The Cliff and Georganne Williams Family
Fort Myers, FL · EIN 47-4245386. Reported 68 grants totalling $848,770 to 45 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. The Cliff and Georganne Williams Family 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 $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $7,000; the smallest was $150 and the largest $121,470. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Toxaway Charities | Lake Toxaway, NC | $355,570 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Heights Foundation | Fort Myers, FL | $116,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation | For Myers, FL | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Association Fl Gulf Coast Chapter | Clearwater, FL | $51,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Transylvania | Brevard, NC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heights Foundation Building Fund | Fort Myers, FL | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Clearwater, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Four Seasons | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Leadership Institute | New York, NY | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Operation Finally Home | New Braunfels, TX | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tommy Bohanon Foundation | North Fort Myers, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| True the Vote | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tunnel to Towers | Staten Island, NY | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Capital Research Center | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Team Blueline | Harrison, VA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Usdsa | Riverdale, NJ | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | New York, NY | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Young Americans for Liberty Foundation | Austin, TX | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Valerie's House | Fort Myers, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Usjf | Phoenix, AZ | $2,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dav | Clifton, NJ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Golden Paws Assistance Dogs Inc | Naples, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs | Williston, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Semper K9 | Quantico, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Americans Foundation | Reston, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kids Wish Network | Palm Harbor, FL | $1,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nleomf | Washington, DC | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cops Direct | San Ramon, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Homes for Veterans | Harrington Park, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Irondog K9 International | Mcdonough, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Judicial Watch | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Labor of Love | Abingdon, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Labor of Love Transport Rescue | Abingdon, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mutts With a Mission | Virginia Beach, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Association for Gun Rights | Loveland, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Legal and Policy Center | Falls Church, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Npa | Miami Beach, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pisgah Health Foundation | Brevard, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tc Henderson School | Lake Toxaway, NC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tcrs | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Turning Point USA | Phoenix, AZ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project K9 Hero | Whitwell, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Florida Sheriffs Association | Tallahassee, FL | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
14 of 45 (31%) 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 44%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Lake Toxaway Charities
LTC ENDOWMENT FUND AND GENERAL SUPPORT - The Heights Foundation
DONATION - PROGRAM SUPPORT - Turning Point USA
Z:\FINANCIAL SERVICES - TAX\VEDA HEALTHCARE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 40 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12 | $154,600 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 18 | $245,470 | $2,000 |
| 2023 | 19 | $162,700 | $1,250 |
| 2024 | 19 | $286,000 | $2,000 |
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. 48% 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 $2,000. 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 The Cliff and Georganne Williams Family'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: 14287 Royal Harbour Ct, Fort Myers, FL, 33908. 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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