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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-2557737

William Fries II Foundation

A private foundation in Lafayette, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $1.5 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,530,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $37,393,255

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,600,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $35,430,724

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,753,666

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $32,435,282

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,511,667

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $39,763,024

  • Tax year 2020

    $561,667

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $36,903,585

  • Tax year 2019

    $447,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $33,909,922

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $28,000,031

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UFC BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Unrestricted

    $600,000
  2. UCSF Benioff Children's HospitalsSan Francisco, CA

    Provide care for children and their families, train the next generation of clinician-scientist leaders, and pursue research breakthroughs that lead to new treatment options.

    $400,000
  3. The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted

    $180,000
  4. San Francisco - Marin Food BankSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted

    $100,000
  5. Chronicle Season of Sharing FundSan Francisco, CA

    To provide emergency assistance for bay area residents facing temporary crises.

    $75,000
  6. St Anthony FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted

    $75,000
  7. San Francisco Education FundSan Francisco, CA

    To empower students and build more equitable & inclusive public-school experience.

    $50,000
  8. San Francisco SymphonySan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  9. San Francisco OperaSan Francisco, CA

    To Provide transformative music education programs to students across the Bay Area and Northern California.

    $25,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $180,00055% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture1 grant $75,00023% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $50,00015% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $25,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California9 grants $1,530,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Fred WulffPRESIDENT Hours 20Pay $172,000
  • Michael RooseveltSECRETARY Hours 2Pay $16,500
  • James UllakoTREASURER Hours 2Pay $16,500

The return

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