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The WoodNext Foundation manages the philanthropy of tech innovator and Roku CEO/Founder, Anthony Wood, and his wife Susan.

Their philanthropic efforts are guided by their overall mission to advance human progress and remove obstacles to a fulfilling life.

The WoodNext Foundation makes grants and investments in a variety of areas, including scientific and biomedical research, mental health, homelessness, education, nature conservation, disaster recovery, and economic opportunity, with a focus on addressing root causes.

Because of the Woods’ strong ties to Texas, WoodNext’s geographic priority is the southern region of the United States, though the WoodNext Foundation also makes grants in other regions nationally and internationally.

Recent grantees (small and large) include:

  1. A Home Within
  2. Able Works
  3. Academe of the Oaks Inc
  4. Access Plus Capital
  5. Ada's Cafe
  6. Adaptive Training Foundation
  7. Adolescent Counseling Services
  8. Alabama Waldorf Association The Redmont School Inc
  9. All Saints Church Lockerbie
  10. Alzheimer's Association
  11. Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
  12. Alzheimers Disease Data Initiative Inc
  13. Amarillo Area Foundation
  14. American Brain Foundation
  15. American Cancer Society BrightEdge Fund
  16. American Federation for Aging Research
  17. The Anti-Slavery Collective
  18. Apprenti (WTIA)
  19. Asheville Waldorf School Inc
  20. Association for Waldorf Education in Davis
  21. Austin Child Guidance Center
  22. Austin Community Foundation
  23. Austin Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO)
  24. Austin PBS (Austin City Limits)
  25. Austin Waldorf School
  26. Austin Wildlife Rescue
  27. Austin Youth and Community Farm, Inc. (Urban Roots Austin)
  28. Austin Youth River Watch
  29. Bay Area Ridge Trail
  30. Baylor College of Medicine Center for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  31. Baylor College of Medicine Teen Health Clinic
  32. Boulder Valley Waldorf School
  33. Boys & Girls Clubs of Deep East Texas
  34. Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
  35. Bridge to Turkiye Fund
  36. Brother Benno Foundation
  37. Buck Institute for Research on Aging
  38. Burning Man
  39. California Fire Foundation
  40. Camellia Waldorf School
  41. California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
  42. Cancer Research Institute
  43. Capital Good Fund
  44. Career and Recovery Resources
  45. Career Nexus
  46. Castle Loch Lochmaben Community Trust
  47. Center for Disaster Philanthropy
  48. Center for Scientific Integrity (Retraction Watch)
  49. Central Carolina Community Foundation
  50. Central Valley Community Foundation
  51. Child Guidance Center of Texoma
  52. Citizens for Educational Excellence (Education to Employment Partners / E2E)
  53. City Kids Wilderness Project
  54. Clarity Child Guidance Center
  55. Clean Air Task Force
  56. Coalfield Development Corporation
  57. Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County
  58. Coastal Prairie Conservancy
  59. Colorado Gives Foundation
  60. Columbia University SIPA Center on Global Energy Policy
  61. Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc.
  62. Communities Unlimited
  63. Community First Foundation
  64. Community Foundation Boulder County
  65. Community Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area (Augusta)
  66. Community Foundation of Central Georgia
  67. Community Foundation of Sarasota County
  68. Computer History Museum
  69. The Conservation Fund
  70. COPD Foundation
  71. Covenant House Texas
  72. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
  73. Denver Waldorf School Assn
  74. Dollar For
  75. El Paso Child Guidance Center
  76. Every Mother's Advocate
  77. Explore Austin
  78. Fathers' UpLift
  79. Formation Ventures
  80. FreeWorld
  81. Fresno Street Saints
  82. The Friends of the CAIC (Colorado Avalanche Information Center)
  83. Friends of the Children Austin Chapter
  84. Friends of the Children Boston Chapter
  85. Friends of the Children Central Oregon Chapter
  86. Friends of the Children Colorado Springs Chapter
  87. Friends of the Children Houston Chapter
  88. Friends of the Children Western Montana Chapter
  89. Fundacion Vida Azul
  90. Fusion Scholarship Foundation Fund (via Greater Houston Community Foundation)
  91. Glaucoma Research Foundation
  92. The Global Foodbanking Network (TIDER)
  93. Global Giving
  94. GOOD360
  95. Goodwill Industries Central Texas - Excel Center
  96. Greeley Family House
  97. Harmony House Inc.
  98. Hawaii Community Foundation
  99. Health Alliance for Austin Musicians
  100. Healthcare for the Homeless Houston
  101. HeartGift Foundation
  102. Hi, How Are You Project
  103. Hill Country Conservancy
  104. Humane Society of Boulder Valley
  105. Huts for Vets
  106. The Joy School
  107. InPlay
  108. Inter-American Foundation
  109. Internews
  110. The Jed Foundation
  111. just keep livin Foundation
  112. Keep Austin Beautiful
  113. Kendra Scott Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute at The University of Texas at Austin
  114. LifeWorks Austin
  115. Linden Waldorf School
  116. LiftFund
