Woodward Governor Charitable Trust
Chicago, IL · EIN 84-6025403. Reported 373 grants totalling $11.7M to 188 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. Woodward Governor Charitable Trust 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,000 and $8,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $2,785,000. 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Attached Schedule | See Attached Schedule, IL | $2,785,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Airlink Inc | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Uchealth Northern Colorado Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Transform Rockford | Rockford, IL | $640,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Rock River Valley | Rockford, IL | $469,186 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fort Collins Police Services | Fort Collins, CO | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Larimer County (give Next) | Fort Collins, CO | $370,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Poudre Valley Memorial Hospital | Fort Collins, CO | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rock Valley College Foundation | Rockford, IL | $255,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Respite Care Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $255,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Realities for Children Charities | Fort Collins, CO | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rockford Area Convention and Visitors Bureau | Rockford, IL | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rockford Area Strategic Initiatives | Rockford, IL | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Peace Center | Rockford, IL | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Poudre School District | Fort Collins, CO | $175,110 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northern Illinois University Foundation | Dekalb, IL | $152,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rockford Area Convention and Vistors Bureau | Rockford, IL | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rockford Area Strat Initatives | Rockford, IL | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of River Rock Valley | Rockford, IL | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YWCA - Rockford | Rockford, IL | $104,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Csu Community Outreach | Fort Collins, CO | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Colorado Succeeds | Denver, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ft Collins Habitat for Humanity Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| UC Health Northern Colorado Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| She's in Power | Fort Collins, CO | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Csu Athletics Community Outreach | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colorado Chamber Foundation | Denver, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce | Fort Collins, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity (fort Collins) | Fort Collins, CO | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Laramie County Community College | Cheyenne, WY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Discovery Center-Rockford | Rockford, IL | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rock River Valley Food Pantry | Rockford, IL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Vindeket | Fort Collins, CO | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rockford Area Habitat for Humanity | Loves Park, IL | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bravehearts Therapeutic and Educational Center | Harvard, IL | $30,920 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Weld Food Bank | Greeley, CO | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley | Santa Clarita, CA | $27,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fostering Youth Independence | Santa Clarita, CA | $26,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Colorado Clean Energy Cluster | Fort Collins, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crossroads Safehouse Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rock House Kids | Rockford, IL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rockford Public Library | Rockford, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Family Center La Familia | Fort Collins, CO | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dementia Together | Windsor, CO | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Bridge to Home | Santa Clarita, CA | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth & Opportunity United Inc (you) | Evanston, IL | $22,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Painted Turtle | Santa Monica, CA | $22,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Milestone Inc | Loves Park, IL | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Orchard Village | Skokie, IL | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Erie Neighborhood House | Chicago, IL | $20,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois | Rockford, IL | $20,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Homeward Alliance | Fort Collins, CO | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hoo Haven Inc | Durand, IL | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| House of Neighborly Service | Loveland, CO | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity (rockford) | Loves Park, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Body Colaboratives | Rockford, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Project Self-Sufficiency Ft Collins | Loveland, CO | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Matthews House | Fort Collins, CO | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Barbara Olson School of Hope | Rockford, IL | $19,127 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bravehearts Therapeutic Riding and Educational Center | Harvard, IL | $18,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center | Gurnee, IL | $18,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club Association of Rockford | Rockford, IL | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Carousel Ranch | Agua Dulce, CA | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project Self-Sufficiency of Lovelandfort Collins | Loveland, CO | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| CASA of Larimer County | Fort Collins, CO | $16,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greenville Tech Foundation | Greenville, SC | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lost Angels Children Project | Lancaster, CA | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Family Outreach | Fort Collins, CO | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Guide Right Achievement Development Foundation | Canyon Country, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope House | Arvada, CO | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Regional Access & Mobilization Project Inc | Rockford, IL | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Severson Dells Education Foundation | Rockford, IL | $14,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rockford Rescue Mission | Rockford, IL | $14,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ramp | Belvidere, IL | $13,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shriners Hospital | Tampa, FL | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Learning Center House of Connections | Chicago, IL | $12,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Off the Hook Arts | Fort Collins, CO | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Janesville Community Center | Janesville, WI | $12,473 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hadley Institute | Winnetka, IL | $12,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels (ft Collins) | Fort Collins, CO | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harlem Consolidated School Dist #122 | Machesney Park, IL | $11,820 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Child and Family Center | Santa Clarita, CA | $11,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind Or Visually Impaired | Chicago, IL | $10,650 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sorophimist International of Greater Santa Clarita Valley | Santa Clarita, CA | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County | Fort Collins, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Disabled Resource Services | Fort Collins, CO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Foothills Gateway (pointers for Parents) | Fort Collins, CO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Live the Victory Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Live the Victory Inc (the Matthews House) | Fort Collins, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lubick Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rock River Valley Blood Center | Rockford, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Special Olympics Illinois | Normal, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Growing Project | Fort Collins, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rockford Rescue Mission Ministries | Rockford, IL | $9,843 