The Joanne and William Prieur Foundation

Grantmaker San Francisco, CA EIN: 91-2172584

The Joanne and William Prieur Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $18K.

The Joanne and William Prieur Foundation at a glance

In short: The Joanne and William Prieur Foundation gave $18K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $9K), mostly in California. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990 filing.

Annual giving (2024)
$18,000
+12.5% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$9,000
+12.5% vs 2023
Median grant
$9,000
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990 filing, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990 filing, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who The Joanne and William Prieur Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

San Francisco Botanical Garden: $15KSan Francisco Botanical Garden$15KWest Marin Scholarship Program: $3KWest Marin Scholarship Program$3K

The largest 2024 recipient was San Francisco Botanical Garden ($15K). Together the top 2 received $18K.

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 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

InvernessSan Francisco

How The Joanne and William Prieur Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−18%). 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 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $16K (2023) to $22K (2021). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $18K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
San Francisco Botanical Garden San Francisco, CAEducational Programs$15,000
West Marin Scholarship Program Inverness, CAEducational Programs$3,000
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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 Income
2024—$20,511$18,500$18,0002——
2023$109,814$16,136$17,000$16,0002——
2022$110,678$20,024$21,000$21,0002$21,000$24
2021$111,654$16,025$22,525$22,0002$22,000$8
2020$118,154$17,022$17,008$17,0002—$22

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Joanne and William Prieur Foundation is led by William Prieur, Director on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • William Prieur

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Joanne Prieur (2020–2022) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 The Joanne and William Prieur Foundation

How much does The Joanne and William Prieur Foundation give each year?

The Joanne and William Prieur Foundation gave $18K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990 filing. In 2023 it gave $16K across 2 grants.

Where does The Joanne and William Prieur Foundation operate?

The Joanne and William Prieur Foundation has awarded grants in California.

What is The Joanne and William Prieur Foundation's EIN?

The Joanne and William Prieur Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-2172584. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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