The Williams Family Private Foundation concentrates its giving into a small number of large, unrestricted gifts focused on education and youth services. Major commitments include school nutrition and food-programming for children, significant institutional support to higher-education entities (including alumni and business school recipients), and occasional funding for youth athletics and national sports initiatives. The foundation tends to make repeat, multi-year or follow-up grants to favored organizations rather than many small one-off awards.
Williams Family Private Foundation’s recent grant history is marked by repeated, unrestricted support for Foodcorps Inc., which received $1,000,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That three-year pattern sits alongside other sizeable commitments to education-linked organizations, including Duke University’s School of Business at $1,050,000 in 2024 and North Carolina State Alumni Association at $500,000 in both 2024 and 2025. The foundation gives at a scale that includes seven-figure awards but also a steady layer of mid-sized grants, suggesting a portfolio built around a few recurring relationships rather than a broad set of small awards. Its stated focus areas point to school-based child nutrition and food education, alumni support for public research universities, graduate business education, and youth athletics and national sports philanthropy. Recent grants also show support for College Track, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation, and Boys & Girls Club of San Francisco, all funded as general and unrestricted support.
In school-based child nutrition and food education, the foundation gave Foodcorps Inc. $1,000,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025 for general and unrestricted support. In higher education, it awarded Duke University $1,050,000 in 2024 for the School of Business, and Stanford University $50,000 in 2025 for general and unrestricted support. Alumni-related giving appears in the $500,000 grants to North Carolina State Alumni Association in both 2024 and 2025. Youth-serving and athletics-related funding includes $250,000 to the United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation in 2025, following $125,000 grants in 2023 and 2024.
Typical grants cluster in the midrange, with a p25 of $5,500, a median of $56,100, and a p75 of $137,500. The recent record also includes several larger awards above that band, including million-dollar and half-million-dollar grants. Recipients often appear across multiple years: Foodcorps Inc., North Carolina State Alumni Association, College Track, Boys & Girls Club of San Francisco, and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation each received follow-up support. The foundation is structured as a private foundation, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. The grants shown are all general and unrestricted except where a purpose is named in the record.
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Most grants fall between $6K and $138K, with a median of $56K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$56K
75th Percentile
$138K
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Concentrated giving: a small portfolio of large, often unrestricted grants with repeat funding to a few core grantees rather than many small donations. Grants are institutional and strategic (unrestricted/general support) rather than program-restricted.
Notable grantees: FoodCorps Inc, Duke University (School of Business), North Carolina State Alumni Association, United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation
Grantmaking is national, and every recent grant in the dataset went to a U.S. recipient. Washington, DC appears among recipients through Globalgiving and Project Soar, while other repeated recipient locations include Portland, OR; San Francisco, CA; Raleigh, NC; and Colorado Springs, CO. California recipients account for 30% of grants, with several awards going to organizations in Oakland, Stanford, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. The top state by grant count is DC, even though the foundation’s headquarters are in Palo Alto, CA.
The foundation’s stated focus areas include school-based child nutrition and food education, alumni-directed support for public research universities, graduate business education, and youth athletics and national sports philanthropy. The recent grants reflect those themes through Foodcorps Inc., Duke University’s School of Business, North Carolina State Alumni Association, and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Foodcorps Inc. in 2023, 2024, and 2025; North Carolina State Alumni Association in 2024 and 2025; College Track in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Boys & Girls Club of San Francisco in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution centers on a p25 of $5,500, a median of $56,100, and a p75 of $137,500. Recent awards also include larger commitments, such as $1,050,000 to Duke University and $1,000,000 grants to Foodcorps Inc.
Its grants are national and all recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients. The top state by grant count is DC, and California recipients make up 30% of grants, with organizations in San Francisco, Oakland, Stanford, and Los Angeles appearing in the record.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOODCORPS INC | PORTLAND, OR | $1,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | RALEIGH, NC | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC FOUNDATION | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| COLLEGE TRACK | OAKLAND, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| DIGNITY MOVES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY | STANFORD, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| BRING CHANGE 2 MIND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| TEAM RUBICON | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| WPR CARES | MADISON, WI | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| INTO LIGHT | RISING SUN, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $1,050,000 | 2024 | SCHOOL OF BUSINESS |
| FOODCORPS INC | PORTLAND, OR | $1,000,000 | 2024 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | RALEIGH, NC | $500,000 | 2024 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| COLLEGE TRACK | OAKLAND, CA | $150,000 | 2024 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC FOUNDATION | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $125,000 | 2024 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $75,000 | 2024 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $56,100 | 2024 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| GLOBALGIVING | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| TIMMY GLOBAL HEALTH | GREENWOOD, IN | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| KQED INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| FOODCORPS INC | PORTLAND, OR | $1,000,000 | 2023 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| COLLEGE TRACK | OAKLAND, CA | $200,000 | 2023 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC FOUNDATION | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $125,000 | 2023 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| UNICEF USA | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $75,000 | 2023 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| SIMON WEISENTHAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| PROJECT SOAR | WASHINGTON, DC | $7,000 | 2023 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| PCD FOUNDATION | ROCHESTER, NY | $6,000 | 2023 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| FOSTER VILLAGE CHARLOTTE | CHARLOTTE, NC | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| COMOAA | BEND, OR | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| FRANKIE LEMMON SCHOOL | RALEIGH, NC | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
| FOX VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACTION | ST CHARLES, IL | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED |
NORTH CAROLINA STATE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
$500,000GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED
GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED
GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
$50,000GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED
WPR CARES
$10,000GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED
INTO LIGHT
$5,000GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED
GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED
TIMMY GLOBAL HEALTH
$5,000GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED
GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED
UNICEF USA
$100,000GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED
SIMON WEISENTHAL CENTER
$25,000GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED
PROJECT SOAR
$7,000GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED
PCD FOUNDATION
$6,000GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED
FOSTER VILLAGE CHARLOTTE
$5,000GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED
COMOAA
$5,000GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED
FOX VALLEY CHRISTIAN ACTION
$1,000GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED