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The Woody Charitable Foundation at a glance

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The Woody Charitable 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.

$206k
Granted FY2025still arriving
4
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$113k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Health$401kHuman Services$43kInternational$39kYouth Development$37kPublic Safety & Disaster$35kPhilanthropy$19kReligion$14kEducation$6kOther$0
02FY2025 · 4 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $2k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $15k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $188k
$75,104
Median grant
2
States reached
$3.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Curebound$113,000
Neuro Lab 360$75,104
TCC Foundation$15,000
Holy Trinity Catholic Church$2,453
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–20, $8k) land where the poverty rate runs at 7%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%WIDOWS AND ORPHANS: $8k → 7%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
NY
PA
CA
UT
CO
VA
NC
OK
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$551k · 10 repeat orgs$68k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +45% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

10 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
13

Total granted

$551k
$68k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+45%
0%

Still filing today

50%
85%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthInternationalPhilanthropyPublic Safety & DisasterReligionHuman ServicesOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • C
    CUREBOUND
    5× · 2019–2025 · $182k · revenue +141%
  • N3
    NEUROLAB 360
    4× · 2022–2025 · $150k · revenue +131%
  • PF
    PROMISES2KIDS FOUNDATION
    2× · 2019–2020 · $40k · revenue +27%

Funded once

  • EA
    EMPOWERS AFRICA INC
    one grant, 2024 · $25k · revenue 0%
  • KW
    Karen Wyckoff Rein in Sarcoma
    one grant, 2021 · $15k · revenue -39%
  • WA
    WIDOWS AND ORPHANS
    one grant, 2020 · $8k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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2
City of Hope

City of Hope's mission is to make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A CONTINUATION OF OUR MISSION

Health
3
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation

The samuel waxman cancer research foundation (the "foundation") funds innovative research to bring faster cures to patients. in addition to supporting ongoing collaborative research in specific cancers, our scientists are investigating the…

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4
Asco Association

Asco association promotes the common business interests of its members by: (1) advocating for policies that improve the quality of cancer care; (2) maintaining the highest standards of oncology medical care through programs supporting…

Community Improvement
5
Cancer Research and Biostatistics

To help conquer cancer and other diseases through the application of biostatistical principles and innovative data management methods.

Health
6
American Academy of Neurology

The Academy's mission is to enhance member career fulfillment and promote brain health for all.

Community Improvement
7
American Society of Clinical Oncology Inc

See schedule o:asco is a professional oncology society committed to conquering cancer through research, education, and promotion of the highest quality patient care.

Health
8
National Comprehensive Cancer Network

To define and advance quality, effective, equitable, and accessible cancer care and prevention so all people can live better lives.

Health
9
Foundation for Women's Cancer

To support and empower all affected by gynecologic cancers through education, research, and public awareness.

Health
10
City of Hope National Medical Center

City of Hope National Medical Center's mission is to make hope a reality for all touched by cancer and diabetes. PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR A CONTINUATION OF OUR MISSION

Health
11
Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research

The foundation for sarcoidosis research (fsr) is the leading international organization dedicated to finding a cure for sarcoidosis and improving care for sarcoidosis patients through research, education, and support. since its…

Philanthropy
12
CureCervicalCancer

Dedicated to the early detection and prevention of cervical cancer around the globe for the women who need it most.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is American Cancer Society Inc; the most unlike its peers is Calpine Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

16 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 16 of the 23 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
16/16
Grantees still filing
9/16
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CUREBOUND: $181,778 · HealthCUREBOUNDNEUROLAB 360: $150,104 · HealthNEUROLAB 360Karen Wyckoff Rein in Sarcoma: $15,000 · Health+3 more: $6,053 · HealthJDRF: $68,000 · OtherJDRFPROMISES2KIDS FOUNDATION: $40,000 · OtherPROMISES2KIDS FOUNDATIONBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS: $36,700 · OtherBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERSSAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION INC: $35,000 · OtherSAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION INCTCC Foundation: $18,000 · OtherTCC FoundationHoly Trinity Catholic Church: $14,337 · OtherHoly Trinity Catholic Church+4 more: $14,103 · Other+4 moreEMPOWERS AFRICA INC: $25,000 · InternationalHELP ONE NOW: $1,386 · International+1 more: $100 · InternationalWIDOWS AND ORPHANS: $7,500 · Human ServicesTEAM RUBICON INC: $5,000 · Public Safety & DisasterCALPINE FOUNDATION: $1,000 · PhilanthropyCHRISTIAN CENTER OF PARK CITY: $500 · Religion
Health$352,935Other$226,140International$26,486Human Services$7,500Public Safety & Disaster$5,000Philanthropy$1,000Religion$500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCUREBOUND: $181,778 over 5y, 1.0% of budgetNEUROLAB 360: $150,104 over 4y, 5.0% of budgetPROMISES2KIDS FOUNDATION: $40,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetSAN DIEGO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION INC: $35,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetEMPOWERS AFRICA INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetKaren Wyckoff Rein in Sarcoma: $15,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetTEAM RUBICON INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVOICES FOR CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHELP ONE NOW: $1,386 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN MEDICAL WOMENS ASSOCIATIONINC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCHRISTIAN CENTER OF PARK CITY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMaranatha Volunteers International Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $53 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

The Lisa & Steve Altm…Gs Donor Advised Phil…American Endowment Fo…Morgan Stanley Global…Natl Christian Charit…Vanguard Charitable E…Paypal Charitable Giv…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
The Lisa & Steve Altman Family FoundationCA13.6× affinity4 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Lisa & Steve Altman Family Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Woody Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Woody Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →median 48%
  • Voices for Children Foundation Inc: 48% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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How do I get to The Woody Charitable Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Woody Charitable 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.

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 23 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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