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Tim and Starleen Wood Foundation

Preselected recipients only Salt Lake City, Utah · EIN 261945588

Tim and Starleen Wood Foundation is a private foundation in Salt Lake City, Utah. In tax year 2025 it gave $98,300 in 20 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $30,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $96,660 the year before.

29% 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$62,50018$883,606
2024$96,66018$956,488
2025$98,30020$953,187

How to apply

Tim and Starleen Wood Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Tim and Starleen Wood Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Utah.

StateGrantsAmount
Utah6$52,600
New York3$25,000
District of Columbia4$8,000
Virginia1$5,000
California4$2,700
Connecticut1$2,500
Iowa1$2,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
UT
Charity$30,000
USANA Kids Eat
West Valley City, UT
Charity$10,600
Center for Reproductive Rights
New York, NY
Charity$10,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of Am
New York, NY
Charity$10,000
Best Friends Animal Society
Kanab, UT
Charity$5,000
Brennan Center for Justice
New York, NY
Charity$5,000
Humane Society of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Charity$5,000
The Nature Conservancy
Arlington, VA
Charity$5,000
Campaign Legal Center
Washington, DC
Charity$2,500
Common Cause Education Fund
Washington, DC
Charity$2,500
Yale Enviroment School
New Haven, CT
Charity$2,500
League of Women Voters Education Fd
Cedar Rapids, IA
Charity$2,500
National Redistricting Foundation
Washington, DC
Charity$2,500
Friends of Mount Tam
Corte Madera, CA
Charity$1,000
Individual
UT
Charity$1,000
Individual
UT
Charity$1,000
West Point Inn Association
San Anselmo, CA
Charity$1,000
Center for Science in the Public In
Washington, DC
Charity$500
Wikimedia Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Charity$500
Mill Valley Historical Society
Mill Valley, CA
Charity$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Tim and Starleen Wood Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Tim and Starleen Wood Foundation give?

$98,300 in tax year 2025, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Tim and Starleen Wood Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Tim Wood (Trustee) and Starleen Wood (Trustee).

What does Tim and Starleen Wood Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals and education.

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