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Wood Foundation

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.

$272k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
31
Grants FY2024
34
Organizations funded FY2023
26%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$2,500
Largest grant, FY2024
$62,000
Organizations funded a year
33 to 39
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
11
Total assets, FY2024
$615k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 26% of the organizations Wood Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $59k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
EducationHuman ServicesPhilanthropyArts & CultureHealthReligionOther
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 arriving31$272k35%
FY202334$941k26%
FY202236$773k22%
FY202139$1.8M36%
FY202036$1.3M58%
FY201933$332kn/a
92% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$2.1MHealth$1.5MEducation$520kHuman Services$449kPublic Benefit$405kFood & Nutrition$145kReligion$95kInternational$51kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
NY
IN
OH
NJ
CT
CA
MO
VA
MD
KS
TN
NC
SC
DC
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Canal Winchester Area Historical Society Inc$1,550,871491%
Ohiohealth Corporation$1,305,0006n/a
Canal Winchester Labor Day Festival Inc$400,0002n/a
Windwood Farm Home For Children Inc$152,50042%
Canal Winchester Human Services Corp$151,500614%
Destination Canal Winchester$65,000316%
Family Service of Lake County$39,00031%
South Carolina Aquarium$37,00060%
Mercury One Inc$34,00060%
Muskingum University$21,00010%
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All grantees of Wood Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Canal Winchester Area Historical Society Inc$1,550,871491%
Ohiohealth Corporation$1,305,0006n/a
Canal Winchester Labor Day Festival Inc$400,0002n/a
Windwood Farm Home For Children Inc$152,50042%
Canal Winchester Human Services Corp$151,500614%
Destination Canal Winchester$65,000316%
Family Service of Lake County$39,00031%
South Carolina Aquarium$37,00060%
Mercury One Inc$34,00060%
Muskingum University$21,00010%
A Kid Again Inc$18,00020%
Lower Light Ministries Inc$15,00021%
Samaritan's Purse$15,00020%
Canal Winchester Local Schools$15,0001n/a
Path2freedom Inc$12,50050%
Mid-Ohio Foodbank$12,00030%
1mattersorg$10,00020%
Food Rescue US Inc$10,00010%
East Cooper Community Outreach$10,00010%
Lowcountry Orphan Relief$10,00020%
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society$9,50050%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$9,00020%
Charitable Pharmacy of Central Ohio Inc$8,50020%
Student Success Stores$8,50022%
Mason Preparatory School$7,00020%
Ohio State University Foundation$5,00010%
The Dollywood Foundation$5,00010%
Kids Get Cancer Too$5,00019%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$5,00010%
The Gill St Bernard's School$4,50020%
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption$4,50020%
Thomas M Duckworth Foundation$3,00023%
Ohio Fair Services Inc$3,00020%
Prager University Foundation$3,00030%
For the Love of Cats Inc$2,25040%
Pelotonia$2,03520%
United States Fund for Unicef$2,00010%
Semper Fi & America's Fund$2,00010%
Ready Room Project$2,00012%
The Columbus Academy$2,00010%
Grace Fellowship$2,0001n/a
United Service Organizations Inc$2,00010%
Gary Sinise Foundation$2,00010%
Landmarks for Families Inc$2,00010%
St Augustine Youth Services Inc$1,50010%
Friends of the Green Bay Trail$1,00010%
Peer Services Inc$1,00010%
Lake Forest Open Lands Association$1,00010%
Canal Winchester Art Guild$1,000131%
Timberlin Creek Elementary School PTSO$1,0001n/a
Mission Pre-Born Inc$1,00010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 45 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.4M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Wood Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 46 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCanal Winchester Area Historical Society Inc: $1,550,871 over 4y, 91% of budgetWindwood Farm Home For Children Inc: $152,500 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetCanal Winchester Human Services Corp: $151,500 over 6y, 14% of budgetDestination Canal Winchester: $65,000 over 3y, 16% of budgetFamily Service of Lake County: $39,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetSouth Carolina Aquarium: $37,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMercury One Inc: $34,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetMuskingum University: $21,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetA Kid Again Inc: $18,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLower Light Ministries Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $15,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPath2freedom Inc: $12,500 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetMid-Ohio Foodbank: $12,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budget1mattersorg: $10,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetFood Rescue US Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEast Cooper Community Outreach: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLowcountry Orphan Relief: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetNavy-Marine Corps Relief Society: $9,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetStephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation: $9,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCharitable Pharmacy of Central Ohio Inc: $8,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetStudent Success Stores: $8,500 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetMason Preparatory School: $7,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetOhio State University Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Dollywood Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKids Get Cancer Too: $5,000 over 1y, 9.4% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Gill St Bernard's School: $4,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetDave Thomas Foundation for Adoption: $4,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThomas M Duckworth Foundation: $3,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetOhio Fair Services Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetPrager University Foundation: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFor the Love of Cats Inc: $2,250 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetPelotonia: $2,035 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUnited States Fund for Unicef: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSemper Fi & America's Fund: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetReady Room Project: $2,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetThe Columbus Academy: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Service Organizations Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGary Sinise Foundation: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLandmarks for Families Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSt Augustine Youth Services Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Green Bay Trail: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetPeer Services Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLake Forest Open Lands Association: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCanal Winchester Art Guild: $1,000 over 1y, 31% of budgetMission Pre-Born Inc: $1,000 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 46.

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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.

Columbus FoundationOH21.4× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Columbus Foundation · Daniel Island Community Fund Inc · Siemer Family Foundation · Ingram-White Castle Foundation · United Way of Central Ohio Inc · Kuznik Charitable Foundation · Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation Inc · Trident United Way · Harry C Moores Foundation · Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina Inc · AbbVie Foundation · Enterprise Holdings 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 Wood Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Wood 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 Wood Foundation

How much does Wood Foundation give?
Wood Foundation reported 31 grants totaling $271,680 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 33 and 39 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does Wood Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (39%), Health (28%), Education (10%).
Who are Wood Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Canal Winchester Area Historical Society Inc ($1.6M), Ohiohealth Corporation ($1.3M), Canal Winchester Labor Day Festival Inc ($400k).
Does Wood Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 26% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Wood 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 Wood Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Columbus Foundation, Daniel Island Community Fund Inc, Siemer Family Foundation.
Where is Wood Foundation based?
Wood Foundation is based in OH.

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 98 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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