Private foundation · Irvine, CA

William S & Nancy E Thompson Foundation

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Typical grant size
$50K – $150K – $722K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
17
Repeat grantees
5
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Donald C Thompson
DIRECTOR
$212K
Jennifer T Lavenson
CFO
$45K
William S Thompson
TRUSTEE
Nancy E Thompson
TRUSTEE
William S Thompson III
TRUSTEE

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
1.6%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'16
'17
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
40
Total grants awarded
$27.9M
Total amount
$697K
Average grant
$6.0M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$1.3M
4 grants
2023
$3.4M
7 grants
2022
$3.7M
8 grants
2021
$6.4M
4 grants
2020
$216K
3 grants
2019
$1.7M
11 grants
2017
$1.3M
1 grants
2016
$6.0M
1 grants
2015
$3.9M
1 grants

Top recipients

See Attached
3 grants · CA
$11.2M
3 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$5.6M
2 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$3.9M
4 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$1.5M
Doctors Without Borders
1 grant · NY
$1.0M
3 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$887K
1 grant · CT · ✓ Exact match
$750K
1 grant · CA · ≈ likely match
$712K
1 grant · DC · ≈ likely match
$675K
1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$500K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Pacific Symphony
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$850K
Free Wheelchair Mission
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$391K
American National Red Cross
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Save the Children
GENERAL SUPPORT
CT · TY 2024
$677
International Rescue Committee
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2023
$1.6M
Doctors Without Borders
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2023
$1.0M
Lestonnac Free Clinic
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2023
$500K
Saving Innocence
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2023
$100K
Chapman University (tpi)
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2023
$100K
Free Wheelchair Mission
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2023
$81K
Be the Change Volunteers
GENERAL SUPPORT
MO · TY 2023
$50K
International Rescue Committee
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2022
$2.0M
Save the Children Federation
GENERAL SUPPORT
CT · TY 2022
$750K
Free Wheelchair Mission
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2022
$415K
Chapman University (tpi)
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2022
$150K
California Community Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2022
$150K
Chicago Jesuit Academy
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2022
$125K
Thompson Foundation for Autism
GENERAL SUPPORT
MO · TY 2022
$60K
Gift of Vision
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2022
$50K
Chicago Jesuit Academy
GENERAL SUPPORT
IL · TY 2021
$3.8M
International Rescue Committee
GENERAL SUPPORT
NY · TY 2021
$2.0M
Pacific Symphony
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2021
$364K
Chapman University (tpi)
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2021
$240K
Pacific Symphony
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2020
$150K
Gift of Vision Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2020
$50K
Tomorrow's Leadership Collaborative Charter School
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2020
$16K
Chapman University
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2019
$712K
American Red Cross
GENERAL SUPPORT
DC · TY 2019
$675K
Pacific Symphony
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2019
$150K
Jesse Lewis Choose Love Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
CT · TY 2019
$50K
Orangewood Children's Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2019
$50K
Unity Schools Socal
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2019
$30K
Gift of Vision Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2019
$25K
The Helix School Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2019
$25K
The Farmers House Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
MO · TY 2019
$1K
Orange County Family Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2019
$650
Affton Education Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
MO · TY 2019
$500
See Attached
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2017
$1.3M
See Attached
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2016
$6.0M
See Attached
GENERAL SUPPORT
CA · TY 2015
$3.9M

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.