Thom & Gail Williamsen Family Foundation
Murray, UT · EIN 47-1903071. Reported 256 grants totalling $3,355,124 to 179 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. Thom & Gail Williamsen 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 $7,250. Half of everything it gave fell between $4,500 and $15,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $200,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holbrook Community Center | Lehi, UT | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| U of U - Tanner Dance | Salt Lake City, UT | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Anasazi Foundation Inc | Mesa, AZ | $196,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Heritage | American Fork, UT | $101,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Uou - College of Education | Salt Lake City, UT | $94,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Utah Food Bank | Salt Lake City, UT | $93,604 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heritage Foundation | Washington, DC | $74,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dougy Center Inc | Portland, OR | $62,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Institute for Advancement of Montessori | Sebastopol, CA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pregnancy Resource Center | Salt Lake City, UT | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Live Your Dream | Provo, UT | $57,840 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Utah Film Center | Salt Lake City, UT | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Book of Mormon Central | Lehi, UT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, MI | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Thanksgiving Point Institute Inc | Lehi, UT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Holding Out Help | Draper, UT | $41,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| For the Kids Org | Salt Lake City, UT | $41,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lds Church Humanitarian | Provo, UT | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tennis for Life | St George, UT | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lift Up the Vulnerable Inc | New York, NY | $39,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Racing for Orphans With Down Syndrome | North Logan, UT | $34,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Special Olympics Utah Inc | Draper, UT | $33,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Utah Parent Center | Salt Lake City, UT | $33,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $32,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family Summit Foundation | South Ogden, UT | $31,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cato Institute | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Operation Smile Inc | Virginia Beach, VA | $29,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Guadalupe School | Salt Lake City, UT | $28,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Holy Cross Ministries | Salt Lake City, UT | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Parent Project for Muscular Dystrophy | Hackensack, NJ | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Studies Center | Merrifield, VA | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kids on the Move | Orem, UT | $26,700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Prager University Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $26,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Christmas Box International | Salt Lake City, UT | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maui Food Bank Inc | Wailuku, HI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Murray Education Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Suzy Senior Companionship Services | Layton, UT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Magical Moments Cancer Camp | Shelley, ID | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | New York, NY | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ron Mcbride Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $24,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Youth Futures | Ogden, UT | $23,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | San Diego, CA | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brighton High School | Cottonwood Heights, UT | $22,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Salt Lake Childrens Choir | Midvale, UT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Syrian American Medical Society Fndn | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Unity Gospel Choir International | Provo, UT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Utah Smiles Foundation | Provo, UT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Step House | Salt Lake City, UT | $19,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Empower Mali | Highland, UT | $19,200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Winter Foundation | Layton, UT | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Intermountain Healthcare Foundation Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Snowbasin Adaptive Sports Education Foundation | Eden, UT | $18,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Utah Valley University Foundation Inc | Orem, UT | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Journey of Hope Utah | Sandy, UT | $17,700 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ohana Beginnings | Draper, UT | $16,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Let Them Live Action Corporation | Fort Wayne, IN | $15,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Operation Underground Railroad Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Red Cross in Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Blue Knights Soccer Club | Sandy, UT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Congo | Salt Lake City, UT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marty Hennessy Inspiring Children Found | Las Vegas, NV | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mercatus Center Inc | Arlington, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Palestine Childrens Relief Fund | Burbank, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Roads to Independence | Ogden, UT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Share-Parents of Utah | Draper, UT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Work Activity Center | Salt Lake City, UT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Claremont Institute | Upland, CA | $14,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ycc Family Crisis Center | Ogden, UT | $14,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Building Youth Around the World | Murray, UT | $14,100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Immigrant Legal Services | Salt Lake City, UT | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Madison House Autism Foundation | Rockville, MD | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Salt Lake Donated Dental Services | Salt Lake City, UT | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Palestinian Appeal Inc | Washington, DC | $14,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Watts of Love | Downers Grove, IL | $13,600 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Parent Project for Muscular Dystrophy | Washington, DC | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| A Center for Grieving Children (family Summit Foundation) | Ogden, UT | $12,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Project Strong | Draper, UT | $12,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints | Provo, UT | $12,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Family Promise of Ogden | Ogden, UT | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Annes Center | Ogden, UT | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ogden Contemporary Arts | Ogden, UT | $11,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wasteless Solutions | Salt Lake City, UT | $11,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hopeland | New York, NY | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Family Place Utah | Logan, UT | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family History Guide Association | Sandy, UT | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maya's Hope Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $10,100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Byu Kennedy Center for Intl Studies | Provo, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Center Utah | West Valley City, UT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Disrupt