Helen and Will Webster Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes grants only to organisations it has preselected and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold proposal is unlikely to be considered.
- Its stated interests are education and health care for young people, technological innovation in medicine, medical research and environmental causes, so a project that clearly fits one of these is the one to describe.
- Most of its grants are modest: about 8 in 10 fall between $5,000 and $560,000, and half of its 168 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less, so a request near $50,000 matches its usual pattern, though its largest grant was about $5,600,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- In the filing, 96% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in earlier filings, so the field is largely established and new applicants should expect strong competition.
- No geographic focus is stated, so location alone should not rule you out, although the filing shows grants mainly in California, Oklahoma and Texas.
Overview
Helen and Will Webster Foundation is a US private foundation based in Arcadia, CA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (radyfoundation.org), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation supports education and health care causes that benefit young people, with a commitment to investments in technological innovation that advance medicine and improve lives. Its direct charitable activity has also funded medical research and support, primarily for children’s health and heart-related programmes, and environmental-related causes. The filings also record grants to schools and universities, hospitals and health organisations, conservation groups, libraries, arts organisations, journalism and food programmes. Its stated work therefore spans educational and health-related activity alongside environmental causes.
Themes
- Education
- Health care
- Technological innovation
- Medical research
- Environmental causes
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, Oklahoma and Texas.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 96% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 168 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It supports education and health care causes that benefit young people and commits to technological innovation that advances medicine and improves lives. (as reported in other published sources)
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 26% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 96% of grant dollars went to organisations Helen and Will Webster Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 54 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $82,500 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- University of Oklahoma Foundation · Education$3,920,0002024 tax year
- Uc Santa Cruz Foundation · Education$2,239,0002024 tax year
- Elkhorn Slough Foundation · Wildlife preservation$1,505,0002024 tax year
- Huntington Memorial Hospital · Medical$1,000,0002024 tax year
- American Heart Association · Health care$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Rady Children's Hospital Foundation · Health care$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Uc Santa Barbara Foundation · Education$732,6462024 tax year
- Pasadena Conservatory of Music · Conservancyconservatoryconservatory$575,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Richard B Webster — Secretary and Treasurer
- Theodore M Joyce — Board Member
- Alec J Webster — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $12,752,315 | $10,589,069 | $238,319,328 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $15,173,653 | $13,327,866 | $241,098,504 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $18,471,337 | $16,559,183 | $252,378,502 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
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.
Sources
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Contact
- Arcadia, CA