Funding search · EIN 586049589 · Columbus, GA

Jw & Ethel I Woodruff Foundation

Name: Jw & Ethel I Woodruff Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

165
grants reported: $5.9M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $6,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

education development youth arts preservation health historic shelter

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

10 grants matching “historic preservation” · $314,016

$26,000
Historic Columbus Fdn · Columbus, GA · 2024
Historic preservation
$6,000
Friends of St Louis · Middleburg, VA · 2024
Historic preservation
$6,000
Historic Linwood Foundation · Columbus, GA · 2024
Cemetery preservation
$6,000
Unison Preservation Society · Round Hill, VA · 2024
Historic preservation
$26,000
Historic Columbus Fdn · Columbus, GA · 2023
Historic preservation
$6,000
Friends of St Louis · Middleburg, VA · 2023
Historic preservation
$6,000
Unison Preservation Society · Round Hill, VA · 2023
Historic preservation
$220,016
Historic Columbus Fdn · Columbus, GA · 2022
Historic preservation
$6,000
Friends of St Louis · Middleburg, VA · 2022
Historic preservation
$6,000
Unison Preservation Society · Round Hill, VA · 2022
Historic preservation

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital2 grants · $1.2M
Auburn University Foundation5 grants · $604,000
Springer Opera House3 grants · $490,164
United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley3 grants · $475,000
Historic Columbus Fdn3 grants · $272,016
Brookstone School3 grants · $248,000
Columbus Hospice3 grants · $230,016
Boys & Girls Club of Chatt Valley3 grants · $218,003
Columbus State University Foundation3 grants · $207,000
Port Columbus3 grants · $201,000

Giving over time

$2.0M

2022

$2.1M

2023

$1.8M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 165 grants.

