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Edwin and Jeanne Woods Family Foundation

Accepts applications Martinez, California · EIN 200968659

Edwin and Jeanne Woods Family Foundation is a private foundation in Martinez, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $800,000 in 45 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $35,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $648,500 the year before.

38% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$676,00037$15.0 million
2024$648,50038$15.8 million
2025$800,00045$16.6 million

How to apply

ContactPrudence Jeanne Woods Noon
96 Fountainhead Court, Martinez, CA 94553
Phone or email(925) 228-9821
What to submitUpon written request, the Foundation will furnish application materials to potential applicants.
RestrictionsGenerally, grants will be made to organizations in Northern Santa Barbara County.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Edwin and Jeanne Woods Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California45$800,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 45 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Children's Resource Network
Pismo Beach, CA
Charitable Support$35,000
Individual
CA
Charitable Support$30,000
Santa Maria YMCA
Santa Maria, CA
Charitable Support$30,000
Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum
Santa Maria, CA
Charitable Support$30,000
Partners in Housing Solutions
Santa Maria, CA
Charitable Support$30,000
Pacific Conservatory of the Perf Ar
Santa Maria, CA
Charitable Support$30,000
Marian Regional Medical Center Fdn
Santa Maria, CA
Charitable Support$25,000
OASIS Center
Santa Maria, CA
Charitable Support$25,000
Woods Humane Society
San Luis Obispo, CA
Charitable Support$25,000
Individual
CA
Charitable Support$25,000
Santa Barbara Humane Society
Santa Barbara, CA
Charitable Support$25,000
Individual
CA
Charitable Support$25,000
MOVE Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara, CA
Charitable Support$25,000
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum
Santa Barbara, CA
Charitable Support$25,000
Food Bank of SBC
Santa Barbara, CA
Charitable Support$20,000
CASA of Santa Barbara County
Santa Maria, CA
Charitable Support$20,000
Pacific Wildlife Care
San Luis Obispo, CA
Charitable Support$20,000
Individual
CA
Charitable Support$20,000
Future Leaders of America
Santa Maria, CA
Charitable Support$20,000
The FUND for Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
Charitable Support$20,000
Boys Girls Club of the Central Coas
Santa Maria, CA
Charitable Support$20,000
Seeag
Ventura, CA
Charitable Support$20,000
Family Service Agency
Santa Barbara, CA
Charitable Support$20,000
Cuyama Valley Family Resource Cente
New Cuyama, CA
Charitable Support$15,000
Individual
CA
Charitable Support$15,000
Good Samaritan Shelter
Santa Maria, CA
Charitable Support$15,000
Central Coast Literacy Council
Santa Maria, CA
Charitable Support$15,000
CARE 4 Paws
Santa Barbara, CA
Charitable Support$15,000
Individual
CA
Charitable Support$15,000
Pacific Pride Foundation
Santa Barbara, CA
Charitable Support$10,500
Transitions Mental Health Assn
San Luis Obispo, CA
Charitable Support$10,000
Individual
CA
Charitable Support$10,000
Veggie Rescue
Santa Ynez, CA
Charitable Support$10,000
Angel's Foster Care
Santa Barbara, CA
Charitable Support$10,000
Youth Arts Alive
Santa Maria, CA
Charitable Support$10,000
Individual
CA
Charitable Support$10,000
Individual
CA
Charitable Support$10,000
Life Steps Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable Support$10,000
Individual
CA
Charitable Support$10,000
Council on Alcohol Drug Abuse
Santa Barbara, CA
Charitable Support$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Edwin and Jeanne Woods Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Edwin and Jeanne Woods Family Foundation give?

$800,000 in tax year 2025, across 45 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs Edwin and Jeanne Woods Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Francine Newhall Woods (President), Prudence Jeanne Woods Noon (Secretary), Edwin Woods Jr (Cfo) and Henry Bell (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does Edwin and Jeanne Woods Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, youth programs and animals.

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