Total Assets:
$529,065
Total Giving:
$529,065
74% of grants stay in Wisconsin.
Four other states receive a large number of grants: Virgina, Maryland, Illinois and Mississippi.
Community Development
Violence Free Zone – youth mentoring and violence prevention program.
K-12 Black History & Character Curriculum– educational curriculum based on “Woodson Principles.”
Training & Technical Assistance leadership and capacity-building for community/faith/grassroots organizations.
1776 Unites– movement promoting historically grounded and inspirational perspectives on Black history.
History shows that almost 59% of their giving goes to Community Development, almost 29% goes to Religion and almost 4% goes to Social & Human Services Category.
Grants in recent years include:
$25,000 for Project Reclaim of Minden;
$24,715 for Alliance of Concerned Men;
$17,500 for Center for Community Empowerment;
$150,000 for G E Ministries;
$61,850 for Christian Families Against Destructive Decisions;
$20,000 for Hope for Prisoners Om; and
$17,500 for Ravensdale Community.
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The foundation mission is to empower community-based leaders to develop and implement solutions that reduce crime and violence, restore families, revitalize underserved neighborhoods, and foster economic enterprise.
The Woodson Center, a U.S.-based foundation located in Washington, District of Columbia, was established in 1981
Phone #:
202-518-6500
Email:
[email protected]
Application Address:
Woodson Center
1625 K Street New 410
Washington, District of Columbia 20006
Procedures:
Applicants must complete online application on the foundation website.
There are no deadlines.
Founder:
Robert L. Woodson, Sr
Director:
Alicia Manning, Director
Alvin B Jackson Jr, Director
Emmitt W Mitchell, Director
Gregg Kunes, Director
Gregory Snyder, Chairman
Hattie Porterfield, Secretary
Janice Rogers Brown, Director
John Williams III, Director
Julia Nelson, Coo
Martin J Wong, Director
Moses Boyd, Director
Robert Woodson Sr, President
Scott Mitchell, Director
Stephanie Detrio, Treasurer
