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Grants paid by Williams Family Charitable Foundation

EIN 35-2338988 · Chicago, IL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE P40

Williams Family Charitable Foundation of Chicago, IL (EIN 35-2338988) reported 138 grants paid totaling $447,399 to 57 recipients in tax years 2021–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

Grants paid

$447,399

138 grants

Recipients

57

distinct organizations

Tax years

2021–2025

5 filings in the corpus

By tax year

Grants by tax year, as the same figures
Tax yearGrants paidAmount paidApproved for future
202123$64,399
202224$71,000
202330$94,000
202419$74,500
202542$143,500

Top recipients

The 57 recipients receiving the most from Williams Family Charitable Foundation, by grants paid, out of 57 distinct recipients.

Recipients ranked by total grants paid
RecipientMatchLocationGrantsTotal paidLatest year
Institute for Nonviolence Chicago 81-1098722CChicago, IL5$72,0002025
Open Books Ltd 20-4830666BChicago, IL5$26,8002025
Evans Scholars FoundationUGlenview, IL5$24,3002025
Latin School of Chicago 36-2258525BChicago, IL4$20,0002025
Joliet Junior College Foundation 51-0176990BJoliet, IL5$19,8332025
University District Service League 91-1224834BSeattle, WA3$15,0002025
After School Matters Inc 36-4409182BChicago, IL4$14,0002025
Big Shoulders Fund 36-3490557BChicago, IL4$13,0002024
Environmental Defense Fund IncorporUWashington DC, DC3$12,0002024
Washington Womens Foundation 91-1754933BSeattle, WA3$12,0002025
Sit Stay Read Inc 20-0151074BChicago, IL3$11,0002025
Ballard Food Bank 91-1428805BSeattle, WA4$11,0002025
Environmental Defense Fund Incorpor 11-6107128CNew York, NY2$10,8002025
Francis W Parker School 36-2171732BChicago, IL3$9,0002025
Mayo ClinicURochester, MN2$9,0002025
Kenyon CollegeUGambier, OH2$9,0002025
Catholic Charities-Chicago ArchdiocUChicago, IL2$9,0002024
Surge for Water Inc 46-2762697CChicago, IL4$8,5002025
Chicago Media Project 46-5739978BChicago, IL3$8,0002025
Compass Housing Alliance 91-0578229BSeattle, WA2$7,5002024
Firehouse Community Arts Center of 86-1173412CChicago, IL2$7,5002025
Northwest African American Museum I 76-0835379CSeattle, WA4$7,5002025
Depauw UniversityUGreencastle, IN3$7,0002025
El Paso Community Foundation 74-1839536BEl Paso, TX2$6,0002023
Chicago Symphony Orchestra 36-2167823BChicago, IL4$5,0002025
Goldin Institute 20-3470485BChicago, IL1$5,0002021
Lincoln Park Zoological Society 36-2512404CChicago, IL4$5,0002025
Lincoln University of Missouri 83-4531061BJefferson City, MO1$5,0002021
Grant Park Orchestral Association 32-0005884CChicago, IL4$5,0002025
Dusable Museum African American HisUChicago, IL1$4,5002025
Chief Seattle Club 91-0852503BSeattle, WA2$4,5002025
Outdoors for All Foundation 91-1085999CSeattle, WA2$4,0002025
University of Chicago Booth Bus Sch 36-2177139DChicago, IL2$4,0002025
Chicago Council On Global Affairs 36-2181969BChicago, IL3$4,0002025
Chicago Historical Society 36-2167004BChicago, IL3$4,0002025
Stony Island Equestrian CenterUCrete, IL1$4,0002022
Chicago Public Media Inc 36-3687394CChicago, IL4$4,0002025
Smile Train Inc 13-3661416BNew York, NY2$3,5002025
Misericordia Foundation 23-7285834BChicago, IL3$3,0002025
Dusable Museum of African AmericanUChicago, IL3$3,0002023
Black United Fund of Illinois Inc 36-3397908BChicago, IL1$2,8332021
Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc 77-0562800BMiles, TX1$2,8332021
Low Income Housing Institute 94-3155150BSeattle, WA1$2,5002025
Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund 36-3675466BChicago, IL1$2,5002025
Face the Future Foundation 41-2212877BChicago, IL1$2,0002025
Downtown Emergency Service Center 91-1275815BSeattle, WA1$2,0002025
Black Ensemble Theater Corporation 36-2852762BChicago, IL2$2,0002025
Griffin Museum of Science and IndusUChicago, IL1$2,0002025
Museum of Science and Industry 36-2167797BChicago, IL2$2,0002022
Girls in the Game Nfp 36-4024533BChicago, IL1$2,0002025
Wounded Warrior Project Inc 45-4027350DTopeka, KS1$1,5002025
United Negro College Fund 13-1624241BWashington DC, DC1$1,0002025
Chicago History Museum 20-4982186BChicago, IL1$1,0002021
Duwamish Tribal Services 91-1122115BSeattle, WA1$1,0002025
Alzheimer's Association 13-3039601CChicago, IL1$1,0002024
Illinois Policy Institute 41-2057028BChicago, IL1$1,0002025
National Museum of Mexican Art 36-3225519BChicago, IL1$1,0002021

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Every grant

All 138 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.

