
The Robert W. Woodruff Foundation is a highly Atlanta‑centric funder that concentrates on large, transformational capital and campaign gifts to health systems, higher education, parks/trails/land conservation, arts and cultural institutions, and community infrastructure. Grants tend to support facility construction/renovation, major neighborhood and regional projects (trail loops, affordable housing donor funds, public safety campaigns), and institutional capacity for research, medical care, and civic amenities. Their giving reflects multi‑million dollar, place‑based investments aimed at long‑term civic and institutional impact across metro Atlanta and select Georgia conservation sites.
A $75.0 million commitment to the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta anchors the Robert W Woodruff Foundation Inc’s recent giving and points to a funder that uses large, place-based grants to shape metro Atlanta over time. The foundation backs major capital campaigns, facility renovations, and long-range civic projects, with repeat support for health systems, universities, parks and trails, arts institutions, and neighborhood infrastructure. Recent awards show a consistent pattern of funding institutions that are carrying out major buildouts or campaign goals. The foundation supported the Robert W Woodruff Health Sciences Center Fund for the Emory + Children’s Pediatric Institute research plan, and it gave Shepherd Center Foundation more than $25 million toward an expansion of facilities and programs for neurological treatment, rehabilitation, and research. It also supported Atlanta BeltLine Partnership for the trail corridor loop and resident retention work, Georgia State University Foundation for student success facilities, and Georgia Tech Foundation for Tech Square construction. Across the portfolio, the emphasis is on capital-heavy projects with institutional reach in Atlanta and nearby Georgia communities.
In healthcare infrastructure, the foundation gave $35.0 million to Robert W Woodruff Health Sciences Center Fund Inc for the Emory + Children’s Pediatric Institute research plan, and $10.0 million to the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta for Grady Health Systems projects including renovation of Crestview Health and Rehabilitation Center and expansion of neighborhood outpatient centers. It also gave $3.0 million to Emory University to expand the nurse residency program at Emory Healthcare and pilot a nurse fellowship program at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing. Higher education is another clear theme. Georgia State University Foundation received $15.0 million for renovation of the Bell Buildings to house student success services and the National Institute for Student Success, while Georgia Tech Foundation received two grants for Phase III construction of Tech Square. The foundation also supported Morehouse School of Medicine with $6.0 million for renovation of the Hugh M. Gloster and Medical Education Buildings. For parks and trails, it backed Atlanta BeltLine Partnership and PATH Foundation for trail construction and corridor expansion, and it supported Trust for Public Land for the Chattahoochee RiverLands demonstration project.
$361.1M
$991.5M
$247.3M
$196.7M
Most grants fall between $500K and $6.4M, with a median of $2M.
25th Percentile
$500K
Median
$2M
75th Percentile
$6.4M
About 93% of grants go to recipients in GA.
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Concentrated, large-scale philanthropic investments primarily within Georgia (especially Atlanta), delivered as multi‑million dollar capital or campaign gifts; a mix of repeat multi‑year support to flagship institutions and one‑off transformational grants for infrastructure and conservation projects.
Notable grantees: Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Ichauway Incorporated, Robert W Woodruff Health Sciences Center Fund (Emory/Children’s Pediatric Institute), Georgia Tech Foundation, Atlanta BeltLine Partnership
Typical grants are large: the 25th percentile is $500,000, the median is $2,000,000, and the 75th percentile is $6,431,250. That distribution matches a grantmaker that works through major capital and campaign gifts rather than small, one-off awards. The recent record also shows repeat support to the same organizations across multiple years, including several awards to Ichauway Incorporated, Georgia Tech Foundation, and Georgia State University Foundation. Robert W Woodruff Foundation Inc is a regular funder rather than a DAF vehicle, and it funds individuals as well as institutions.
Giving is overwhelmingly local and concentrated in Georgia: 93% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Atlanta is the dominant recipient city, with additional awards landing in Athens, Rabun Gap, and Newton. Outside Atlanta, grants also support places tied to conservation and campus work, including Newton and Rabun Gap. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 63 grants to U.S. organizations.
Its recent grants focus on capital campaigns, facility renovations, trail and greenway projects, health system infrastructure, and higher education buildings. Examples include a pediatric research plan, nursing education facilities, museum updates, and trail expansion projects in metro Atlanta.
The grant-size profile is on the high end: p25 is $500,000, the median is $2,000,000, and p75 is $6,431,250. Recent awards also include several multi-million-dollar campaign gifts, which fits a capital-intensive funding pattern.
Yes. Recent records show repeat grants to organizations such as Ichauway Incorporated, Georgia Tech Foundation, and Georgia State University Foundation across multiple years, which suggests ongoing support for multi-phase projects and campaigns.