  117. Live Oak Waldorf School
  118. LSST Discovery Alliance
  119. Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
  120. Mack, Jack & McConaughey (Champions Off the Field)
  121. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
  122. Maui United Way
  123. Meals on Wheels Central Texas
  124. Medecins Sans Frontieres USA
  125. Medicine for All People (MAP International)
  126. Memorial Assistance Ministries (MAM Houston)
  127. Memphis Rox (via One Family Memphis)
  128. Mississippi Council on Economic Education
  129. NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School)
  130. National Renewable Energy Laboratory Foundation
  131. The Nature Conservancy
  132. New York Genome Center
  133. Next Generation Aviation Academy / New Vision Aviation
  134. Northwest Assistance Ministries
  135. The Other Ones Foundation
  136. Outer Range (via Montrose County School District RE-1J)
  137. Parker Bounds Johnson Foundation
  138. Partners for Rural Impact : East Texas Cradle to Career Partnership
  139. Partnerships for Children
  140. Patriots' Hall of Dripping Springs
  141. Prairie View A&M University
  142. Prickly Pear Land Trust
  143. Project Basta
  144. Recidiviz
  145. Rising Tide Capital
  146. Rocky Mountain Conservancy
  147. Rodeo Austin
  148. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas
  149. Royal Foundation
  150. Sacramento Waldorf School
  151. SAFE Alliance
  152. St. Edward's University: Friends of Wild Basin
  153. St Rest Baptist Church
  154. Salvation Army Austin Area Command
  155. Samaritan Center
  156. Save the Children
  157. SavingTeens in Crisis Collaborative
  158. Science Philanthropy Alliance
  159. Shared Housing Institute
  160. Shining Mountain Waldorf School
  161. Sierra Waldorf School
  162. SPARK (School Park Program)
  163. Sparks for Success
  164. Supporting Initiatives to Redistribute Unused Medicine (SIRUM)
  165. Sky's The Limit Fund
  166. Southwest Innovation Research Lab
  167. Stanford University
  168. Tara Performing Arts High School
  169. TerraCycle Global Foundation
  170. Texas A&M Foundation
  171. Texas A&M University at Galveston Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research
  172. Texas A&M University at Galveston Sea Life Facility
  173. Texas A&M University College of Arts and Sciences Cyclotron Institute
  174. Texas A&M University College of Arts and Sciences Center for Research on Biological Clocks
  175. Texas A&M University College of Arts and Sciences Department of Biology
  176. Texas A&M University College of Arts and Sciences Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
  177. Texas A&M University College of Education and Human Development Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity
  178. Texas A&M University College of Education and Human Development Exercise and Sport Nutrition Lab
  179. Texas A&M University College of Engineering
  180. Texas A&M University College of Medicine
  181. Texas A&M University College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts
  182. Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
  183. Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Winnie Carter Wildlife Center
  184. Texas A&M University Hagler Institute for Advanced Study
  185. Texas A&M University Health Services
  186. Texas A&M University Libraries
  187. Texas Agricultural Land Trust
  188. Texas Cultural Trust
  189. Texas Heritage Songwriters Association
  190. Texas Rural Funders
  191. Texas State Aquarium Association
  192. Texas State Historical Association
  193. Turkish Philanthropy Funds
  194. UNC Health Foundation
  195. United States Space Foundation
  196. United Way of Greater Houston
  197. United Way of North Carolina
  198. University of Arkansas
  199. University of California, Davis
  200. University of Colorado Boulder
  201. University of Dundee
  202. University of North Carolina
  203. University of Pittsburgh
  204. University of New Hampshire
  205. University of Southampton
  206. The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
  207. The University of Texas at Austin McDonald Observatory
  208. The University of Texas at Austin School of Engineering
  209. The University of Texas at Tyler Center for Economic Education and Financial Literacy
  210. Unlocking Doors
  211. VELA Education Fund
  212. Waldorf Parents Association
  213. Waldorf School of Atlanta
  214. Waldorf School of Louisville
  215. Waldorf School of the Peninsula Inc
  216. Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork
  217. Water Mission
  218. Wikimedia Foundation
  219. The Woods Project
  220. WorkFaith
  221. World Central Kitchen

  • Photo courtesy of Texas A&M Foundation

  • Photo courtesy of NOLS

  • Photo courtesy of Home Builders Institute

  • Photo courtesy of University of Pittsburgh: School of Medicine

  • Photo courtesy of Global Empowerment Mission / Good360: Relief to Ukrainian refugees

  • Photo courtesy of Keep Austin Beautiful: garden restoration project

  • Photo courtesy of Texas A&M Foundation

  • Photo courtesy of Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

  • Photo courtesy of TerraCycle Global Foundation: plastic waste removal from waterways

  • Photo courtesy of Texas A&M Foundation