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Filing year 2024

WALTER J & HOLLY O THOMSON CHARITABLE

Dallas, Texas·EIN 30-6268353·NTEE T22 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$1.9M
Total assets
$39.1M
Total expenses
$2.7M
Reported officers
3

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 3 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Co-trustee
Unclassified
$324k
$344k
Co-trustee
Unclassified
$36k
$38k
Co-trustee
Unclassified
$36k
$38k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

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Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at WALTER J & HOLLY O THOMSON CHARITABLE equaled 12% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
12%
Sector median
15%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 35,946 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Grants paid

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

Total granted

$2.1M

Itemized grants

60

Median grant

$30k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
LOBERO THEATRE FOUNDATIONSANTA BARBARA, CAUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$130k
WILDERNESS YOUTH PROJECT INCSANTA BARBARA, CAYOUTH NATURE CONNECTION$100k
ELINGS PARK FOUNDATIONSANTA BARBARA, CAUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$100k
SANTA BARBARA HUMANE SPCASANTA BARBARA, CASUPPORT FOR TLC VETERINARY$60k
MUSIC ACADEMY OF THE WESTSANTA BARBARA, CATHOMSON MEMORIAL$50k
MIDNIGHT MISSIONLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$50k
LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCYLOS ANGELES, CASUPPORT FOR LAST REMAINING$50k
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARASANTA BARBARA, CASEDGWICK RESERVE RECOVERY &$50k
SANTA BARBARA COMMUNITY YOUTHSANTA BARBARA, CAUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$35k
COMMUNITY ARTS MUSIC ASSOCIATIONSANTA BARBARA, CAUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$35k
THE LAND TRUST FOR SANTA BARBARA COUNTYSANTA BARBARA, CAUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$35k
LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRALOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$30k
SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION OF SANTA BARBARASANTA BARBARA, CAFOR THOMSON SCHOLARSHIP$30k
UNITED BOYSGIRLS CLUBS OF SANTA BARBARASANTA BARBARA, CAUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$30k
CALIFORNIA 4-H FOUNDATIONDAVIS, CASUPPORT SANTA BARBARA$30k
HOSPICE OF SANTA BARBARA INCSANTA BARBARA, CAUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$30k
CARE 4 PAWS INCSANTA BARBARA, CAMOBILE COMMUNITY SPAY AND$30k
DOWNTOWN WOMEN'S CENTERLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$30k
CASA OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTYSANTA BARBARA, CAUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$30k
DOCTORS WITHOUT WALLS-SANTA BARBARASANTA BARBARA, CAENHANCED MGMT WRAP-AROUND$30k
FOOD FROM THE HEART INCSANTA BARBARA, CAUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$30k
SANTA BARBARA CHORAL SOCIETYSANTA BARBARA, CAUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$30k
SANTA BARBARA EDUCATION FOUNDATIONSANTA BARBARA, CAUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$30k
TRANSITION HOUSESANTA BARBARA, CAFAMILY EMERGENCY SHELTER &$30k
FOOD BANK OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTYSANTA BARBARA, CAUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$30k
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Held steady
from 2023

From $325k in 2023 to $324k in 2024.

$325k
2023
$324k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 3% in real terms$355k to $344k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($25M - $50M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

1
WALTER J & HOLLY O THOMSON CHARITABLE2024
$324k
2
SCOTT AND VANESSA THOMPSON FOUNDATION2024
$163k
3
W D KELLEY FOUNDATION2024
$150k
4
Mr and Mrs Nelson Rusche Foundation2024
$47k
5
JAMES I PERKINS FAMILY FOUNDATION2024
$20k
6
RAM FOUNDATION2024
$15k
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What are WALTER J & HOLLY O THOMSON CHARITABLE's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, WALTER J & HOLLY O THOMSON CHARITABLE reported $1.9M in total revenue and $2.7M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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