Open Foundations · Utah

Thom and Gail Williamsen Family Foundation

Murray, Utah · EIN 471903071. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $840K across 54 grants in 2023, a median of $10K each.

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$840K
paid in 2023
54
grants paid
$10K
median grant
57%
to first-time recipients
$15K
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
VANESSA WILLIAMSEN
Address
154 S MRYTLE AVE STE 303, MURRAY, UT, 84107
Phone
8013642602
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
BY WRITTEN REQUEST
Submission deadline
N/A
Restrictions on awards
N/A

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2023, IRS filing object id 202422889349100307. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2023

The 15 largest of the 54 grants paid in 2023, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Holbrook Community CenterUT$100,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2Thanksgiving Point Institute IncUT$50,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
3Utah Food BankUT$37,124GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
4Dougy Center IncOR$36,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
5Lift Up the Vulnerable IncNY$28,500GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
6Family Summit FoundationUT$28,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
7Maui Food Bank IncHI$25,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
8Pregnancy Resource CenterUT$25,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
9Medecins Sans Frontieres Usa IncNY$24,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
10Heritage FoundationDC$23,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
11Prager University FoundationCA$22,500GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
12Wounded Warrior Project IncCA$22,500GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
13American Studies CenterVA$21,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
14Direct ReliefCA$20,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
15Hillsdale CollegeMI$20,000GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202018$250K
202163$769K
202273$845K
202354$840K

Where the money went

Share of 2023 grant dollars by recipient state
Utah61%
California9%
District of Columbia7%
New York4%
Virginia4%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Brianna SonkensDIRECTOR · 2023
Brooke WilliamsenDIRECTOR · 2023
Emma WilliamsenDIRECTOR · 2023
Gail S WilliamsenDIRECTOR · 2023
Jared HopkinsDIRECTOR · 2023
Madeline R WilliamsenDIRECTOR · 2023
Natalie WilliamsenDIRECTOR · 2023
Stephen SonkensDIRECTOR · 2023
Thomas E WilliamsenDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT · 2023
Travis WilliamsenDIRECTOR · 2023
Vanessa WilliamsenDIRECTOR/SECRETARY/TREASURER · 2023

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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