The Woodcock Foundation is a progressive family foundation established to link family creativity and resources with community development needs. Trustees select areas of interest, identify individuals within those areas who possess strong leadership skills, and then invest in them with both financial as well as technical resources. Since its transformation in 1996 from a philanthropic vehicle for its two founders, to its current form as a pro-active family foundation, Woodcock has awarded some $11 million (at present $2 million per year) to over 33 organizations, primarily in the areas of social enterprise, reproductive health and rights, the environment and civil society.  

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Guiding Principles

• Support constructive systemic change to improve society and the quality of life, locally, nationally and internationally

• Support unusually able, innovative individuals who can contribute to such change

• Seek to take advantage of probable change and to influence it in constructive ways

• Be alert to special situations where the family has particular interest, knowledge or access to exceptional skills