The Williams Companies Foundation concentrates its charitable giving on broad community welfare administered primarily through intermediaries, with most dollars funneled to the Tulsa Community Foundation and to Charities Aid Foundation of America. Their grants are earmarked for general operations, health & welfare programs, and scholarships/education, indicating a preference for flexible, place-based community impact and donor-advised or international grantmaking channels. The foundation favors large, multi-grant commitments to a very small set of partners rather than many direct small grants to operational nonprofits.
Williams Companies Foundation Inc makes its largest recent commitments through intermediaries, with three consecutive annual grants above $9 million to Tulsa Community Foundation for general operations, health and welfare, and scholarships and education. That pattern points to a foundation that channels substantial resources into community welfare and education while relying on community foundation infrastructure to carry out the work. The foundation’s recent giving also includes repeated support for Charities Aid Foundation of America, which places it in a grantmaking flow that can reach beyond a single local nonprofit network. The recent record shows a small number of very large grants rather than a broad spread of smaller awards. Tulsa Community Foundation received $9,588,645 in 2023, $9,211,181 in 2024, and $9,131,432 in 2025, while Charities Aid Foundation of America received six- and seven-figure grants in each of those years. Across those recipients, the foundation emphasizes unrestricted or broadly usable support for community needs, scholarship aid, and health and welfare programs.
In community welfare, Williams Companies Foundation Inc directed $9,211,181 in 2024 and $9,131,432 in 2025 to Tulsa Community Foundation for general operations, health and welfare, scholarships and education. Those purposes show a preference for flexible support that can be allocated across local needs rather than a single project. The foundation also used Charities Aid Foundation of America as a conduit for broad charitable support, giving $2,283,218 in 2023 and $1,458,734 in 2024 for the same combined purposes. That recurring channel suggests a structured approach to administering giving through intermediary organizations. Education appears within the same grant purposes, alongside health and welfare. The recent grants tie scholarship support to community foundation administration rather than to a stand-alone scholarship sponsor.
Typical grants are large: the 25th percentile is $2,077,097, the median is $5,747,200, and the 75th percentile is $9,305,547. The recent grant list shows repeat awards to the same intermediaries across 2023, 2024, and 2025, with Tulsa Community Foundation and Charities Aid Foundation of America appearing in multiple years. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards. The foundation is a corporate foundation, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. The grants shown are all made in the United States.
$10.6M
$63.6M
$8.9M
$10.7M
Most grants fall between $2.1M and $9.3M, with a median of $5.7M.
25th Percentile
$2.1M
Median
$5.7M
75th Percentile
$9.3M
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Highly concentrated: very few, very large grants (three grants to TCF and three to CAF America) emphasizing repeat funding to intermediaries rather than many direct small grants to operating charities.
Notable grantees: Tulsa Community Foundation, Charities Aid Foundation of America, Local Tulsa beneficiaries and scholarship funds (funded through Tulsa Community Foundation)
Giving is regional, with the strongest concentration in Oklahoma: 50% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Tulsa is the clearest recipient city in the recent grants, through Tulsa Community Foundation. Virginia is the top state by grant count, reflecting repeated awards to Alexandria-based Charities Aid Foundation of America. All recent grants in the data went to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants all carry the same broad purposes: general operations, health and welfare, and scholarships and education. Those labels appear on awards to Tulsa Community Foundation and Charities Aid Foundation of America, showing a mix of flexible operating support and education-related funding.
Yes. Tulsa Community Foundation appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Charities Aid Foundation of America appears in all three of those years as well. That indicates a recurring grantmaking pattern with a very small set of intermediary recipients.
The grant-size distribution is high-dollar: the 25th percentile is $2,077,097, the median is $5,747,200, and the 75th percentile is $9,305,547. The recent list is consistent with that scale, including multiple awards above $9 million.
By grant count, Virginia is the top state, driven by repeated grants to Alexandria-based Charities Aid Foundation of America. Oklahoma also receives substantial attention, and 50% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Williams Companies Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Eligible nonprofit organizations and schools in the Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Houston, Texas areas. Requests must be professionally designed and submitted in PDF format; Williams Print Services does not alter or edit files.
Deadline: No fixed application deadline stated. A minimum two-month lead time is required; approved requests are valid for 60 days.
Who can apply: Eligible 501(c)(3) organizations and schools. Employees, retirees and board members make the contribution and submit an online matching request; the organization verifies the request.
Deadline: No current fixed deadline stated; requests are processed monthly.
Who can apply: Eligible nonprofit organizations and schools where Williams employees are involved. A Williams employee completes the online application for the organization.
Deadline: No fixed deadline stated; grants are paid monthly.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TULSA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | TULSA, OK | $9,131,432 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS, HEALTH & WELFARE, SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATION |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION OF AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $1,507,897 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS, HEALTH & WELFARE, SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATION |
| TULSA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | TULSA, OK | $9,211,181 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS, HEALTH & WELFARE, SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATION |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION OF AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $1,458,734 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS, HEALTH & WELFARE, SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATION |
| TULSA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | TULSA, OK | $9,588,645 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS, HEALTH & WELFARE, SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATION |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION OF AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $2,283,218 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS, HEALTH & WELFARE, SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATION |
GENERAL OPERATIONS, HEALTH & WELFARE, SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATION
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
$1,507,897GENERAL OPERATIONS, HEALTH & WELFARE, SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATION
GENERAL OPERATIONS, HEALTH & WELFARE, SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATION
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
$1,458,734GENERAL OPERATIONS, HEALTH & WELFARE, SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATION
GENERAL OPERATIONS, HEALTH & WELFARE, SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATION
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
$2,283,218GENERAL OPERATIONS, HEALTH & WELFARE, SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATION