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The Paul and Betty Woolls Foundation

Accepts applications Angwin, California · EIN 411859964

The Paul and Betty Woolls Foundation is a private foundation in Angwin, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $100,000 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $50,000 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $75,000 the year before.

50% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2020$150,0002$113,762
2022$75,0001$488,135
2024$100,0002$294,905

How to apply

ContactBetty O'Shaughnessy Woolls
PO Box 923, Angwin, CA 94508
Phone or email(707) 944-2235
What to submitWritten proposal containing a description of the organization, need for and objectives of the program, strategy and plan of action, qualifications for carry out program, project budget and amount requested, most recent audit.
DeadlinesJune 1st each year.
RestrictionsRewards may only be granted to those programs which meet the description contained within the mission statement of the foundation.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Paul and Betty Woolls Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California1$50,000
Indiana1$50,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Napa Valley Grapegrowers
Napa, CA
Environmental stewardship$50,000
Wabash College Foundation
Crawfordsville, IN
Scholarship fund.$50,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Paul and Betty Woolls Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: June 1st each year.

How much does The Paul and Betty Woolls Foundation give?

$100,000 in tax year 2024, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $50,000.

Who runs The Paul and Betty Woolls Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Betty O'Shaughnessy Woolls (President), Dr Dan Peters (Director), Susan O'Shaughnessy (Director) and Linda Bagaason (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does The Paul and Betty Woolls Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and environment and conservation.

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