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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-7425631

Woodruff Foundation

A private foundation in Cleveland, OH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $410,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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
Care of Cristin Slesh
1422 Euclid Avenue Suite 966
Cleveland, OH 44115
(216) 566-1853
Form and materials
No specific application or proposal form is used. Applicants should submit proposals that should include items such as: 1. Purpose of the proposal 2. A brief history and purpose of the organization 3. A profile of clients served, a summary of the services offered along with the service area and applicable statistics 4. An explanantion of specific grant request including objectives, time frame and budget 5. A statement of income and expenses for the preceding year and a current budget 6. A list of the board of trustees 7. A copy of the latest audited financial statements 8. A copy of the most recent annual report
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $410,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $13,904,333

  • Tax year 2024

    $470,785

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $12,754,518

  • Tax year 2023

    $666,960

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $12,156,735

  • Tax year 2022

    $372,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $11,416,685

  • Tax year 2021

    $630,314

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $14,329,254

  • Tax year 2020

    $526,000

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $13,207,344

  • Tax year 2019

    $462,390

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $12,393,653

  • Tax year 2018

    $454,300

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $11,009,413

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Magnolia ClubhouseCleveland, OH

    Capital campaign to expand services

    $55,000
  2. Center for Community SolutionsCleveland, OH

    Cuyahoga cty - nonprofit advocacy

    $35,000
  3. First Year Cleveland (cwru)Cleveland, OH

    Capacity building for maternal/infan

    $30,000
  4. May Dugan CenterCleveland, OH

    Behavioral health services

    $25,000
  5. Ohio GuidestoneBerea, OH

    Mobile response & stabilization serv

    $25,000
  6. Stella MarisCleveland, OH

    Detoxification services

    $25,000
  7. BeechbrookGarfield Heights, OH

    Early childhood mental health

    $20,000
  8. Bellefaire Jewish Children's BureauShaker HTS, OH

    School centered mental health

    $20,000
  9. Health Policy Institute of OhioColumbus, OH

    Policy briefs on youth mental health

    $15,000
  10. Lutheran Metropolitan MinistryCleveland, OH

    Provide guardianship to adults

    $15,000
  11. Neighborhood Health Care IncCleveland, OH

    Prof. Dev. & training for staff

    $15,000
  12. Salvation ArmyCleveland, OH

    Substance use recovery program

    $15,000
  13. Thrive for ChangeCleveland, OH

    Harm reduction services & awareness

    $15,000
  14. Building Hope in the CityCleveland, OH

    Refugee & immigrant mental health ed

    $10,000
  15. Ideastream Public MediaCleveland, OH

    Behavioral health programming

    $10,000
  16. Cleveland Hearing and Speech CenterCleveland, OH

    Training to improve mental health

    $10,000
  17. Cleveland Rape Crisis CenterCleveland, OH

    Trauma therapy for sexual voilence

    $10,000
  18. Cornerstone of HopeIndependence, OH

    Bereavement support groups

    $10,000
  19. Epilepsy AssociationCleveland, OH

    Case management for behavioral healt

    $10,000
  20. Frontline ServiceCleveland, OH

    Improve access to care for homeless

    $10,000
  21. Journey Center for Safety & HealingCleveland, OH

    Trauma therapy for domestic violence

    $10,000
  22. Naaleh ClevelandLyndhurst, OH

    Referral & support line

    $10,000
  23. University SettlementCleveland, OH

    Youth prevention programs

    $10,000

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. YMCA of Greater ClevelandCleveland, OH

    Y-haven facility renovations

    $100,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health5 grants $110,00033% of the total
  2. Mental health5 grants $90,00027% of the total
  3. Human services4 grants $55,00016% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $35,00010% of the total
  5. Religion2 grants $25,0007% of the total
  6. Crime and legal aid1 grant $10,0003% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $10,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio23 grants $410,000

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Molly Wimbiscus MDTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Habeebah Rasheed GrimesTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Vanessa Jensen PsydTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Laurel Domanski DiazPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Janet LowderSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dixon MorganTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • John CorlettVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert Fischer PHDTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Eric AmanfohTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

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