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Woodward Foundation Inc at a glance

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Woodward Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$95k
Granted FY2025still arriving
10
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$26k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Philanthropy$154kEducation$76kHuman Services$66kArts & Culture$60kPublic Benefit$56kHealth$36kRecreation & Sports$28kHousing & Shelter$22kOther$0
02FY2025 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $27k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $68k
$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$11k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
United Way (5 agencies in IA and WI)$25,600
Dubuque Community Y$12,500
Opening Doors$10,000
Crescent Community Health Center$10,000
Thompson Center on Lourdes$10,000
Individual grant recipient$8,000
Inspiring Community Inc$6,250
East Dubuque Public Library$5,000
Platteville Fire Department$5,000
Iowa College Foundation$3,000
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, $46k) land where the poverty rate runs at 9%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%Thompson Center on Lourdes: $10k → 6%Oregon Community Resources Network: $5k → 10%Urban Dreams: $5k → 10%Urban Dreams: $1k → 10%Dubuque Community Y: $13k → 11%Dubuque Community Y: $13k → 11%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.
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.

68%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$394k · 18 repeat orgs$186k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +11% since the first grant, against +9% for those funded once.

18 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
23

Total granted

$394k
$148k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+11%
+9%

Still filing today

61%
52%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $38k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthArts & CultureEducationRecreation & SportsYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • IC
    INSPIRING COMMUNTY INC
    6× · 2020–2025 · $44k · revenue +523%
  • DM
    DUBUQUE MUSEUM OF ART
    3× · 2020–2022 · $30k · revenue +38%
  • RC
    Riverview Center Inc
    2× · 2021–2022 · $10k · revenue +11%

Funded once

  • BC
    Blank Childrens Hospital
    one grant, 2020 · $15k
  • TM
    The Mooring Programs Ind dba Apricity
    one grant, 2023 · $12k
  • DA
    DUBUQUE ARBORETUM ASSOCIATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $12k · revenue +87%
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
Dubuque Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

The Dubuque Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) will lead tourism destination promotion and development to enhance and expand the Dubuque Area experience.

Community Improvement
2
Dubuque County Historical Society

To inspire stewardship by creating educational experiences where history and rivers come alive.

Arts & Culture
3
United Way of North Central Iowa

Seeking to build a stronger, more caring community by forming partnerships with businesses, community experts, education & health & human service agencies to achieve targeted outcomes & sustained changes in community conditions which will…

Philanthropy
4
Iowa City Downtown Self Supported Municipal Improvement District

Our mission is to champion the iowa city downtown district as a progressive, healthy, and culturally-vibrant urban center of the region.

—
5
Iowa City Unesco City of Literature

To build and support diverse communities of writers and audiences through the transformative power of story. We lead by inclusion and collaboration, celebrating the emotions, discovery and connections inspired by the written word in all…

Education
6
Des Moines Water Works Park Foundation

The des moines water works park foundation is dedicated to developing and executing the master plan created for water works park. the plan turns the park into a national model incorporating recreation, education and conservation within the…

Recreation & Sports
7
Medical Associates Foundation of Dubuque
—
8
Iowa Automotive Heritage Foundation
Science & Tech
9
United Way of Dubuque Area Tri-States

To connect people and resources to advance the health, education, and income of those in need in our community.

Philanthropy
10
Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque

The community foundation of greater dubuque grows philanthropy to improve life in northeast iowa by serving donors, strengthening nonprofits and leading collaborative initiatives to address community needs.

Philanthropy
11
University of Iowa Facilities Corporation

The university of iowa facilities corporation acquires and holds property for the benefit and use of the university of iowa.

—
12
Greater Des Moines Partnership Foundation
Philanthropy
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Finley Health Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Platteville Library Foundation Inc. 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

26 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. 26 of the 45 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)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/26
Grantees still filing
17/26
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

United Way (5 Agencies in IA and WI): $102,400 · OtherUnited Way (5 Agencies in IA and WI)United Way (5 Agencies within IA and WI): $51,200 · OtherUnited Way (5 Agencies within IA and WI)East Dubuque Public Library: $25,000 · OtherEast Dubuque Public LibraryIndividual grant recipient: $17,000 · OtherBlank Childrens Hospital: $15,000 · Other+26 more: $184,095 · Other+26 moreDUBUQUE COMMUNITY Y: $25,000 · Human ServicesTHOMPSON CENTER ON LOURDES INC: $10,000 · Human ServicesURBAN DREAMS: $6,000 · Human ServicesOregon Community Resource Network Inc: $5,000 · Human ServicesINSPIRING COMMUNTY INC: $43,750 · PhilanthropyDUBUQUE MUSEUM OF ART: $30,000 · Arts & CultureAD GERMAN WAREHOUSE CONSERVANCY INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureRiverview Center Inc: $10,000 · EducationClarke University of Dubuque Iowa: $10,000 · EducationDickeyville Park Foundation Inc: $10,000 · Recreation & SportsMIRACLE LEAGUE OF DUBUQUE: $10,000 · Recreation & SportsCrescent Community Health Center: $10,000 · HealthFINLEY HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · HealthCANDO CANCER: $1,000 · Health
Other$394,695Human Services$46,000Philanthropy$43,750Arts & Culture$40,000Education$20,000Recreation & Sports$20,000Health$16,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetINSPIRING COMMUNTY INC: $43,750 over 6y, 1.9% of budgetDUBUQUE MUSEUM OF ART: $30,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetDUBUQUE COMMUNITY Y: $25,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetDUBUQUE ARBORETUM ASSOCIATION INC: $12,300 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetPLATTEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT INC: $10,000 over 2y, 7.0% of budgetAD GERMAN WAREHOUSE CONSERVANCY INC: $10,000 over 2y, 3.2% of budgetOPENING DOORS: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetIOWA NEWSPAPER FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetRiverview Center Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetDickeyville Park Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetClarke University of Dubuque Iowa: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMIRACLE LEAGUE OF DUBUQUE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetIOWA COLLEGE FOUNDATION: $8,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPLATTEVILLE MAINSTREET PROGRAM: $8,000 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetURBAN DREAMS: $6,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetPLATTEVILLE LIBRARY FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetOregon Community Resource Network Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF WISCONSIN INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTwo By Two Character Development: $5,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetFINLEY HEALTH FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSOUTHWEST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCANDO CANCER: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetFOOD BANK OF IOWA: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Center for Employee Ownership: $500 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.

Spahn & Rose Lumber C…Heartland Charitable …Ay McDonald Charitabl…Dubuque Racing Associ…James B & Melita a Mc…Community Foundation …Alliant Energy Founda…Dupaco RW Hoefer Foun…Falb Family Charitabl…Crescent Electric Cha…Sirk Family FoundationGantz Foundation Char…
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co Charitable FdtnIA30.5× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Spahn & Rose Lumber Co Charitable Fdtn · Heartland Charitable Trust · Ay McDonald Charitable Foundation · Dubuque Racing Association Ltd · James B & Melita a McDonough Foundation · Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque · Alliant Energy Foundation Inc · Dupaco RW Hoefer Foundation · Falb Family Charitable Foundation · Crescent Electric Charitable Foundation · Sirk Family Foundation · Gantz Foundation Charitable Trust

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 Woodward Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Woodward Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    7report 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.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Woodward Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Woodward Foundation Inc 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 45 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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