The Kathy and Jerry Wood Foundation concentrates its giving on education in the Annapolis/Anne Arundel County area, with large, targeted grants that fund postsecondary scholarships and specialized services for students with learning differences. Their funding supports both access (community college scholarships) and interventions—assessment, tutoring, and assistive technology—for learners with dyslexia, ADHD and related needs. Grants are few but sizeable and focused on local educational impact.
The Kathy and Jerry Wood Foundation Inc. gives repeated large grants for education tied to learning differences, especially scholarships and specialized student support in Maryland and Washington, DC. Its recent awards show a clear pattern: funding for postsecondary access, assessment and tutoring, and classroom technology for students with dyslexia, ADHD, and related needs. The foundation also supports schools and organizations serving children and young adults through targeted, program-specific grants. A central recipient is Anne Arundel Community College Foundation, which received $100,000 in 2023 and again in 2024 for scholarships for education, plus another $50,000 in 2025. The foundation has also backed Radcliffe Creek School with $100,000 for technologies for students with learning differences, and The Summit School with multiple $50,000 grants for scholarships for children with learning disabilities. These awards point to a funder that combines access to education with supports designed around how students learn. Alongside school-based support, the foundation funds organizations serving students and families through tutoring, assistive services, and adaptive programs.
Education is the foundation’s core focus, but the support is split across several distinct needs. In higher education, Anne Arundel Communitiy College Foundation received $100,000 in 2023 and $100,000 in 2024 for scholarships for education, with another $50,000 in 2025. Chesapeake College also received $30,400 in 2025 for programs and scholarships. For students with learning differences, Radcliffe Creek School received $100,000 in 2025 for technologies for students with dyslexia, ADHD, and similar needs. Dsylexia Tutoring Program received $80,000 in 2025 and $75,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for assessment and tutoring. The foundation also funds specialized student-serving organizations. The Brendan Corporation received $40,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for sailing training to youth with learning differences, while The Summit School received repeated $50,000 grants for scholarships for children with learning disabilities.
Typical grants cluster tightly around a mid-five-figure level: p25 is $23,750, median is $45,000, and p75 is $50,000. Recent awards also include several $100,000 grants, but most of the sample sits in the $40,000 to $50,000 range. The pattern is recurring rather than one-off. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Anne Arundel Communitiy College Foundation, Dsylexia Tutoring Program, The Summit School, Canine Companions for Independence, Sisters Academy of Baltimore, Autism Society of North Carolina, Capstone Christian Academy, and The Brendan Corporation. The foundation funds organizations rather than individuals and makes no program-related investments. Its active scholarship programs are run through colleges and universities, and its grant programs accept unsolicited requests.
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Most grants fall between $24K and $50K, with a median of $45K.
25th Percentile
$24K
Median
$45K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 59% of grants go to recipients in DC.
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small number of local education organizations; repeat funding to a core grantee (Anne Arundel Community College Foundation) and targeted support for specialized learning services rather than broad, diversified giving.
Notable grantees: Anne Arundel Community College Foundation, Radcliffe Creek School, Dyslexia Tutoring Program
Grantmaking is regional and heavily concentrated in Maryland. Fifty-nine percent of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the largest share of recipients by state is in DC. Recent Maryland recipients include Arnold, Baltimore, Edgewater, Glen Burnie, Chestertown, and Wye Mills, showing a strong Mid-Atlantic footprint. Outside Maryland and DC, the foundation has also funded organizations in Raleigh, North Carolina; Santa Rosa, California; and Las Vegas, Nevada. Every grant in the recent sample went to a US recipient.
It funds organizations serving students and young people, especially through scholarships, tutoring, assessment, assistive technology, and other educational supports. Recent grants include college scholarship programs, a school technology award for students with learning differences, and funding for tutoring and assessment services.
Yes. Scholarships are a major part of the foundation’s giving. Recent examples include support for a community college foundation, another college scholarship program, and school-based scholarships for children with learning disabilities.
Typical grants are mid-five-figure awards: the p25 is $23,750, the median is $45,000, and the p75 is $50,000. The recent sample also includes a smaller number of $100,000 grants.
Yes. The active grant programs listed for the foundation all note that they accept unsolicited applications, including scholarship partnerships with colleges and universities and one-time grants to organizations.
