Grace L Woodward Memorial Endowment Trust
Endowment for support of abilene christian university
Grace L Woodward Memorial Endowment Trust at a glance
In short: Grace L Woodward Memorial Endowment Trust gave $2.1M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2.1M), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,054,552
- +3.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,054,552
- +3.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,054,552
- Total assets
- $48,016,370
- +3.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Grace L Woodward Memorial Endowment Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Abilene Christian University ($2.1M).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Grace L Woodward Memorial Endowment Trust gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+17%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.6M (2019) to $2.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX | Education | $2,054,552 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $48,016,370 | $1,402,441 | $2,060,002 | $2,054,552 | 1 | $1,402,441 |
| 2024 | $46,356,768 | $1,299,484 | $1,983,390 | $1,978,450 | 1 | $1,299,484 |
| 2023 | $45,274,814 | $1,186,387 | $1,877,646 | $1,873,446 | 1 | $1,186,387 |
| 2022 | $46,336,469 | $1,097,374 | $1,754,804 | $1,750,954 | 1 | $1,097,374 |
| 2021 | $45,460,660 | $990,032 | $1,640,008 | $1,636,708 | 1 | $990,032 |
| 2020 | $32,383,275 | $691,834 | $1,633,397 | $1,627,657 | 1 | $691,834 |
| 2019 | $35,604,858 | $730,341 | $1,625,626 | $1,620,126 | 1 | $730,341 |
About Grace L Woodward Memorial Endowment Trust
Based on IRS filings
Grace L Woodward Memorial Endowment Trust is a public charity, based in Abilene, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $48.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2.1M. Net investment income was $1.4M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Grace L Woodward Memorial Endowment Trust is led by Abilene Christian University, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Abilene Christian University
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Grace L Woodward Memorial Endowment Trust
How much does Grace L Woodward Memorial Endowment Trust give each year?
Grace L Woodward Memorial Endowment Trust gave $2.1M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.0M across 1 grant.
How large is Grace L Woodward Memorial Endowment Trust?
Grace L Woodward Memorial Endowment Trust reported $48.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.
Where does Grace L Woodward Memorial Endowment Trust operate?
Grace L Woodward Memorial Endowment Trust has awarded grants in Texas.
What is Grace L Woodward Memorial Endowment Trust's EIN?
Grace L Woodward Memorial Endowment Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 75-2700815. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 14, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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