The Troy & Sherri Williams Foundation for Education Inc focuses heavily on education access through scholarship funding, primarily channeling support to the Grauer Foundation for Education’s scholarship program. A smaller share of grants goes to local family- and youth-serving nonprofits and occasional animal welfare/companion-animal organizations, suggesting local, community-oriented priorities beyond scholarships. The foundation tends to concentrate its resources on a small set of repeat grantees rather than a broad, distributed giving portfolio.
Concentrated giving: most dollars and multiple grants directed to one primary education intermediary (repeat, sizable support), with a few smaller, unrestricted grants to local social service and animal-welfare nonprofits.
The Troy & Sherri Williams Foundation for Edu cation Inc. centers much of its giving on education access through the Grauer Foundation for Education, with awards that support the Access to Grauer fund, scholarship grants, and the Teacher Endowment fund. That pattern appears across multiple years, with grants of $53,000 in 2024, $50,000 in 2023, and $40,000 in 2025 to the same organization for related education purposes. The foundation also shows a mix of unrestricted support and targeted scholarship funding rather than a single-purpose approach. Beyond the education anchor, the grant list includes local family and youth services, boxing and youth-development programming, and animal welfare groups. Encircle Family and Youth Resource Center received $35,000 in 2023, while San Diego Youth Services received $5,000 in 2025. The foundation also backed several companion-animal organizations, including Nuzzles & Co and Scratch My Belly Inc. Taken together, the recent record suggests a small set of recurring grantees alongside a wider circle of modest awards. The foundation’s annual grants total $412,000, and its latest 990 is for 2025.
Education support is the clearest thread in the recent record. The Grauer Foundation for Education received $36,000 in 2025 for the Scholarship within "Access to Grauer" fund, and the same organization also received $20,000 in 2025 for the Teacher Endowment Fund. Earlier awards included $53,000 in 2024 for the Access to Grauer fund and the Teacher Endowment fund. The foundation also funds family and youth services. Encircle Family and Youth Resource Center received $35,000 in 2023 for general and unrestricted support, and San Diego Youth Services received $5,000 in 2025 for general and unrestricted support. A smaller portion of the portfolio reaches animal welfare and companion-animal groups. Nuzzles & Co received $10,000 in 2025 and $10,000 in 2023, both for general and unrestricted support, while Scratch My Belly Inc received $20,000 in 2025 and $5,000 in 2024.
Typical grants cluster in the middle range: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $27,500. The recent record shows both repeat and one-off awards. Grauer Foundation for Education appears across 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Nuzzles & Co appears in both 2023 and 2025, indicating recurring support rather than purely episodic giving. The foundation gives individuals as well as organizations, and the recent grants include a mix of scholarship-related awards and unrestricted support. Program-related investments are not part of the structure here.
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$210K
Most grants fall between $5K and $28K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$28K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Notable grantees: Grauer Foundation for Education, Encircle Family and Youth Resource Center, Scratch My Belly Inc
Giving is national, with all recent grants in the US. The largest concentration by recipient location is in Utah, including Provo and PEOA, and the foundation’s highest state by grant count is UT. California also appears frequently, with recipients in Encinitas, San Diego, RCHO Santa Fe, Oakland, Solana Beach, San Ysidro, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Other recipient cities include Medford, Oregon; Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania; and Mentor, Ohio.
Education access is the most consistent thread, especially through the Grauer Foundation for Education and its Access to Grauer, scholarship, and Teacher Endowment funds. The recent record also includes family and youth services, plus companion-animal organizations.
Yes. Grauer Foundation for Education appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025 with multiple awards, and Nuzzles & Co appears in both 2023 and 2025. Scratch My Belly Inc also received grants in both 2024 and 2025.
The 25th percentile grant is $5,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $27,500. That puts many awards in the $5,000 to $10,000 range, with a smaller number of larger grants.
The foundation gives nationally, and its highest state by grant count is Utah. Recent recipient cities include Provo and PEOA in Utah, plus Encinitas and San Diego in California.
No. Education is the main thread, but the recent grants also include Encircle Family and Youth Resource Center, San Diego Youth Services, and several companion-animal organizations such as Nuzzles & Co and Scratch My Belly Inc.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAUER FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION | ENCINITAS, CA | $71,765 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| GRAUER FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION | ENCINITAS, CA | $42,000 | 2026 | Teacher Endowment Fund |
| REIMAGINE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | Serenity Collective Program |
| SCRATCH MY BELLY INC | RCHO SANTA FE, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| NUZZLES & CO | PEOA, UT | $10,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| HOPE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES | SOLANA BEACH, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| GRAUER FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION | ENCINITAS, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| GRAUER FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION | ENCINITAS, CA | $36,000 | 2025 | Scholarship within "Access to Grauer" Fund |
| SCRATCH MY BELLY INC | RCHO SANTA FE, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| GRAUER FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION | ENCINITAS, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | Teacher Endowment Fund |
| CENTER FOR COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS | SAN DIEGO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| NUZZLES & CO | PEOA, UT | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SAN DIEGO YOUTH SERVICES | SAN DIEGO, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| GRAUER FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION | ENCINITAS, CA | $53,000 | 2024 | Access to Grauer fund and the Teacher Endowment fund |
| GRAUER FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION | ENCINITAS, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| SPARTAN BOXING CLUB | MEDFORD, OR | $15,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| EAST BAY SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO | OAKLAND, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| HOPE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES | SOLANA BEACH, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| SCRATCH MY BELLY INC | RCHO SANTA FE, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| GRAUER FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION | ENCINITAS, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | Access to Grauer & Teacher Endowment |
| ENCIRCLE FAMILY AND YOUTH RESOURCE CENTER | PROVO, UT | $35,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| GRAUER FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION | ENCINITAS, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | Access to Grauer Fund Scholarship Fund |
| NUZZLES & CO | PEOA, UT | $10,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| AL OTRO LADO INC | SAN YSIDRO, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE RUSTIC PATHWAYS FOUNDATION INC | MENTOR, OH | $5,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| DELCO DAWGS | DREXEL HILL, PA | $5,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| HOPE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES | SOLANA BEACH, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| REMAKE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $3,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
REIMAGINE
$20,000Serenity Collective Program
SCRATCH MY BELLY INC
$15,000General & Unrestricted
HOPE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES
General & Unrestricted
SCRATCH MY BELLY INC
$20,000General & Unrestricted
Access to Grauer fund and the Teacher Endowment fund
SPARTAN BOXING CLUB
$15,000General & Unrestricted
HOPE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES
$5,000General & Unrestricted
SCRATCH MY BELLY INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
ENCIRCLE FAMILY AND YOUTH RESOURCE CENTER
$35,000General & Unrestricted
THE RUSTIC PATHWAYS FOUNDATION INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
DELCO DAWGS
$5,000General & Unrestricted
HOPE WITHOUT BOUNDARIES
$5,000General & Unrestricted