William M Backer Foundation Inc

THE PLAINS, VA EIN: 13-3579157

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$7.5M

+22.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$500K

-32.8% YoY

Grant Count

52

+10.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$10K

-39.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$528K$1M$2M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$7,521,696$6,149,216$6,819,261
Revenue$1,921,645$221,098$563,658
Expenses$549,165$891,143$281,140
Qualifying Distributions$501,231$756,517$221,330
Net Investment Income$1,820,130$164,578$506,880
Distributable Amount$428,080$430,098$517,549

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$186K$372K$558K$744K56 grants202046 grants202140 grants202247 grants202352 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL C…$246KCAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER$35KGRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH$25KFAUQUIER FREE CLINIC$18KPIEDMONT JOURNALISM FOUN…$15KVIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION$13KWINDY HILL FOUNDATION$13KGRAYSON-JOCKEY CLUB RESE…$10KOUR CHILDREN FOUNDATION$10KPLANNED PARENTHOOD$10K

Grant Size Distribution

241 grants across all recorded years

236<$50K1$50–100K3$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ANN M BACKERPRESIDENT1
DAVID MOLTKE-HANSENDIRECTOR1
GEORGIA H HERBERTSECRETARY1
GEORGE GRAYSONTREASURER1
TREVOR POTTERDIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

10states
+2 more states

Cities

AlexandriaAnnapolisAugustaBerryvilleBoyceBroad RunChampaignCharlestonCharlottesvilleChicagoElmontFremontFront RoyalGeorgetownLeesburgLexingtonLurayMarshallMiddleburgMidland

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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