L. DEXTER WOODMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION, INC.

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 81
127R Main Street
Essex, MA 01929

Tax Exempt Number
222-925975

Dexter & Gini Woodman never lost touch with their community and its young people. Both were known to be kind and generous individuals. When young people came to Dexter looking for jobs, he would make sure he found one for them. Woodman’s became more like a home for many of the young men and women who worked here and have gone on to succeed in various professional careers, carrying with them lessons learned from working at Woodman’s and the man who gave them that first opportunity.

When former employees would return to Woodman’s, they would be greeted by Dexter, who truly enjoyed hearing about their accomplishments since their time working at the restaurant. He loved nothing more than when they shared their memories of their working days at Woodman’s.

In 1988, after Dexter passed away, his wife, Gini, created the L. Dexter Woodman Scholarship. When Gini passed away in 2011, the name was changed to the Mr. & Mrs. L. Dexter Woodman Scholarship. In 2022, we changed the name to the L. Dexter Woodman Family Foundation so we can broaden our giving. Instead of only giving scholarships to students for school, we wanted to able to give to needy families and organizations, that’s what our family is about.

Since inception, $882,997 in scholarships and donations have been given to 197 local students, as well as the following organizations:

• Manchester Essex Regional high school graduating high school seniors – (applications are available in the guidance office)
• Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce
• Essex Lions Club
• Massachusetts Restaurant Association
• Woodman’s Restaurant, “Clamshells for Scholars”
• Supporter of 25 North Shore Chamber of Commerce Honors Scholars
• Prep at Pingree
• ROOT North Shore
• Cape Ann Kids Holiday Fund
• Beverly Bootstraps
• The Jimmy Fund

by mail to:

Mr. & Mrs. L. Dexter Woodman Family Foundation
P.O. Box 81
Essex, MA 01929

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A complete list of current annual appeal donations and “in memory of” donations can also be found on our foundation website.

Scholarship Recipients