No. The foundation gives mostly in Maryland, but recent grants also went to recipients in Washington, DC; North Carolina; California; and Nevada. All grants in the recent sample were awarded to US recipients.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RADCLIFFE CREEK SCHOOL | Chestertown, MD | $100,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR TECHNOLOGIES FOR STUDENT WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES SUCH AS DYSLEXIA, ADHD, AND AS SUCH. |
| DSYLEXIA TUTORING PROGRAM | BALTIMORE, MD | $80,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ASSESSMENT AND TUTORING. |
| THE SUMMIT SCHOOL | EDGEWATER, MD | $50,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES. |
| CAPSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | LAS VEGAS, NV | $50,000 | 2025 | To provide excellence in academics, athletics, the arts and the application of Biblical principles. |
| ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITIY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | ARNOLD, MD | $50,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EDUCATION |
| CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE | SANTA ROSA, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR FOLLOW-UP SERVICES FOR CANINE COMPANIONS |
| BELLO MACHRE | GLEN BURNIE, MD | $50,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. |
| SISTERS ACADEMY OF BALTIMORE | BALTIMORE, MD | $50,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS. |
| AUTISIM SOCIETY OF NORTH CAROLINA | RALEIGH, NC | $50,000 | 2025 | The Autism Society of North Carolina improves the lives of individuals with autism, supports their families, and educates communities. |
| THE BRENDAN CORPORATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $40,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE SAILING TRAINING TO YOUTH WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES |
| CHESAPEAKE COLLEGE | Wye Mills, MD | $30,400 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS AND SCHORLARSHIPS |
| Y OF CENTRAL MARYLAND | BALTIMORE, MD | $30,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CHILDRENS PROGRAMS |
| KIDS NEED TO READ | MESA, AZ | $25,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR BOOKS FOR UNDERFUNDED SCHOOLS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES |
| CHESAPEAKE ARTS CENTER | BROOKLYN PARK, MD | $25,000 | 2025 | To foster creativity, create connections, and inspire joy by delivering innovation and accessible arts and education programs. |
| OHANA OF HOWARD COUNTY | COLUMBIA, MD | $20,000 | 2025 | Empower Howard County students to overcome barriers and achieve self-defined success. |
| READ BETTER BE BETTER | PHOENIX, AZ | $10,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO HELP CHILDREN BECOME BETTER LEARNERS |
| ON THE MOVE INC | SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI | $10,000 | 2025 | The Mission of On the Move Nonprofit Organization is to serve youth and senior citizens in underserved communities through resources, education, and mentoring programs. We are a faith based non-denominational organization; our goal is to revitalize our communities as well as people. |
| ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITIY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | ARNOLD, MD | $100,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EDUCATION |
| DSYLEXIA TUTORING PROGRAM | BALTIMORE, MD | $75,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ASSESSMENT AND TUTORING. |
| COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY | Baltimore, MD | $66,000 | 2024 | TO PAY EXPENDITURES FOR COLLEGE |
| CAPSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | LAS VEGAS, NV | $50,000 | 2024 | To provide excellence in academics, athletics, the arts and the application of Biblical principles. |
| CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE | SANTA ROSA, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR FOLLOW-UP SERVICES FOR CANINE COMPANIONS |
| THE SUMMIT SCHOOL | EDGEWATER, MD | $50,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES. |
| SISTERS ACADEMY OF BALTIMORE | BALTIMORE, MD | $50,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS. |
| AUTISIM SOCIETY OF NORTH CAROLINA | RALEIGH, NC | $50,000 | 2024 | The Autism Society of North Carolina improves the lives of individuals with autism, supports their families, and educates communities. |
| THE BRENDAN CORPORATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $40,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE SAILING TRAINING TO YOUTH WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF ANNAPOLIS | ANNAPOLIS, MD | $30,000 | 2024 | TO INSPIRE AND ENABLE ALL YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO NEED US THE MOST, TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS PRODUCTIVE, RESPONSIBLE, CARING CITIZENS. |
