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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-1424804

Williams Family Foundation

A private foundation in Nashville, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 22 grants and $34,900 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

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

    $34,900

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,087,885
  • Tax year 2024

    $23,400

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $599,244
  • Tax year 2023

    $24,950

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $529,338
  • Tax year 2022

    $23,900

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $444,010
  • Tax year 2021

    $21,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $537,605
  • Tax year 2020

    $6,200

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $266,307

Grants paid in 2025

22 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Sisters in CirclesAsheville, NC

    Charitable support

    $5,000
  2. Woodmont Christian ContributionNashville, TN

    Charitable support

    $5,000
  3. Flint GlobalCookville, TN

    Charitable support

    $4,000
  4. Nashville Masters GardnersNashville, TN

    Charitable support

    $2,200
  5. Friends of Randor Lake State ParkNashville, TN

    Charitable support

    $2,000
  6. Nashville Resuce MissionNashville, TN

    Charitable support

    $2,000
  7. New BeginningsNashville, TN

    Charitable support

    $2,000
  8. Brentwood AcademyBrentwood, TN

    Charitable support

    $1,500
  9. Alzheimers AssociationChicago, IL

    Charitable support

    $1,000
  10. Blue MonarchMonteagle, TN

    Charitable support

    $1,000
  11. Cumberland Heights Foundation IncNashville, TN

    Charitable support

    $1,000
  12. First Art MuseumNashville, TN

    Charitable support

    $1,000
  13. Habitat for HumanityNashville, TN

    Charitable support

    $1,000
  14. Metro Nashville Parks FoundationNashville, TN

    Charitable support for coleman rec center

    $1,000
  15. Montgomery Bell Academy of the Universty of NashvilleNashville, TN

    Charitable support

    $1,000
  16. Patriot FoundationPinehurst, NC

    Charitable support

    $1,000
  17. The Junior League of Nashville IncNashville, TN

    Charitable support

    $1,000
  18. Friends of Warner ParksNashville, TN

    Charitable support

    $500
  19. Mid Cumberland Meals on WheelsNashville, TN

    Charitbale support

    $500
  20. Moonlight FoundationVista, CA

    Charitable support

    $500
  21. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    Charitable support

    $500
  22. Voices for A Safer Tennessee CoalitionNashville, TN

    Charitable support

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Public affairs1 grant $5,00036% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $1,50011% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation2 grants $1,50011% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $1,0007% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $1,0007% of the total
  6. Health1 grant $1,0007% of the total
  7. 4 other causes4 grants $2,70020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Tennessee18 grants $27,900
  2. North Carolina2 grants $6,000
  3. California1 grant $500
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Bill WilliamsPRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $0
  • Dana WilliamsTREASURER & SECRETARY Hours 10Pay $0
  • Shay WilliamsDIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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