Miriam S & William T Hall Jr

Private foundation · Grantmaker Gastonia, NC EIN: 56-6563541

Miriam S & William T Hall Jr is a private foundation focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Gastonia, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $390K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $14K. Net investment income was $18K.

Miriam S & William T Hall Jr at a glance

In short: Miriam S & William T Hall Jr gave $14K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$13,500
-41.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-25.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$4,500
-21.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$4,500
Total assets
$390,046
+0.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
North Carolina (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Miriam S & William T Hall Jr funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Youth Kingdom Development: $5KYouth Kingdom Development$5KGaston Together: $5KGaston Together$5KGaston County Education Foundation: $4KGaston County EducationFoundation$4K

The largest 2025 recipient was Youth Kingdom Development ($5K). Together the top 3 received $14K.

Grant Size Distribution

18 grants across all recorded years

18<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 18 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

Gastonia

How Miriam S & William T Hall Jr gives

  • Giving fell 32% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 72% 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$30K4 grants2020 2 grants2021 4 grants2022 5 grants2023 4 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2025) to $27K (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $14K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Youth Kingdom Development Gastonia, NCCommunity Program Grant$5,000
Gaston Together Gastonia, NCCommunity Program Grant$4,500
Gaston County Education Foundation Gastonia, NCEducation Grants$4,000
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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$390,046$24,841$22,726$13,5003$15,503$17,868$21,657
2024$387,718$17,395$31,639$23,0004$24,909$10,815$20,618
2023$401,927$18,600$35,161$26,5005$28,563$12,171$20,559
2022$418,488$34,507$29,936$20,0004$21,869$24,558$24,531
2021$414,542$52,662$25,798$16,5002—$44,982$22,986
2020$387,435$26,431$30,293$21,1004—$19,105$20,569

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Miriam S & William T Hall Jr reported a distributable amount of $22K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Miriam S & William T Hall Jr's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jesse B. Caldwell III

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard K. Boyce

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bonnie Reidy

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: James C. Windham Jr. (2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Miriam S & William T Hall Jr

How much does Miriam S & William T Hall Jr give each year?

Miriam S & William T Hall Jr gave $14K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $23K across 4 grants.

What is Miriam S & William T Hall Jr's typical grant size?

Miriam S & William T Hall Jr's median grant in 2025 was $4,500, and its average grant was $4,500, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Miriam S & William T Hall Jr give grants?

Miriam S & William T Hall Jr gives mostly in North Carolina: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Gastonia, NC (3 grants).

Does Miriam S & William T Hall Jr give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Miriam S & William T Hall Jr's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Miriam S & William T Hall Jr?

Miriam S & William T Hall Jr reported $390K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $16K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $22K (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.

What is Miriam S & William T Hall Jr?

Miriam S & William T Hall Jr is a private foundation focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Gastonia, NC. It holds $390K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Miriam S & William T Hall Jr's EIN?

Miriam S & William T Hall Jr's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-6563541. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 18, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)

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