| BELLO MACHRE | GLEN BURNIE, MD | $25,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. |
| KINERA FOUNDATION | STEVENSVILLE, MD | $25,000 | 2024 | To helps individuals with disabilities and special health care needs and their families by providing resources to support, inform and connect them with services and opportunities that will enhance their quality of life. |
| CHESAPEAKE ARTS CENTER | BROOKLYN PARK, MD | $25,000 | 2024 | To foster creativity, create connections, and inspire joy by delivering innovation and accessible arts and education programs. |
| OHANA OF HOWARD COUNTY | COLUMBIA, MD | $20,000 | 2024 | Empower Howard County students to overcome barriers and achieve self-defined success. |
| READ BETTER BE BETTER | PHOENIX, AZ | $10,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO HELP CHILDREN BECOME BETTER LEARNERS |
| ON THE MOVE INC | SHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI | $5,000 | 2024 | The Mission of On the Move Nonprofit Organization is to serve youth and senior citizens in underserved communities through resources, education, and mentoring programs. We are a faith based non-denominational organization; our goal is to revitalize our communities as well as people. |
| ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITIY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | ARNOLD, MD | $100,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EDUCATION |
| DSYLEXIA TUTORING PROGRAM | BALTIMORE, MD | $75,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ASSESSMENT AND TUTORING. |
| COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY | Baltimore, MD | $66,000 | 2023 | TO PAY EXPENDITURES FOR COLLEGE |
| CAPSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY | LAS VEGAS, NV | $50,000 | 2023 | To provide excellence in academics, athletics, the arts and the application of Biblical principles. |
| CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE | SANTA ROSA, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR FOLLOW-UP SERVICES FOR CANINE COMPANIONS |
| THE SUMMIT SCHOOL | EDGEWATER, MD | $50,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES. |
| AUTISIM SOCIETY OF NORTH CAROLINA | RALEIGH, NC | $50,000 | 2023 | The Autism Society of North Carolina improves the lives of individuals with autism, supports their families, and educates communities. |
| SISTERS ACADEMY OF BALTIMORE | BALTIMORE, MD | $50,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS. |
| Y OF CENTRAL MARYLAND | BALTIMORE, MD | $35,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CHILDRENS PROGRAMS |
| KIDS NEED TO READ | MESA, AZ | $25,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR BOOKS FOR UNDERFUNDED SCHOOLS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES |
| BELLO MACHRE | GLEN BURNIE, MD | $25,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. |
| THE BRENDAN CORPORATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE SAILING TRAINING TO YOUTH WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES |
| OHANA OF HOWARD COUNTY | COLUMBIA, MD | $20,000 | 2023 | Empower Howard County students to overcome barriers and achieve self-defined success. |
| HOLY FAMILY MINISTRIES | NORTHBROOK, IL | $15,000 | 2023 | To provide educational opportunities. |
| READ BETTER BE BETTER | PHOENIX, AZ | $10,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO HELP CHILDREN BECOME BETTER LEARNERS |
| CHESAPEAKE ARTS CENTER | BROOKLYN PARK, MD | $5,600 | 2023 | To foster creativity, create connections, and inspire joy by delivering innovation and accessible arts and education programs. |
RADCLIFFE CREEK SCHOOL
$100,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR TECHNOLOGIES FOR STUDENT WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES SUCH AS DYSLEXIA, ADHD, AND AS SUCH.
DSYLEXIA TUTORING PROGRAM
$80,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ASSESSMENT AND TUTORING.
THE SUMMIT SCHOOL
$50,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES.
CAPSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
$50,000To provide excellence in academics, athletics, the arts and the application of Biblical principles.
ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITIY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$50,000TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EDUCATION
CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE
$50,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR FOLLOW-UP SERVICES FOR CANINE COMPANIONS
BELLO MACHRE
$50,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
SISTERS ACADEMY OF BALTIMORE
$50,000TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS.
AUTISIM SOCIETY OF NORTH CAROLINA
$50,000The Autism Society of North Carolina improves the lives of individuals with autism, supports their families, and educates communities.
