Williams Family Legacy Fund

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 88-0874698

The Williams Family Legacy Fund is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations working in areas including child welfare, homelessness services, education, and anti-trafficking.

Key facts about Williams Family Legacy Fund

In short: Williams Family Legacy Fund gave $130K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Mississippi. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
88-0874698
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$129,500
Grants made (2025)
17
Average grant
$7,618
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$3,188,915
Primary geography
Mississippi (75% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$3.2M

+16.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$130K

+133.3% YoY

Grant Count

17

+112.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

+9.8% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Williams Family Legacy Fund reported a distributable amount of $165K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Williams Family Legacy Fund gives

  • 44% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 92% 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 (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the fund is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of organizations. Palmer Home for Children describes its work as residential and foster care, adoption in selected cases, and advocacy and caregiver training for vulnerable children. Courage Worldwide says it provides homes and resources for children recovered from sex trafficking. Gateway Rescue Mission describes offering food, shelter, counseling, and discipleship to people experiencing homelessness.

Other 2025 recipients include Mission First, which says it provides Christ-centered services for children, teens, and adults in the greater Jackson, Mississippi area; Mississippi College, which describes itself as a liberal arts, sciences, and professional studies university; and Sunnybrook Children’s Home, which says it supports foster parents and children and prepares older youth for independence.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the fund reported 17 grants totaling $129,500. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $20,000, with a median grant of $5,000. The largest awards included $20,000 to Palmer Home for Children, $15,000 to Courage Worldwide, and $15,000 to the University of Mississippi Foundation for “The Memory Impairment and Neurodegenerative Dement.” Gateway Rescue Mission received $12,500; Breakthru Ministries, Mission First, and Mississippi College each received $10,000.

How to Apply

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The fund’s 2025 grants went to recipients in Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Washington, D.C., and Alabama. Mississippi accounted for 75% of grant dollars, Nevada 12%, North Carolina 6%, Washington, D.C. 4%, and Alabama 4%.

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.

Cities

JacksonRidgelandClintonPulaskiBirminghamCharlotteGreenwoodLK CormorantRenoWashington

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2022 8 grants2024 17 grants2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $56K (2024) to $130K (2025). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $130K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Palmer Home for Children: $20KPalmer Home for Children$20KCourage Worldwide Inc: $15KCourage Worldwide Inc$15KUniversity of Mississippi Foundation: $15KUniversity of MississippiFoundation$15KGateway Rescue Mission Inc: $13KGateway Rescue Mission Inc$13KMississippi College: $13K across 2 grantsMississippi College$13K · 2 grantsBreakthru Ministries: $10KBreakthru Ministries$10KMission First Inc: $10KMission First Inc$10KSim USA Incorporated: $8KSim USA Incorporated$8KBecket Fund: $5KBecket Fund$5KEmpower Mississippi Foundation: $5KEmpower Mississippi Foundation$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Palmer Home for Children ($20K). Together the top 10 received $113K.

Grant Size Distribution

25 grants across all recorded years

25<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 25 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Palmer Home for Children LK Cormorant, MSGeneral & Unrestricted$20,000
Courage Worldwide Inc Reno, NVGeneral & Unrestricted$15,000
University of Mississippi Foundation Jackson, MSThe Memory Impairment and Neurodegenerative Dement$15,000
Gateway Rescue Mission Inc Jackson, MSGeneral & Unrestricted$12,500
Breakthru Ministries Pulaski, MSGeneral & Unrestricted$10,000
Mission First Inc Jackson, MSGeneral & Unrestricted$10,000
Mississippi College Clinton, MSMC Women's Council$10,000
Sim USA Incorporated Charlotte, NCGeneral & Unrestricted$7,500
Becket Fund Washington, DCGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
Empower Mississippi Foundation Ridgeland, MSGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $3,188,915 $638,666 $187,343 $129,500 across 17 grants
2024 $2,737,592 $222,749 $117,773 $55,500 across 8 grants
2022 $2,619,117 $2,658,691 $56,485 0 grants reported
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M2022 2024 2025
Metric202520242022
Total Assets$3,188,915$2,737,592$2,619,117
Revenue$638,666$222,749$2,658,691
Expenses$187,343$117,773$56,485
Qualifying Distributions$151,002$76,596$14,385
Net Investment Income$604,325$186,072$2,654,691
Distributable Amount$164,977$150,428$39,297

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 24, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Clifford Calhoun Williams, George Pittman Williams, James Kelley Williams, and Jean Pittman Williams as directors. James Kelley Williams Jr. is listed as director, president, secretary, and treasurer.

Williams Family Legacy Fund is led by James Kelley Williams Jr., Director, President, Secretary & Treasurer on every filing since 2022; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • James Kelley Williams Jr.

    Director, President, Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clifford Calhoun Williams

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Pittman Williams

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Kelley Williams

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jean Pittman Williams

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Contact

Mailing address: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754

Frequently asked questions about Williams Family Legacy Fund

How much does Williams Family Legacy Fund give each year?

Williams Family Legacy Fund gave $130K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $56K across 8 grants.

What is Williams Family Legacy Fund's typical grant size?

Williams Family Legacy Fund's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $7,618, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Williams Family Legacy Fund give grants?

Williams Family Legacy Fund gives mostly in Mississippi: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Nevada (12%) and North Carolina (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were Jackson, MS (6 grants), Ridgeland, MS (3 grants) and Clinton, MS (2 grants).

Does Williams Family Legacy Fund give general operating support?

Yes: 71% of Williams Family Legacy Fund's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (12 of 17) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Williams Family Legacy Fund's largest grantees?

Williams Family Legacy Fund's largest 2025 grantees include Palmer Home for Children ($20,000), Courage Worldwide Inc ($15,000) and University of Mississippi Foundation ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 39% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Williams Family Legacy Fund?

Williams Family Legacy Fund reported $3.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $151K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $165K (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 Family Legacy Fund fund?

No mission statement for the fund is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for a range of organizations. Palmer Home for Children describes its work as residential and foster care, adoption in selected cases, and advocacy and caregiver training for vulnerable children. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Williams Family Legacy Fund?

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Williams Family Legacy Fund's EIN?

Williams Family Legacy Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-0874698. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

Does Williams Family Legacy Fund accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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