George J Williams Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Dallas, TX EIN: 36-6055133

George J Williams Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Dallas, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $416K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $35K.

George J Williams Charitable Trust at a glance

In short: George J Williams Charitable Trust gave $20K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$20,128
+6.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,064
+6.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,064
Total assets
$416,282
+1.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who George J Williams Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Family Care of Illinois: $10KFamily Care of Illinois$10KChildren's Care Foundation: $10KChildren's Care Foundation$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Family Care of Illinois ($10K). Together the top 2 received $20K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Chicago

How George J Williams Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving fell 31% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 97% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K2 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2021) to $29K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Family Care of Illinois Chicago, ILUnrestricted General$10,064
Children's Care Foundation Chicago, ILMobil Clincs$10,064
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$416,282$41,223$29,477$20,1282$23,567$35,039$24,384
2024$409,323$14,706$28,793$18,9842$22,701$7,294$22,694
2023$414,483$-7,927$25,870$16,6602$20,055$3,312$21,464
2022$442,787$88,969$40,773$29,3362$32,830$82,647$24,488
2021$449,833$36,091$25,025$15,2622—$30,237$24,374
2020$384,310$28,327$23,860$15,3322—$23,109$20,746
2019$386,799$27,082$28,415$18,6202—$19,214$20,957

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, George J Williams Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $24K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

George J Williams Charitable Trust's only listed officer is Bank Of America N A, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bank Of America N A

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $7K (2019) → $7K (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Bank of America N a — Trustee: $7KBank of America N aTrustee$7K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $7K, to Bank of America N a (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about George J Williams Charitable Trust

How much does George J Williams Charitable Trust give each year?

George J Williams Charitable Trust gave $20K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $19K across 2 grants.

How large is George J Williams Charitable Trust?

George J Williams Charitable Trust reported $416K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $24K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $24K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does George J Williams Charitable Trust operate?

George J Williams Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is George J Williams Charitable Trust's EIN?

George J Williams Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-6055133. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 12, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 25, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 1, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 22, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 23, 2025)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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