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JW & Ethel I Woodruff Foundation Inc: 53 grants to organizations, $1.8 million (tax year ended July 2025)
JW & Ethel I Woodruff Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Columbus, GA, paid 53 grants to organizations totaling $1,791,000 in its tax year ended July 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $300,000 to United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley Inc in Columbus, GA for 2025 campaign.
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- EIN
- 586049589
- Based in
- Columbus, GA
- Assets
- $41,964,831
- Grants paid
- $1,791,000
- Tax year ended
- July 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended July 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202543219349105059. It reported $1,791,000 in grants paid; 53 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley Inc | Columbus, GA | 2025 campaign | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Auburn University Foundation | Auburn, AL | Scholarships | Education | $245,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brookstone School Inc | Columbus, GA | Education | Education | $216,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Midtown Inc | Columbus, GA | Community advocacy | Community improvement and capacity building | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Columbus Technical College | Columbus, GA | Education | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Columbus State University Foundation | Columbus, GA | Education | Education | $111,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Springer Opera House | Columbus, GA | Arts | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Georgia State University FDN | Atlanta, GA | Education | Education | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Port Columbus | Columbus, GA | Naval museum | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys & Girls Club of Chatt Valley | Columbus, GA | Youth development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girls Inc of Columbus | Columbus, GA | Youth development | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Historic Columbus FDN Inc | Columbus, GA | Historic preservation | $26,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Twin Cedars Youth Services Inc | Lagrange, GA | Youth home - anne elizabeth shepherd home | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Point Assoc of Graduates | West PT, NY | Education-se draper library | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fighting Abuse in the Home | Clayton, GA | Family abuse victim advocacy | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Columbus Hospice Inc | Columbus, GA | Hospice care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Columbus Museum Inc | Columbus, GA | Arts | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Columbus Symphony Guild | Columbus, GA | Arts | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Open Door Community House | Columbus, GA | Homeless shelter | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stewart Community Home | Columbus, GA | Special needs housing | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Georgia FDN | Athens, GA | Education-jww, jr. scholarship | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uptown Columbus Inc | Columbus, GA | Economic development | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Valley Rescue Mission | Columbus, GA | Homeless shelter | Housing and shelter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| West Point Assoc of Graduates | West PT, NY | Basketball scholarship | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Colorado Rocky Mountain School | Carbondale, CO | Education | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Housing Coalition of Madison Co | Marshall, NC | Housing repairs | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of St Louis | Middleburg, VA | Historic preservation | Community improvement and capacity building | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gifft Hill School | St John, VI | Education | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Historic Linwood Foundation | Columbus, GA | Cemetery preservation | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lovett School | Atlanta, GA | Education - true blue annual fund | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mercy Med of Columbus Inc | Columbus, GA | Indigent healthcare | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Neighbors in Need Inc | Marshall, NC | Assistance with heating, utilities and food for needy madison co., nc. residents. | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Paws Humane Inc | Columbus, GA | Animal adoption | Animal-related | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Paws for Life | Tiger, GA | Advocacy for animals | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Riverside Military Academy | Gainesville, GA | Education | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shepherd Spinal Center Foundation | Atlanta, GA | Health - spinal research | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tara Institute of Performing Arts | Boulder, CO | Arts | Arts, culture and humanities | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unison Preservation Society | Round Hill, VA | Historic preservation | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Waldorf School Assoc of Boulder Inc (shining MTN) | Boulder, CO | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alzheimers Association | Columbus, GA | Health/medical | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boy Scouts of America - Chattahoochee Council | Columbus, GA | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of America | Atlanta, GA | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hope Harbour | Columbus, GA | Emergency shelter for women | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pastoral Institute Inc | Columbus, GA | Medical | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Athens Area Community FDN | Athens, GA | Kirby smart fdn | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Armor Cavalry Heritage FDN | Columbus, GA | Military history | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| SPG15 Research Foundation Inc | Paxton, MA | Spg15 research | Medical research | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Auburn University Foundation | Auburn, AL | Education - aerospace engineering | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Piedmont Child Care Center | Upperville, VA | Childrens health | Human services | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| River Ellis Foundation | Virginia Beach, VA | Assistance for hampton roads community members | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Francis School | Roswell, GA | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Arizona Foundation | Tucson, AZ | Education | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | Education-herbert business school | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $685,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $307,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $216,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $22,000 |
| Human services | $13,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $10,000 |
| Animal-related | $6,000 |
| Medical research | $4,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Georgia | $1,457,000 |
| Alabama | $248,000 |
| New York | $22,000 |
| Colorado | $18,000 |
| Virginia | $18,000 |
| North Carolina | $12,000 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $6,000 |
| Massachusetts | $4,000 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.