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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-2941409

Wm Bryce Thompson Foundation

A private foundation in Princeton, NJ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 21 grants and $30,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 2025), 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $394,646
  • Tax year 2023

    $25,832

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $469,174
  • Tax year 2022

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $508,778
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $556,482
  • Tax year 2020

    $20,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $580,239
  • Tax year 2019

    $36,050

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $626,929
  • Tax year 2018

    $38,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $687,681
  • Tax year 2017

    $39,100

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $747,031

Grants paid in 2024

21 grants, largest first

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

  1. Friends of Princeton Open SpacePrinceton, NJ

    Unrestricted donation

    $5,000
  2. Gerard's HouseSanta Fe, NM

    Unrestricted donation

    $5,000
  3. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $3,000
  4. Museum of Contemporary Art DenverDenver, CO

    Unrestricted donation

    $2,000
  5. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $2,000
  6. Furry Friends HumaneJupiter, FL

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,200
  7. McCarter TheatrePrinceton, NJ

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  8. Buddy ProgramAspen, CO

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  9. Pink Ladies of Hunterdon CountyRingoes, NJ

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  10. Princeton Symphony OrchestraPrinceton, NJ

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  11. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  12. C-Change ConversationsPrinceton, NJ

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  13. Denver Childrens FoundationDenver, CO

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  14. Redline Contemporary Art CenterDenver, CO

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  15. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  16. Chasing A Dream FoundationJupiter, FL

    Unrestricted donation

    $700
  17. YMCA Camp Sea GullArapahoe, NC

    Unrestricted donation

    $500
  18. Hibiscus Children CenterJensen Beach, FL

    Unrestricted donation

    $500
  19. Sugar's Gift IncBradenton, FL

    Unrestricted donation

    $500
  20. Justin Bartlett Animal HospitalRoyal PLM BCH, FL

    Unrestricted donation

    $300
  21. Individual

    Unrestricted donation

    $300

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $5,00031% of the total
  2. Mental health1 grant $5,00031% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $3,00019% of the total
  4. Animals3 grants $2,00012% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $1,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey5 grants $9,000
  2. Colorado4 grants $5,000
  3. New Mexico1 grant $5,000
  4. Florida5 grants $3,200
  5. North Carolina1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Grace W ThompsonVice President Hours 1Pay $0
  • W Bryce Thompson VVice President Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lise L Thompson-BranderVice President Hours 1Pay $0
  • Hannah Thompson MannPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Barton Lippincott ThompsonTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Archibald S ReidSecretary/Treas Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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