$665,097
Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital · Columbus, GA · 2022
Medical-childrens hospital
$500,392
Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital · Columbus, GA · 2023
Medical-childrens hospital
$350,000
Auburn University Foundation · Auburn, AL · 2023
Scholarships
$330,164
Springer Opera House · Columbus, GA · 2023
Arts
$300,000
United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley · Columbus, GA · 2024
2025 campaign
$245,000
Auburn University Foundation · Auburn, AL · 2024
Scholarships
$220,016
Historic Columbus Fdn · Columbus, GA · 2022
Historic preservation
$216,000
Brookstone School · Columbus, GA · 2024
Education
$210,016
Columbus Hospice · Columbus, GA · 2022
Hospice care
$200,000
Midtown · Columbus, GA · 2024
Community advocacy
$143,003
Boys & Girls Club of Chatt Valley · Columbus, GA · 2022
Youth development
$125,000
Columbus Technical College · Columbus, GA · 2024
Education
$125,000
United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley · Columbus, GA · 2022
2023 campaign
$111,000
Columbus State University Foundation · Columbus, GA · 2024
Education
$100,000
Georgia State University Fdn · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Education
$100,000
Stewart Community Home · Columbus, GA · 2023
Special needs housing
$80,000
Springer Opera House · Columbus, GA · 2024
Arts
$80,000
Springer Opera House · Columbus, GA · 2022
Arts
$76,000
Columbus State University Foundation · Columbus, GA · 2023
Education
$71,000
Port Columbus · Columbus, GA · 2023
Naval museum
$70,000
Georgia State University Fdn · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Education
$65,000
Port Columbus · Columbus, GA · 2024
Naval museum
$65,000
Port Columbus · Columbus, GA · 2022
Naval museum
$60,000
Open Door Community House · Columbus, GA · 2023
Homeless shelter
$56,000
Chastain Horse Park Ltd · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Developmentally disabled services
$50,000
Boys & Girls Club of Chatt Valley · Columbus, GA · 2024
Youth development
$50,000
Community Foundation of the Chatt Valley · Columbus, GA · 2023
Education-ga state univ fdn
$50,000
United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley · Columbus, GA · 2023
2024 campaign
$50,000
University of Georgia Fdn · Athens, GA · 2023
Education-s.e. Draper library
$50,000
Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley · Columbus, GA · 2022
"columbus 2025 initiative"
$37,000
West Point Assoc of Graduates · West Pt, NY · 2023
Education-se draper library
$30,000
Girls Inc of Columbus · Columbus, GA · 2024
Youth development
$30,000
Girls Inc of Columbus · Columbus, GA · 2023
Youth development
$30,000
Girls Inc of Columbus · Columbus, GA · 2022
Youth development
$26,000
Historic Columbus Fdn · Columbus, GA · 2024
Historic preservation
$26,000
Historic Columbus Fdn · Columbus, GA · 2023
Historic preservation
$25,000
Boys & Girls Club of Chatt Valley · Columbus, GA · 2023
Youth development
$20,000
Columbus State University Foundation · Columbus, GA · 2022
Education
$20,000
National Infantry Museum · Columbus, GA · 2022
Museum-military history
$16,000
Brookstone School · Columbus, GA · 2023
Education
$16,000
Brookstone School · Columbus, GA · 2022
Education
$15,000
Twin Cedars Youth Services · Lagrange, GA · 2024
Youth home - anne elizabeth shepherd home
$15,000
Twin Cedars Youth Services · Lagrange, GA · 2023
Youth home - anne elizabeth shepherd home
$15,000
Love Like Lexi Project · Smiths Station, AL · 2022
Teen suicide prevention
$15,000
Twin Cedars Youth Services · Lagrange, GA · 2022
Youth home - anne elizabeth shepherd home
$12,000
West Point Assoc of Graduates · West Pt, NY · 2024
Education-se draper library
$12,000
West Point Assoc of Graduates · West Pt, NY · 2022
Education-se draper library
$11,000
Fighting Abuse in the Home · Clayton, GA · 2024
Family abuse victim advocacy
$10,000
Columbus Hospice · Columbus, GA · 2024
Hospice care
$10,000
Columbus Museum · Columbus, GA · 2024
Arts
$10,000
Columbus Symphony Guild · Columbus, GA · 2024
Arts
$10,000
Open Door Community House · Columbus, GA · 2024
Homeless shelter
$10,000
Stewart Community Home · Columbus, GA · 2024
Special needs housing
$10,000
University of Georgia Fdn · Athens, GA · 2024
Education-jww, jr. Scholarship
$10,000
Uptown Columbus · Columbus, GA · 2024
Economic development
$10,000
Valley Rescue Mission · Columbus, GA · 2024
Homeless shelter
$10,000
West Point Assoc of Graduates · West Pt, NY · 2024
Basketball scholarship
$10,000
Columbus Hospice · Columbus, GA · 2023
Hospice care
$10,000
Columbus Museum · Columbus, GA · 2023
Arts
$10,000
Columbus Symphony Guild · Columbus, GA · 2023
Arts
$10,000
Feeding the Valley Food Bank · Midland, GA · 2023
Food bank
$10,000
University of Georgia Fdn · Athens, GA · 2023
Education-jww, jr. Scholarship
$10,000
Uptown Columbus · Columbus, GA · 2023
Economic development
$10,000
Valley Rescue Mission · Columbus, GA · 2023
Homeless shelter
$10,000
West Point Assoc of Graduates · West Pt, NY · 2023
Basketball scholarship
$10,000
Columbus Museum · Columbus, GA · 2022
Arts
$10,000
Columbus Symphony Guild · Columbus, GA · 2022
Arts
$10,000
Open Door Community House · Columbus, GA · 2022
Homeless shelter
$10,000
Stewart Community Home · Columbus, GA · 2022
Special needs housing
$10,000
University of Georgia Fdn · Athens, GA · 2022
Education-jww, jr. Scholarship
$10,000
Uptown Columbus · Columbus, GA · 2022
Economic development
$10,000
Valley Rescue Mission · Columbus, GA · 2022
Homeless shelter
$10,000
West Point Assoc of Graduates · West Pt, NY · 2022
Basketball scholarship
$6,000
Colorado Rocky Mountain School · Carbondale, CO · 2024
Education
$6,000
Community Housing Coalition of Madison Co · Marshall, NC · 2024
Housing repairs
$6,000
Friends of St Louis · Middleburg, VA · 2024
Historic preservation
$6,000
Gifft Hill School · St John, VI · 2024
Education
$6,000
Historic Linwood Foundation · Columbus, GA · 2024
Cemetery preservation
$6,000
Lovett School · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Education - true blue annual fund
$6,000
Mercy Med of Columbus · Columbus, GA · 2024
Indigent healthcare
$6,000
Neighbors in Need · Marshall, NC · 2024
Assistance with heating, utilities and food for needy madison co., nc. Residents.
$6,000
Paws for Life · Tiger, GA · 2024
Advocacy for animals
$6,000
Paws Humane · Columbus, GA · 2024
Animal adoption
$6,000
Riverside Military Academy · Gainesville, GA · 2024
Education
$6,000
Shepherd Spinal Center Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Health - spinal research
$6,000
Tara Institute of Performing Arts · Boulder, CO · 2024
Arts
$6,000
Unison Preservation Society · Round Hill, VA · 2024
Historic preservation
$6,000
Waldorf School Assoc of Boulder Inc (Shining Mtn) · Boulder, CO · 2024
Education
$6,000
Baylor School · Chattanooga, TN · 2023
Education
$6,000
Colorado Rocky Mountain School · Carbondale, CO · 2023
Education
$6,000
Community Housing Coalition of Madison Co · Marshall, NC · 2023
Housing repairs
$6,000
Fight Abuse in the Home · Clayton, GA · 2023
Family abuse victim advocacy
$6,000
Friends of St Louis · Middleburg, VA · 2023
Historic preservation
$6,000
Gifft Hill School · St John, VI · 2023
Education
$6,000
Lovett School · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Education - true blue annual fund
$6,000
Neighbors in Need · Marshall, NC · 2023
Assistance with heating, utilities and food for needy madison co., nc. Residents.
$6,000
Paws for Life · Tiger, GA · 2023
Advocacy for animals
$6,000
Paws Humane · Columbus, GA · 2023
Animal adoption
$6,000
Riverside Military Academy · Gainesville, GA · 2023
Education
$6,000
Shepherd Spinal Center Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Health - spinal research

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