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Jack & Marci Williams Endowment for Wednesday's Child Inc

Preselected recipients only Weston, Massachusetts · EIN 043500449

Jack & Marci Williams Endowment for Wednesday's Child Inc is a private foundation in Weston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $252,500 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $24,000 and the largest $60,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $253,000 the year before.

10% of its 2024 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$253,00010$2.1 million
2024$252,50010$1.9 million

How to apply

Jack & Marci Williams Endowment for Wednesday's Child 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.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Jack & Marci Williams Endowment for Wednesday's Child Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts8$212,000
New Hampshire1$40,000
Illinois1$500

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
St Ann's Home
Methuen, MA
Assistance to residential home and related services for special needs children and families.$60,000
George H and Irene L Walker Home for Children Inc
Needham, MA
Assistance to residential home and related services for special needs children and families.$40,000
Italian Home for Children Inc
Jamaica Plain, MA
Assistance to residential home and related services for special needs children and families.$40,000
Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange Inc
Newton, MA
Assist special needs, adoptive, and/or other children with finding permanent homes.$40,000
Spaulding Youth Center Foundation Inc
Northfield, NH
Assistance to residential home and related services for special needs children and families.$40,000
Bay State Community Services Inc (Dianne Devanna Center)
Braintree, MA
Assistance to residential home and related services for special needs children and families.$8,000
Boston Casa Inc
Boston, MA
Assistance to residential home and related services for special needs children and families.$8,000
Brockton Area Multi-Services Inc
Brockton, MA
Assistance to residential home and related services for special needs children and families.$8,000
Casa Project Inc
Worcester, MA
Assistance to residential home and related services for special needs children and families.$8,000
Alzheimer Association
Chicago, IL
Grants to other nonprofit organizations.$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jack & Marci Williams Endowment for Wednesday's Child Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Jack & Marci Williams Endowment for Wednesday's Child Inc give?

$252,500 in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $24,000.

Who runs Jack & Marci Williams Endowment for Wednesday's Child Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Jack B Williams (President/Director), Marcelle P Williams (Treasurer/Director), Susan Petersen (Secretary/Director) and Tom Warden (Vice President/Director).

What does Jack & Marci Williams Endowment for Wednesday's Child Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly disability, youth programs and human services.

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