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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. American Brain Foundation
  14. American Cancer Society BrightEdge Fund
  15. The Anti-Slavery Collective
  16. Apprenti (WTIA)
  17. Asheville Waldorf School Inc
  18. Association for Waldorf Education in Davis
  19. Austin Child Guidance Center
  20. Austin Community Foundation
  21. Austin Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO)
  22. Austin PBS (Austin City Limits)
  23. Austin Waldorf School
  24. Austin Wildlife Rescue
  25. Austin Youth and Community Farm, Inc. (Urban Roots Austin)
  26. Austin Youth River Watch
  27. Bay Area Ridge Trail
  28. Boulder Valley Waldorf School
  29. Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
  30. Bridge to Turkiye Fund
  31. Brother Benno Foundation
  32. Buck Institute for Research on Aging
  33. Burning Man
  34. California Fire Foundation
  35. Camellia Waldorf School
  36. Cancer Research Institute
  37. Capital Good Fund
  38. Career and Recovery Resources
  39. Career Nexus
  40. Castle Loch Lochmaben Community Trust
  41. Center for Disaster Philanthropy
  42. Center for Scientific Integrity (Retraction Watch)
  43. Central Valley Community Foundation
  44. Champions Off the Field
  45. Child Guidance Center of Texoma
  46. Citizens for Educational Excellence (Education to Employment Partners / E2E)
  47. City Kids Wilderness Project
  48. Clarity Child Guidance Center
  49. Clean Air Task Force
  50. Coalfield Development Corporation
  51. Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County
  52. Colorado Gives Foundation
  53. Columbia University SIPA Center on Global Energy Policy
  54. Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc.
  55. Communities Unlimited
  56. Community First Foundation
  57. Community Foundation Boulder County
  58. Community Foundation of Sarasota County
  59. Computer History Museum
  60. The Conservation Fund
  61. COPD Foundation
  62. Covenant House Texas
  63. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
  64. Denver Waldorf School Assn
  65. Dollar For
  66. El Paso Child Guidance Center
  67. Every Mother's Advocate
  68. Explore Austin
  69. Fathers' UpLift
  70. Formation Ventures
  71. FreeWorld
  72. Fresno Street Saints
  73. The Friends of the CAIC (Colorado Avalanche Information Center)
  74. Friends of the Children Austin Chapter
  75. Friends of the Children Boston Chapter
  76. Friends of the Children Central Oregon Chapter
  77. Friends of the Children Colorado Springs Chapter
  78. Friends of the Children Houston Chapter
  79. Fundacion Vida Azul
  80. Fusion Scholarship Foundation Fund (via Greater Houston Community Foundation)
  81. Glaucoma Research Foundation
  82. The Global Foodbanking Network (TIDER)
  83. Global Giving
  84. GOOD360
  85. Goodwill Industries Central Texas - Excel Center
  86. Greeley Family House
  87. Harmony House Inc.
  88. Hawaii Community Foundation
  89. HeartGift Foundation
  90. Hi, How Are You Project
  91. Humane Society of Boulder Valley
  92. Huts for Vets
  93. The Joy School
  94. InPlay
  95. Internews
  96. The Jed Foundation
  97. just keep livin Foundation
  98. Keep Austin Beautiful
  99. Kendra Scott Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute at The University of Texas at Austin
  100. LifeWorks Austin
  101. Linden Waldorf School
  102. LiftFund
  103. Live Oak Waldorf School
  104. Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
  105. Maui United Way
  106. Meals on Wheels Central Texas
  107. Medecins Sans Frontieres USA
  108. Medicine for All People (MAP International)
  109. Memorial Assistance Ministries (MAM Houston)
  110. Memphis Rox (via One Family Memphis)
  111. NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School)
  112. National Renewable Energy Laboratory Foundation
  113. The Nature Conservancy
  114. New York Genome Center
  115. Next Generation Aviation Academy / New Vision Aviation
  116. Outer Range (via Montrose County School District RE-1J)
  117. Parker Bounds Johnson Foundation
  118. Partnerships for Children
  119. Patriots Hall of Dripping Springs
  120. Prickly Pear Land Trust
  121. Project Basta
  122. Recidiviz
  123. Rising Tide Capital
  124. Rocky Mountain Conservancy
  125. Rodeo Austin
  126. Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas
  127. Sacramento Waldorf School
  128. Samaritan Center
  129. Save the Children
  130. SavingTeens in Crisis Collaborative
  131. Science Philanthropy Alliance
  132. Shared Housing Institute
  133. Shining Mountain Waldorf School
  134. Sierra Waldorf School
  135. SPARK (School Park Program)
  136. Sparks for Success
  137. Supporting Initiatives to Redistribute Unused Medicine (SIRUM)
  138. Sky's The Limit Fund
  139. Southwest Innovation Research Lab
  140. St Rest Baptist Church
  141. Tara Performing Arts High School
  142. TerraCycle Global Foundation
  143. Texas A&M Foundation
  144. Texas Cultural Trust
  145. Texas Heritage Songwriters Association
  146. Texas Rural Funders
  147. Texas State Historical Association
  148. Turkish Philanthropy Funds
  149. UNC Health Foundation
  150. United Way of Greater Houston
  151. University of Arkansas
  152. University of Colorado Boulder
  153. University of North Carolina
  154. University of Pittsburgh
  155. University of New Hampshire
  156. University of Southampton
  157. The University of Texas at Austin School of Engineering
  158. Unlocking Doors
  159. VELA Education Fund
  160. Waldorf Parents Association
  161. Waldorf School of Atlanta
  162. Waldorf School of Louisville
  163. Waldorf School of the Peninsula Inc
  164. Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork
  165. Water Mission
  166. Wikimedia Foundation
  167. The Woods Project
  168. WorkFaith
  169. 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