Wilson - Wood Foundation Inc
Nokomis, FL · EIN 59-2243926. Reported 117 grants totalling $1,775,000 to 44 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. Wilson - Wood 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 $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $35,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Assisted and Supported Living Inc | Sarasota, FL | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee Inc | Bradenton, FL | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Academy at Glengary Inc | Sarasota, FL | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Loveland Center Inc | Venice, FL | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Easter Seals Southwest Florida Inc | Sarasota, FL | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Literacy Council of Sarasota Inc | Sarasota, FL | $69,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Neuro Challenge Foundation Inc | Sarasota, FL | $66,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girls Incorporated of Sarasota County | Sarasota, FL | $62,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family & Children Services of the Suncoast Inc | Sarasota, FL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tidewell Foundation Inc | Sarasota, FL | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County Inc | Bradenton, FL | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Coalition on Homelessness Corp | Bradenton, FL | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Safe Children Coalition Inc | Sarasota, FL | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mana-Sota Lighthouse for the Blind Inc | Sarasota, FL | $48,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children First Inc | Sarasota, FL | $47,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Senior Friendship Centers Inc | Sarasota, FL | $45,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Good Samaritan Pharmacy & Health Services Inc | Nokomis, FL | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast Inc | Venice, FL | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Child Protection Center Inc | Sarasota, FL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc | Palmetto, FL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Manatee Children's Services Inc | Bradenton, FL | $36,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Florida Center for Early Childhood Inc | Sarasota, FL | $35,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Laurel Civic Association Inc | Laurel, FL | $35,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and Desoto Counties Inc | Sarasota, FL | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army of Sarasota County | Sarasota, FL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Meals on Wheels of Sarasota Inc | Sarasota, FL | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Womens Resource Center of Manatee Inc | Bradenton, FL | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Exchange Club Family Partnership Center of Manatee County Inc | Bradenton, FL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Dreams Inc | Bradenton, FL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Forty Carrots of Sarasota Inc | Sarasota, FL | $27,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Southwest Florida Inc | Venice, FL | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Teen Court of Sarasota Inc | Sarasota, FL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tidewell Hospice Inc | Sarasota, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women's Resource Center of Manatee Inc | Bradenton, FL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity Sarasota Inc | Sarasota, FL | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Suncoast | Venice, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity Intl Inc (for South Sarasota County) | Venice, FL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota County Inc | Sarasota, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Exchange Club Family Partnership Center | Bradenton, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sky Family YMCA Inc | Venice, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Epilepsy Services of Southwest Fl Inc | Naples, FL | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Centerstone of Florida Inc | Bradenton, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Resilient Retreat Inc | Sarasota, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Epilepsy Services of Southwest Florida Inc | Sarasota, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
32 of 44 (73%) 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 84%, 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.
- Community Assisted and Supported Living Inc
ELECTRONIC HEALTH SYSTEM/DATA SPECIALIST TEAM - Loveland Center Inc
INVISIBLE DISABILITIES PROGRAM - Tidewell Foundation Inc
TIDEWELL HONORS VETERANS PROGRAM - Academy at Glengary Inc
TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - Community Coalition on Homelessness Corp
PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee Inc
ADULT DAY RESPITE PROGRAMS/FACILITY UPGRADES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 81 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | $400,000 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 31 | $475,000 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 30 | $450,000 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 30 | $450,000 | $15,000 |
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
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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 $15,000. 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 Florida.
- 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 Wilson - Wood 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: 2283 Harrier Way, Nokomis, FL, 34275. 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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