Virginia · Private foundation
The Dean & Cam Williams Foundation Inc
Its FY2021 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $101k
- Granted FY2019
- 12
- Grants FY2019
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2019
- 17%
- First-time grantees FY2019
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of The Dean & Cam Williams Foundation Inc’s FY2021 grant dollars went to Schwab Charitable Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2021 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2019, the last year The Dean & Cam Williams Foundation Inc named its own grantees at scale: 10 organizations, $101k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2019
- $4,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $38,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 15
- FY2017 to FY2019
- States reached, FY2019
- 8
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2019, 17% of the organizations The Dean & Cam Williams Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 31% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2019, 69% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $31k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 12 | $101k | 17% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $61k | 10% |
| FY2017 | 15 | $59k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society | $386,723 | 4 | 18% |
| Ludwig Von Mises Institute for Austrian Economics Inc | $24,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Independent Institute | $12,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Foundation for Economic Education Inc | $12,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society | $6,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Intercollegiate Studies Institute Inc | $5,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Inc | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Dogs Deserve Better Inc | $3,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Special Operations Warrior Foundation | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
Show all 13 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society | $386,723 | 4 | 18% |
| Ludwig Von Mises Institute for Austrian Economics Inc | $24,000 | 3 | 0% |
| The Independent Institute | $12,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Foundation for Economic Education Inc | $12,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society | $6,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church | $6,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Intercollegiate Studies Institute Inc | $5,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Inc | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Dogs Deserve Better Inc | $3,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Special Operations Warrior Foundation | $3,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Turning Point USA Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cornerstone Fellowship Church | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Navy Seal Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($34k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Dean & Cam Williams Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
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About The Dean & Cam Williams Foundation Inc
- How much does The Dean & Cam Williams Foundation Inc give?
- The Dean & Cam Williams Foundation Inc reported 12 grants totaling $101,167 in its FY2019 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 15 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2019.
- What does The Dean & Cam Williams Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Philanthropy (82%), Animals (15%), Social Science (2%).
- Who are The Dean & Cam Williams Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society ($387k), Ludwig Von Mises Institute for Austrian Economics Inc ($24k), The Independent Institute ($12k).
- Does The Dean & Cam Williams Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2019, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Dean & Cam Williams Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The Dean & Cam Williams Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is The Dean & Cam Williams Foundation Inc based?
- The Dean & Cam Williams Foundation Inc is based in VA.
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