The Redwoods Group Foundation concentrates its giving on youth-serving organizations with an emphasis on child safety, protection, and trauma-informed programming. Much of its support flows to national and regional YMCA and Boys & Girls Clubs affiliates, as well as allied organizations focused on camping, emergency child relief, and technical solutions for safety. Grants are typically labeled as "mission-aligned" and target programmatic work to prevent abuse, build protective systems, and respond to crises affecting children.
A $32,500 grant to Boys and Girls Clubs of America for hosting Y Champion, safety assessments, and swim lessons captures the Redwoods Group Foundation Inc’s pattern: it backs youth-serving organizations doing child safety work, not broad general philanthropy. The foundation’s grants are built around protection, prevention, and response for children and youth, with recurring support for YMCA and Boys & Girls Clubs affiliates, camping organizations, and allied child-safety groups. Its recent grant record shows both network-level and local support. The foundation gave $27,741 in general support to Gateway Region YMCA and $20,000 to Greater Philadelphia YMCA for Y Champions for Child Protection. It also funded child-protection and safety work through Boys and Girls Clubs of America, including a $15,000 grant for trauma-informed specialization in BGCA’s national training initiative. Smaller awards extend the same theme to local clubs, safety tools, and child-focused program improvements. The Redwoods Group Foundation Inc uses grant labels such as mission aligned gift, general support, child protection, aquatic safety, and safety improvement request, reflecting a portfolio centered on organizational strengthening for youth-serving nonprofits. That mix points to a funder interested in systems, training, and safeguards as much as direct service.
Child protection is a core theme in the foundation’s giving. It awarded $20,000 to Greater Philadelphia YMCA for Y Champions for Child Protection and $5,000 to YMCA of San Diego for child abuse prevention, indicating support for prevention work within youth-serving networks. Training for staff and facilitators is another clear area. In 2023, Boys and Girls Clubs of America received $15,000 for trauma informed specialization for 15 through BGCA’s national training initiative, and California State Alliance of Ymcas received $4,500 to train more Darkness to Light facilitators. The foundation also supports aquatic safety and swim access. In 2024, Boys and Girls Club of Clifton, Donald Reynolds Boys and Girls Club, Boys and Girls Club of Glacier Country, Boys and Girls Club of Cathedral City, Boys and Girls Club of Bloomington, and Boys and Girls Club of Albemarle each received $2,500 aquatics grants. Disaster-responsive child programming appears as well, including $10,000 to Boys & Girls Club of Maui for child programming in response to devastating fires.
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$172K
Most grants fall between $2K and $5K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 15% of grants go to recipients in GA.
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Moderately concentrated: a mix of several mid-sized gifts ($10k–$47.5k) primarily to network affiliates and national intermediaries; a few repeat grantees (BGCA, YMCA of San Diego) and mostly program-restricted or mission-aligned grants rather than unrestricted general operating support.
Notable grantees: Boys & Girls Clubs of America, YMCA network affiliates (e.g., Gateway Region YMCA, YMCA of Greater Houston, YMCA of the Chesapeake, YMCA of San Diego), American Camping Association, Boys & Girls Club of Maui, Safety Convergence Inc
Grant sizes cluster around small program awards. The typical grant is $1,509 at the 25th percentile, $2,500 at the median, and $5,000 at the 75th percentile. Larger network-level grants are present, but most awards sit in the low-thousands. The foundation’s 2023 through 2025 record shows repeated support for several organizations, including YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga, YMCA of San Diego, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, and Maui-area recipients. That points to recurring relationships rather than one-off gifts. The foundation is a grantmaking foundation, not a program-related-investment funder, and it does not fund individuals. Its active grant programs include The Redwoods Group Foundation Grants and The Redwoods Institute — SCORM Course File Provision; the training-file program accepts requests.
Giving is national, with all recent grants going to U.S. recipients. Georgia is the top state by grant count, helped by recipients in Atlanta, Chamblee, and Madison. North Carolina also appears frequently, with grants to Morrisville, Edenton, and Selma, and the foundation’s HQ is in Durham, NC. Other recipient cities include St. Louis, Houston, San Diego, Kahului, and Philadelphia, showing a spread across both local affiliates and national networks.
