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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 52-1821231

William C Paley Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Washington, DC. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 2 grants and $35,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $510,830

  • Tax year 2023

    $77,041

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $525,076

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $594,572

  • Tax year 2021

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $572,986

  • Tax year 2020

    $34,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $561,149

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $623,162

Grants paid in 2024

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Washington Week with the Atlantic - PBSArlington, VA

    Charitable contribution

    $25,000
  2. Brooks SchoolNorth Andover, MA

    Charitable contribution

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia1 grant $25,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • William C PaleyPRESIDENT/VP/TREASURER Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Andrew SloufSECRETARY Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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