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Thomas Lyle Williams Trust Bessemer Trust Company NA

Preselected recipients only New York, New York · EIN 366673112

Thomas Lyle Williams Trust Bessemer Trust Company NA is a private foundation in New York, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $9.5 million in 3 grants; the typical grant was $3.2 million and the largest $6.4 million. 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 $9.7 million the year before.

0% 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$9.7 million3$184 million
2024$9.5 million3$193 million

How to apply

Thomas Lyle Williams Trust Bessemer Trust Company NA 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 Thomas Lyle Williams Trust Bessemer Trust Company NA funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Georgia1$6.4 million
Virginia1$3.2 million
New York1$1,162

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Care Inc
Atlanta, GA
General exempt purpose$6.4 million
Salvation Army
Alexandria, VA
General exempt purpose$3.2 million
Charitable Contributions From Partnerships
New York, NY
General exempt purpose$1,162

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Thomas Lyle Williams Trust Bessemer Trust Company NA accept grant applications?

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

How much does Thomas Lyle Williams Trust Bessemer Trust Company NA give?

$9.5 million in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $3.2 million.

Who runs Thomas Lyle Williams Trust Bessemer Trust Company NA?

Its 2024 filing lists Alston P Watt (Co-Trustee), Ashlyn E Williams (Co-Trustee) and Bessemer Trust Company NA (Co-Trustee).

What does Thomas Lyle Williams Trust Bessemer Trust Company NA fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services.

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