Williams-Malone Foundation Inc
Williams-Malone Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Omaha, Nebraska. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations in several states, including organizations working with children and families, veterans, first responders, and entrepreneurs.
Williams-Malone Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Williams-Malone Foundation Inc gave $620K across 31 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), top state Colorado. 42% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $620,000
- -0.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 31
- +3.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $20,000
- -3.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $11,190,563
- +12.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 42% first-time grantees (13 of 31, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Colorado (42% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Williams-Malone Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 542021, Omaha, NE 68154
Phone: (480) 471-7240
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Williams-Malone Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Make a Wish Colorado ($90K). Together the top 10 received $370K.
Grant Size Distribution
136 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 125 grants of 136 (92%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation is based in Omaha, Nebraska. In 2025, the largest reported shares of grant dollars went to recipients in Colorado (42%), Montana (23%), and California (12%). Arizona and Nebraska each accounted for 4%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 31 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Williams-Malone Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
42%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 13 of 31 grantees (42%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $20K; repeat grants $20K. How we count
Medians: $13K first-time, $18K repeat.
- 58% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 25% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 91% 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 (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $264K (2019) to $624K (2024). In 2025 it made 31 grants totaling $620K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Make a Wish Colorado Greenwood Village, CO | Unrestricted | $90,000 |
| There with Care Boulder, CO | Unrestricted | $65,000 |
| Friends of Bigfork Fire Department Bigfork, MT | Unrestricted | $50,000 |
| Florence Crittenton Home & Services Helena, MT | Unrestricted | $32,500 |
| K9 Care Montana Livingston, MT | Unrestricted | $32,500 |
| Child Bridge Bigfork, MT | Unrestricted | $20,000 |
| Denver Children's Home Denver, CO | Unrestricted | $20,000 |
| La Cocina San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $20,000 |
| Pat Tillman Foundation Chicago, IL | Unrestricted | $20,000 |
| Permission to Start Dreaming Gig Harbor, WA | Unrestricted | $20,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11,190,563 | $2,027,131 | $697,586 | $620,000 | 31 | $633,699 | $1,960,244 | $696,210 |
| 2024 | $9,926,295 | $3,213,255 | $692,010 | $624,000 | 30 | $631,517 | $3,149,012 | $665,611 |
| 2023 | $7,394,197 | $439,128 | $647,018 | $590,000 | 29 | $596,301 | $388,411 | $589,874 |
| 2022 | $7,604,761 | $508,041 | $561,139 | $495,000 | 28 | $507,394 | $454,296 | $580,817 |
| 2021 | $7,695,334 | $2,060,455 | $391,676 | $345,443 | 18 | $350,530 | $2,019,309 | $457,797 |
| 2020 | $2,144,803 | $30,714 | $306,865 | $279,285 | 23 | — | $32,375 | $339,711 |
| 2019 | $2,207,679 | $180,494 | $289,524 | $264,320 | 20 | — | $157,811 | $290,071 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Williams-Malone Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $696K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations with varied missions. For example, There With Care says it serves families with critically ill children by providing basic-needs programs during a medical crisis. Friends of Bigfork Fire Department says it helps provide local fire and ambulance volunteers with training and safety equipment. Florence Crittenton Home and Services describes its work as residential and community-based services for pregnant and parenting families with young children.
Other 2025 grantees describe work that includes providing service dogs to veterans, children, and first responders (K9 Care Montana); therapeutic, educational, and community-based services for traumatized children and families (Denver Children’s Home); and affordable commercial kitchen space and technical assistance for low-income and immigrant entrepreneurs (La Cocina).
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 31 grants totaling $620,000. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $90,000, with a median grant of $15,000. Listed larger grants included $90,000 to Make-A-Wish Colorado, $65,000 to There With Care, $50,000 to Friends of Bigfork Fire Department, and $32,500 each to Florence Crittenton Home & Services and K9 Care Montana. These grants were designated unrestricted in the filing.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Margaret M Hopkins as chairman, Dallas Pflug as vice president, Thomas E Malone as president, Alex Kyle as secretary, and Daron Pflug as treasurer.
Williams-Malone Foundation Inc is led by Thomas E. Malone, President since 2020 (on filings since 2019); none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Thomas E. Malone
President
Secretary → President, 2020
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Margaret M. Hopkins
Chairman
President → Chairman, 2020
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Dallas Pflug
Vice President
Treasurer → Vice President, 2020
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Alex Kyle
Secretary
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Daron Pflug
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Robert E Malone (2019) — Vice President
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.
Frequently asked questions about Williams-Malone Foundation Inc
How much does Williams-Malone Foundation Inc give each year?
Williams-Malone Foundation Inc gave $620K across 31 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $624K across 30 grants.
What is Williams-Malone Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Williams-Malone Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $20,000, across 31 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Williams-Malone Foundation Inc that year got $20K on average.
Where does Williams-Malone Foundation Inc give grants?
Williams-Malone Foundation Inc's top state is Colorado, with 42% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Montana (23%) and California (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were Denver, CO (4 grants), San Francisco, CA (4 grants), Bigfork, MT (2 grants) and Omaha, NE (2 grants).
Does Williams-Malone Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Williams-Malone Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (31 of 31) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Williams-Malone Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Williams-Malone Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Make a Wish Colorado ($90,000), There with Care ($65,000) and Friends of Bigfork Fire Department ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 33% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Williams-Malone Foundation Inc?
Williams-Malone Foundation Inc reported $11.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $634K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $696K (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-Malone Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for organizations with varied missions. For example, There With Care says it serves families with critically ill children by providing basic-needs programs during a medical crisis. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Williams-Malone Foundation Inc?
The foundation 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-Malone Foundation Inc's EIN?
Williams-Malone Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3876112. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Williams-Malone Foundation Inc 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 October 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 11, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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