William Walker Memorial Trust

Public charity · Grantmaker Pennington, NJ EIN: 16-6236058

To provide support for the geneva historical society walker collection

William Walker Memorial Trust at a glance

In short: William Walker Memorial Trust gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$14,582
-4.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$14,582
-4.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$14,582
Total assets
$620,381
+11.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who William Walker Memorial Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Geneva Historical Society: $15KGeneva Historical Society$15K

The largest 2025 recipient was Geneva Historical Society ($15K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Geneva

How William Walker Memorial Trust gives

  • Giving grew 32% from 2022 to 2025. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2021) to $15K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Geneva Historical Society Geneva, NYGeneral Operating Purposes$14,582
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$620,381$80,755$17,406$14,5821$80,755
2024$557,590$75,153$17,674$15,2531$75,153
2023$501,578$19,193$16,290$14,2811$19,193
2022$499,292$49,710$13,576$11,0671$49,710
2021$463,227$15,873$11,168$8,1221$15,873
2020$458,852$16,446$12,871$10,3111$16,446
2019$455,253$21,333$14,425$11,4041$21,333

About William Walker Memorial Trust

Based on IRS filings

William Walker Memorial Trust is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Pennington, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $620K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $15K. Net investment income was $81K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

William Walker Memorial Trust's only listed officer is Bank Of America NA, Trustee on every filing since 2019 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Bank Of America NA

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    $3K (2019) → $3K (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 NA — Trustee: $3KBank of America NATrustee$3K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $3K, to Bank of America NA (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about William Walker Memorial Trust

How much does William Walker Memorial Trust give each year?

William Walker Memorial Trust gave $15K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $15K across 1 grant.

How large is William Walker Memorial Trust?

William Walker Memorial Trust reported $620K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $81K.

What is William Walker Memorial Trust?

William Walker Memorial Trust is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Pennington, NJ. It holds $620K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does William Walker Memorial Trust operate?

William Walker Memorial Trust has awarded grants in New York.

What is William Walker Memorial Trust's EIN?

William Walker Memorial Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 16-6236058. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 12, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 29, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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