Margaret C Woodson Foundation Inc
Charlotte, NC · EIN 56-6064938. Reported 273 grants totalling $4,279,521 to 105 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Margaret C Woodson Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $8,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $15,000; the smallest was $300 and the largest $100,250. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catawba College | Salisbury, NC | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Hope Alliance | Barium Springs, NC | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Davidson College | Davidson, NC | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mary Baldwin University | Staunton, VA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rowan Helping Ministries | Salisbury, NC | $245,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Care Clinic of Rowan County Inc | Salisbury, NC | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Partners in Learning Child Development Center | Salisbury, NC | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Crisis Council of Rowan Inc | Salisbury, NC | $126,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Livingstone College | Salisbury, NC | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rowan Vocational Opportunities Inc | Salisbury, NC | $124,760 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Foundation | Salisbury, NC | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels of Rowan Inc | Salisbury, NC | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Prevent Child Abuse Rowan Inc | Salisbury, NC | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Storehouse for Jesus | Mocksville, NC | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Davie County North Carolina | Mocksville, NC | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Humane Society of Rowan County Inc | Salisbury, NC | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dragonfly House Children's Advocacy Center | Mocksville, NC | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Next Generation Sports Academy | Salisbury, NC | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Davie County Inc | Mocksville, NC | $52,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rowan-Salisbury School System | Salisbury, NC | $50,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hood Theological Seminary | Salisbury, NC | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Westside Community Foundation Inc | Salisbury, NC | $47,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rowan County Crosby Scholars Community Partnership | Salisbury, NC | $43,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Capstone Recovery Center Inc | Salisbury, NC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Communities in Schools of Rowan County | Salisbury, NC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Rowan County | Salisbury, NC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Humane Society of Davie County | Mocksville, NC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Promise of Davie County | Mocksville, NC | $38,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Terrie Hess Child Advocacy Center | Salisbury, NC | $37,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Muddy Sneakers Inc | Brevard, NC | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Appleseed Early Childhood Education Inc | Salisbury, NC | $34,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus YMCA | Salisbury, NC | $32,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beacon Hall Inc | Salisbury, NC | $31,075 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Faithful Friends Animal Sanctuary Inc | Salisbury, NC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Powercross | Statesville, NC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rowan County Department of Social Services | Salisbury, NC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Davie County Senior Services | Mocksville, NC | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Families First-Nc Inc | Salisbury, NC | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Saving Grace Farm Inc | Salisbury, NC | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Main Street Mission of China Grove Inc | China Grove, NC | $27,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bell Tower Green Inc | Salisbury, NC | $25,300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arc of North Carolina Inc | Raleigh, NC | $24,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Davie County Arts Council | Mocksville, NC | $24,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Waterworks Visual Arts Center Inc | Salisbury, NC | $23,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Piedmont Players Theatre Inc | Salisbury, NC | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Happy's Farm Inc | Salisbury, NC | $22,140 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Smart Start of Davie County Inc | Mocksville, NC | $21,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Footprints in the Community | Salisbury, NC | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nazareth Children's Home Inc | Rockwell, NC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| One Love Community Programs Inc | Salisbury, NC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rowan County Literacy Council Inc | Salisbury, NC | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Town of Spencer | Spencer, NC | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Happy Roots Inc | Salisbury, NC | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics North Carolina Inc | Morrisville, NC | $18,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Davie County Emergency Services | Mocksville, NC | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Davidson County Community College Foundation Inc | Lexington, NC | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Davidson-Davie Community College Foundation | Lexington, NC | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pedal Factory Inc | Salisbury, NC | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rowan County Pregnancy Counseling Center Inc | Salisbury, NC | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Salisbury Symphony Inc | Salisbury, NC | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Advocacy Center of Davie County Inc | Mocksville, NC | $15,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Unc - Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Life Ministries | Salisbury, NC | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pops at the Post Inc | Salisbury, NC | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rowan Museum Inc | Salisbury, NC | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Life Choices Rowan | Salisbury, NC | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Symphony Society Inc | Raleigh, NC | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Smith Grove United Methodist Church | Mocksville, NC | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Abundant Living Adult Day Services Inc | Salisbury, NC | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oak Grove United Methodist Church - Mocksville | Mocksville, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rowan Public Library | Salisbury, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rowan Regional Medical Center Foundation Inc | Salisbury, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salisbury Academy | Salisbury, NC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St John's Evangelical Lutheran Church | Salisbury, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Elder Orphan Care | Concord, NC | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Davie Family YMCA | Mocksville, NC | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bread Riot | Salisbury, NC | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hardison United Methodist Church | Mocksville, NC | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Carolina Transportation Museum Foundation | Spencer, NC | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Insideout Global | Salisbury, NC | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hygiene Box Inc | Charlotte, NC | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| High Road | Salisbury, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rowan Food and Farm Network Inc | Salisbury, NC | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of the Piedmont Inc | Statesville, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bright Minds Academy & Afterschool | Salisbury, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Cancer Partners of the Carolinas Inc | Spartanburg, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Just Hope Inc | Cooleemee, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lee Street Theatre | Salisbury, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of Central and Western Nc | Charlotte, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| One Love Community | Salisbury, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rufty-Holmes Senior Center Inc | Salisbury, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Students in Training | Granite Quarry, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Northwest North Carolina | Winstonsalem, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Life Ministries | Colorado Springs, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pooletown Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Richfield, NC | $4,596 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City of Salisbury | Salisbury, NC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| NAACP | Baltimore, MD | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shelter Guardians | Salisbury, NC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Davie County Public Library | Mocksville, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Historic Salisbury Foundation Inc | Salisbury, NC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Autism Society of North Carolina Inc | Raleigh, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Light Rowan | Rockwell, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rowan County Sro Foundation | Salisbury, NC | $1,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Three Rivers Land Trust Inc | Salisbury, NC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center | Chapel Hill, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
72 of 105 (69%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 76%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Rowan Helping Ministries
CRISIS ASSISTANCE NETWORK - FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; MIRACLES ON THE HORIZON; IN HONOR & APPRECIATION OF TRICIA JOHNSON FOR HER SERVICE ON THE WOODSON FOUNDATION BOARD - Partners in Learning Child Development Center
NEW FACILITY AND CLINICAL SERVICES - Catawba College
SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT - ROWAN AND DAVIE COUNTY STUDENTS - Children's Hope Alliance
HEALING THE HURT THROUGH OUTPATIENT THERAPY - Davidson College
2023-24 MARGARET C. WOODSON SCHOLARSHIP - Mary Baldwin University
WOODSON 1ST SCHOLARSHIP - COHORT 3
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 208 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 68 | $1,057,087 | $9,250 |
| 2022 | 66 | $1,118,578 | $9,000 |
| 2023 | 67 | $1,088,000 | $8,000 |
| 2024 | 72 | $1,015,856 | $7,750 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 93% of this one's giving went to organizations in North Carolina. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $8,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in North Carolina.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Margaret C Woodson Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 220 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC, 28202. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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