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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-1617321

Woodland Foundation

A private foundation in Washington, DC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $147,000 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $147,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $4,590,631

  • Tax year 2024

    $389,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,382,586

  • Tax year 2023

    $240,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,610,618

  • Tax year 2022

    $295,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,380,208

  • Tax year 2021

    $395,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,600,426

  • Tax year 2020

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $4,547,523

  • Tax year 2019

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,509,869

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $4,461,699

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Council on Foreign RelationsNew York, NY

    Welfare

    $50,000
  2. Georgetown Institute for WomenWashington, DC

    Welfare

    $40,000
  3. Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA

    Welfare

    $20,000
  4. Robert F Kennedy Human RightsWashington, DC

    Welfare

    $20,000
  5. PBS FoundationArlington, VA

    Educational

    $9,500
  6. Gun Violence Prevention & AdvocacyWashington, DC

    Welfare

    $5,000
  7. Myriad USANew York, NY

    Welfare

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid2 grants $52,50064% of the total
  2. Medical research1 grant $20,00024% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $9,50012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia4 grants $115,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $20,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $9,500
  4. New York1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Afsaneh BeschlossDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Maryam MashayekhiDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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