About Woodlawn Foundation
Providing financial support to nonprofit corporations whose programs have a Christian orientation entrusted to Opus Dei, a personal prelature of the Catholic Church.
Focus Areas
religionreligious_educationhigher educationcommunity/conference centersoperating supportcapital support
Who They Fund
Opus Dei / Catholic-affiliated institutionsstudy centers and retreat/conference centersreligious educational institutions (elementary/high school, university)students, retreatants and conference participants
Funding Style
operating support / ongoing operations
About Woodlawn Foundation
Woodlawn Foundation gives to nonprofit corporations that receive pastoral care from the Catholic Prelature of Opus Dei, with grants aimed at centers carrying out apostolic activities. In the recent record, that support shows up in large operating and capital awards that combine day-to-day funding with building work, loan repayment, and facility upgrades. One of the clearest examples is a $3,842,267 grant to Murray Hill Place Inc in New York for operations and new chillers for the HVAC system. Another major award went to Bella Terra Conference Center Inc in San Gabriel, California, for acquisition of a site for the Shrine of Mary, Mother of Fairest Love in Southern California. The pattern also reaches study centers and conference centers tied to religious formation, including awards for construction, renovation, and ongoing operations. Several grants fund centers in major cities such as Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., alongside support for organizations in New Rochelle and other locations in the Northeast. The foundation’s recent giving reflects a steady emphasis on facilities that host formation, retreat, and educational activity, rather than individual aid or broad secular philanthropy.
What Woodlawn Foundation Funds
In religious education and study-center work, Woodlawn Foundation backed construction, renovation, and operations across multiple sites. It gave $1,460,800 to Association for Educational Development (chicago IL) for operations and construction of a study center in Park Ridge, Illinois, and later awarded the same group $773,900 for operation of the Park Ridge study center and two centers in Chicago. Facility upkeep is another recurring theme. Tilden Study Center Inc received $628,806 for operation and renovation of a study center in Los Angeles, and $288,200 the prior year for operations and chapel remodeling. The foundation also supports conference and retreat infrastructure. Bella Terra Conference Center Inc received $3,010,375 for acquisition of a site for the Shrine of Mary, Mother of Fairest Love in Southern California, and The Trimount Foundation Inc received $1,445,573 for operations in New Newton, Massachusetts, Randolph, Vermont, and future construction projects.
How Woodlawn Foundation Gives
Woodlawn Foundation’s grants cluster around a mid-to-large award range, with the provided distribution at p25 $72,844, median $186,000, and p75 $316,386. The recent list shows both one-time capital awards and repeated operating support to the same organizations. Murray Hill Place Inc, Association for Educational Development (chicago IL), Oakton Foundation Inc, Tilden Study Center Inc, The Crawford Foundation Inc, Rosemoor Foundation Inc, and Wyoming House Inc each appear more than once across 2024 and 2025. The foundation is a nonprofit grantmaker that also makes program-related investments. Its active grant programs describe annual awards of roughly 40 to 50 recipients, and unsolicited applications are accepted.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$11.3M
Total Assets
$51.9M
Total Revenue
$17.9M
Total Expenses
$17.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $73K and $316K, with a median of $186K.
25th Percentile
$73K
Median
$186K
75th Percentile
$316K
Geographic Reach
National14 states funded
About 17% of grants go to recipients in IL.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ANTHONY M MCCARTHY
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