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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3314966

The Woods Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 36 grants and $333,900 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
The Woods FDN - Co Bessemer TR Co N
1271 Avenue of the Americas 42 Fl
New York, NY 10020
(516) 508-6923
Form and materials
Letter form; description of organization and activities
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Only requests from organized charities or govt. Entities considered.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $333,900

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $5,169

  • Tax year 2023

    $395,900

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $17,230

  • Tax year 2022

    $449,723

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $3,933

  • Tax year 2021

    $333,700

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $76,259

  • Tax year 2020

    $405,400

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $60,014

  • Tax year 2019

    $273,700

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $67,747

  • Tax year 2017

    $361,400

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $268

Grants paid in 2024

36 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Wildlife Conservation SocietyBronx, NY

    General exempt purpose

    $100,000
  2. Champions ClubMissoula, MT

    General exempt purpose

    $25,000
  3. Hospice of Wood River ValleyKetchum, ID

    General exempt purpose

    $25,000
  4. Santa Cruz Waldorf SchoolSanta Cruz, CA

    General exempt purpose

    $25,000
  5. Stanford Hoover HouseStanford, CA

    General exempt purpose

    $25,000
  6. Planned ParenthoodNew York, NY

    General exempt purpose

    $10,000
  7. Precourt Director's Discretionary FundNew York, NY

    General exempt purpose

    $10,000
  8. St Timothy's SchoolStevenson, MA

    General exempt purpose

    $10,000
  9. Stanford LiveStanford, CA

    General exempt purpose

    $10,000
  10. The Woods InstituteWashington, DC

    General exempt purpose

    $10,000
  11. Woods Hole Oceanographic InstituteWoods Hole, MA

    General exempt purpose

    $10,000
  12. Sun Valley Writer's ConferenceSanta Monica, CA

    General exempt purpose

    $8,000
  13. Sun Valley Music FestivalKetchum, ID

    General exempt purpose

    $6,000
  14. Clubhouse InternationalNew York, NY

    General exempt purpose

    $5,000
  15. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General exempt purpose

    $5,000
  16. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    General exempt purpose

    $5,000
  17. Partners in Health Network IncCharleston, WV

    General exempt purpose

    $5,000
  18. Peninsula Open Space TrustPalo Alto, CA

    General exempt purpose

    $5,000
  19. Radcliffe Institute for Advanced StudyCambridge, MA

    General exempt purpose

    $5,000
  20. Stluke Medical Center Wood River LTDBoise, ID

    General exempt purpose

    $5,000
  21. Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation IncSun Valley, ID

    General exempt purpose

    $5,000
  22. The Community LibraryKilmarnock, VA

    General exempt purpose

    $5,000
  23. Wood River Land TrustHailey, ID

    General exempt purpose

    $5,000
  24. Camphill Village USACopake, NY

    General exempt purpose

    $2,000
  25. Advocates for Domestic ViolenceAlbany, NY

    General exempt purpose

    $1,000
  26. Blaine County Recreation DistrictHailey, ID

    General exempt purpose

    $1,000
  27. Council on Foreign RelationsNew York, NY

    General exempt purpose

    $1,000
  28. Sun Valley Center for the ArtsKetchum, ID

    General exempt purpose

    $1,000
  29. Wood River Community YMCABoise, ID

    General exempt purpose

    $1,000
  30. Flourish FoundationHailey, ID

    General exempt purpose

    $500
  31. Friends of Galena Public Library IncGalena, IL

    General exempt purpose

    $500
  32. Hunger Coalition IncBoone, NC

    General exempt purpose

    $500
  33. Taktse InstituteGangton, India

    General exempt purpose

    $500
  34. The Crisis Hot Line IncBellevue, ID

    General exempt purpose

    $500
  35. Friends of the Sawtooth National Forest Avalanche Center IncKetchum, ID

    General exempt purpose

    $200
  36. Special Olympics IncWashington, DC

    General exempt purpose

    $200

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Animals1 grant $100,00056% of the total
  2. Education3 grants $38,00021% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation3 grants $26,20015% of the total
  4. International aid2 grants $6,0003% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  6. Mental health2 grants $2,5001% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $1,200<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York8 grants $134,000
  2. California5 grants $73,000
  3. Idaho11 grants $50,200
  4. Massachusetts4 grants $30,000
  5. Montana1 grant $25,000
  6. District of Columbia2 grants $10,200
  7. Virginia1 grant $5,000
  8. West Virginia1 grant $5,000
  9. Illinois1 grant $500
  10. North Carolina1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Ward W Woods JrPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
  • Priscilla B WoodsVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
  • Alexandra WoodsDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Katharine Woods EmerickDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Robert RoristonSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 3Pay $0

The return

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