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George & Dorothy Vande Woude Foundation

Accepts applications Winchester, Virginia · EIN 842606531

George & Dorothy Vande Woude Foundation is a private foundation in Winchester, Virginia. In tax year 2024 it gave $51,500 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $20,000. 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 $50,000 the year before.

33% 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
2023$50,00010$1.0 million
2024$51,5009$1.1 million

How to apply

ContactElaine M Cain
PO Box 2560, Winchester, VA 22624
Phone or email(540) 662-3417
What to submitLetter of request
DeadlinesAnnually
RestrictionsNo restrictions

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What George & Dorothy Vande Woude Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New York2$24,000
Michigan2$17,500
Tennessee1$5,000
Virginia2$2,000
Florida1$2,000
Georgia1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Breast Cancer Research Goundation
New York, NY
Education and research for breast cancer$20,000
Frederick Meijer Gardens
Grand Rapids, MI
Botanical and art conservation$12,500
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
Research and treatement of childhood cancer$5,000
Van Andel Institute
Grand Rapids, MI
Science education and biomedical research$5,000
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
Assistance to first responders and their families$4,000
Parkinson's Foundation
Miami, FL
Research and treatment for parkinson's disease$2,000
John H Enders Fire Co Inc & Rescue Squad
Berryville, VA
Public emergency services$1,000
National Academy of Sciences
Atlanta, GA
Education and support of sciences$1,000
Ruritan Club of Clarke County
Berryville, VA
Annual support of county fair$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does George & Dorothy Vande Woude Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Annually.

How much does George & Dorothy Vande Woude Foundation give?

$51,500 in tax year 2024, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs George & Dorothy Vande Woude Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Cynthia I Vande Woude (Director), Susan J Vande Woude (Director), Gail L Vande Woude (Director) and Alice H Fens (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does George & Dorothy Vande Woude Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly science and research, health and education.

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