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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-5374818

B Robert Williamson Jr Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 20 grants and $469,216 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.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $469,216

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,266,223
  • Tax year 2024

    $384,150

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,314,784
  • Tax year 2023

    $397,650

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,026,618
  • Tax year 2022

    $384,985

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,914,749
  • Tax year 2021

    $351,665

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,780,217
  • Tax year 2020

    $290,285

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,441,650
  • Tax year 2019

    $257,088

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,221,454

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UNC Chapel Hill FoundationChapel Hill, NC

    General operating support

    $100,000
  2. Pave Schoolspave Academy Charter SchoolBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $40,000
  3. Children's VillageDobbs Ferry, NY

    General operating support

    $35,000
  4. Harlem GrownNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $35,000
  5. Boys Club of New YorkNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $33,333
  6. Stanly County Family YMCAAlbemarle, NC

    General operating support

    $33,333
  7. Culture for OneNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $27,500
  8. New Life of New York CityNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $25,000
  9. NYU School of Social WorkNew York, NY

    Adaptive leadership

    $20,000
  10. Boys Club of Wake CountyRaleigh, NC

    General operating support

    $15,000
  11. Hudson River Community SailingNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $15,000
  12. New York Botanical GardenBronx, NY

    General operating support

    $15,000
  13. Red Hook InitiativeBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $15,000
  14. Connections Mentor IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  15. Cristo Rey New York High SchoolNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  16. Friends of Georgica Pond FoundationWainscott, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  17. Horizons at St David'sNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  18. Naked Angels Theater Company LTDBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  19. PisteBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  20. Philanthropy New YorkNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $50

Approved for future payment

13 grants

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. UNC Chapel Hill FoundationChapel Hill, NC

    General operating support

    $100,000
  2. Children's Village IncCambridge, MA

    General operating support

    $70,000
  3. Harlem GrownNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $70,000
  4. Boys Club of New YorkNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $66,667
  5. Stanly County Family YMCAAlbemarle, NC

    General operating support

    $66,667
  6. Red Hook InitiativeBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $30,000
  7. Connections Mentor IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $20,000
  8. Cristo Rey New York High SchoolNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $20,000
  9. Culture for OneNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $20,000
  10. Naked Angels Theater Company LTDBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $20,000
  11. PisteBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $20,000
  12. Hudson River Community SailingNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $15,000
  13. Horizons at St David'sNew York, NY

    General operating 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. Human services4 grants $85,00035% of the total
  2. Youth development3 grants $58,33324% of the total
  3. Environment2 grants $50,00020% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $27,50011% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $15,0006% of the total
  6. Education1 grant $10,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York17 grants $320,883
  2. North Carolina3 grants $148,333

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Caroline C WilliamsonDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, TREASURER Hours 17.5Pay $0
  • Richard L Chilton JrDIRECTOR, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Ann ColleyDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • James Chappelle Hill IIIDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Charles Aycock McLendon JrDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Alexander Tucker RobertsonDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Caroline Costner WilliamsonDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Benjamin Robert Williamson IIIDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Allison OvergaardSECRETARY Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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