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William R Duck Foundation

Accepts applications Walnut Creek, California · EIN 943172249

William R Duck Foundation is a private foundation in Walnut Creek, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $45,000 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $22,500 and the largest $25,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $48,750 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$38,5003$897,253
2024$48,7504$927,475
2025$45,0002$0

How to apply

ContactWilliam R Duck Foundation
2061 Blackwood Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Phone or email(510) 207-6090
What to submitNo particular form

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What William R Duck Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Idaho.

StateGrantsAmount
Idaho1$25,000
California1$20,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
ID
$25,000
Individual
CA
General support for shelter medical care, training, neuter and spay sugeries and overall prevention of cruelty to animals$20,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does William R Duck Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does William R Duck Foundation give?

$45,000 in tax year 2025, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $22,500.

Who runs William R Duck Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Elizabeth Duck Moorehead (CO-Trustee), Colleen Duck Vander Yacht (CO-Trustee) and William Reese Duck II (CO-Trustee).

What does William R Duck Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals, health and housing and homelessness.

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