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Woodell Foundation Inc at a glance

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Woodell Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$123k
Granted FY2025still arriving
25
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0199% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$286kRecreation & Sports$143kHealth$118kReligion$115kEducation$85kYouth Development$32kHuman Services$17kInternational$5kOther$0
02FY2025 · 25 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k21 grants · $63k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $60k
$2,500
Median grant
6
States reached
$995k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ROUNDUP RIVER RANCH$25,300
BRAVO VAIL$15,000
TEXAS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL$10,000
GADSDEN ART CENTER$10,000
CENTENARY METHODIST CHURCH$7,500
HOUSTON SYMPHONY$7,500
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA$7,500
PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK$5,000
CHAPELWOOD UMC$5,000
THE HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIE$5,000
SAVE THE CHILDREN FEDERATION INC$2,500
HOUSTON FOOD BANK$2,500
VITAL LIVING$2,500
VAIL VETERANS PROGRAM$2,500
PLANNED PARENTHOOD$2,500
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY20–25, $14k) land where the poverty rate runs at 15%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 81% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%VAIL VETERANS PROGRAM: $3k → 7%STEEL MAGNOLIA MOMS: $2k → 16%STEEL MAGNOLIA MOMS: $2k → 16%STEEL MAGNOLIA MOMS: $2k → 16%STEEL MAGNOLIA MOMS: $2k → 16%STEEL MAGNOLIA MOMS: $1k → 16%STEEL MAGNOLIA MOMS: $1k → 16%MEALS ON WHEELS: $2k → 16%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
CT
CA
CO
VA
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.

95%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$767k · 25 repeat orgs$42k to everyone else

25 repeat relationships: 18 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
7

Total granted

$767k
$29k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+29%
+35%

Still filing today

72%
29%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesRecreation & SportsAnimalsEducationOther
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

  • RR
    ROUNDUP RIVER RANCH
    9× · 2017–2025 · $143k · revenue +73%
  • TC
    Texas Children's Hospital
    8× · 2017–2025 · $81k · revenue +105%
  • AS
    Agnes Scott College
    7× · 2017–2024 · $47k · revenue +56%

Funded once

  • CU
    CHAPELWOOD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
    one grant, 2017 · $15k
  • FO
    FRIENDS OF WEST FL PUBLIC LIBRARY
    one grant, 2024 · $8k
  • GS
    GEORGE SMATHERS LIBRARIES
    one grant, 2017 · $5k
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
Children's Health System of Texas

With more than 1 million patient visits each year, Children's Health is North Texas' leading pediatric health system and among the largest in the nation. For more than a century, our mission has been clear: make life better for children.…

Health
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
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The children's hospital of philadelphia, the oldest hospital in the united states dedicated exclusively to pediatrics, strives to be the world leader in the advancement of health care for children by integrating excellent patient care,…

Health
4
Children's Hospital Corporation

Provider of pediatric healthcare, education, research & community service

Health
5
Children's Hospital Colorado

To improve the health of children through the provision of high-quality, coordinated programs of patient care, education, research and advocacy.

Health
6
Banner -University Medical Group

Assist banner health complete its mission to make health care easier so life can be better by providing integrated & coordinated care & population health management.

Health
7
Union Health System

To serve our communities by provding innovative and compassionate healthcare.

Health
8
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is one of the nation's longest serving and most prestigious academic medical centers. Through its historic bond with Vanderbilt University, VUMC cultivates distinguished research and educational…

Health
9
University Hospital & Clinics Inc

The organization provides medical care to improve, maintain, and restore the health of the people in the communities we serve.

Health
10
El Paso Children's Hospital Corporation

To provide compassionate, coordinated, family-centered care for children with a dedicated commitment to excellent patient outcomes, inclusive leadership and innovative pediatric research and education.

Health
11
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Promotion and advancement of children's health through patient care, research, and education.

