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Hobart W Williams

Preselected recipients only Dallas, Texas · EIN 366039360

Hobart W Williams is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.5 million in 10 grants; the typical grant was $147,114 and the largest $147,114. 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 up from $1.2 million 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
2022$959,07010$24.1 million
2023$1.2 million10$29.0 million
2024$1.5 million10$31.1 million

How to apply

Hobart W Williams 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 Hobart W Williams funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois10$1.5 million

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Chicago Child Care Society
Chicago, IL
Unrestricted general$147,114
Rockford College
Rockford, IL
Unrestricted general$147,114
Chicago Commons
Chicago, IL
Unrestricted general$147,114
Admiral at the Lake
Chicago, IL
Unrestricted general$147,114
Montgomery Placechurch Home
Chicago, IL
Unrestricted general$147,114
Children's Care Foundation
Chicago, IL
Pediatric mobile clinc$147,114
Illinois College
Jacksonville, IL
Unrestricted general$147,114
Monmouth College
Monmouth, IL
Unrestricted general$147,114
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, IL
Unrestricted general$147,114
Millikin University
Decatur, IL
Unrestricted general$147,114

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Hobart W Williams accept grant applications?

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

How much does Hobart W Williams give?

$1.5 million in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $147,114.

Who runs Hobart W Williams?

Its 2024 filing lists Bank of America N A (Trustee).

What does Hobart W Williams fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and youth programs.

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