Grant funders

Robert W. Woodruff Foundation

Private foundation, Georgia

Also known as ERIK S JOHNSON MBR

United States
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Given in 2024 $39.0m
Typical grant $1.4m Middle half $598k to $2.0m
New grantees in 2024 52% first grant from this funder

Giving by year

52% of 2024 grantees were new to this funder

Amount and number of grants we hold records for in each year, which can be less than everything the funder gave. The current year is incomplete.

Where it gives

Georgia 85 grants · typical $1.6m
New York 3 grants · typical $100k
Massachusetts 1 grant · typical $1.0m
Florida 1 grant · typical $500k

All years we hold. Grants with no recorded place are left out.

Latest grants made

American Red Cross Grant to American Red Cross $2.0m 31 Dec 2024
Georgia Council on Economic Education Grant to Georgia Council on Economic Education $200k 31 Dec 2024
American cancer society Grant to American Cancer Society $1.5m 31 Dec 2024
Candid Grant to Candid $100k 31 Dec 2024
Path Foundation Grant to PATH Foundation $2.0m 31 Dec 2024
HJ Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Grant to HJ Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship $2.5m 31 Dec 2024
Jewish Homelife Grant to Jewish HomeLife $1.0m 31 Dec 2024
Georgia Center for Nonprofits Grant to Georgia Center for Nonprofits $250k 31 Dec 2024
Grady Health Foundation Grant to Grady Health Foundation $2.0m 31 Dec 2024
Ichauway Incorporated Grant to Ichauway Incorporated 31 Dec 2024

How to apply

How to apply
Application form not required. Proposals should be submitted via the Foundation's online application portal on its website. Before submitting a formal grant request, prospective grantees are encouraged to submit an informal inquiry to fdns@woodruff.org. The grant request should be made in letter form and include the following information: - A description of the organization, its purposes, programs, staffing and governing board - The organization's latest financial statements including the most recent audit report - A description of the proposed project and full justification for its funding - An itemized project budget, including other sources of support in hand or anticipated - Evidence from the IRS of the organization's tax-exempt status and that the applying organization itself is not a private foundation.
Deadlines
Grant applications are considered in April and November for requests received by Feb. 1 and Aug. 15.
Restrictions
Grants generally are limited to tax-exempt charities and selected governmental agencies located and operating in Georgia, with most grants awarded to organizations in Atlanta. Grants to qualified public charities headquartered outside Georgia occasionally are considered when it is demonstrated that the proposed project will have particular impact in Georgia and fits within the program interests of the Foundation. These interests are focused on the following program areas: - Elementary, secondary and higher education - Health care and education - Human services, particularly for children and youth - Economic development and civic affairs - Art and cultural activities - Conservation of natural resources and environmental education. Grants for regular operating expenses are avoided. No grants are made to individuals.
Contact
Erik S Johnson President
Address
191 Peachtree St Ne Suite 3540, Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone
4045226755

From the funder's IRS Form 990-PF for the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Data: Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data. (Public IRS data); Source: Internal Revenue Service, Form 990-series e-file data (Public IRS data)