Health
12
Emanate Health

Our mission is to help people keep well in body, mind, and spirit by providing quality health care services in a safe, compassionate environment.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Texas Children's Hospital; the most unlike its peers is Planned Parenthood. 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

27 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. 27 of the 40 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
27/27
Grantees still filing
17/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

GADSDEN ART CENTER: $90,000 · OtherGADSDEN ART CENTERBRAVO VAIL: $90,000 · OtherBRAVO VAILCHAPELWOOD UMC: $55,000 · OtherCHAPELWOOD UMCAgnes Scott College: $47,000 · OtherAgnes Scott CollegeTHE HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIE: $45,000 · OtherTHE HOUSTON MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIECENTENARY METHODIST CHURCH: $45,000 · OtherCENTENARY METHODIST CHURCHCHAPELWOOD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: $15,000 · Other+17 more: $60,800 · Other+17 moreROUNDUP RIVER RANCH: $142,935 · Recreation & SportsROUNDUP RIVER RANCH+1 more: $3,000 · Recreation & SportsTexas Children's Hospital: $81,000 · HealthTexas Children…PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $10,000 · HealthPANCREATIC CAN…CaringBridge: $6,000 · HealthCaringBridge+2 more: $5,150 · HealthHouston Symphony Society: $42,500 · Arts & CultureMEDIA RESEARCH CENTER: $9,000 · Arts & CultureHouston Grand Opera Association Inc: $6,000 · Arts & CultureAMELIA ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL: $3,000 · Arts & CultureCITRUS COUNTY 4-H ASSOCIATION INC: $27,500 · Youth DevelopmentSTEEL MAGNOLIA MOMS: $9,500 · Human ServicesVAIL VETERANS FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 · Human ServicesMEALS ON WHEELS: $1,500 · Human ServicesEmory University: $12,500 · Education
Other$447,800Recreation & Sports$145,935Health$102,150Arts & Culture$60,500Youth Development$27,500Human Services$13,500Education$12,500

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 budgetROUNDUP RIVER RANCH: $142,935 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetTexas Children's Hospital: $81,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAgnes Scott College: $47,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Symphony Society: $42,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCITRUS COUNTY 4-H ASSOCIATION INC: $27,500 over 5y, 10% of budgetVITA LIVING INC: $14,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetEmory University: $12,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC: $10,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSTEEL MAGNOLIA MOMS: $9,500 over 6y, 6.0% of budgetMEDIA RESEARCH CENTER: $9,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCaringBridge: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Grand Opera Association Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $4,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetAMELIA ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL: $3,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetThe Cycle Effect: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFRIENDS FOR LIFE: $2,650 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD: $2,500 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetThe Houston Food Bank: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVAIL VETERANS FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOUSTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS: $1,500 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetSTAR OF HOPE MISSION: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetA Sanctuary for Military Families Inc DBA Project Sanctuary: $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetYOUTHPOWER365: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVAIL VALLEY FOUNDATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBRIDGES TO LIFE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETY: $100 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.

  • Who funds ROUNDUP RIVER RANCH ↗
  • Who funds Texas Children's Hospital ↗
  • Who funds Agnes Scott College ↗
  • Who funds Houston Symphony Society ↗
  • Who funds CITRUS COUNTY 4-H ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds VITA LIVING INC ↗
  • Who funds Emory University ↗
  • Who funds PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC ↗
  • Who funds STEEL MAGNOLIA MOMS ↗
  • Who funds MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER ↗
  • Who funds CaringBridge ↗
  • Who funds Houston Grand Opera Association Inc ↗
  • Who funds Save The Children Federation Inc ↗
  • Who funds AMELIA ISLAND CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL ↗
  • Who funds The Cycle Effect ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDS FOR LIFE ↗
  • Who funds PLANNED PARENTHOOD ↗
  • Who funds The Houston Food Bank ↗
  • Who funds VAIL VETERANS FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds HOUSTON SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ↗
  • Who funds MEALS ON WHEELS ↗
  • Who funds STAR OF HOPE MISSION ↗
  • Who funds A Sanctuary for Military Families Inc DBA Project Sanctuary ↗
  • Who funds YOUTHPOWER365 ↗
  • Who funds VAIL VALLEY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BRIDGES TO LIFE ↗
  • Who funds HOUSTON HUMANE SOCIETY ↗

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.

Morgan Stanley Global…Natl Christian Charit…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…American Online Givin…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncIN10.2× affinity5 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation 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 Woodell Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Woodell Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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.

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 40 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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The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
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