Wood Family Charitable Foundation
Wood Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Refugio, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $485K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $3K. Net investment income was $232K.
Wood Family Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Wood Family Charitable Foundation gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,500
- -83.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -83.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,500
- -0.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $484,784
- +138.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Michigan (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Wood Family Charitable Foundation
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Wood Family Charitable Foundation
Who Wood Family Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University Preparatory Academy ($3K).
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 19 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Wood Family Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving fell 73% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 9% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2025) to $15K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $3K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University Preparatory Academy Detroit, MI | David P Greeneisen Robotics Fund | $2,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $484,784 | $287,145 | $5,274 | $2,500 | 1 | $2,500 | $231,890 | $27,608 |
| 2024 | $202,913 | $66,778 | $17,657 | $15,100 | 6 | $15,100 | $8,963 | $17,609 |
| 2023 | $153,792 | $-9 | $15,540 | $13,000 | 4 | $13,000 | $3,972 | $15,251 |
| 2022 | $170,557 | $4,401 | $10,956 | $9,300 | 4 | $9,300 | $2,863 | $12,855 |
| 2021 | $171,644 | $9,961 | $9,065 | $7,500 | 4 | $7,500 | $8,441 | $9,975 |
| 2020 | $169,950 | $61,286 | $7,650 | $5,550 | 3 | — | $3,266 | $6,820 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wood Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $28K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wood Family Charitable Foundation's only listed officer is William C. Bush, Secretary since 2024 (on filings since 2021) (uncompensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
William C. Bush
Secretary
Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Carolyn Bennett Jackson (2020–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Peter James Lawrence Wood (2020–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Richard L. Wood Jr. (2020–2023) — President
- Former: Shannon M. Wood Bush (2020–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Tobias Bennett Wood (2020–2023) — Vice President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Wood Family Charitable Foundation
How much does Wood Family Charitable Foundation give each year?
Wood Family Charitable Foundation gave $3K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $15K across 6 grants.
How large is Wood Family Charitable Foundation?
Wood Family Charitable Foundation reported $485K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $28K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Wood Family Charitable Foundation operate?
Wood Family Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Michigan, Texas.
What is Wood Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Wood Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2034829. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 31, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 10, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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