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Frank Williams Foundation Inc at a glance

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Frank Williams Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$25k
Granted FY2025still arriving
8
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Arts & Culture$37kReligion$22kRecreation & Sports$22kYouth Development$9kEducation$5kEnvironment$1kHealth$500Human Services$300Other$0
02FY2025 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k7 grants · $5k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $20k
$500
Median grant
3
States reached
$572k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NORDIC COMBINED USA$20,000
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS WINTER SPORTS$2,050
Individual grant recipient$2,000
BOK TOWER GARDENS$500
YALE UNIVERSITY$200
BASCOM PALMER EYE INSTITUTE$200
CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION$100
ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA MEDICAL SOCIETY$67
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–17, $300) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY SERVICES: $300 → 12%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

62%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$77k · 17 repeat orgs$46k to everyone else

17 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2025, 12 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
8

Total granted

$77k
$24k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+17%
+46%

Still filing today

29%
63%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 12% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $22k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureRecreation & SportsCivil RightsHuman ServicesEducationPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • SM
    STRINGS MUSIC FESTIVAL
    8× · 2017–2024 · $25k · revenue +169%
  • SA
    STEAMBOAT ART MUSEUM
    6× · 2019–2024 · $8k · revenue +17%
  • BT
    BOK TOWER GARDENS INC
    2× · 2023–2025 · $800 · revenue +12%

Funded once

  • US
    United States Ski Association
    one grant, 2024 · $20k · revenue +11%
  • TF
    THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRAgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $3k · revenue +50%
  • TS
    THE STEAMBOAT INSTITUTEgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $986 · revenue +325%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Steamboat Springs Free Summer Concert Series

Produce annual summer music series

Arts & Culture
2
Fort Collins Symphony Association

Providing entertainment and education through the production of high-quality orchestral music.

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3
Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra

The mission of the boulder philharmonic orchestra is to enrich connections and communities through the power of orchestral music. the boulder philharmonic orchestra presents performances that reflect our community's values, creativity, and…

Arts & Culture
4
Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Inc

To create champions on and off the mountain by developing life skills and providing growth opportunities through participation in sports.

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5
Colorado Bandmasters Association

promoting comprehensive music education through participation and performance in band

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6
Jefferson Symphony Association

Educating the public about symphonic music through concerts and other educational activities. Educating students and serious musicians through symphony concerts and activities. Perform 6 annual concerts and 2 recitals during the year.

Arts & Culture
7
Aia Colorado

AIA Colorado,is the voice of the architecture profession in Colorado. Through advocacy, leadership development, education and resources for architects, the organization supports architecture professionals in designing a better world where…

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8
Bravo Colorado At Beaver Creek-Vail Inc Dba Bravo Vail Valley Music Festival

Enriching people's lives through the power of music.*producing the finest performances by the greatest artists*fostering music education, and*promoting a life-long appreciation for the arts

Arts & Culture
9
Beaver Creek Property Owners Association

The BCPOA serves as the eyes, ears and voice of the membership within the Beaver Creek Community. Their focus is to protect member interests, connect them with each other and the community at large, and to enhance the community and the…

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10
Far West Skiing Inc

Far West Skiing promotes participation and enthusiasm in alpine ski racing from entry level to elite level by encouraging and supporting Far West clubs, athletes, coaches and officials to become passionate lifelong skiers.

Recreation & Sports
11
Colorado Press Association

Promote the general interest of daily, weekly, and monthly newspapers and online publications, improve editorials and business methods of daily and weekly newspapers, and advance those newspapers' usefulness and influence in the public…

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12
Colorado Jazz Ambassadors
Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Strings Music Festival; the most unlike its peers is Hope Villages of America Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

11 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 11 of the 28 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
11/11
Grantees still filing
8/11
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION INC: $12,000 · OtherCHURCH OF THE ASCENSION INCST PAUL'S EPOSCOPAL CHURCH: $10,540 · OtherST PAUL'S EPOSCOPAL CHURCHSTEAMBOAT WINTER SPORTS CLUB: $5,541 · OtherSTEAMBOAT WINTER SPORTS CLUBSTEAMBOAT SPRINGS WINTER SPORTS: $4,050 · OtherSTEAMBOAT SPRINGS WINTER SPORTSNORTH WEST COLORADO BOYS & GIRLS CL: $3,011 · OtherNORTH WEST COLORADO BOYS & GIRLS CLHARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL: $3,000 · OtherHARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOLIndividual grant recipient: $2,000 · Other+11 more: $4,042 · Other+11 moreUnited States Ski Association: $20,000 · Recreation & SportsUnited States Ski AssociationNORDIC COMBINED USA: $20,000 · Recreation & SportsNORDIC COMBINED USASTRINGS MUSIC FESTIVAL: $25,200 · Arts & CultureSTRINGS MUSIC FESTIVALSTEAMBOAT ART MUSEUM: $8,300 · Arts & CultureSTEAMBOAT ART MUSEUMTHE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA: $2,500 · Arts & CultureTHE FLORIDA ORCHESTRAOPERA STEAMBOAT: $1,275 · Arts & CultureTHE STEAMBOAT INSTITUTE: $986 · EducationSEMINARS AT STEAMBOAT: $300 · Civil RightsHope Villages of America Inc: $300 · Human ServicesTHE FRIENDS OF THE CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY INC: $44 · Philanthropy
Other$44,184Recreation & Sports$40,000Arts & Culture$37,275Education$986Civil Rights$300Human Services$300Philanthropy$44

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSTRINGS MUSIC FESTIVAL: $25,200 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetUnited States Ski Association: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNORDIC COMBINED USA: $20,000 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetSTEAMBOAT ART MUSEUM: $8,300 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetTHE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOPERA STEAMBOAT: $1,275 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE STEAMBOAT INSTITUTE: $986 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBOK TOWER GARDENS INC: $800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSEMINARS AT STEAMBOAT: $300 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetHope Villages of America Inc: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FRIENDS OF THE CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY INC: $44 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds STRINGS MUSIC FESTIVAL ↗
  • Who funds United States Ski Association ↗
  • Who funds NORDIC COMBINED USA ↗
  • Who funds STEAMBOAT ART MUSEUM ↗
  • Who funds THE FLORIDA ORCHESTRA ↗
  • Who funds OPERA STEAMBOAT ↗
  • Who funds THE STEAMBOAT INSTITUTE ↗
  • Who funds BOK TOWER GARDENS INC ↗
  • Who funds SEMINARS AT STEAMBOAT ↗
  • Who funds Hope Villages of America Inc ↗
  • Who funds THE FRIENDS OF THE CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY INC ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Colorado Gives Founda…The Duffey Foundation…Morgan Stanley Global…Renaissance Charitabl…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…American Endowment Fo…Donor Advised Charita…Natl Christian Charit…Fidelity Investments …American Online Givin…Amazonsmile Foundation
Colorado Gives FoundationCO14.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · The Duffey Foundation Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Frank Williams Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Frank Williams Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →median 2%
  • Hope Villages of America Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Bok Tower Gardens Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
6report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 28 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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