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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 33-1067481

Wood Foundation Inc

A private foundation in South Bend, IN. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $675,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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
James F Keenan
202 S Michigan St Ste 910
South Bend, IN 46601
(574) 287-5977
Form and materials
Submit a written request. Include complete details about the organization, the purpose of the request and the intended use of the grant proceeds. Applications must meet IRS charitable standards.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $675,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $12,943,684
  • Tax year 2023

    $620,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $12,788,050
  • Tax year 2022

    $676,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $12,773,965
  • Tax year 2021

    $555,252

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $12,903,763
  • Tax year 2020

    $552,022

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $11,797,319
  • Tax year 2019

    $95,700

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $11,659,530
  • Tax year 2018

    $180,900

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,912,746

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Salvation Army-Niles FacilityNiles, MI

    Construction of new facility and feeding his sheep food program

    $250,000
  2. Curious Kids MusuemSt Joseph, MI

    Musuem exhibit

    $200,000
  3. Corewell Health Care CenterNiles, MI

    ICU renovations

    $100,000
  4. Logan Community Resource CenterSouth Bend, IN

    Niles program 2025

    $80,000
  5. United Way of Southwest MichiganSaint Joseph, MI

    Dolly parton imagination library

    $25,000
  6. Greater Niles Chamber of CommerceNiles, MI

    Community development

    $10,000
  7. Friends of the Niles District LibraryNiles, MI

    Security system

    $10,000

Approved for future payment

3 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Salvation Army-Niles FacilityNiles, MI

    Construction of new facility and feeding his sheep food program

    $250,000
  2. Corewell Health Care CenterNiles, MI

    ICU renovations

    $200,000
  3. Greater Niles Chamber of CommerceNiles, MI

    Community development

    $30,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,00071% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $10,00029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Michigan6 grants $595,000
  2. Indiana1 grant $80,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Jerry E FrenchPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $8,000
  • James F KeenenVICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $8,000
  • Brian M FrenchOFFICER Hours 1Pay $8,000
  • Donald F WalterOFFICER Hours 1Pay $8,000
  • Kimberly FrenchOFFICER Hours 1Pay $8,000

The return

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