Louis Dejoy & Aldona Z Wos Family Foundation Inc
Greensboro, NC · EIN 20-3466009. Reported 182 grants totalling $10.8M to 100 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Louis Dejoy & Aldona Z Wos Family Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $1,126,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $1,972,572 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Elon University | Elon, NC | $1,845,102 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Institute of World Politics | Washington, DC | $1,794,161 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,504,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dejoy Scholar Program | Greensboro, NC | $547,510 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Fund for American Studies | Washington, DC | $470,653 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Piedmont Triad Charitable Foundation | Greensboro, NC | $375,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ldj Global Strategies-Dejoy Scholar Program | Greensboro, NC | $320,834 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Academy | Syosset, NY | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Way of Greater Greensboro | Greensboro, NC | $151,568 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | Winstonsalem, NC | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Piedmont Triad Partnership | Greensboro, NC | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Winston-Salem Open | Winstonsalem, NC | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wake Forest University | Winstonsalem, NC | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greensboro Police Foundation | Greensboro, NC | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Postal Employee's Relief Fund | Fredericksburg, VA | $76,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Miriam P Brenner Children's Museum | Greensboro, NC | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greater High Point | High Point, NC | $56,136 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of the Triad | Greensboro, NC | $53,151 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| George W Bush Presidential Center | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro | Greensboro, NC | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Pius X Catholic Church | Greensboro, NC | $49,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greensboro Science Center | Greensboro, NC | $40,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greensboro Chamber of Commerce | Greensboro, NC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Icivics | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Well-Spring Solutions | Greensboro, NC | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| George W Bush Foundation | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Supreme Court Historical Society | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uncw | Wilmington, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wyndham Championship | Greensboro, NC | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Episcopal High School | Alexandria, VA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Service of Greensboro Foundation | Jamestown, NC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Family Service of Greensboro | Jamestown, NC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Arts Council of Greater Greensboro | Greensboro, NC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Council of American Ambassadors | Washington, DC | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Order of Malta | Washington, DC | $10,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grandfather Community Foundation | Linville, NC | $10,010 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Combined Federal Campaign | Madison, WI | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Constituting America | Colleyville, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Duke Cancer Institute | Durham, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Freedom House | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Holy Family Hospital of Bethlehem Foundation | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nccj | Greensboro, NC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Smithsonian National Postal Museum | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Bernadette Catholic Church | Butner, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Marcaccio Family Bread Endowment | Greensboro, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of North Carolina Pembroke | Pembroke, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make-a-Wish | Greensboro, NC | $9,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Make-a-Wish - Central and Western Nc | Greensboro, NC | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart | Buffalo, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Best Friends Foundation | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Elizabeth Dole Foundation | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Feagin Leadership Program | Durham, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St James Baptist Church | Greensboro, NC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uja Federation of New York | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Institute of Polish Culture | Miami, FL | $4,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sanctuary House | Greensboro, NC | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Defense Forum Foundation | Falls Church, VA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Nido Qubein Associates Scholarship Fund | High Point, NC | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Barnard College | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Emma Boyce (gofundme) | West Hollywood, CA | $1,976 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lanier Builders | Greensboro, NC | $1,220 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Atlanta Community Food Bank | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dix Hills Fire Department | Dix Hills, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Duke Children's Hospital | Durham, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Indus Hospital | Teaneck, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hospice of the Piedmont | High Point, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Catholic Community Foundation | Crownseville, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Polish Institute of Culture & Research | Orchard Lake Village, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Teach for America - DC Region | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young America's Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tomorrows America Foundation | York, SC | $675 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Falcon Children's Home | Falcon, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation of Firsthealth | Pinehurst, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grace Lutheran Church | Greensboro, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lillian Jordan Phillips Radiation & Oncology Pavilion | High Point, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bravo Inn Greensboro | Greensboro, NC | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Katyn Memorial Foundation | Baltimore, MD | $350 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society | Atlanta, GA | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Army Emergency Relief | Arlington, VA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Authoracare Collective | Greensboro, NC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Capital Area Food Bank | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Carteret County Historical Society | Morehead City, NC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cristo Rey Network | Chicago, IL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crossnore Communities for Children | Crossnore, NC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Presbyterian Church | Bethlehem, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Flint Groves Baptist Church | Gastonia, NC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hyder Family Hospice | Dover, NH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Immanuel Christian School | Springfield, VA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pearl Harbor Museum | Honolulu, HI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Right to Life of Shelby County | Sidney, OH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Society of St Andrew | Big Island, VA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trellis Supportive Care | Winstonsalem, NC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Visiting Nurse Services & Hospice of Suffolk | Northport, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Polish-American Association of Sarasota | Sarasota, FL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
41 of 100 (41%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 61%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 96 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | $2,033,102 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 56 | $2,539,403 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 44 | $3,453,298 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 39 | $2,729,565 | $18,151 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
60% of its giving went to organizations in North Carolina. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in North Carolina.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Louis Dejoy & Aldona Z Wos Family Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 10373, Greensboro, NC, 27404. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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