Virginia · Public charity
William & Mary Foundation
The William & Mary Foundation advances the university's highest aspirations by securing private support, guiding a multi-asset investment portfolio, and offering strategic leadership. In this work, we propel the university toward national preeminence and help shape a future worthy of its history.
- $53M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 28
- Grants FY2025
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $893,294
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $13,563,449
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 7
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.5B
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations William & Mary Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 6 | $53M | 0% |
| FY2024 | 7 | $61M | 0% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $43M | 0% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $33M | 33% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $31M | 0% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $45M | 0% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $37M | 17% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $19M | 20% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| William & Mary | $336,362,521 | 9 | n/a |
| William & Mary Real Estate Foundation | $2,298,120 | 4 | 33% |
| The William & Mary Alumni Association | $2,077,776 | 9 | 17% |
| Murray 1693 Scholars Foundation | $739,143 | 9 | 20% |
| William & Mary Athletic Educational Foundation | $281,274 | 4 | 1% |
| Catholic Diocese of Richmond | $152,341 | 3 | n/a |
| The College of William and Mary Real Estate Foundation Inc | $109,657 | 2 | 29% |
| Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture | $71,486 | 7 | 1% |
| William & Mary Law School Foundation | $23,901 | 4 | 0% |
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.
Open a dossier: Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About William & Mary Foundation
- How much does William & Mary Foundation give?
- William & Mary Foundation reported 28 grants totaling $52,713,635 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 7 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does William & Mary Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (73%), Recreation & Sports (15%), Arts & Culture (7%).
- Who are William & Mary Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: William & Mary ($336M), William & Mary Real Estate Foundation ($2.3M), The William & Mary Alumni Association ($2.1M).
- Does William & Mary Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as William & Mary Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.
- Where is William & Mary Foundation based?
- William & Mary Foundation is based in VA.
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