Utah Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dpac | Manti, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Give Kids the World Inc | Kissimmee, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Good Deed Revolution | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Granite Education Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of Utah Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Moving Picture Institute | New York City, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighborworks Salt Lake | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Raise the Future | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rods Heroes Inc | Lehi, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adopt-a-Native-Elder | Salt Lake City, UT | $9,840 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yourpath for Adult Learners | Philadelphia, PA | $9,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Citizens Against Physical and Sexual Abuse | Logan, UT | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mowat Wilson Syndrome Foundation | Woodland Park, CO | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Utah Science Teachers Association | Riverton, UT | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Literacy Project | Park City, UT | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sanpete Food Pantry | Mt Pleasant, UT | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Suzy's Senior Companionship Services | Layton, UT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ephraim Middle School | Ephraim, UT | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Flourish Ventures | Midvale, UT | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ghana Make a Difference Inc | Star, ID | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Independent Institute | Oakland, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Timpanogos Legal Center | Provo, UT | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mental Healthy Utah (create Reel Change) | Salt Lake City, UT | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Live Action | Arlington, VA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Music Theatre West | Smithfield, UT | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Needs Beyond Medicine | Salt Lake City, UT | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Utah Children | Salt Lake City, UT | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Utah Schools for the Deaf and Blind | Ogden, UT | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carry on Foundation | Provo, UT | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fight the New Drug Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aspen Magdalene House | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridges to America Inc | Midvale, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Canyons School District Education Foundation | Sandy, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Courage Reins | Highland, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Easterseals Goodwill Norther Rocky Mtn | Great Falls, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| End Violence Against Women | Colville, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Support Center - Salt Lake | Taylorsville, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Forever Family Foundation Inc | Sanibel, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Liahona Academy | Pleasant Grove, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mobile Surgery International | Sandy, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nova Principles Foundation | Lehi, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| People Helping People Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sharing Place Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tennis & Tutoring | Sandy, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wolf Creek Foundation | Eden, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sudan Relief Fund Inc | Fort Worth, TX | $4,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Health Connect | Provo, UT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Switchpoint Inc | St George, UT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Get Outside | St George, UT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sudan Relief Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Out Foundation | Provo, UT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Utah Pride Center | Salt Lake City, UT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Zahra Charity | Salt Lake City, UT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Women and Children in Crisis Inc | Orem, UT | $3,884 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| March for Life Education and Defense Fund | Washington, DC | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cache Community Food Pantry | Logan, UT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Their Story Is Our Story | Orem, UT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Great Basin National Park Foundation | Baker, NV | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| League of Utah Writers | Midvale, UT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep | Littleton, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rape Recovery Center | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gina Bachauer Intl Piano Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Humane Society | Murry, UT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leadership Institute | Arlington, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Miraclefeet | Chapel Hill, NC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ogden Valley Adaptive Sports | Ogden, UT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| People's Health Clinic Inc | Park City, UT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salt Lake Neighborhood Housing Services Inc | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Inn Between | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Turning Point USA | Phoenix, AZ | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Utah Cold Case Coalition | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Utah Neighborhood Connection | Ogden, UT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Continue Mission | Woods Cross, UT | $1,256 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alliance House | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Assistance League of Southern Utah | St George, UT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Byu Intl Center for Law & Religion | Provo, UT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heal Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mzc Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Embrace | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uofu - Nursing | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death | Irving, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sego Lily Center for the Abused Deaf | Salt Lake City, UT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southwest Symphony Orchestra Inc | St George, UT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Literacy Project Foundation | Park City, UT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thrive-Gulu Inc | Marlborough, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| U of U - First Star Academy | Salt Lake City, UT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Utah Partners for Health | Midvale, UT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
51 of 179 (28%) 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 30%, 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.
- U of U - Tanner Dance
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE - Watts of Love
CHILD MARRIAGE, FISH TRADE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 171 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63 | $769,000 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 73 | $845,000 | $9,100 |
| 2023 | 54 | $840,124 | $10,500 |
| 2024 | 66 | $901,000 | $6,000 |
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. 69% of this one's giving went to organizations in Utah. 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 $7,250. 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 Utah.
- 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.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Thom & Gail Williamsen 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: 154 E Myrtle Ave Ste 303, Murray, UT, 84107. 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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