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Filing year 2024

THE WILLIAM H DONNER FOUNDATION INC

Tarrytown, New York·EIN 23-1611346·NTEE T20I · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$6.1M
Total assets
$200.7M
Total expenses
$15M
Reported officers
36

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. THE WILLIAM H DONNER FOUNDATION INC reported 36 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

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Executive Director

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$10.4M

Itemized grants

288

Median grant

$20k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
GRASSROOTS INTERNATIONAL INCJAMAICA PLAIN, MAGENERAL SUPPORT$354k
HUMANITY IN ACTION INCBROOKLYN, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$250k
SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK INCFARMINGTON, CTGENERAL SUPPORT$250k
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGEBOSTON, MAGENERAL SUPPORT$249k
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATIONMONTEREY, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$238k
COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATIONOAKLAND, CANATIVE VOICES RISING$204k
PRESERVATION HALL FOUNDATION INCNEW ORLEANS, LAGENERAL SUPPORT$186k
ADVENTURERS AND SCIENTISTS FOR CONSERVATIONBOZEMAN, MTGENERAL SUPPORT$175k
NP2GREENBRAE, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$150k
TURTLE SURVIVAL ALLIANCEN CHARLESTON, SCGENERAL SUPPORT$150k
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCOSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$150k
WEIL CORNELL MEDICINENEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$140k
INDIGENOUS MEDICINE CONSERVATION FUNDSANTA ROSA, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$125k
MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER INCHERNDON, VAGENERAL SUPPORT$125k
CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO FOUNDATIONCOLORADO SPRINGS, COFLIGHT FOR LIFE COLORADO FY25$120k
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTEEDGEWATER, MDGENERAL SUPPORT$120k
DAVIDSON COLLEGEDAVIDSON, NCGENERAL SUPPORT$113k
AMAZON WATCHOAKLAND, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$110k
BRIDGEUSA GROUPSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$105k
BUCK INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON AGINGNOVATO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
CHABOT SPACE & SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATIONOAKLAND, CABUILDING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE PIPELINE AND A CAREER LAUNCH FOR THE AEROSPACE SECTOR$100k
CHABOT SPACE & SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATIONOAKLAND, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
CHILDRENS HEALTH DEFENSEFRANKLIN LAKES, NJESTATE OF GEORGE WATTS JR V LLOYD J AUSTIN III$100k
CITIZEN SCHOOLS INCBOSTON, MAGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
COMMUNITY OF CONDON FOR THE PRESERVATION OF SWAN VALLEYCONDON, MTGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

THE WILLIAM H DONNER FOUNDATION INC reported revenue and expenses across 3 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$7.1M
$18.3M
2022
$5.6M
$2.9M
2023
$6.1M
$15M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($150M - $1B), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in New York

THE WILLIAM H DONNER FOUNDATION INC reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in New York earns a median of $20,079.

25th percentile
$6k
Median
$20,079
75th percentile
$88k
90th percentile
$228k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 2,519 organizations across 2,519 filings (2020 – 2024).

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What are THE WILLIAM H DONNER FOUNDATION INC's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, THE WILLIAM H DONNER FOUNDATION INC reported $6.1M in total revenue and $15M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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