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G W Williams Foundation

Accepts applications San Mateo, California · EIN 946095718

G W Williams Foundation is a private foundation in San Mateo, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $51,000 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $30,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $28,000 the year before.

25% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$23,0009$372,229
2023$28,00010$408,333
2024$51,00012$440,389

How to apply

ContactRobert P Berryman Jr
3190 Clearview Way, San Mateo, CA 94402
Phone or email(650) 372-9711
What to submitWritten request which includes all standard foundation application information.
RestrictionsSee bylaws attached.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What G W Williams Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California7$46,000
Connecticut1$1,000
Florida1$1,000
Massachusetts1$1,000
Tennessee1$1,000
Washington1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
San Mateo County Historical Assoc
Redwood City, CA
Education$30,000
Coastside Land Trust
Half Moon Bay, CA
Environment$5,000
Mills Peninsula Foundation
Burlingame, CA
Medical support$5,000
Mission Hospice & Home Care
San Mateo, CA
Human services$3,000
Burlingame Rotary Service Fund
Burlingame, CA
Education$1,000
Jobtrain
Menlo Park, CA
Education$1,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
San Francisco, CA
Medical research$1,000
Science for Scientists
Bedford, MA
Children & youth$1,000
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Danbury, CT
Community support$1,000
Tenngreen Land Conservancy
Nashville, TN
Land conservation$1,000
University of Washington Conservati
Eatonville, WA
Wildlife research$1,000
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central
Orlando, FL
Hunger relief$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does G W Williams Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does G W Williams Foundation give?

$51,000 in tax year 2024, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs G W Williams Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Charles E Rosebrook (Vice Preside), Robert P Berryman Jr (President), Kathryn Williams (Secretary) and Zane Fischer (Treasurer).

What does G W Williams Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and environment and conservation.

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