Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Woodson Center
To empower community-based leaders to promote solutions that reduce crime and violence, restore families, revitalize underserved communities and assist in the creation of economic enterprise.
- $2.7M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 32
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 20
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $2.4M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $15,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $1,786,122
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 52
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 18
- Total assets, FY2024
- $12M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 25% of the organizations Woodson Center funded were first-time grantees, receiving 34% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 66% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $183k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 32 | $2.4M | 44% |
| FY2023 | 20 | $529k | 25% |
| FY2022 | 52 | $1.2M | 88% |
| FY2021 | 12 | $415k | 58% |
| FY2020 | 6 | $320k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $1.1M | 0% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $2.6M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Woods School | $2,106,122 | 4 | 23% |
| Running Rebels Community Organization Inc | $1,897,578 | 2 | 19% |
| Milwaukee Community Crossroads Inc | $1,458,920 | 2 | 24% |
| Alliance of Concerned Men | $558,319 | 5 | 15% |
| G E Ministries Inc | $300,000 | 2 | 18% |
| Upper Room Kc | $290,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Cape Charles Rosenwald School Restoration Initiative Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 24% |
| Braver AngelsInc | $150,000 | 3 | 4% |
| Douglass Leadership Institute Inc | $150,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Hope for Prisoners Inc | $111,500 | 5 | 1% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Woods School | $2,106,122 | 4 | 23% |
| Running Rebels Community Organization Inc | $1,897,578 | 2 | 19% |
| Milwaukee Community Crossroads Inc | $1,458,920 | 2 | 24% |
| Alliance of Concerned Men | $558,319 | 5 | 15% |
| G E Ministries Inc | $300,000 | 2 | 18% |
| Upper Room Kc | $290,000 | 1 | 6% |
| Cape Charles Rosenwald School Restoration Initiative Inc | $250,000 | 1 | 24% |
| Braver AngelsInc | $150,000 | 3 | 4% |
| Douglass Leadership Institute Inc | $150,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Hope for Prisoners Inc | $111,500 | 5 | 1% |
| Christian Families Against Destructive Decisions | $86,850 | 3 | 14% |
| He Brought US Out Ministry | $67,500 | 3 | 21% |
| Can I Live Inc | $65,000 | 3 | 6% |
| Project Reclaim of Louisiana Inc | $60,000 | 3 | 13% |
| Loving Others on Purpose | $55,000 | 3 | 28% |
| Beyond the Walls Church | $55,000 | 3 | n/a |
| I Am Cultured Inc | $55,000 | 3 | 21% |
| Victory Outreach of Texas Inc | $50,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Center for Community Empowerment | $50,000 | 3 | n/a |
| The Interested Citizens for Voter Registration | $44,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Ravendale Community Inc | $35,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Project EDEN | $30,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Men of Valor | $25,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Weare1chicago United Nfp | $20,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Community Service Alliance | $20,000 | 2 | 3% |
| X Cares | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The City of Hope Outreach | $15,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Youngstown Blue Coats | $15,000 | 2 | 11% |
| Urban Nation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Denyce Graves Foundation Inc | $15,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Hums- Uplifting Hearts Minds Souls Corp | $14,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Positive Plus | $13,989 | 2 | n/a |
| KLEO Community Family Life Center | $10,183 | 1 | 1% |
| Path Forward Utah | $10,000 | 1 | 69% |
| The Nonzero Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| The Be the People Project | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Adrc of Racine County | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Murphytown Baptist Church of Murphytown West Virginia | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Master's Apprentice Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Brendon L Garrett | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Feet on the Street Ministries Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 7% |
| Administer Justice | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Mirroe Mi Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| B a S S Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 4% |
| God Touch Milwaukee Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 3% |
| Pitt County Family Development Corp | $7,500 | 1 | 98% |
| Operation Recovery | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Calvert County Baptist Church | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Rara Foundation | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Legacy 4 Change | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Purpose Is Life Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Cohill Foundation | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Southern Dreams | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Your Sister's Project Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Everythingsupa Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Marvellous Works Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Konsiderdis | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| First Fruits Christian Center Church Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Computer Skills & Training Center Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 3% |
| Tmb Tax & Financial Services LLC | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Mommas Safe Haven | $7,500 | 1 | 4% |
| Youth for A Better Future | $7,500 | 1 | 5% |
| Gibraltar Consulting Dba Patent Insider | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Centerpoint Baptist Church | $7,500 | 1 | 8% |
| Neighborhood Technical Assistance Clinic | $7,500 | 1 | 8% |
| Mothers Againist Violence Healing Ministry Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Hope Foundation Reentry Network Inc | $7,500 | 1 | 3% |
| Anacostia Amp Outreach Empowerment | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Leaders of Excellence Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Phoenix Ventures Project | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| International Men of Excellence Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Chess Girls DC | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Day Eight | $7,500 | 1 | 3% |
| Gatherings Mentoring Networking Outreach Group | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Nubeauty Witin Ministries | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Father and Family Council Inc | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Tecpark LLC | $7,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Nashville Peacemakers | $6,500 | 1 | 2% |
| Hrmask | $6,479 | 1 | n/a |
| Reclaiming Our Youth Services | $6,456 | 1 | 12% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($10k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Woodson Center supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 39 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Dollar General Literacy Foundation · Local Initiatives Support Corporation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Network for Good · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc
How this is measured
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About Woodson Center
- How much does Woodson Center give?
- Woodson Center reported 32 itemized grants totaling $2,395,046, out of $2,717,377 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 52 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Woodson Center fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (32%), Youth Development (30%), Human Services (21%).
- Who are Woodson Center's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Piney Woods School ($2.1M), Running Rebels Community Organization Inc ($1.9M), Milwaukee Community Crossroads Inc ($1.5M).
- Does Woodson Center fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Woodson Center?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Dollar General Literacy Foundation, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Charities Aid Foundation America.
- Where is Woodson Center based?
- Woodson Center is based in DC.
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