Funding search · EIN 846282092 · Colorado Springs, CO

Woodford Foundation

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

231
grants reported
$1.5M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

puprosecentergovtindivdualpurposegraduatescholarshipstudentfellowstudyof

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4 grants matching “govt · $210,000

  • $60,000

    University of Colorado Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2025

    Center for studyof govt & indivdual

  • $50,000

    University of Colorado Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2024

    Center for studyof govt & indivdual

  • $50,000

    University of Colorado Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2023

    Center for studyof govt & indivdual

  • $50,000

    University of Colorado Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2022

    Center for studyof govt & indivdual

Top recipients

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

  • University of Colorado Foundation4 grants · $210,000
  • State Policy Network4 grants · $100,000
  • Judicial Watch4 grants · $100,000
  • Conservative Partnership Institute4 grants · $100,000
  • Institute for Justice4 grants · $100,000
  • Convention of States Foundation4 grants · $100,000
  • Freedom Works Foundation3 grants · $75,000
  • Steamboat Institute4 grants · $55,000
  • American Council of Trustees and Alumni4 grants · $50,000
  • Independence Institute4 grants · $40,000

Giving over time

$409,100
2022
$375,550
2023
$368,000
2024
$372,200
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 231 grants.

  • $60,000

    University of Colorado Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2025

    Center for studyof govt & indivdual

  • $50,000

    University of Colorado Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2024

    Center for studyof govt & indivdual

  • $50,000

    University of Colorado Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2023

    Center for studyof govt & indivdual

  • $50,000

    University of Colorado Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2022

    Center for studyof govt & indivdual

  • $25,000

    Conservative Partnership Institute · Washington, DC · 2025

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Convention of States Foundation · Houston, TX · 2025

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2025

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2025

    General puprose

  • $25,000

    State Policy Network · Arlington, VA · 2025

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Conservative Partnership Institute · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Convention of States Foundation · Houston, TX · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Freedom Works Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2024

    General puprose

  • $25,000

    State Policy Network · Arlington, VA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Conservative Partnership Institute · Washington, DC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Convention of States Foundation · Houston, TX · 2023

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Freedom Works Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2023

    General puprose

  • $25,000

    State Policy Network · Arlington, VA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Conservative Partnership Institute · Washington, DC · 2022

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Convention of States Foundation · Houston, TX · 2022

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Freedom Works Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Institute for Justice · Arlington, VA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $25,000

    Judicial Watch · Washington, DC · 2022

    General puprose

  • $25,000

    State Policy Network · Arlington, VA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $20,000

    Steamboat Institute · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2025

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    American Council of Trustees and Alumni · Washington, DC · 2025

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    American Council of Trustees and Alumni · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $15,000

    Steamboat Institute · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,200

    The Fund for American Studies · Washington, DC · 2025

    General purpose

  • $10,200

    The Fund for American Studies · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Acton Institute · Grand Rapids, MI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Independence Institute · Golden, CO · 2025

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    New Civil Liberties Alliance · Washington, DC · 2025

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Uplift Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2025

    Scholarship program

  • $10,000

    Public Interest Legal Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2025

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Acton Institute · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    American Institute for Economic Research · Great Barrington, MA · 2024

    Bastiat &general purpose

  • $10,000

    Independence Institute · Golden, CO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Public Interest Legal Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Acton Institute · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    American Council of Trustees and Alumni · Washington, DC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Independence Institute · Golden, CO · 2023

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Uplift Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023

    Scholarship program

  • $10,000

    Public Interest Legal Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    State Freedom Caucus Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Steamboat Institute · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2023

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Acton Institute · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    American Council of Trustees and Alumni · Washington, DC · 2022

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Independence Institute · Golden, CO · 2022

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Uplift Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022

    Scholarship program

  • $10,000

    Public Interest Legal Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    Steamboat Institute · Steamboat Springs, CO · 2022

    General purpose

  • $10,000

    The American Conservative · Washington, DC · 2022

    General purpose

  • $9,600

    The Fund for American Studies · Washington, DC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $7,500

    Leadership Program of the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2025

    Scholarshipsgeneral purpose

  • $7,500

    The Heartland Institute · Chicago, IL · 2025

    General purpose

  • $7,500

    Leadership Program of the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2024

    Scholarshipsgeneral purpose

  • $7,500

    Leadership Program of the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2023

    Scholarshipsgeneral purpose

  • $7,500

    Leadership Program of the Rockies · Denver, CO · 2022

    General purposescholarships

  • $6,000

    American Institute for Economic Research · Great Barrington, MA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    American Legislative Exchange Council · Arlington, VA · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Ballotpedia · Middleton, WI · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Careers in Construction Colorado · Colorado Springs, CO · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow · Washington, DC · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Constituting America · Colleyville, TX · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Mountain States Legal Foundation · Lakewood, CO · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Prager University Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2025

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Ballotpedia · Middleton, WI · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Educating Children of Color · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Mountain States Legal Foundation · Lakewood, CO · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    New Civil Liberties Alliance · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Uplift Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    Scholarship program

  • $5,000

    Prager University Foundation · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    The Heartland Institute · Chicago, IL · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Ballotpedia · Middleton, WI · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Bill of Rights Institute · Arlington, VA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow · Washington, DC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Diakonia · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023

    Apprenticeshiptraining program

  • $5,000

    Educating Children of Color · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Mountain States Legal Foundation · Lakewood, CO · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    The Heartland Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    American Institute for Economic Research · Great Barrington, MA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Ballotpedia · Middleton, WI · 2022

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Bill of Rights Institute · Arlington, VA · 2022

    General puporse

  • $5,000

    Cato Institue · Washington, DC · 2022

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Cfact · Washington, DC · 2022

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Diakonia · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022

    Apprenticeshiptraining program

  • $5,000

    Educating Children of Color · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022

    General use

  • $5,000

    Foundation for Economic Freedom · New York, NY · 2022

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Foundation of Individual Rights in Education · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Friends of the Children · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022

    Pikes peakelementary programclubhouse

  • $5,000

    Institute for Free Speech · Alexandria, VA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Institute for Humane Studies · Arlington, VA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Ladies of Liberty Alliance · Washington, DC · 2022

    General use

  • $5,000

    Mercatus · Arlirlington, VA · 2022

    General purposegraduate studentfellow program

  • $5,000

    Mountain States Legal Foundation · Lakewood, CO · 2022

    General purpose

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.