Robert W Woodruff Health Sciences Center Fund
Robert W Woodruff Health Sciences Center Fund reported $147.5 million in revenue and $67.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $98.35 went to program services, $1.65 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 100.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $106,652 (PRESIDENT - RETIRED 1/31/2025). Revenue rose 50% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $68MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $148MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 98.4% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.6% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $106,652 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.16% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 228.7 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 5 of 5 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseMore than half of the annual funding distributed by the Woodruff Fund was designated to support the programs and facilities of the Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University. Winship is Georgia's only NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. Woodruff Fund grants were used to recruit and retain faculty for dual appointments at Emory's medical school and the Winship Cancer Institute and to fund significant faculty research projects in cancer prevention, detection and treatment. More than one-third of the funds dedicated to support programs were used to support Winship's clinical trials…
Woodruff Fund grants supported strategic academic and research initiatives in Emory's medical schools and enterprises. Significant support during this fiscal year was directed to Emory's School of Medicine to recruit a new Vice President for Basic and Translational Research and to recruit a new Health Policy and Management Department Chair. The Woodruff Fund also invested in the research areas of brain health, AIDS, diabetes and maternal health, in addition to facility and equipment improvements to the Primate Center and the Biochemistry department. A significant portion of the distributions…
The Woodruff Fund oversees a separate investment account intended to grow research capacity for the Emory + Children's Pediatric Research Institute. In this fiscal year, the Fund disbursed $4.225 million toward a multi-year plan to recruit pediatric investigators focused on childhood cancer and blood disorders and cardiac and brain medicine
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT - RETIRED 1/31/2025 Officer, 4.00 hrs/week | $99,751 | $0 | $6,901 | $106,652 |
| PRESIDENT - ELECTED 2/1/2025 Officer, 4.00 hrs/week | $41,761 | $0 | $6,574 | $48,335 |
| TREASURER Officer, 4.00 hrs/week | $35,639 | $0 | $7,468 | $43,107 |
| SECRETARY - ELECTED 2/1/2025 Officer, 4.00 hrs/week | $7,609 | $0 | $917 | $8,526 |
| TRUSTEE Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 |
| TRUSTEE Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 |
| TRUSTEE Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 |
| TRUSTEE CHAIRMAN Director/trustee, 2.00 hrs/week | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Robert W Woodruff Health Sciences Center Fund (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $288K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b5 · 5 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 514
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Of every $100 Robert W Woodruff Health Sciences Center Fund spent in FY2025, $98.35 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of Robert W Woodruff Health Sciences Center Fund's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, Robert W Woodruff Health Sciences Center Fund reported that 98.4% of its $67.9 million in expenses went to program services, 1.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Robert W Woodruff Health Sciences Center Fund pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Robert W Woodruff Health Sciences Center Fund reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $106,652, for the role of PRESIDENT - RETIRED 1/31/2025 (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Robert W Woodruff Health Sciences Center Fund get its money?
Of $147.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Robert W Woodruff Health Sciences Center Fund a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 58-2229271 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, object 202630139349302008 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202510159349300436 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202400169349300245 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202330129349303838 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202230109349301138 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202110119349301396 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 58-2229271: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.