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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 33-1079039

Williams Cookie Jar Foundation

A private foundation in Westport, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $80,665 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Apr 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

    $80,665

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $335,842

  • Tax year 2023

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $400,112

  • Tax year 2022

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $489,115

  • Tax year 2021

    $180,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $600,935

  • Tax year 2020

    $140,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $720,918

  • Tax year 2019

    $180,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,345,641

  • Tax year 2018

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $837,342

  • Tax year 2017

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $563,653

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. ImentorNew York, NY

    General support

    $25,000
  2. Utah Film CenterSalt Lake Cty, UT

    General support

    $25,000
  3. Surfrider FoundationSan Clemente, CA

    General support

    $20,665
  4. Redford CenterSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  5. Tiger FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  6. Grant to A Private Foundation Not Treated as A Qualifying DistributionNew York, NY

    General support

    -$10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $30,66538% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $25,00031% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $25,00031% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $30,665
  2. New York3 grants $25,000
  3. Utah1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • David B WilliamsTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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