The Michael B Wood Foundation
Honolulu, HI · EIN 46-5423511. Reported 143 grants totalling $117,633 to 63 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. The Michael B Wood Foundation 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 $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $1,000; the smallest was $50 and the largest $2,500. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunakai Park Association | Honolulu, HI | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lakeside Chautauqua Foundation | Lakeside, OH | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics | Honolulu, HI | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $4,044 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hawaii Theatre Center | Honolulu, HI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hawaii Wildlife Fund | Paia, HI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hawaiian Humane Society | Honolulu, HI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Paws of Hawaii | Kaneohe, HI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rehab Foundation of the Pacific | Honolulu, HI | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Institute for Human Services Inc | Honolulu, HI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Assistance Dogs Hawaii | Makawao, HI | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fisher House | Rockville, MD | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gary Senise Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $3,040 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Aloha United Way | Honolulu, HI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Coalition for a Drug Free Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kumu Kahua Theatre Inc | Honolulu, HI | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Honolulu, HI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Armed Services YMCA of the USA | Woodbridge, VA | $2,574 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Maui Food Bank | Waikuku, HI | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Maui Humane Society | Puunene, HI | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| PBS Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Curepsp | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Hawaii Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Willamette University | Salem, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adult Freinds for Youth | Honolulu, HI | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bishop Museum | Honolulu, HI | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children's Miracle Network Hospitals | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Park Foundation | Reston, VA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Reston, VA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum | Honolulu, HI | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Joseph Indian School | Chamberlain, SD | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Cancer Society | Honolulu, HI | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Diabetes Association | Arlington, VA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Kidney Foundation | Rockville, MD | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Soceity for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arthritis Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Autism Society of America | Bethesda, MD | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind | Smithtown, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Americus, GA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Judicial Watch | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Parkinson's Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Plant a Tree Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Jude Children's Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Young American Foundation | Reston, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Lung Association | Chicago, IL | $800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Geographic Society | Washington, DC | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gift of Giving Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Intercollegiate Studies Institute | Wilmington, DE | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Carolina Community Foundation | Releigh, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Red Cloud Indian School | Pine Ridge, SD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Risehi | Kailua, HI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Leadership Institute | Arlington, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| US Justice Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Winner's Camp | Honolulu, HI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Indian College | Denver, CO | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Charity Watch | Chicago, IL | $175 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
47 of 63 (75%) 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 52%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii
TO PROVIDE CHILDREN FACING ADVERSITY WITH PROFESSIONALLY SUPPORTED MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS. - Hunakai Park Association
TO MAINTAIN HUNAKAI PARK FOR THE PUBLIC ENJOYMENT. - Lakeside Chautauqua Foundation
TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF AND BENEFIT THE LAKESIDE ASSOCIATION. - Willamette University
THROUGH NATIONALLY DISTINCTIVE PROGRAMS CONNECTING LIBERAL EDUCATION TO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, GRADUATES ARE PREPARED TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE IN ACTION AND LEADING LIVES OF ACHIEVEMENT, CONTRIBUTION, AND MEANING. - Rehab Foundation of the Pacific
TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF VITAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND CLINICAL. - Special Olympics
TO PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND SPORTS TRAINING AND ATHLETIC COMPETITION FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 92 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | $33,050 | $500 |
| 2022 | 46 | $35,350 | $500 |
| 2023 | 29 | $28,233 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 18 | $21,000 | $1,000 |
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. 62% of this one's giving went to organizations in Hawaii. 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 $1,000. 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 Hawaii.
- 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.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Michael B Wood Foundation'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: 66 Queen Street Ste 3101, Honolulu, HI, 96813. 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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