It supports youth-serving organizations, especially YMCAs, Boys & Girls Clubs, camps, JCCs, and similar nonprofits. Recent grants also include child-protection groups, aquatic-safety work, and organizations focused on training staff and facilitators in abuse prevention and trauma-informed practice.
Its giving centers on child protection and abuse prevention, trauma-informed training for youth workers, aquatic safety and swim lessons, safety assessments and facility improvements, disaster-responsive child programming, and literacy kit distribution.
The grant-size distribution is small and concentrated: p25 is $1,509, median is $2,500, and p75 is $5,000. Several awards fall at the $2,500 level, while a smaller number reach the $20,000 to $32,500 range.
The recent grant record shows 34 grants and 100% of them to U.S. recipients. The geographic scope of giving is national.
Yes. The Redwoods Institute provides SCORM 1.2 course files at no cost to national youth-serving organizations and to individual organizations that request them. The files can be uploaded into an organization’s LMS for access to Redwoods-created trainings.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATEWAY REGION YMCA | ST LOUIS, MO | $27,741 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HIGHER EDUCATION PROTECTION NETWORK | CANAL WINCHESTER, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | CHILD PROTECTION |
| POSITIVE CHILDHOOD ALLIANCE | MORRISVILLE, NC | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MASSACHUSETTS CITIZENS FOR CHILDREN | BOSTON, MA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF DEEP EAST TEXAS | NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHE, TX | $2,000 | 2025 | AQUATIC SAFETY |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA | MADISON, GA | $1,500 | 2025 | SAFETY IMPROVEMENT REQUEST |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA | ATLANTA, GA | $32,500 | 2024 | HOSTING Y CHAMPION, SAFETY ASSESSMENTS, AND SWIM LESSONS |
| YMCA OF THE CHESAPEAKE | CHESAPEAKE, VA | $20,000 | 2024 | MISSION ALIGNED GIFT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MAUI | KAHULUI, HI | $10,000 | 2024 | CHILD PROGRAMMING IN RESPONSE TO DEVASTATING FIRES |
| YMCA OF SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF ALBEMARLE | EDENTON, NC | $2,500 | 2024 | AQUATICS GRANT |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CLIFTON | CLIFTON, NH | $2,500 | 2024 | AQUATICS GRANT |
| DONALD REYNOLDS BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB | FAYETTEVILLE, AR | $2,500 | 2024 | AQUATICS GRANT |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GLACIER COUNTRY | KALISPELL, MT | $2,500 | 2024 | AQUATICS GRANT |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CATHEDRAL CITY | CATHEDRAL CITY, CA | $2,500 | 2024 | AQUATICS GRANT |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF BLOOMINGTON | BLOOMINGTON, IN | $2,500 | 2024 | AQUATICS GRANT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF METRO ATLANTA | CHAMBLEE, GA | $2,500 | 2024 | SAFETY SUPPORT |
| YMCA OF METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA | CHATTANOOGA, TN | $1,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANTS |
| MAUI FAMILY YMCA | KAHULUI, HI | $1,000 | 2024 | CHILD PROGRAMMING IN RESPONSE TO DEVASTATING FIRES |
| ELIZABETH JEGLIC | NEW YORK, NY | $500 | 2024 | HONORARIUM ALLIANCE OF NYSO |
| GREATER PHILADELPHIA YMCA | CONSHOHOCKEN, PA | $20,000 | 2023 | Y CHAMPIONS FOR CHILD PROTECTION |
| YMCA OF GREATER HOUSTON | HOUSTON, TX | $20,000 | 2023 | MISSION ALIGNED GIFT |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA | ATLANTA, GA | $15,000 | 2023 | TRAUMA INFORMED SPECIALIZATION FOR 15 THROUGH BGCA'S NATIONAL TRAINING INITIATIVE |
