Woods Family Charitable Foundation
The Woods Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Edmond, Oklahoma. It made 11 grants totaling $31,000 in filing year 2025 to organizations in Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, and Iowa.
Woods Family Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Woods Family Charitable Foundation gave $31K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), top state Missouri. 45% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $31,000
- -0.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- +22.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,818
- -18.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $516,114
- +0.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 45% first-time grantees (5 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Missouri (39% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Woods Family Charitable Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation’s filing says to contact Edward G. Woods with a written application stating the amount requested and describing the charitable purpose. The filing says there are no preset award limitations or restrictions; any limitation or restriction is decided separately when an award is granted.
- Review Cycle
- No set deadline.
- Deadline
- No set deadline.
- Contact
Application contact: Edward G Woods
Mailing address: 1305 Wood Way, Edmond, OK 73034
Phone: (405) 657-2103
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Woods Family Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Camp Sionito ($6K). Together the top 10 received $30K.
Grant Size Distribution
40 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 40 grants of 40 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s 2025 grant dollars were distributed among recipients in Missouri (39%), Oklahoma (26%), Texas (19%), and Iowa (16%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Woods Family Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?
45%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 11 grantees (45%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $4K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $4K repeat.
- 55% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 100% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $27K (2021) to $33K (2022). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $31K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Camp Sionito Burleson, TX | Operating Fund Contribution | $6,000 |
| Outreach International Independence, MO | Program Support - Unrestricted | $6,000 |
| Graceland University Lamoni, IA | Woods Family Academic Scholarship Endowment | $5,000 |
| Community of Christ Historic Sites Fdn Independence, MO | Historic Sites Preservation | $3,000 |
| Community of Christ Mission Funding Independence, MO | Mission Endowment - Bridge of Hope | $3,000 |
| Community of Christ Saints Grove Glencoe, OK | Unrestricted | $2,000 |
| Community of Christ Edmond Ok Cong Edmond, OK | Program Support - Unrestricted (All Other Local) | $2,000 |
| Fanshawe Community of Christ Fanshawe, OK | Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Oklahoma City, OK | Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| Our Daily Bread Food and Resource C Stillwater, OK | Unrestricted | $1,000 |
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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 | $516,114 | $40,745 | $38,992 | $31,000 | 11 | $31,000 | $33,194 | $31,127 |
| 2024 | $514,402 | $38,906 | $38,385 | $31,200 | 9 | $31,200 | $31,721 | $27,691 |
| 2023 | $513,881 | $20,925 | $34,745 | $28,000 | 8 | $28,000 | $14,180 | $26,238 |
| 2022 | $527,563 | $23,688 | $40,631 | $33,000 | 6 | $33,000 | $16,168 | $28,756 |
| 2021 | $541,213 | $58,277 | $34,241 | $27,000 | 6 | $27,000 | $51,036 | $31,555 |
| 2020 | $517,177 | $32,313 | $38,402 | $31,000 | 6 | — | $24,059 | $27,202 |
| 2019 | $523,016 | $20,821 | $42,851 | $31,000 | 6 | — | $9,203 | $27,223 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Woods Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $31K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 11 grants totaling $31,000. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $6,000, with a median grant of $2,000.
The largest reported grants were $6,000 to Camp Sionito for an operating fund contribution and $6,000 to Outreach International for unrestricted program support. Other grants included $5,000 to Graceland University for the Woods Family Academic Scholarship Endowment, $3,000 to Community of Christ Historic Sites Foundation for historic sites preservation, and $3,000 to Community of Christ Mission Funding for its Bridge of Hope mission endowment.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Susan G. Woods as Treasurer, Linda L. Rose as President, Laura L. Sanders as Vice President, and Norma L. Woods as Secretary.
Woods Family Charitable Foundation is led by Linda L. Rose, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Linda L. Rose
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura L. Sanders
Vice President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Norma L. Woods
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan G. Woods
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/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 Woods Family Charitable Foundation
How much does Woods Family Charitable Foundation give each year?
Woods Family Charitable Foundation gave $31K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $31K across 9 grants.
What is Woods Family Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Woods Family Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,818, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Woods Family Charitable Foundation that year got $1K on average.
Where does Woods Family Charitable Foundation give grants?
Woods Family Charitable Foundation's top state is Missouri, with 39% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Oklahoma (26%) and Texas (19%). The most frequent recipient cities were Independence, MO (3 grants) and Stillwater, OK (2 grants).
Does Woods Family Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 73% of Woods Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 11) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Woods Family Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
Woods Family Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Camp Sionito ($6,000), Outreach International ($6,000) and Graceland University ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 55% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Woods Family Charitable Foundation?
Woods Family Charitable Foundation reported $516K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $31K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $31K (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.
How do I apply for a grant from Woods Family Charitable Foundation?
The foundation’s filing says to contact Edward G. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Woods Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Woods Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0575266. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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