The grantmaking is local and heavily concentrated in Georgia. Ninety-three percent of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and Atlanta appears most often among recipient cities, with additional awards in Athens, Rabun Gap, and Newton.
Robert W Woodruff Foundation Inc is listed as a regular funder, not a DAF. It also funds individuals, and its recent giving pattern centers on institutional and place-based projects rather than broad open application campaigns.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $75,000,120 | 2024 | Establishment of the Woodruff and Whitehead Affordable Housing Donor Advised Fund. |
| Atlanta BeltLine Partnership | Atlanta, GA | $18,000,051 | 2024 | Completion of the 22-mile trail corridor loop ($75 million) and support for the Legacy Resident Retention Program ($2.5 million) and Partnership operations ($2.5 million). |
| Georgia Tech Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $12,500,047 | 2024 | Phase III construction of Tech Square. |
| Ichauway Incorporated | Newton, GA | $12,000,000 | 2024 | 2023 capital and operating needs. |
| Robert W Woodruff Arts Center | Atlanta, GA | $10,000,044 | 2024 | $67 million campaign to update facilities and community spaces. |
| Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | $10,000,008 | 2024 | Renovation of Crestview Health and Rehabilitation Center, expansion of neighborhood outpatient centers, and other priority projects as part of Grady Health Systems $110 million campaign. |
| Georgia State University Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $7,725,000 | 2024 | Construction of training facilities ($10 million) and expansion of nursing education pipeline ($2 million) in partnership with Grady Health System. |
| APF Support Inc fbo Atlanta Police Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $6,000,000 | 2024 | $90 million campaign to support a comprehensive public safety strategy. |
| Atlanta Historical Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $6,000,000 | 2024 | $49.5 million centennial anniversary campaign to improve the museum with new exhibits, digital storytelling, childrens offerings and campus updates. |
| University of Georgia Foundation | Athens, GA | $5,000,000 | 2024 | Renovation of the Holmes-Hunter Academic Building. |
| Trust for Public Land | Atlanta, GA | $5,000,000 | 2024 | Support of Chattahoochee RiverLands demonstration project. |
| Ichauway Incorporated | Newton, GA | $2,585,000 | 2024 | Implementation of master facilities plan. |
| Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School | Rabun Gap, GA | $2,500,000 | 2024 | $9.5 million campaign to renovate Hodgson Hall. |
| American Cancer Society | Atlanta, GA | $2,500,000 | 2024 | Support of research partnership with the Winship Cancer Institute. |
| PATH Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $2,000,000 | 2024 | $17.6 million campaign to add 18 new miles of trails. |
| Feeding Georgia | Atlanta, GA | $2,000,000 | 2024 | Support of matching capital grants for member food banks ($4,900,000) and a statewide hunger study ($100,000). |
| Park Pride | Atlanta, GA | $1,700,000 | 2024 | Continued support of the Legacy Grant Program to support park improvement projects. |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $1,650,000 | 2024 | Support of the Rollins Epidemiology Fellowship program. |
| The Henry W Grady Health System Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,600,000 | 2024 | Construction of training facilities ($6.6 million) and expansion of nursing education pipeline ($5 million) in partnership with Georgia State University. |
| Robert W Woodruff Library of the AUC Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,200,000 | 2024 | Completion of the Exhibition Hall for library serving the Atlanta University Center. |
| National Trust for Local News | Lexington, MA | $1,000,000 | 2024 | Establishment of the Georgia Trust for Local News to strengthen community newspapers. |
| Atlanta Educational Telecommunications Collaborative | Atlanta, GA | $1,000,000 | 2024 | $10 million campaign to update technology, expand newsroom, and build digital audiences. |
| National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force | Savannah, GA | $750,000 | 2024 | $10 million campaign to expand the museum with new space for exhibitions, collections and education programs. |
| Parkinson's Foundation | Miami, FL | $500,000 | 2024 | Expansion of research partnership with Morehouse School of Medicine to increase access to genetic testing and accelerate clinical trials for Parkinson's disease. |
| Grant Park Conservancy | Atlanta, GA | $500,000 | 2024 | Renovation of the Southeast Quadrant, Ormond Plaza and Courtyard, and Park Care Center as part of $6 million campaign. |
| University of Georgia Foundation | Athens, GA | $300,000 | 2024 | Support through 2024 of the Georgia Legislative Leadership Institute, a leadership development program for freshmen members of the Georgia General Assembly. |
| Georgia Center for Nonprofits | Atlanta, GA | $250,000 | 2024 | Support of operations and capacity-building programs to strengthen nonprofits in Georgia. |
| Georgia Council on Economic Education | Atlanta, GA | $200,000 | 2024 | Support of programs to strengthen K-12 economics education in Georgia. |
