Piedmont Environmental Council
Warrenton, VA
$256KTax year 2024
Environmental purposes
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William M Backer Foundation Inc Grants
Private foundation · EIN 13-3579157 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
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Original filing text
Reported organization name: WILLIAM M BACKER FOUNDATION INC
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52 | $649.7K |
| 2023 | 52 | $500K |
Where William M Backer Foundation Inc gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Piedmont Environmental Council
Warrenton, VA
$245.8KTax year 2023
Environmental purposes
Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County
The Plains, VA
$110KTax year 2024
Charitable purposes
Campaign Legal Center
Washington, DC
$50KTax year 2024
Charitable purposes
Campaign Legal Center
Washington, DC
$35KTax year 2023
Charitable purposes
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Figures are aggregated from William M Backer Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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