| AMERICAN CAMPING ASSOCIATION | MARTINSVILLE, IN | $15,000 | 2023 | MISSION ALIGNED GIFT |
| YMCA OF SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | CSAP WORK |
| SAFETY CONVERGENCE INC | MADISON, GA | $5,000 | 2023 | PILOT APP |
| CALIFORNIA STATE ALLIANCE OF YMCAS | SACRAMENTO, CA | $4,500 | 2023 | TRAIN MORE DARKNESS TO LIGHT FACILITATORS |
| PREVENT CHILD ABUSE NC | MORRISVILLE, NC | $2,500 | 2023 | CSAP WORK |
| JOHNSTON COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN | SELMA, NC | $1,535 | 2023 | LITERACY KITS |
| YMCA OF METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA | CHATTANOOGA, TN | $1,500 | 2023 | MISSION ALIGNED GIFTS |
| CHILD USA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,500 | 2023 | MISSION ALIGNED GIFT |
| YMCA OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $500 | 2023 | MISSION ALIGNED GIFT |
| YMCA ALUMNI | WEST CHESTER, OH | $500 | 2023 | NATIONAL SERVICE PROJECT |
| E3 CAMP | CARRBORO, NC | $500 | 2023 | MISSION ALIGNED GIFT |
GATEWAY REGION YMCA
$27,741GENERAL SUPPORT
HIGHER EDUCATION PROTECTION NETWORK
$5,000CHILD PROTECTION
POSITIVE CHILDHOOD ALLIANCE
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MASSACHUSETTS CITIZENS FOR CHILDREN
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF DEEP EAST TEXAS
$2,000AQUATIC SAFETY
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA
$1,500SAFETY IMPROVEMENT REQUEST
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA
$32,500HOSTING Y CHAMPION, SAFETY ASSESSMENTS, AND SWIM LESSONS
YMCA OF THE CHESAPEAKE
$20,000MISSION ALIGNED GIFT
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MAUI
$10,000CHILD PROGRAMMING IN RESPONSE TO DEVASTATING FIRES
YMCA OF SAN DIEGO
$5,000CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF ALBEMARLE
$2,500AQUATICS GRANT
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CLIFTON
$2,500AQUATICS GRANT
DONALD REYNOLDS BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
$2,500AQUATICS GRANT
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GLACIER COUNTRY
$2,500AQUATICS GRANT
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CATHEDRAL CITY
$2,500AQUATICS GRANT
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF BLOOMINGTON
$2,500AQUATICS GRANT
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF METRO ATLANTA
$2,500SAFETY SUPPORT
YMCA OF METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA
$1,500GENERAL SUPPORT GRANTS
MAUI FAMILY YMCA
$1,000CHILD PROGRAMMING IN RESPONSE TO DEVASTATING FIRES
ELIZABETH JEGLIC
$500HONORARIUM ALLIANCE OF NYSO
GREATER PHILADELPHIA YMCA
$20,000Y CHAMPIONS FOR CHILD PROTECTION
YMCA OF GREATER HOUSTON
$20,000MISSION ALIGNED GIFT
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA
$15,000TRAUMA INFORMED SPECIALIZATION FOR 15 THROUGH BGCA'S NATIONAL TRAINING INITIATIVE
AMERICAN CAMPING ASSOCIATION
$15,000MISSION ALIGNED GIFT
YMCA OF SAN DIEGO
$5,000CSAP WORK
SAFETY CONVERGENCE INC
$5,000PILOT APP
CALIFORNIA STATE ALLIANCE OF YMCAS
$4,500TRAIN MORE DARKNESS TO LIGHT FACILITATORS
PREVENT CHILD ABUSE NC
$2,500CSAP WORK
JOHNSTON COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN
$1,535LITERACY KITS
YMCA OF METROPOLITAN CHATTANOOGA
$1,500MISSION ALIGNED GIFTS
CHILD USA
$1,500MISSION ALIGNED GIFT
YMCA OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO
$500MISSION ALIGNED GIFT
YMCA ALUMNI
$500NATIONAL SERVICE PROJECT
E3 CAMP
$500MISSION ALIGNED GIFT
Current and upcoming funding from Redwoods Group Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Mission-driven youth-serving organizations and national organizations; organizations must be able to host SCORM 1.2 files on their LMS. The Redwoods Institute will provide files regardless of relationship with The Redwoods Group.
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