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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 34-1606085

Woodcock Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 66 grants and $5.9 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Nov 30, 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2023

    $5,874,683

    Grants listed
    66
    Assets, end of year
    $64,905,065

  • Tax year 2022

    $5,181,709

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $70,781,272

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,568,352

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $90,341,598

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,550,375

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $86,199,498

  • Tax year 2019

    $6,288,946

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $73,154,502

  • Tax year 2018

    $6,284,849

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $63,180,419

  • Tax year 2017

    $7,683,614

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $61,577,106

Grants paid in 2023

66 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, ME

    General support

    $750,000
  2. Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners AssociationUnity, ME

    General support

    $750,000
  3. Rockefeller Philanthropy AdvisorsNew York, NY

    General support

    $365,300
  4. BVM Capacity Building InstituteAtlanta, GA

    General support

    $300,000
  5. Free PressNorthhampton, MA

    General support

    $275,000
  6. The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation InitiativeCanmore, Canada

    General support

    $225,500
  7. RedfSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $220,000
  8. Spark MicrograntsNew York, NY

    General support

    $220,000
  9. Acumen Fund IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $183,000
  10. Institute for Agriculture and Trade PolicyMinneapolis, MN

    General support

    $160,000
  11. Food & Environment Reporting NetworkPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $150,000
  12. Social and Environmental EntrepreneursCalabasas, CA

    General support

    $150,000
  13. National Young Farmers CoalitionHudson, NY

    General support

    $125,000
  14. BVM Capacity Building InstituteAtlanta, GA

    General support

    $110,000
  15. Center for Election Innovation & ResearchWashington, DC

    General support

    $110,000
  16. Equis InstituteWashington, DC

    General support

    $110,000
  17. Sixteen Thirty FundWashington, DC

    General support

    $110,000
  18. Southern Coalition for Social JusticeDurham, NC

    General support

    $110,000
  19. Texas Organizing Project Education FundSan Antonio, TX

    General support

    $110,000
  20. Accountability CounselSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $100,000
  21. Beats Rhymes and LifeOakland, CA

    General support

    $100,000
  22. Sixteen Thirty FundWashington, DC

    General support

    $100,000
  23. The Wildlife Crossing FundLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $100,000
  24. Ultraviolet Education FundWashington, DC

    General support

    $90,000
  25. IdeoorgPalo Alto, CA

    General support

    $82,500
  26. Bank Information CenterWashington, DC

    General support

    $49,500
  27. Climate Defense ProjectLaguna Beach, CA

    General support

    $49,500
  28. Miistakis Institute for the RockiesCalgary, Canada

    General support

    $45,000
  29. Alianza AmericasChicago, IL

    General support

    $44,000
  30. BVM Capacity Building InstituteAtlanta, GA

    General support

    $40,687
  31. Growing KingsBirmingham, AL

    General support

    $33,000
  32. Life Pieces to Masterpieces IncWashington, DC

    General support

    $33,000
  33. Village of WisdomDurham, NC

    General support

    $33,000
  34. Appalachian CorridorEastman, Canada

    General support

    $30,000
  35. American Friends of Canadian ConservationBellingham, WA

    General support

    $25,000
  36. Environment Funders CanadaToronto, Canada

    General support

    $25,000
  37. Global Fund for WomenSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  38. Groundswell InternationalWashington, DC

    General support

    $25,000
  39. National Center for Family PhilanthropyWashington, DC

    General support

    $25,000
  40. Public Media Group of Southern CaBurbank, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  41. Smithsonian Institution Hirshhorn GiftsWashington, DC

    General support

    $25,000
  42. Social and Environmental EntrepreneursCalabasas, CA

    General support

    $25,000
  43. Columbia Land ConservancyChatham, NY

    General support

    $22,000
  44. Montana State University Foundation IncBozeman, MT

    General support

    $22,000
  45. Scenic Hudson IncPoughkeepsie, NY

    General support

    $22,000
  46. Solidago FoundationNorthampton, MA

    General support

    $22,000
  47. Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems FundersSanta Barbara, CA

    General support

    $21,000
  48. Black Farmer Fund IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $16,500
  49. Faith Crusades Ministriesmore Up CampusMontgomery, AL

    General support

    $15,000
  50. Confluence PhilanthropyNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  51. New York FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  52. The Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation InitiativeCanmore, Canada

    General support

    $10,000
  53. Spark MicrograntsNew York, NY

    General support

    $7,500
  54. Acumen Fund IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,500
  55. Soapbox the Feminist FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,500
  56. Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL

    General support

    $5,000
  57. Showing Up for Racial Justice Education FundBuffalo, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  58. Village of WisdomDurham, NC

    General support

    $5,000
  59. Beats Rhymes and LifeOakland, CA

    General support

    $3,000
  60. Life Pieces to Masterpieces IncWashington, DC

    General support

    $3,000
  61. SparkHouston, TX

    General support

    $515
  62. Black Voters Matter FundAtlanta, GA

    General support

    $50
  63. North Carolina Community FoundationRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $50
  64. TopefSan Antonio, TX

    General support

    $30
  65. National Domestic Workers AllianceNew York, NY

    General support

    $26
  66. BVM Capacity Building InstituteAtlanta, GA

    General support

    $25

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment10 grants $1,353,50028% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture4 grants $1,056,00022% of the total
  3. Civil rights8 grants $655,73814% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking5 grants $620,35013% of the total
  5. International aid7 grants $510,00011% of the total
  6. Community development3 grants $148,5003% of the total
  7. 7 other causes11 grants $425,0159% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine2 grants $1,500,000
  2. New York14 grants $997,326
  3. California12 grants $901,000
  4. District of Columbia11 grants $680,500
  5. Georgia5 grants $450,762
  6. Massachusetts2 grants $297,000
  7. Minnesota1 grant $160,000
  8. Pennsylvania1 grant $150,000
  9. North Carolina4 grants $148,050
  10. Texas3 grants $110,545

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • Jeremy GuthTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lindsay D SheaTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Olga M DavidsonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stuart DavidsonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Winthrop RutherfurdTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $112,913
  • Margot BrandenburgTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $113,969
  • Sabrina GuthTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

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