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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 94-6095718

G W Williams Foundation

A private foundation in San Mateo, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $51,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Robert P Berryman Jr
3190 Clearview Way
San Mateo, CA 94402
(650) 372-9711
Form and materials
Written request which includes all standard foundation application information.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
See bylaws attached.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $51,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $440,442

  • Tax year 2023

    $28,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $408,386

  • Tax year 2022

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $372,282

  • Tax year 2021

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $380,379

  • Tax year 2020

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $325,429

  • Tax year 2019

    $24,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $350,033

  • Tax year 2018

    $29,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $377,301

  • Tax year 2017

    $21,345

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $364,606

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. San Mateo County Historical AssocRedwood City, CA

    Education

    $30,000
  2. Coastside Land TrustHalf Moon Bay, CA

    Environment

    $5,000
  3. Mills Peninsula FoundationBurlingame, CA

    Medical support

    $5,000
  4. Mission Hospice & Home CareSan Mateo, CA

    Human services

    $3,000
  5. Burlingame Rotary Service FundBurlingame, CA

    Education

    $1,000
  6. JobtrainMenlo Park, CA

    Education

    $1,000
  7. Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietySan Francisco, CA

    Medical research

    $1,000
  8. Science for ScientistsBedford, MA

    Children & youth

    $1,000
  9. Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    Community support

    $1,000
  10. Tenngreen Land ConservancyNashville, TN

    Land conservation

    $1,000
  11. University of Washington ConservatiEatonville, WA

    Wildlife research

    $1,000
  12. Second Harvest Food Bank of CentralOrlando, FL

    Hunger relief

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $5,00045% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $3,00027% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $1,0009% of the total
  4. Jobs and employment1 grant $1,0009% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $1,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California7 grants $46,000
  2. Connecticut1 grant $1,000
  3. Florida1 grant $1,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000
  5. Tennessee1 grant $1,000
  6. Washington1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Charles E RosebrookVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert P Berryman JrPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kathryn WilliamsSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Zane FischerTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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