Private Foundation

JW & ETHEL I WOODRUFF FOUNDATION INC

JW & ETHEL I WOODRUFF FOUNDATION INC is a Private Foundation headquartered in COLUMBUS, GA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $1.3M revenue, $1.8M expenses, $10.1M total assets. IRS filings disclose 391 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $12.6M.

EIN: 586049589 COLUMBUS, GA Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$1.3M

Total Expenses$1.8M

Total Assets$10.1M

Grants Given391

Grant Total$12.6M

Filing Years2020–2025

Sample Grants Given

UNITED WAY OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY INC

COLUMBUS, GA · 2024

2025 CAMPAIGN

$300,000

AUBURN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

AUBURN, AL · 2024

SCHOLARSHIPS

$245,000

BROOKSTONE SCHOOL INC

COLUMBUS, GA · 2024

EDUCATION

$216,000

MIDTOWN INC

COLUMBUS, GA · 2024

COMMUNITY ADVOCACY

$200,000

COLUMBUS TECHNICAL COLLEGE

COLUMBUS, GA · 2024

EDUCATION

$125,000

Showing up to 5 of 391 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

CHAIRMAN & CEO Christopher S Woodruff

DIRECTOR Dina Woodruff

DIRECTOR James W Woodruff Iii

VICE CHAIR Katherine F Woodruff

DIRECTOR Sheila D Ferry

TREASURER/SECRETARY Timothy L Decamp

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Top Grant Purposes

EDUCATION

$1,621,190 78 grants

MEDICAL-CHILDRENS HOSPITAL

$1,172,239 5 grants

ARTS

$1,046,164 28 grants

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

$737,503 29 grants

SCHOLARSHIPS

$595,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$1.3M	$1.8M	$10.1M
2024	$1.3M	$2.2M	$10.6M
2023	$1.2M	$2.0M	$10.8M
2021	$1.0M	$1.8M	$10.3M
2020	$1.1M	$1.7M	$10.3M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.1M to $1.3M (+20%), with total assets most recently reported at $10.1M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, and 4 other states.

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