THE BRENDAN CORPORATION
$40,000TO PROVIDE SAILING TRAINING TO YOUTH WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES
CHESAPEAKE COLLEGE
$30,400TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS AND SCHORLARSHIPS
Y OF CENTRAL MARYLAND
$30,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CHILDRENS PROGRAMS
KIDS NEED TO READ
$25,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR BOOKS FOR UNDERFUNDED SCHOOLS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
CHESAPEAKE ARTS CENTER
$25,000To foster creativity, create connections, and inspire joy by delivering innovation and accessible arts and education programs.
OHANA OF HOWARD COUNTY
$20,000Empower Howard County students to overcome barriers and achieve self-defined success.
READ BETTER BE BETTER
$10,000TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO HELP CHILDREN BECOME BETTER LEARNERS
ON THE MOVE INC
$10,000The Mission of On the Move Nonprofit Organization is to serve youth and senior citizens in underserved communities through resources, education, and mentoring programs. We are a faith based non-denominational organization; our goal is to revitalize our communities as well as people.
ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITIY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$100,000TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EDUCATION
DSYLEXIA TUTORING PROGRAM
$75,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ASSESSMENT AND TUTORING.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY
$66,000TO PAY EXPENDITURES FOR COLLEGE
CAPSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
$50,000To provide excellence in academics, athletics, the arts and the application of Biblical principles.
CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE
$50,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR FOLLOW-UP SERVICES FOR CANINE COMPANIONS
THE SUMMIT SCHOOL
$50,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES.
SISTERS ACADEMY OF BALTIMORE
$50,000TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS.
AUTISIM SOCIETY OF NORTH CAROLINA
$50,000The Autism Society of North Carolina improves the lives of individuals with autism, supports their families, and educates communities.
THE BRENDAN CORPORATION
$40,000TO PROVIDE SAILING TRAINING TO YOUTH WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF ANNAPOLIS
$30,000TO INSPIRE AND ENABLE ALL YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO NEED US THE MOST, TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS PRODUCTIVE, RESPONSIBLE, CARING CITIZENS.
BELLO MACHRE
$25,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
KINERA FOUNDATION
$25,000To helps individuals with disabilities and special health care needs and their families by providing resources to support, inform and connect them with services and opportunities that will enhance their quality of life.
CHESAPEAKE ARTS CENTER
$25,000To foster creativity, create connections, and inspire joy by delivering innovation and accessible arts and education programs.
OHANA OF HOWARD COUNTY
$20,000Empower Howard County students to overcome barriers and achieve self-defined success.
READ BETTER BE BETTER
$10,000TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO HELP CHILDREN BECOME BETTER LEARNERS
ON THE MOVE INC
$5,000The Mission of On the Move Nonprofit Organization is to serve youth and senior citizens in underserved communities through resources, education, and mentoring programs. We are a faith based non-denominational organization; our goal is to revitalize our communities as well as people.
ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITIY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$100,000TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EDUCATION
DSYLEXIA TUTORING PROGRAM
$75,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ASSESSMENT AND TUTORING.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY
$66,000TO PAY EXPENDITURES FOR COLLEGE
CAPSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
$50,000To provide excellence in academics, athletics, the arts and the application of Biblical principles.
CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE
$50,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR FOLLOW-UP SERVICES FOR CANINE COMPANIONS
THE SUMMIT SCHOOL
$50,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES.
AUTISIM SOCIETY OF NORTH CAROLINA
$50,000The Autism Society of North Carolina improves the lives of individuals with autism, supports their families, and educates communities.
SISTERS ACADEMY OF BALTIMORE
$50,000TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS.
Y OF CENTRAL MARYLAND
$35,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CHILDRENS PROGRAMS
KIDS NEED TO READ
$25,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR BOOKS FOR UNDERFUNDED SCHOOLS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
BELLO MACHRE
$25,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
THE BRENDAN CORPORATION
$20,000TO PROVIDE SAILING TRAINING TO YOUTH WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES
OHANA OF HOWARD COUNTY
$20,000Empower Howard County students to overcome barriers and achieve self-defined success.
HOLY FAMILY MINISTRIES
$15,000To provide educational opportunities.
READ BETTER BE BETTER
$10,000TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO HELP CHILDREN BECOME BETTER LEARNERS
CHESAPEAKE ARTS CENTER
$5,600To foster creativity, create connections, and inspire joy by delivering innovation and accessible arts and education programs.