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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-4340187

The Williams Foundation

A private foundation in Severna Park, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $77,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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.

How to apply

Preselected only

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.

Contact
John K Williams
7 Cedar Point Road
Severna Park, MD 21146
(410) 647-7406
Form and materials
A written request should be submitted including name and address for 501(c)(3) organization, reason for grant, amount and copy of latest financial statement
Deadlines
June 30 of each year
Restrictions
Must be a 501(c)(3) organization

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $77,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $1,722,511
  • Tax year 2024

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,448,996
  • Tax year 2023

    $136,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,587,619
  • Tax year 2022

    $81,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,915,647
  • Tax year 2021

    $101,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,849,736
  • Tax year 2020

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,764,019
  • Tax year 2019

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,518,390
  • Tax year 2018

    $53,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,244,197

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Habitat for HumanityMiddlebury, VT

    General purpose

    $43,000
  2. The Dream ProgramE Fairfield, VT

    General purpose

    $28,000
  3. Sola School of HopeProvidence, RI

    General purpose

    $6,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development1 grant $28,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Vermont2 grants $71,000
  2. Rhode Island1 grant $6,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • John K WilliamsPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Janet C WilliamsVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

This is an amended return.

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