Grants reported by Williams Family Charitable Foundation
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2025Institute for Nonviolence Chicago Chicago, ILB$50,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025University District Service League Seattle, WAB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Open Books Ltd Chicago, ILB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Latin School of Chicago Chicago, ILB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Dusable Museum African American His Chicago, ILU$4,500paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Joliet Junior College Foundation Joliet, ILB$4,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Mayo Clinic Rochester, MNU$4,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Environmental Defense Fund Incorpor New York City, NYC$4,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Evans Scholars Foundation Glenview, ILU$2,500paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Low Income Housing Institute Seattle, WAB$2,500paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund Chicago, ILB$2,500paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Firehouse Community Arts Center Chi Chicago, ILD$2,500paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Washington Womens Foundation Seattle, WAB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Chicago Council On Global Affairs Chicago, ILB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Depauw University Greencastle, INU$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Downtown Emergency Service Center Seattle, WAB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Griffin Museum of Science and Indus Chicago, ILU$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Northwest African American Museum Seattle, WAB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Chicago Media Project Chicago, ILB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Chief Seattle Club Seattle, WAB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Lincoln Park Zoological Society Chicago, ILB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Outdoors for All Foundation Bellevue, WAB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, ILB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Surge for Water Inc Chicago, ILB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Girls in the Game Nfp Chicago, ILB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Francis W Parker School Chicago, ILB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025After School Matters Inc Chicago, ILB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Ballard Food Bank Seattle, WAB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Grant Park Orchestral Association Chicago, ILB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Chicago Historical Society Chicago, ILB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025University of Chicago Booth Bus Sch Chicago, ILD$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Kenyon College Gambier, OHU$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Face the Future Foundation Chicago, ILB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Smile Train Inc New York, NYB$1,500paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Wounded Warrior Project Inc Topeka, KSD$1,500paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Sit Stay Read Inc Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Black Ensemble Theater Corporation Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Illinois Policy Institute Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Chicago Public Media Inc Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Misericordia Foundation Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025United Negro College Fund Washington DC, DCB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2025Duwamish Tribal Services Seattle, WAB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202611889349100801
2024Institute for Nonviolence Chicago Chicago, ILC$7,500paidGeneral charitable purposes202541359349102079
2024Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, ILB$6,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202541359349102079
2024Evans Scholars Foundation Glenview, ILU$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202541359349102079
2024University District Service League Seattle, WAB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202541359349102079
2024Open Books Ltd Chicago, ILB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202541359349102079
2024Washington Womens Foundation Seattle, WAB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202541359349102079
2024Mayo Clinic Rochester, MNU$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202541359349102079
2024Latin School of Chicago Chicago, ILB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202541359349102079
2024Joliet Junior College Foundation Joliet, ILB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202541359349102079
2024Environmental Defense Fund Incorpor Washington DC, DCU$4,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202541359349102079
2024After School Matters Inc Chicago, ILB$4,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202541359349102079
2024Chicago Media Project Chicago, ILB$3,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202541359349102079
2024Catholic Charities-Chicago Archdioc Chicago, ILU$3,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202541359349102079
2024Chief Seattle Club Seattle, WAB$2,500paidGeneral charitable purposes202541359349102079
2024Compass Housing Alliance Seattle, WAB$2,500paidGeneral charitable purposes202541359349102079
2024Ballard Food Bank Seattle, WAB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202541359349102079
2024Northwest African American Museum I Seattle, WAC$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202541359349102079
2024Depauw University Greencastle, INU$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202541359349102079
2024Alzheimer's Association Chicago, ILC$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202541359349102079
2023Kenyon College Gambier, OHU$7,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023Catholic Charities-Chicago Archdioc Chicago, ILU$6,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023Compass Housing Alliance Seattle, WAB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023Institute for Nonviolence Chicago Chicago, ILC$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023Joliet Junior College Foundation Joliet, ILB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023University District Service League Seattle, WAB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023Evans Scholars Foundation Glenview, ILU$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023Washington Womens Foundation Seattle, WAB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023Latin School of Chicago Chicago, ILB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, ILB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023Open Books Ltd Chicago, ILB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023Environmental Defense Fund Incorpor Washington DC, DCU$4,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023After School