The Mv Williams Foundation Inc
Oklahoma City, OK · EIN 73-1464753. Reported 128 grants totalling $797,439 to 63 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 Mv Williams Foundation Inc 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $7,500; the smallest was $250 and the largest $31,250. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Souls Episcopal Church | Oklahoma City, OK | $96,826 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Central Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | $43,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, OK | $39,063 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Casady School | Oklahoma City, OK | $38,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Colorado State University Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hope House Okc | Oklahoma City, OK | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| US Golf Association Foundation | Liberty Corner, NJ | $33,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | $30,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration | Vail, CO | $27,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Broomfield Fish | Broomfield, CO | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St John's Episcopal Church of Jackson Hole | Jackson, WY | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Action & Contemplation | Albuquerque, NM | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grand Teton National Park Foundation | Moose, WY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Western Rivers Conservancy | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation | Williamsburg, VA | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wild Salmon Center | Portland, OR | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| A Chance to Change | Oklahoma City, OK | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Colorado St University Foundation | Fort Collins, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Musical Instruments Museum | Phoenix, AZ | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Trout Unlimited | Arlington, VA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oklahoma Medical Research Fund | Oklahoma City, OK | $14,520 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mental Health Center of Denver | Denver, CO | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wellpower | Denver, CO | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Food Bank of the Rockies | Denver, CO | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Resource Council | Boothbay Harbor, ME | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dean Mcgee Eye Institute Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fly Fishers International | Livingston, MT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The YMCA | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The YMCA of Great Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YWCA Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, OK | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| One 22 | Jackson, WY | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wish You Well Foundation Inc | Reston, VA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Museum of Wildlife Art | Jackson, WY | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 5207 Western Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boothbay Region Land Trust | Boothbay Harbor, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Ocean Academy | Tulsa, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jesus House | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Museum of the Bible | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rebuilding Together - Lincoln County | Boothbay Harbor, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Teen Recovery | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Teen Recovery Solutions | Oklahoma City, OK | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wild Fish Conservancy | Duvall, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Allied Arts | Oklahoma City, OK | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| America's Vet Dog | Smithtown, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Vet Dog | Smithtown, NY | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dinner With Love Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| US Golf Association | Liberty Corner, NJ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Folds of Honor | Edmond, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northside Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oklahoma Contemporary | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reeling in Recovery | Smyrna, GA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Okc Philharmonic | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Oklahoma County | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heritage Hall | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Last Frontier Council | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oklahoma Hall of Fame | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Paul's Cathedral | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Teem | Oklahoma City, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Oklahoma Foundation | Norman, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Infant Crisis Services | Oklahoma City, OK | $780 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Westminister Presbyterian Church | Oklahoma City, OK | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
29 of 63 (46%) 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 66%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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 kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 73 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 29 | $173,500 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 38 | $205,780 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 29 | $218,500 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 32 | $199,659 | $5,000 |
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. 51% of this one's giving went to organizations in Oklahoma. 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 $5,000. 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 Oklahoma.
- 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 Mv Williams Foundation Inc'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: 720 Nw 50TH 101, Oklahoma City, OK, 73118. 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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