Funding search · EIN 540734117 · Williamsburg, VA

William & Mary Foundation

Name: William & Mary Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

98
grants reported: $189.3M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $895,188
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

institute complex university center advancement athletic athletics camp

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Student scholarships at William & Mary, the single largest line
Athletics facilities: complex fund, football, tennis, soccer/lacrosse, Kaplan Arena
Endowed professorships and university strategic priorities
Arts and culture buildings: Center for the Visual Arts, museums, galleries, theater
Institute for Integrative Conservation, Camp Launch, VET Program
Libraries, career center internships, Global Research Institute

Typical grant

Median grant is about $895,000, with the middle half between $226,000 and $1.95 million. The biggest checks, $12 to $16 million, go to scholarships and to whichever capital project is in its build year, such as the Center for the Visual Arts at $15.9 million in 2023. Nearly every line item repeats annually, which means this is an endowment payout schedule rather than a competitive docket; the affiliated entities like the Alumni Association and Murray 1693 Scholars Foundation get steady five- and six-figure amounts.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“Scholarships”
“University Strategic Priorities”
“Professorships”
“Institute, Integrative Conserve Fund”
“Advancement Funding”
“Other - general support”

Positioning adjacent work

Only William & Mary faculty and affiliated foundations receive money; outside researchers should approach a W&M unit as partner, not the foundation.
Connect conservation or coastal work to the Institute for Integrative Conservation or Batten Coastal & Marine Sciences funds.
Global or policy research maps to the Global Research Institute Fund, which runs $218,000 to $416,000 annually.
Frame any ask as an endowed professorship, named scholarship, or strategic priority, the categories they already fund.

Worth knowing: This is a university-affiliated foundation: all 98 grants over four years went to William & Mary or its ten affiliated Williamsburg entities, with no external grantmaking whatsoever. Grants track donor-designated endowment and capital campaign funds, so the path in is through W&M's advancement office and a designated gift, not a proposal.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

William & Mary59 grants · $144.4M
The College of William & Mary17 grants · $42.0M
William & Mary Real Estate Foundation2 grants · $1.1M
William & Mary Alumni Association4 grants · $929,425
Murray 1693 Scholars Foundation4 grants · $348,677
William and Mary Athletic Educational Foundation3 grants · $241,561
The College of William and Mary Real Estate Foundation2 grants · $109,657
Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture4 grants · $48,732
William & Mary Athletics Foundation1 grant · $39,713
Marshall-Wythe School of Law Foundation2 grants · $11,750

Giving over time

$33.4M

2021

$42.5M

2022

$60.7M

2023

$52.7M

2024

Grant history

All 98 reported grants, largest first.

$15.9M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
Center for the Visual Arts
$13.6M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Scholarships
$13.5M
The College of William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
Scholarships
$13.1M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
Scholarships
$12.1M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2021
Scholarships
$8.5M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Other - general support
$6.4M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2021
Other activities of university
$5.8M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Athletic Complex Fund
$5.8M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Advancement Funding
$5.5M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
Other - general support
$4.5M
The College of William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
General support of university
$4.0M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
Advancement Funding
$3.8M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
Athletic Complex Fund
$3.6M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Professorships
$3.5M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2021
Professorships
$3.3M
The College of William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
Professorships
$3.2M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
Professorships
$3.1M
The College of William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
Athletic complex fund
$2.5M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2021
Advancement funding
$2.4M
The College of William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
Center for the visual arts
$2.3M
The College of William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
Intercollegiate athletics
$2.3M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Intercollegiate Athletics
$2.3M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
Intercollegiate Athletics
$2.0M
The College of William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
Advancement funding
$2.0M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
Soccer/Lacrosse Practice Fields
$1.9M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Track Field and XC Facilities Fund
$1.9M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Institute, Integrative Conserve Fund
$1.6M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Center for the Visual Arts
$1.5M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
University Strategic Priorities
$1.5M
The College of William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
Library enhancements, support and administration
$1.5M
The College of William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
University strategic priorities
$1.5M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2021
University strategic priorities
$1.5M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
Institute, Integrative Conserve Fund
$1.4M
The College of William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
W & m vet program
$1.3M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
Library Enhancements, Support and Administration
$1.2M
The College of William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
Institute, integrative conserve fd
$1.2M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2021
Busch team facility building
$1.2M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
Camp Launch Program
$1.2M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Camp Launch Program
$1.1M
The College of William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
Jimmye laycock football complex
$1.1M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
University Strategic Priorities
$1.0M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2021
Intercollegiate athletics
$1.0M
The College of William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
Museums and galleries
$1.0M
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Kaplan Arena
$975,000
The College of William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
Tennis facility fund
$959,932
William & Mary Real Estate Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
General support
$944,531
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Museums and Galleries
$930,847
The College of William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
Camp launch program
$897,082
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
W & M VET Program
$893,294
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
W & M VET Program
$882,995
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
Gates Hall Renovation & Expansion
$869,366
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
Museums and Galleries
$768,338
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2021
Institute integrative conservation
$719,912
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2021
Soccer/lacrosse practice fields
$670,067
The College of William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
Alumni house expansion
$639,401
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2021
Alumni house expansion
$594,089
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2021
Camp launch program
$579,200
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2021
Athletic complex
$524,531
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2021
W&m libraries make a difference fund
$416,566
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Soccer/Lacrosse Practice Fields
$415,501
The College of William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
Global research institute fund
$325,000
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
Tennis Facility Fund
$296,984
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2021
Global research institute fund
$285,603
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Career Center Student Internship
$275,316
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
Concert Hall Acoustics Fund
$268,358
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Global Research Institute Fund
$258,242
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
Career Center Student Internship
$257,374
William & Mary Alumni Association · Williamsburg, VA · 2021
General support
$254,266
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2021
Natl inst of american history & democracy
$250,000
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Williamsburg Institute
$236,843
William & Mary Alumni Association · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
General support
$230,719
William & Mary Alumni Association · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
General support
$229,847
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Botetourt Theater Renovation
$225,000
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Jimmye Laycock Football Complex
$225,000
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
Jimmye Laycock Footbal Complex
$225,000
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2021
Jimmye laycock football complex
$217,600
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
Global Research Institute Fund
$204,489
William & Mary Alumni Association · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
General support
$198,677
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Batten Coastal & Marine Sciences
$185,386
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Music Bldg Enhancement & Maintenance
$126,033
William & Mary Real Estate Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
General support
$101,888
Murray 1693 Scholars Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
General support
$93,048
William and Mary Athletic Educational Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
General support
$92,155
Murray 1693 Scholars Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2021
General support
$89,891
William and Mary Athletic Educational Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
General support
$79,430
Murray 1693 Scholars Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
General support
$75,204
Murray 1693 Scholars Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
General support
$65,673
William & Mary · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
Tennis Facility Fund
$61,852
The College of William and Mary Real Estate Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
General support
$58,622
William and Mary Athletic Educational Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2021
General support
$47,805
The College of William and Mary Real Estate Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2021
General support
$39,713
William & Mary Athletics Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
General support
$17,417
Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture · Williamsburg, VA · 2024
General support
$15,574
Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
General support
$10,333
Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture · Williamsburg, VA · 2021
General support
$6,750
Marshall-Wythe School of Law Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2023
General support
$5,408
Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
General support
$5,000
Marshall-Wythe School of Law Foundation · Williamsburg, VA · 2022
General support

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.