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Warren L Thompson and Cecile M Thompson Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Lafayette, California · EIN 656272085

Warren L Thompson and Cecile M Thompson Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Lafayette, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $136,000 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $45,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $108,700 the year before.

27% of its 2025 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
2023$106,40010$2.8 million
2024$108,7009$3.1 million
2025$136,00011$3.6 million

How to apply

Warren L Thompson and Cecile M Thompson Charitable Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida2$65,000
California6$41,000
New York2$20,000
Tennessee1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Jupiter Medical Center
Jupiter, FL
General support$45,000
Diocese of Palm Beach
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
General support$20,000
High Fives Foundation
Truckee, CA
General support$15,000
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
General support$15,000
Lafayette Partners in Education
Lafayette, CA
General support$11,000
St Judes Childrens Research
Memphis, TN
General support$10,000
Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation
Truckee, CA
General support$10,000
Crohns and Colitis Foundation
New York, NY
General support$5,000
East Bay Regional Parks Foundation
Castro Valley, CA
General support$2,000
Kqed Inc
City of Industry, CA
General support$2,000
White Pony Express
Concord, CA
General support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Warren L Thompson and Cecile M Thompson Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Warren L Thompson and Cecile M Thompson Charitable Foundation give?

$136,000 in tax year 2025, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Warren L Thompson and Cecile M Thompson Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Cecile Thompson (Trustee) and John Thompson (President).

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