Public charity · Long Island City, NY (gives in Tennessee from out of state)
Bob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc.
Its tax filing doesn't say how to apply. Check its website or call before sending anything.
Key facts
- Grants in Tennessee
- 3 totaling $341,300
- Typical grant
- $10,000 to $176,300 (the middle half of its Tennessee grants)
- A realistic first ask
- About $155,000, its middle Tennessee grant. First-time winners usually get less than repeat ones.
- Where it gives
- Davidson County · plus 102 grants outside Tennessee
- Buildings & equipment
- None of its Tennessee grants in this filing were for buildings or equipment
- Funds new groups?
- 67% of the Tennessee groups it funded in 2025 were new (not funded in 2024): 2 of 3.
- Total giving that year
- $17.1 million
Giving by year
| Tax year | Total grants paid | To Tennessee | Tennessee grants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17.1M | $341K | 3 |
| 2024 | $12M | $167K | 2 |
How to apply
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Board and officers
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- Suni HarfordChairman
- Lee WoodruffDirector
- Edward ToptaniSecretary
- Michael HoffmanTreasurer
- Eileen LynchDirector
- Gerry ByrneDirector
- Caroline HirschDirector
- James HnatDirector
- Craig NewmarkDirector
- Ltg Nadja West Thru May 2025Director
- L Thomas HiltzDirector
- Michael KeyesDirector
- Martha RaddatzDirector
- Ed HanDirector
- General Robert AbramsDirector
- Ralph AndrettaDirector
- Dietrich KuhlmannDirector
- Gary ShedlinDirector
- Holly Speyer LiptonDirector
- Joanne BassDirector
- Anne Marie DoughertyChief executive officer
- Todd DusoCfo/coo
- Margaret HarrellChief program officer
- Dave WoodruffCo-founder & chief revenue officer
- Kelly ClarkChief development officer
- Dina ShapiroExec. dir. events/special projects
- Temple SeiglerSenior director of development
As listed in its 2025 IRS filing. Many foundations decide through their board, so a personal connection often matters more than a perfect application.
What it funds most often
- Suicide prevention; community engagement; disaster relief; survey incentive; sponsorship
- Suicide prevention; survey incentive; clinical mental health
- Social connection & wellbeing; community engagement
Tennessee organizations it funded
Largest first. Past winners are good people to ask what the foundation looks for. Select a group to see who else funds it.
| Past winner | Where | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operation Stand Down Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | Suicide prevention; community engagement; disaster relief; survey incentive;... | $176K |
| Centerstone of Tennessee Inc. | Nashville, Davidson County | Suicide prevention; survey incentive; clinical mental health | $155K |
| Creativets | Nashville, Davidson County | Social connection & wellbeing; community engagement | $10K |
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