

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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.

Chambers Family FoundationOR96.9× affinity46 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Chambers Family Foundation · The Oregon Community Foundation · The Ford Family Foundation · United Way of Lane County · The Autzen Foundation · McKay Family Foundation · Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation Trust · Lane Community Health Council · Faye & Lucille Stewart Foundation · The Roundhouse Foundation · Pacificsource Foundation for Health Improvement · The Collins Foundation

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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How do I get to The Woodard Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Woodard Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About The Woodard Family Foundation

How much does The Woodard Family Foundation give?
The Woodard Family Foundation reported 58 grants totaling $442,150 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 24 and 65 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Woodard Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (19%), Education (11%), Health (9%).
Who are The Woodard Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: Western Oregon Exposition Inc ($129k), Cottage Theatre ($101k), Row River Fire Response ($100k).
Does The Woodard Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 51% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Woodard Family Foundation 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 The Woodard Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Chambers Family Foundation, The Oregon Community Foundation, The Ford Family Foundation.
Where is The Woodard Family Foundation based?
The Woodard Family Foundation is based in OR.

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 211 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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