Williams-Berry Charitable Foundation
Williams-Berry Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Bristol, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $2K.
Williams-Berry Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Williams-Berry Charitable Foundation gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,600
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $1,600
- Median grant
- $1,600
- Total assets
- $14,366
- -17.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (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 Williams-Berry Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Sullins Academy ($2K).
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Williams-Berry Charitable Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 206% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2025) to $3.6M (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sullins Academy Bristol, VA | Contribution | $1,600 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $14,366 | — | $2,974 | $1,600 | 1 | $1,600 | — | $775 |
| 2024 | $17,340 | — | $1,025 | — | — | — | — | $875 |
| 2023 | $18,365 | $1,098 | $2,162 | — | — | — | — | $930 |
| 2022 | $19,429 | — | $3,364 | — | — | — | — | $1,069 |
| 2021 | $22,798 | — | $7,250 | — | — | — | — | $1,952 |
| 2020 | $30,048 | $2,655,666 | $3,606,169 | $3,573,241 | 19 | — | $272,148 | $47,734 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Williams-Berry Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $775 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Williams-Berry Charitable Foundation is led by James H. Long, Trustee & President on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
James H. Long
Trustee & President
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Williams-Berry Charitable Foundation
How much does Williams-Berry Charitable Foundation give each year?
Williams-Berry Charitable Foundation gave $2K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Williams-Berry Charitable Foundation?
Williams-Berry Charitable Foundation reported $14K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $775 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Williams-Berry Charitable Foundation operate?
Williams-Berry Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Tennessee, Virginia.
What is Williams-Berry Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Williams-Berry Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1884873. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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