William Wood Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Cincinnati, OH EIN: 38-6626768

William Wood Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Cincinnati, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $474K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $36K. Net investment income was $18K.

William Wood Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: William Wood Charitable Foundation gave $36K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), top state New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$35,811
-58.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$8,953
-58.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$9,848
Total assets
$474,396
-4.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (40% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who William Wood Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Memorial Sloan Kettering Inst: $14KMemorial Sloan Kettering Inst$14KAmerican Cancer Society: $14KAmerican Cancer Society$14KComm Fdn for Muskegon County: $5KComm Fdn for Muskegon County$5KUniversity of South Dakota Fdn: $2KUniversity of South Dakota Fdn$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Memorial Sloan Kettering Inst ($14K). Together the top 4 received $36K.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

MuskegonNew YorkVermillionOklahoma CityHagerstown

How William Wood Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 151% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K4 grants2019 4 grants2020 4 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2020) to $86K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $36K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Memorial Sloan Kettering Inst New York, NYSupport for Daily$14,324
American Cancer Society Hagerstown, MDSupport for Daily$14,324
Comm Fdn for Muskegon County Muskegon, MISupport for Daily$5,372
University of South Dakota Fdn Vermillion, SDSupport for Daily$1,791
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$474,396$25,581$46,750$35,8114$36,631$18,111$24,251
2024$496,418$111,829$95,103$85,9454$86,810$103,941$24,398
2023$478,891$25,605$66,176$57,2974$58,173$17,538$26,153
2022$519,871$13,959$43,692$33,5074$34,456$5,333$28,145
2021$547,410$40,529$41,473$30,6314$31,698$30,711$32,539
2020$550,819$22,621$39,600$30,0004—$13,698$28,872
2019$568,344$46,044$106,280$74,0004—$33,432$29,375

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, William Wood Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $24K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

William Wood Charitable Foundation's only listed officer is Fifth Third Bank N A, Trustee on the 2025 filing (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Fifth Third Bank N A

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    $8K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Comerica Bank (2019–2024) — Trustee

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Fifth Third Bank N a — Trustee: $8KFifth Third Bank N aTrustee$8K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $8K, to Fifth Third Bank N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about William Wood Charitable Foundation

How much does William Wood Charitable Foundation give each year?

William Wood Charitable Foundation gave $36K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $86K across 4 grants.

What is William Wood Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

William Wood Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $9,848, and its average grant was $8,953, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does William Wood Charitable Foundation give grants?

William Wood Charitable Foundation's top state is New York, with 40% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Maryland (40%) and Michigan (15%).

Does William Wood Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on William Wood Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support for Daily" (4 grants).

How large is William Wood Charitable Foundation?

William Wood Charitable Foundation reported $474K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $37K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $24K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is William Wood Charitable Foundation's EIN?

William Wood Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-6626768. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 12, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 27, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 6, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 24, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 20, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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