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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-3424952

Williams-Sonoma Inc Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 25 grants and $998,460 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jan 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

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The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

Restrictions
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Foundation (the Foundation) was established in September 2005 as a California corporation organized under the Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law for charitable purposes. The Foundation receives support on a discretionary basis from Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (the Corporation). The primary purpose of the Foundation is to engage in charitable and educational activities within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) of 1986, as amended, or corresponding provision of any future United States internal revenue law. The Foundation primarily awards disaster relief grants to employees of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. who are needy or distressed due to disasters and awards matching gifts to nonprofit organizations on behalf of employees. The Foundation also provides grants for purposes including support towards healthy children/healthy mothers, education, healthy home (includes disaster relief, homelessness), LGBTQ issues, racial equity, gender gap

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $998,460

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $8,053,716

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,077,125

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $8,473,530

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,144,222

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $8,993,820

  • Tax year 2021

    $651,391

    Grants listed
    227
    Assets, end of year
    $7,809,355

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,046,833

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,214,636

  • Tax year 2018

    $117,010

    Grants listed
    88
    Assets, end of year
    $369,411

Grants paid in 2024

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    General Support

    $530,953
  2. Bright Funds FoundationSan Jose, CA

    Employee Matching Grant

    $111,507
  3. Individual

    [individual]

    $107,500
  4. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    General Support

    $50,000
  5. The Hidden Genius ProjectOakland, CA

    General Support

    $30,000
  6. Individual

    Tunnel Project

    $20,000
  7. Embrace Kids FoundationNew Brunswick, NJ

    General Support

    $15,000
  8. UCSF FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $10,000
  9. Boys and Girls Club of Northeast MSCorinth, MS

    General Support

    $10,000
  10. Individual

    General Support

    $10,000
  11. Individual

    General Support

    $10,000
  12. Individual

    General Support

    $10,000
  13. Unidos Por La MusicaOntario, CA

    General Support

    $10,000
  14. Project 150Las Vegas, NV

    General Support

    $10,000
  15. Literacy Mid-South OrganizationMemphis, TN

    General Support

    $10,000
  16. Tarrant Area Food BankFort Worth, TX

    General Support

    $10,000
  17. The Luekemia Lymphoma Society IncMinneapolis, MN

    General Support

    $5,000
  18. Catawba County Hispanic MinistryHickory, NC

    General Support

    $5,000
  19. Exodus Outreach FoundationHickory, NC

    General Support

    $5,000
  20. Individual

    General Support

    $5,000
  21. Sox of LoveOklahoma City, OK

    General Support

    $5,000
  22. To Celebrate LifeKentfield, CA

    General Support

    $5,000
  23. Gay Men's Health Crisis IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $5,000
  24. Streetwise GeorgiaLawrenceville, GA

    General Support

    $5,000
  25. Surfrider Foundation San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $3,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $116,50744% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $50,00019% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $40,00015% of the total
  4. Health3 grants $25,0009% of the total
  5. Human services3 grants $25,0009% of the total
  6. Mental health1 grant $5,0002% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $5,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $170,007
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $50,000
  3. New Jersey1 grant $15,000
  4. Mississippi1 grant $10,000
  5. North Carolina2 grants $10,000
  6. Nevada1 grant $10,000
  7. Tennessee1 grant $10,000
  8. Texas1 grant $10,000
  9. Georgia1 grant $5,000
  10. Minnesota1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Rachel OverSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brian YeeCFO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Karalyn SmithPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeffrey E HowieBoard Member Hours 1Pay $0
  • Laura AlberBoard Member Hours 1Pay $0

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