Funding search · EIN 582018115 · Clemson, SC

Ruth B Wood 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.

60
grants reported
$125,500
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,000
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.

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  • Holy Trinity Episcopal Church4 grants · $30,000
  • Clemson University4 grants · $22,000
  • Georgia Land Trust4 grants · $10,000
  • Clemson Free Clinic4 grants · $9,000
  • Carolina Thunder Llc4 grants · $6,500
  • Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church1 grant · $5,000
  • Scetv & Public Radio4 grants · $5,000
  • Doctors Without Borders4 grants · $5,000
  • Oconee Memorial Hospital4 grants · $5,000
  • Birkshire School4 grants · $4,000

Giving over time

$34,500
2022
$30,500
2023
$31,000
2024
$29,500
2025

Grant history

All 60 reported grants, largest first.

  • $10,000

    Holy Trinity Episcopal Church · Clemson, SC · 2023

    General operating

  • $10,000

    Holy Trinity Episcopal Church · Clemson, SC · 2022

    General operating

  • $7,000

    Clemson University · Clemson, SC · 2022

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Clemson University · Clemson, SC · 2025

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Holy Trinity Episcopal Church · Clemson, SC · 2025

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Clemson University · Clemson, SC · 2024

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church · Asheville, NC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $5,000

    Holy Trinity Episcopal Church · Clemson, SC · 2024

    General operating

  • $5,000

    Clemson University · Clemson, SC · 2023

    General operating

  • $4,000

    Georgia Land Trust · Piedmont, AL · 2025

    General operating

  • $3,500

    Springbank Retreat · Kingstree, SC · 2022

    General operating

  • $3,000

    Clemson Free Clinic · Clemson, SC · 2024

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Carolina Thunder Llc · Central, SC · 2025

    General purpose

  • $2,000

    Clemson Free Clinic · Clemson, SC · 2025

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025

    General purpose

  • $2,000

    Oconee Memorial Hospital · Columbia, SC · 2025

    General purpose

  • $2,000

    Scetv & Public Radio · Columbia, SC · 2025

    General purpose

  • $2,000

    Georgia Land Trust · Piedmont, AL · 2024

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Carolina Thunder Llc · Central, SC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $2,000

    Clemson Free Clinic · Clemson, SC · 2023

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Georgia Land Trust · Piedmont, AL · 2023

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Clemson Free Clinic · Clemson, SC · 2022

    General operating

  • $2,000

    Georgia Land Trust · Piedmont, AL · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,500

    Carolina Thunder Llc · Central, SC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Birkshire School · Sheffield, MA · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Clemson Child Development Center · Clemson, SC · 2025

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Clemson Community Care · Clemson, SC · 2025

    General funding

  • $1,000

    Family Promise of Pickens County · Easley, SC · 2025

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Pendleton Historic Foundation · Pendleton, SC · 2025

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Birkshire School · Sheffield, MA · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Clemson Child Development Center · Clemson, SC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Family Promise of Pickens County · Easley, SC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Oconee Memorial Hospital · Columbia, SC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Pendleton Historic Foundation · Pendleton, SC · 2024

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Rebuild Upstate · Greenville, SC · 2024

    General purposes

  • $1,000

    Scetv & Public Radio · Columbia, SC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Shaw Center · Thomasville, GA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Birkshire School · Sheffield, MA · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Clemson Child Development Center · Clemson, SC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Family Promise of Pickens County · Easley, SC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Oconee Memorial Hospital · Columbia, SC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Pendleton Historic Foundation · Pendleton, SC · 2023

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Rebuild Upstate · Greenville, SC · 2023

    General purposes

  • $1,000

    Scetv & Public Radio · Columbia, SC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Shaw Center · Thomasville, GA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Birkshire School · Sheffield, MA · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Carolina Thunder Llc · Central, SC · 2022

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Clemson Child Development Center · Clemson, SC · 2022

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Family Promise of Pickens County · Easley, SC · 2022

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Indian Mountain School · Lakeville, CT · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Oconee Memorial Hospital · Columbia, SC · 2022

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Pendleton Historic Foundation · Pendleton, SC · 2022

    General operating

  • $1,000

    Scetv & Public Radio · Columbia, SC · 2022

    General purpose

  • $1,000

    Shaw Center · Thomasville, GA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $500

    Indian Mountain School · Lakeville, CT · 2025

    General operating

  • $500

    Indian Mountain School · Lakeville, CT · 2024

    General operating

  • $500

    Indian Mountain School · Lakeville, CT · 2023

    General operating

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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.