Matters Inc Chicago, ILB$4,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023Depauw University Greencastle, INU$3,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023Chicago Media Project Chicago, ILB$3,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023Ballard Food Bank Seattle, WAB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023Outdoors for All Foundation Seattle, WAC$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023Northwest African American Museum I Seattle, WAC$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023Surge for Water Inc Chicago, ILC$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023Smile Train Inc New York, NYB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023University of Chicago Booth Bus Sch Chicago, ILD$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023Francis W Parker School Chicago, ILB$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023Chicago Council On Global Affairs Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023Lincoln Park Zoological Society Chicago, ILC$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023Grant Park Orchestral Association Chicago, ILC$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023El Paso Community Foundation El Paso, TXB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023Chicago Public Media Inc Chicago, ILC$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023Chicago Historical Society Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023Dusable Museum of African American Chicago, ILU$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2023Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202401349349102805
2022Institute for Nonviolence Chicago Chicago, ILC$7,500paidGeneral charitable purposes202331319349100443
2022Open Books Ltd Chicago, ILB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202331319349100443
2022Evans Scholars Foundation Glenview, ILU$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202331319349100443
2022Sit Stay Read Inc Chicago, ILB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202331319349100443
2022Francis W Parker School Chicago, ILB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202331319349100443
2022Ballard Food Bank Seattle, WAB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202331319349100443
2022El Paso Community Foundation El Paso, TXB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202331319349100443
2022Latin School of Chicago Chicago, ILB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202331319349100443
2022After School Matters Inc Chicago, ILB$4,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202331319349100443
2022Stony Island Equestrian Center Crete, ILU$4,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202331319349100443
2022Environmental Defense Fund Incorpor Washington DC, DCU$4,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202331319349100443
2022Joliet Junior College Foundation Joliet, ILB$3,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202331319349100443
2022Surge for Water Inc Chicago, ILC$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202331319349100443
2022Northwest African American Museum I Seattle, WAC$1,500paidGeneral charitable purposes202331319349100443
2022Lincoln Park Zoological Society Chicago, ILC$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202331319349100443
2022Chicago Council On Global Affairs Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202331319349100443
2022Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202331319349100443
2022Misericordia Foundation Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202331319349100443
2022Dusable Museum of African American Chicago, ILU$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202331319349100443
2022Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202331319349100443
2022Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202331319349100443
2022Grant Park Orchestral Association Chicago, ILC$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202331319349100443
2022Chicago Public Media Inc Chicago, ILC$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202331319349100443
2022Chicago Historical Society Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202331319349100443
2021Environmental Defense Fund Incorpor New York, NYC$6,800paidGeneral charitable purposes202222319349100112
2021Open Books Ltd Chicago, ILB$6,800paidGeneral charitable purposes202222319349100112
2021Evans Scholars Foundation Glenview, ILU$6,800paidGeneral charitable purposes202222319349100112
2021Sit Stay Read Inc Chicago, ILB$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202222319349100112
2021Firehouse Community Arts Center of Chicago, ILC$5,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202222319349100112
2021Lincoln University of Missouri Jefferson City, MOB$5,000paidScholarship fund202222319349100112
2021Goldin Institute Chicago, ILB$5,000paid2021 Chicago Peace Fellows202222319349100112
2021Joliet Junior College Foundation Joliet, ILB$2,833paidGeneral charitable purposes202222319349100112
2021Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc Miles, TXB$2,833paidGeneral charitable purposes202222319349100112
2021Black United Fund of Illinois Inc Chicago, ILB$2,833paidGeneral charitable purposes202222319349100112
2021Surge for Water Inc Chicago, ILC$2,500paidGeneral charitable purposes202222319349100112
2021Institute for Nonviolence Chicago Chicago, ILC$2,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202222319349100112
2021National Museum of Mexican Art Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202222319349100112
2021Grant Park Orchestral Association Chicago, ILC$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202222319349100112
2021Lincoln Park Zoological Society Chicago, ILC$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202222319349100112
2021Black Ensemble Theater Corporation Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202222319349100112
2021Big Shoulders Fund Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202222319349100112
2021Dusable Museum of African American Chicago, ILU$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202222319349100112
2021Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202222319349100112
2021Misericordia Foundation Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202222319349100112
2021Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202222319349100112
2021Chicago Public Media Inc Chicago, ILC$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202222319349100112
2021Chicago History Museum Chicago, ILB$1,000paidGeneral charitable purposes202222319349100112

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.

Source filings

Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.

Returns this page is derived from
FormTax yearPeriod endFiledSchemaIRS OBJECT_ID
990PF20252025-12-31not stated2025v4.1202611889349100801
990PF20242024-12-31not stated2024v5.1202541359349102079
990PF20232023-12-31not stated2023v5.0202401349349102805
990PF20222022-12-31not stated2022v5.0202331319349100443
990PF20212021-12-31not stated2021v4.0202222319349100112

Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/352338988.json.

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