Donnie Williams Foundation

• Donnie Williams Foundation, based in Salisbury, MD, supports after-school and enrichment work, youth employment readiness, mentorship and tutoring, and youth health and fitness, but its funding is limited to St. Mary's, Wicomico and Worcester counties, so an organisation working outside those counties would not fit.
• Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) organisations, accredited K–12 schools and local or state government entities, and the foundation does not fund general operating support, capital campaigns, or sports travel and school trips.
• About 8 in 10 of its 75 grants to organisations fall between $4,800 and $60,000, with a median of $20,000, so a request in that range matches its usual pattern, though its largest grant was $215,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
• Applications go through the grant portal, which opens in September and closes on 31 December each year, and 80% of its grant dollars to organisations in the filing went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so a relationship with the foundation may count for more than a first approach alone.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Wicomico County Board of Education · School-Based Health Center (SBHC) Located at East Salisbury Elementary School
  $215,0002024 tax year
• Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore · Community Meeting Room
  $120,0002024 tax year
• Young Mens Christian Association Of The Chesapeake · St. Mary's County YMCA Pickle Ball Courts
  $100,0002024 tax year
• Salvation Army · Playground Equipment Only
  $50,0002024 tax year
• Easterseals Delaware & Marylands Eastern Shore Inc · Salisbury Children's Therapy Operational Support & Assessment Tools
  $41,5622024 tax year
• Salisbury University Foundation · Salisbury University Summer Enrichment Academies
  $40,0002024 tax year
• Eleven 21 · Eopoch Dream Center After-School & Summer Program
  $30,0002024 tax year
• Eleven 21 · Van Fund
  $30,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.