Williams-Corbett Foundation
The Williams-Corbett Foundation is a private foundation based in an individual recipient, California. Its 2024 filing reports grants to nonprofit organizations supporting services and projects in areas including mental health, education, housing, food access, and cancer care.
Williams-Corbett Foundation at a glance
In short: Williams-Corbett Foundation gave $1.2M across 79 grants in 2024 (avg $16K), mostly in California. 34% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $1,234,702
- -1.3% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 79
- +19.7% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $15,629
- -17.5% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $23,355,370
- +14.0% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 34% first-time grantees (26 of 77, 2024)
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Williams-Corbett Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation states that there is no grant application form. A grant request letter, preferably on the nonprofit’s letterhead and including the governing board’s names, must be no more than three pages. It should identify the organization and requester; describe the program or purpose, need, and planned use of funds; state the requested amount, total project cost, and other funding sources; provide a need-by date or payment schedule and expected project duration; explain how the request fulfills the foundation’s mission statement; and describe the community impact and how it will be measured. The foundation may approve grants with conditions, such as matching or challenge requirements or a specified purpose.
- Review Cycle
- March 15 or September 15.
- Deadline
- March 15 or September 15.
- Contact
Application contact: William-Corbert Foundation
Mailing address: 1485 East Valley Road, Montecito, CA 93108
Phone: (805) 565-7861
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Williams-Corbett Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Openminds Foundation ($40K). Together the top 10 received $270K.
Organizations only. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($40,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
336 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 331 grants of 336 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
All grant dollars reported for 2024 went to recipients in California. Listed recipients include organizations in an individual recipient, Goleta, Buellton, and San Francisco.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 79 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Williams-Corbett Foundation open to new grantees?
34%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 26 of 77 grantees (34%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $16K; repeat grants $16K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $15K repeat.
- 22% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+19%). Method
- In 2024 it paid out 98% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $796K (2020) to $1.4M (2022). In 2024 it made 79 grants totaling $1.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Openminds Foundation Santa Barbara, CA | To Support the Hire of a New Psychologist. | $40,000 |
| Calm Santa Barbara, CA | To Purchase a New Electronic Health Record. | $30,000 |
| Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Santa Barbara, CA | For building readiness capital campaign-coromar dr. (paid over 3 years). Final installment. | $25,000 |
| Santa Barbara Education Foundation Santa Barbara, CA | To Peerbuddes to SPPORT a Scholarship. | $25,000 |
| Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | For acquisition of a spect/ct (paid over 3 years). Final installment. | $25,000 |
| Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy Goleta, CA | To Support the Maker Space Prototype. | $25,000 |
| Goleta Education Foundation Goleta, CA | To Support School Based Mental Health Services. | $25,000 |
| Foundation for Girsh Park Goleta, CA | To support the girsh hochman soccer fields list project. | $25,000 |
| Partners in Housing Solutions Santa Barbara, CA | To support housing homeless individuals & families in s.b. County. | $25,000 |
| 2 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $40,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $23,355,370 | $4,296,474 | $1,429,531 | $1,234,702 | 79 | $1,234,702 | $3,997,236 | $1,254,073 |
| 2023 | $20,488,262 | $1,572,701 | $1,423,947 | $1,250,483 | 66 | $1,250,483 | $501,863 | $1,224,358 |
| 2022 | $20,339,508 | $1,133,920 | $1,608,665 | $1,394,868 | 80 | $1,394,868 | $251,307 | $1,190,989 |
| 2021 | $20,814,253 | $1,942,641 | $1,257,128 | $1,040,602 | 61 | $1,040,602 | $808,313 | $1,261,162 |
| 2020 | $20,128,740 | $1,612,170 | $972,161 | $796,219 | 50 | — | $560,569 | $1,041,733 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Williams-Corbett Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.3M for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s 2024 grants show support for a range of organizations and purposes. For example, OpenMinds Foundation describes its mission as providing accessible, insurance-based mental health services for adolescents, families, and young adults in the extended an individual recipient community. CALM says its mission is to prevent childhood trauma, heal children and families, and build resilient communities throughout an individual recipient County. Other 2024 recipients include education, housing, food assistance, and cancer-care organizations.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the foundation made 79 grants totaling $1,234,702. Grant amounts ranged from $2,674 to $40,000, with a median of $15,000.
Among the largest grants were $40,000 to OpenMinds Foundation to support hiring a psychologist and $30,000 to CALM to purchase an electronic health record. The foundation also awarded $25,000 each to organizations including the Foodbank of an individual recipient County for a building-readiness capital campaign, an individual recipient Education Foundation for a scholarship, Cancer Foundation of an individual recipient for medical equipment, Goleta Education Foundation for school-based mental health services, and Partners in Housing Solutions to support housing homeless individuals and families in an individual recipient County.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists A Carneros and AJ Carneros as trustees.
Williams-Corbett Foundation's 2024 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
A. Carneros
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aj Carneros
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Williams-Corbett Foundation
How much does Williams-Corbett Foundation give each year?
Williams-Corbett Foundation gave $1.2M across 79 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $1.3M across 66 grants.
What is Williams-Corbett Foundation's typical grant size?
Williams-Corbett Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $15,000, and its average grant was $15,629, across 79 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Williams-Corbett Foundation that year got $16K on average.
Where does Williams-Corbett Foundation give grants?
Williams-Corbett Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Santa Barbara, CA (53 grants), Goleta, CA (9 grants), Carpinteria, CA (4 grants) and Santa Maria, CA (2 grants).
Does Williams-Corbett Foundation give general operating support?
Occasionally: 3% of Williams-Corbett Foundation's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 79) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Williams-Corbett Foundation's largest grantees?
Williams-Corbett Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Openminds Foundation ($40,000), Calm ($30,000) and Foodbank of Santa Barbara County ($25,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($40,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 8% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Williams-Corbett Foundation?
Williams-Corbett Foundation reported $23.4M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.2M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.3M (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 does Williams-Corbett Foundation fund?
The foundation’s 2024 grants show support for a range of organizations and purposes. For example, OpenMinds Foundation describes its mission as providing accessible, insurance-based mental health services for adolescents, families, and young adults in the extended an individual recipient community. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Williams-Corbett Foundation?
The foundation states that there is no grant application form. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Williams-Corbett Foundation's EIN?
Williams-Corbett Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-6150330. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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