Jw & Ethel I Woodruff Foundation Inc

EIN 586049589

Columbus, GA 31914 |(706) 322-6005

Total Given 2017–2024
$7.1M
218 grants · $888K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$6K
typical small grants · $4K–$15K
grant size
66%
deep partner · 57/86 multi-year
repeat
$41.8M
Assets (2024)
86
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (706) 322-6005

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2017 $1.6M $33.8M $1.1M 55
2018 $1.6M $33.8M $1.1M 53
2020 N/A $33.5M $1.1M N/A
2021 $1.8M $38.8M $1.0M 55
2024 $2.1M $41.8M $1.3M 55

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 218 grants on record

Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$4K
Median
$6K
Average
$33K
75th Pctl
$15K
Maximum
$618K

Geographic Distribution

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (218 total)

Purpose
Boys & Girls Club of Chatt Valley Columbus, GA $618,326 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 2017
Columbus State University Foundation Columbus, GA $511,690 EDUCATION 2018
Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus, GA $500,392 MEDICAL-CHILDRENS HOSPITAL 2024
Columbus Museum Inc Columbus, GA $500,050 MUSEUM RENOVATION FUND 2021
Auburn University Foundation Auburn, AL $350,000 SCHOLARSHIPS 2024
Springer Opera House Columbus, GA $330,164 ARTS 2024
Valley Rescue Mission Columbus, GA $288,419 HOMELESS SHELTER 2018
Columbus State University Foundation Columbus, GA $262,303 EDUCATION 2017
Salvation Army Columbus, GA $250,032 CHRISTIAN MINISTRY-NORTH TEEN CENTER 2021
Columbus Botanical Gardens Columbus, GA $202,428 BOTANICAL GARDEN 2018
Boys and Girls Clubs of the Chattahoochee Valley Columbus, GA $200,025 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT-NORTH COLUMBUS 2021
Springer Opera House Columbus, GA $110,000 ARTS 2021
Georgia State University Fdn Atlanta, GA $100,000 EDUCATION 2024
Stewart Community Home Columbus, GA $100,000 SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING 2024
Duke University Durham, NC $99,000 EDUCATION 2017
Port Columbus Columbus, GA $95,000 NAVAL MUSEUM 2021
Springer Opera House Columbus, GA $80,000 ARTS 2017
Springer Opera House Columbus, GA $80,000 ARTS 2018
Columbus State University Foundation Columbus, GA $76,000 EDUCATION 2024
Port Columbus Columbus, GA $71,000 NAVAL MUSEUM 2024
Girls Inc of Columbus Columbus, GA $70,000 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 2021
National Infantry Foundation Columbus, GA $67,000 MILITARY HISTORY 2017
Port Columbus Columbus, GA $65,000 NAVAL MUSEUM 2017
Port Columbus Columbus, GA $65,000 NAVAL MUSEUM 2018
Stewart Community Home Columbus, GA $60,000 SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING 2021