Sharlene R Williams Family Foundation
Fayetteville, NC · EIN 30-0110467. Reported 182 grants totalling $395,567 to 69 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Sharlene R Williams Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $2,000; the smallest was $85 and the largest $17,050. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Fear Valley Health Fdtn | Fayetteville, NC | $54,396 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | Fayetteville, NC | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes | Raleigh, NC | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ftcc Foundation | Fayetteville, NC | $12,634 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Support Responder | Fayetteville, NC | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Youth for Christ | Fayetteville, NC | $12,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Snyder Memorial Baptist Church | Fayetteville, NC | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Judes Children Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wrightsville Beach UMC | Wrightsville Beach, NC | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Samaritans Purse | Boone, NC | $11,777 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nc Hall of Fame | Chapel Hill, NC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carolina College of Biblical Studies | Fayetteville, NC | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alzheimers Association Eastern Chapter | Raleigh, NC | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Nc | Fayetteville, NC | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cy's World | Winstonsalem, NC | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fayetteville Family Life Center | Fayetteville, NC | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Operation in As Much | Fayetteville, NC | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Care Clinic | Fayetteville, NC | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cape Fear Regional Theatre at Fayetteville Inc | Fayetteville, NC | $6,854 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cape Fear Botanical Garden | Fayetteville, NC | $6,146 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Autism Society of Nc | Fayetteville, NC | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Horses That Heal | Fayetteville, NC | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The First Tee of the Sandhills | Pinehurst, NC | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Three Rivers Land Trust | Salisbury, NC | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jdrf (emma's Doubles for Diabetes) | Fayetteville, NC | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Army Fisher House | Fort Bragg, NC | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Connections of Cumberland County | Fayetteville, NC | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | Raleigh, NC | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Fayetteville, NC | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Marks Preschool | Raleigh, NC | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Nc Civil War & Reconstruction History Center Foundation | Fayetteville, NC | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cumberland Community Foundation | Fayetteville, NC | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Spina Bifida Assn | Arlington, VA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Better Health of Cumberland County Inc | Fayetteville, NC | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boy Scouts of America | Raleigh, NC | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Falcon Children's Home and Family Services Inc | Falcon, NC | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fayetteville Police Foundation | Fayetteville, NC | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Myrover-Reese Fellowship Homes Inc | Fayetteville, NC | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Nhrmc Foundation | Wilmington, NC | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Rick Herrema Foundation Inc | Fayetteville, NC | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Haymount United Methodist Church | Fayetteville, NC | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fayetteville Urban Ministry Inc | Fayetteville, NC | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation | Fayetteville, NC | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Children's Cancer Partners of the Carolinas | Durham, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cumberland Community Foundation Womens Giving Circle | Fayetteville, NC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fayetteville Academy | Fayetteville, NC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fayettevillecumberland County Crime Stoppers Inc | Fayetteville, NC | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Millers Crew | Fayetteville, NC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Operation Bandanas | Sanford, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Servicesource Friendship House | Fayetteville, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Special Olympics | Fayetteville, NC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stanton Hospitality House | Fayetteville, NC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| YMCA of the Triangle | Raleigh, NC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Airlie Gardens | Wilmington, NC | $1,575 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bicycle Man Community Outreach Project | Fayetteville, NC | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fascinate-U | Fayetteville, NC | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fayetteville Animal Protection Society | Fayetteville, NC | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Vision Resource Center | Fayetteville, NC | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Operation Blessings of Fayetteville Inc | Fayetteville, NC | $1,085 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Breezewood Church | Hope Mills, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Homebuilders Association | Fayetteville, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mclea-Moore County Law Enforcement Agency | Carthage, NC | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Raphael Catholic Church | Raleigh, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Derby Run | Fayetteville, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| William Peace University | Raleigh, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Village Christian | Fayetteville, NC | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kathryn's Annual High Tee | Fayetteville, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Moore County Law Enforcement Assn | Carthage, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Team Addo | Tampa, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
55 of 69 (80%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 85%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Cape Fear Valley Health Fdtn
TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE MISSION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 64 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | $80,840 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 48 | $98,089 | $1,323 |
| 2023 | 51 | $110,660 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 50 | $105,978 | $1,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 96% of this one's giving went to organizations in North Carolina. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in North Carolina.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Sharlene R Williams Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 2709 Thorngrove Court, Fayetteville, NC, 28303. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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