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Assistance League of Santa Clarita | Santa Clarita, CA | $9,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lisa's Little Rescue | Rockford, IL | $9,417 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center for Enriched Living | Riverwoods, IL | $9,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| War Eagle Garage | Fort Collins, CO | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago | Chicago, IL | $8,900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Neighbor to Neighbor Inc - Ft Collins | Fort Collins, CO | $8,800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ladies of Virtue | Chicago, IL | $8,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Geneva, IL | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Association for Down's Syndrome | Wilmette, IL | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Mt Pleasant, SC | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Center for Developmental Services | Greenville, SC | $7,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Girl Up Greenville | Greenville, SC | $7,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Foco Cafe | Fort Collins, CO | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Partners Mentoring Youth | Fort Collins, CO | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Safe Families for Children Alliance | Chicago, IL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Meals on Wheels (loveland) | Loveland, CO | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Association for Down Syndrome | Park Ridge, IL | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gift of Adoption Fund | Northbrook, IL | $6,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Escape Ministries | Holland, MI | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foster Progress | Chicago, IL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| YMCA Evanston North Shore | Evanston, IL | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children Network of Evanston | Evanston, IL | $5,700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Shelter Care Ministries | Rockford, IL | $5,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity (ogle County) | Oregon, IL | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Midway Village Museum | Rockford, IL | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Jared Monroe Foundation | Castaic, CA | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YWCA - Evanston | Evanston, IL | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Taylors Free Medical Clinic | Taylors, SC | $5,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Crawford Child Advocacy Center | Fort Collins, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Disabled Resource Service | Loveland, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Housing Network | Fort Collins, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| HAND2HAND | Jenison, MI | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lakeshore Habitat for Humanity | Holland, MI | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Museum of Art Fort Collins Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighbor to Neighbor Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pegasus Special Riders Inc | Oregon, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rist Canyon Fire Department | Bellvue, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center (sava) | Fort Collins, CO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wild Hearts Equine Therapy Center | Seneca, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fellinlove Farm | Holland, MI | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Morningstar Mission Ministries | Joliet, IL | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northlake Hills Volunteer Club | Castaic, CA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Childcare Network of Evanston | Evanston, IL | $4,300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Holland Free Health Clinic | Holland, MI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hospice of Holland | Holland, MI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kids Food Basket | Grand Rapids, MI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Life in Abundance | Greenville, SC | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Northern Illinois Leadership | Oak Park, IL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Resilience Advocates for Ending Violence | Holland, MI | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wildstang Robotics Support Association | Prospect Heights, IL | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wright Way Association - Wrsa | Chicago, IL | $3,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Guide Dogs of America | Sylmar, CA | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Michelle Lunn Hope Foundation | Ada, MI | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reach for Recovery | Holland, MI | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Saugus High School Band and Color Guard | Santa Clarita, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wings of Mercy | Zeeland, MI | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago Inc | Glenview, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salute Inc | Palatine, IL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Pasadena, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wes Leonard Heart Team | Fenville, MI | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Du Page Pads | Wheaton, IL | $2,850 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wild Hearts | Seneca, SC | $2,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Well of Mercy | Chicago, IL | $2,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alternatives to Violence | Loveland, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Van Nuys, CA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Childsafe | Fort Collins, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Illinois Robotics | Rolling Meadows, IL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lakeshore Pregnancy Center | Holland, MI | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Turning Point Center for Youth & Family | Fort Collins, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Senior Action Inc | Greenville, SC | $2,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Berista Inc | Grand Haven, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Holland Rescue Mission Center | Holland, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kids Hope USA | Zeeland, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Love Inc | Allendale, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oar (ottagan Addictions Recovery) | Holland, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ready for School | Holland, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Santa Clarita Valley Boys & Girls Club | Santa Clarita, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thompson Valley Preschool | Loveland, CO | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Women's Resource Center | Traverse City, MI | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Brain Tumor Association | Chicago, IL | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| His Harvest Stand | Zeeland, MI | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ready for School Initiatives | Holland, MI | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Inscite Illinois (first Illinois Robotics) | Rolling Meadows, IL | $1,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lakeshore | Muskegon, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Connect to Care | Aurora, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Dispute Resolution | Holland, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Extended Grace | Grand Haven, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| I Am Academy | Holland, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Literacy Center of West Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Momentum Center | Grand Haven, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Momentum Center | Pasadena, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shields of Hope | Zeeland, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Starlight Ministries Inc | Hudsonville, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| STEM Greenhouse | Grand Rapids, MI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
103 of 188 (55%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 63%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 220 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 92 | $2,190,840 | $4,000 |
| 2022 | 86 | $1,540,606 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 96 | $1,446,000 | $3,900 |
| 2024 | 98 | $3,702,000 | $5,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | $2,785,000 | $2,785,000 |
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
54% of its giving went to organizations in Illinois. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Woodward Governor Charitable Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 50 South Lasalle Street, Chicago, IL, 60603. 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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