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Vianda Playter Williams Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Greenwich, Connecticut · EIN 066107864

Vianda Playter Williams Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Greenwich, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $15,900 in 58 grants; the typical grant was $100 and the largest $1,300. 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 down from $17,300 the year before.

14% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$12,90056$307,720
2024$17,30065$315,120
2025$15,90058$346,451

How to apply

Vianda Playter Williams Foundation Inc 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

What Vianda Playter Williams Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 19 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut19$4,900
Virginia8$3,500
District of Columbia7$2,700
Washington1$1,000
Arizona2$800
New York5$600
Kentucky2$400
Massachusetts2$300
New Jersey1$300
Michigan2$200

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 58 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Christian Legal Society
Springfield, VA
General - religious freedom$1,300
Family Institute of Connecticut
Hartford, CT
General - family$1,000
Individual
DC
General - policy$1,000
National Legal Policy Center
Front Royal, VA
General - policy$1,000
Heritage Foundation
Washington, DC
General - policy$1,000
Individual
WA
General - humanitarian$1,000
Yankee Institute for Public Policy
Wethersfield, CT
General - policy$1,000
Alliance Defending Freedom
Scottsdale, AZ
General - legal$700
Brunswick School
Greenwich, CT
General - school$500
Focus
New Canaan, CT
General - humanitarian$500
Advocates International
Fairfax, VA
General - legal$300
Clare Booth Luce Center for Conserv
Herndon, VA
General - policy$300
Pregnancy Help Center
Richmond, KY
General - medical$300
Yale Public Health
New Heaven, CT
General - humanitarian$300
Kind Deeds Inc
Bayonne, NJ
General - medical$300
American Red Cross
Greenwich, CT
General - medical$200
Concerned Women for America
Pueblo, CO
General - policy$200
Individual
PA
General - policy$200
International Rescue Committee
New York, NY
General - humanitarian$200
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
General - college$200
Leadership Institute
Arlington, VA
General - policy$200
Media Research Center
Washington, DC
General - press$200
National Center for Public Policy R
Washington, DC
General - policy$200
Individual
CT
General - animal welfare$200
Patrick Henry College
Purcellville, VA
General - college$200
Williams College
Williamstown, MA
General - college$200
Adam J Lewis Academy
Bridgeport, CT
General - education$100
Adopt-A-Dog
Greenwich, CT
General - animal welfare$100
Blythedale Children Hospital
Valhalla, NY
General - medical$100
Boys Girls Club of Greenwich
Greenwich, CT
General - youth & sport$100
Effortz Foundation
East Falmouth, MA
General - humanitarian$100
Father Flanagan's Boys Town
Boys Town, NE
General - youth$100
Focus on the Family
Kansas City, MO
General - family$100
Greenwich Emergency Medical Service
Riverside, CT
General - medical$100
Greenwich Hospital Foundation
Cos Cob, CT
General - medical$100
Hillsdale College
Hillsdale, MI
General - college$100
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY
General - medical$100
Housatonic Valley Association
Cornwall Bridge, CT
General - environment$100
Independent Institute
Oakland, CA
General - policy$100
Mid Vermont Christian School
White River Junction, VT
General - school$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Vianda Playter Williams Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Vianda Playter Williams Foundation Inc give?

$15,900 in tax year 2025, across 58 grants, with a typical grant of $100.

Who runs Vianda Playter Williams Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Thomas Hartch (President/Treas), Gale B Hartch (Secretary/Direc) and Timothy E Hartch (Vice Pres/Direc).

What does Vianda Playter Williams Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, health and faith communities.

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