| Candid | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | Support of Candid's Atlanta office. |
| Georgia Press Educational Foundation | Avondale Estates, GA | $75,000 | 2024 | Support of the Capitol Beat news service bureau to provide coverage of state government. |
| Robert W Woodruff Health Sciences Center Fund Inc | Atlanta, GA | $35,000,050 | 2023 | Support for Emory + Children's Pediatric Institute research plan. |
| Shepherd Center Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $25,000,053 | 2023 | $286 million campaign to expand facilities and programs for neurological treatment, rehabilitation and research. |
| Georgia State University Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $15,000,000 | 2023 | Renovation of the Bell Buildings to house student success services and the National Institute for Student Success. |
| Atlanta Beltline Partnership Inc | Atlanta, GA | $13,000,025 | 2023 | Completion of the 22-mile trail corridor loop ($75 million) and support for the Legacy Resident Retention Program ($2.5 million) and Partnership operations ($2.5 million). |
| Georgia Tech Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $12,500,060 | 2023 | Phase III construction of Tech Square. |
| Ichauway Incorporated | Newton, GA | $11,200,000 | 2023 | 2022 capital and operating needs. |
| Ichauway Incorporated | Newton, GA | $10,000,000 | 2023 | Implementation of master facilities plan. |
| The Henry W Grady Health System Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $8,000,000 | 2023 | Construction of training facilities ($6.6 million) and expansion of nursing education pipeline ($5 million) in partnership with Georgia State University. |
| Morehouse School of Medicine | Atlanta, GA | $6,000,000 | 2023 | Completion of $25 million campaign to renovate the Hugh M. Gloster and Medical Education Buildings. |
| APF Support Inc fbo Atlanta Police Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $6,000,000 | 2023 | $90 million campaign to support a comprehensive public safety strategy. |
| University of Georgia Foundation | Athens, GA | $5,000,000 | 2023 | Renovation of the Holmes-Hunter Academic Building. |
| Robert W Woodruff Arts Center Inc | Atlanta, GA | $4,000,000 | 2023 | Support for operations as Art Partners transition to a new budget model. |
| Georgia State University Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $3,420,000 | 2023 | Construction of training facilities ($10 million) and expansion of nursing education pipeline ($2 million) in partnership with Grady Health System. |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $3,000,000 | 2023 | Support to expand the nurse residency program at Emory Healthcare ($5 million) and pilot a nurse fellowship program at Emory's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing ($3.5 million). |
| Feeding Georgia Inc | Atlanta, GA | $3,000,000 | 2023 | Support of matching capital grants for member food banks ($4,900,000) and a statewide hunger study ($100,000). |
| American Cancer Society Inc | Atlanta, GA | $2,000,000 | 2023 | Support of research partnership with the Winship Cancer Institute. |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of America | Atlanta, GA | $2,000,000 | 2023 | Support for Clubs in Georgia and metro Atlanta to address learning loss related to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $1,700,000 | 2023 | Support of the Rollins Epidemiology Fellowship program. |
| Park Pride Atlanta Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,500,000 | 2023 | Expansion of the Legacy Grant Program to support park improvement projects as part of $14 million campaign. |
| Atlanta Educational Telecommunications Collaborative | Atlanta, GA | $1,500,000 | 2023 | $10 million campaign to update technology, expand newsroom, and build digital audiences. |
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
$75,000,120Establishment of the Woodruff and Whitehead Affordable Housing Donor Advised Fund.
Atlanta BeltLine Partnership
$18,000,051Completion of the 22-mile trail corridor loop ($75 million) and support for the Legacy Resident Retention Program ($2.5 million) and Partnership operations ($2.5 million).
Georgia Tech Foundation
$12,500,047Phase III construction of Tech Square.
Ichauway Incorporated
$12,000,0002023 capital and operating needs.
Robert W Woodruff Arts Center
$10,000,044$67 million campaign to update facilities and community spaces.
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
$10,000,008Renovation of Crestview Health and Rehabilitation Center, expansion of neighborhood outpatient centers, and other priority projects as part of Grady Health Systems $110 million campaign.
Georgia State University Foundation
$7,725,000Construction of training facilities ($10 million) and expansion of nursing education pipeline ($2 million) in partnership with Grady Health System.
APF Support Inc fbo Atlanta Police Foundation
$6,000,000$90 million campaign to support a comprehensive public safety strategy.
Atlanta Historical Society Inc
$6,000,000$49.5 million centennial anniversary campaign to improve the museum with new exhibits, digital storytelling, childrens offerings and campus updates.
University of Georgia Foundation
$5,000,000Renovation of the Holmes-Hunter Academic Building.
Trust for Public Land
$5,000,000Support of Chattahoochee RiverLands demonstration project.
