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Woodell Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Houston, Texas · EIN 760538344

Woodell Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Houston, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $123,300 in 25 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $25,300. 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 $85,000 the year before.

36% of its 2024 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
2022$90,75021$2.4 million
2023$85,00018$2.3 million
2024$123,30025$2.5 million

How to apply

ContactThomas Woodell
10951 Beinhorn Road, Houston, TX 77024
Phone or email(713) 468-3458
What to submitApplications should be submitted in writing and contain the name and address of the charitable organization and the purpose of the grant.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Woodell Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Colorado.

StateGrantsAmount
Colorado6$46,300
Texas13$43,500
Florida3$25,000
California1$5,000
Connecticut1$2,500
Minnesota1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 25 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Roundup River Ranch
Gypsum, CO
General support$25,300
Bravo Vail
Vail, CO
General support$15,000
Gadsden Art Center
Quincy, FL
General support$10,000
Texas Childrens Hospital
Houston, TX
General support$10,000
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
General support$7,500
Houston Symphony
Houston, TX
General support$7,500
Centenary Methodist Church
Quincy, FL
General support$7,500
The Houston Museum of Natural Scie
Houston, TX
General support$5,000
Chapelwood UMC
Houston, TX
General support$5,000
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Manhattan Beach, CA
General support$5,000
Vital Living
Houston, TX
General support$2,500
Save the Children Federation Inc
Fairfield, CT
General support$2,500
Planned Parenthood
Houston, TX
General support$2,500
Houston Food Bank
Houston, TX
General support$2,500
Vail Veterans Program
Vail, CO
General support$2,500
Steel Magnolia Moms
Houston, TX
General support$1,500
Friends for Life
Houston, TX
General support$1,500
Houston SPCA
Houston, TX
General support$1,500
Meals on Wheels
Houston, TX
General support$1,500
Star of Hope
Houston, TX
General support$1,500
Project Sanctuary
Pagosa Springs, CO
General support$1,500
Cycle Effect
Eagle, CO
General support$1,000
Youth Power 365
Avon, CO
General support$1,000
Meca
Houston, TX
General purpose$1,000
Caring Bridge
Eagan, MN
General support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Woodell Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Woodell Foundation Inc give?

$123,300 in tax year 2024, across 25 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Woodell Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Thomas Woodell (President), Blair B Woodell (Secretary) and Sallie C Wyatt-Woodell (Director).

What does Woodell Foundation Inc fund?

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

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