Ichauway Incorporated
$2,585,000Implementation of master facilities plan.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
$2,500,000$9.5 million campaign to renovate Hodgson Hall.
American Cancer Society
$2,500,000Support of research partnership with the Winship Cancer Institute.
PATH Foundation
$2,000,000$17.6 million campaign to add 18 new miles of trails.
Feeding Georgia
$2,000,000Support of matching capital grants for member food banks ($4,900,000) and a statewide hunger study ($100,000).
Park Pride
$1,700,000Continued support of the Legacy Grant Program to support park improvement projects.
Emory University
$1,650,000Support of the Rollins Epidemiology Fellowship program.
The Henry W Grady Health System Foundation Inc
$1,600,000Construction of training facilities ($6.6 million) and expansion of nursing education pipeline ($5 million) in partnership with Georgia State University.
Robert W Woodruff Library of the AUC Inc
$1,200,000Completion of the Exhibition Hall for library serving the Atlanta University Center.
National Trust for Local News
$1,000,000Establishment of the Georgia Trust for Local News to strengthen community newspapers.
Atlanta Educational Telecommunications Collaborative
$1,000,000$10 million campaign to update technology, expand newsroom, and build digital audiences.
National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force
$750,000$10 million campaign to expand the museum with new space for exhibitions, collections and education programs.
Parkinson's Foundation
$500,000Expansion of research partnership with Morehouse School of Medicine to increase access to genetic testing and accelerate clinical trials for Parkinson's disease.
Grant Park Conservancy
$500,000Renovation of the Southeast Quadrant, Ormond Plaza and Courtyard, and Park Care Center as part of $6 million campaign.
University of Georgia Foundation
$300,000Support through 2024 of the Georgia Legislative Leadership Institute, a leadership development program for freshmen members of the Georgia General Assembly.
Georgia Center for Nonprofits
$250,000Support of operations and capacity-building programs to strengthen nonprofits in Georgia.
Georgia Council on Economic Education
$200,000Support of programs to strengthen K-12 economics education in Georgia.
Candid
$100,000Support of Candid's Atlanta office.
Georgia Press Educational Foundation
$75,000Support of the Capitol Beat news service bureau to provide coverage of state government.
Robert W Woodruff Health Sciences Center Fund Inc
$35,000,050Support for Emory + Children's Pediatric Institute research plan.
Shepherd Center Foundation
$25,000,053$286 million campaign to expand facilities and programs for neurological treatment, rehabilitation and research.
Georgia State University Foundation Inc
$15,000,000Renovation of the Bell Buildings to house student success services and the National Institute for Student Success.
Atlanta Beltline Partnership Inc
$13,000,025Completion of the 22-mile trail corridor loop ($75 million) and support for the Legacy Resident Retention Program ($2.5 million) and Partnership operations ($2.5 million).
Georgia Tech Foundation
$12,500,060Phase III construction of Tech Square.
Ichauway Incorporated
$11,200,0002022 capital and operating needs.
Ichauway Incorporated
$10,000,000Implementation of master facilities plan.
The Henry W Grady Health System Foundation Inc
$8,000,000Construction of training facilities ($6.6 million) and expansion of nursing education pipeline ($5 million) in partnership with Georgia State University.
Morehouse School of Medicine
$6,000,000Completion of $25 million campaign to renovate the Hugh M. Gloster and Medical Education Buildings.
APF Support Inc fbo Atlanta Police Foundation
$6,000,000$90 million campaign to support a comprehensive public safety strategy.
University of Georgia Foundation
$5,000,000Renovation of the Holmes-Hunter Academic Building.
Robert W Woodruff Arts Center Inc
$4,000,000Support for operations as Art Partners transition to a new budget model.
Georgia State University Foundation Inc
$3,420,000Construction of training facilities ($10 million) and expansion of nursing education pipeline ($2 million) in partnership with Grady Health System.
Emory University
$3,000,000Support to expand the nurse residency program at Emory Healthcare ($5 million) and pilot a nurse fellowship program at Emory's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing ($3.5 million).
Feeding Georgia Inc
$3,000,000Support of matching capital grants for member food banks ($4,900,000) and a statewide hunger study ($100,000).
American Cancer Society Inc
$2,000,000Support of research partnership with the Winship Cancer Institute.
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
$2,000,000Support for Clubs in Georgia and metro Atlanta to address learning loss related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emory University
$1,700,000Support of the Rollins Epidemiology Fellowship program.
Park Pride Atlanta Inc
$1,500,000Expansion of the Legacy Grant Program to support park improvement projects as part of $14 million campaign.
Atlanta Educational Telecommunications Collaborative
$1,500,000$10 million campaign to update technology, expand newsroom, and build digital audiences.