WALT DISNEY COMPANY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

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Organization
WALT DISNEY COMPANY FOUNDATION (EIN 95-6037079)
Tax period
2024-09-29 to 2025-09-27
Filed
2026-08-14
IRS object ID
202632269349100228
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-08-14T14:55:18-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-09-27TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN991856619PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1515 SOUTH FLOWER STREET 7TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90071ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-09-29TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN956037079EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWALTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8186554858PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBURBANKCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP915216441ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLISA HAINESPersonNm
Person TitleSENIOR VICE PRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone8186554858PhoneNum
Signature2026-08-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDANIEL ROMANOPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00504182PTIN
Phone2136271717PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$171,212FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

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Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
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Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Adj Net Incm$0CompOfcrDirTrstAdjNetIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$0CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$3,770LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
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Legal Fees Adj Net Incm$0LegalFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
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Accounting Fees Adj Net Incm$0AccountingFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
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Other Expenses Adj Net Incm$0OtherExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,025OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$141,695TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
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Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
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Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,025TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$141,695ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$323,567CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$171,212CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$171,212CashEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$323,567TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$171,212TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$171,212TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$10,660AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$10,660TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$312,907NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$171,212NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$312,907TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$171,212TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$323,567TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$171,212TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$141,695ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$0OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$171,212SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$0OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$171,212TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

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Subtotal$0SubtotalAmt
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Backup Withholding Withheld$0BackupWithholdingWithheldAmt
Total Payments And Credits$0TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Es Penalty$0EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due$0TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

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Legislative Political Acty0LegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 Spent0MoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiledInd
Section4955 Organization Tax$0Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax$0Section4955ManagersTaxAmt
Tax Reimbursed$0TaxReimbursedAmt
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or Bylaws0ChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (1)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (1)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateCAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (1)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial Contributors0NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled Entity0OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (1)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY FDTNBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8186554858PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBURBANKCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP915216441ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts Question0ForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified Prsn0SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn0BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified Prsn0FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified Prsn0PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified Prsn0TransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government Official0PaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Uncorrected Prior Acts0UncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PY0UndistributedIncomePYInd
Business Holdings0BusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy Investments0JeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy Invst0UncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence Legislation0InfluenceLegislationInd
Influence Election0InfluenceElectionInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable Purpose0NoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

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KRISTINA SCHAKE
500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREETBURBANKCA915216441TRUSTEE0.00$0$0$0
SONIA COLEMAN
500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREETBURBANKCA915216441TRUSTEE0.00$0$0$0
BRENT WOODFORD
500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREETBURBANKCA915216441TRUSTEE AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT0.00$0$0$0
LISA HAINES
500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREETBURBANKCA915216441VICE PRESIDENT0.00$0$0$0
CARLOS GOMEZ
500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREETBURBANKCA915216441TREASURER0.00$0$0$0
CHAKIRA GAVAZZI
500 SOUTH BUENA VISTA STREETBURBANKCA915216441SECRETARY0.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GRANT THORNTON LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12555 E CAMELBACK ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityPHOENIXCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85016ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Service TypeAUDITServiceTypeTxt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

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Total$0TotalAmt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$265,036AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
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Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
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Cash Deemed Charitable$3,976CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$261,060NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$13,053MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$13,053MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Total Tax$0TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$13,053DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
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PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$1,025ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions$1,025QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$13,053DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$0UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$12,005,531ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$3,183,588ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$2,610,994ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$2,307,875ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$352,416ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$20,460,404TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$1,025QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$0AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$1,025AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$0RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$12,028ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$12,028ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$20,448,376TotalCorpusAmt
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Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
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Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$8,454,873ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$3,183,588ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$2,610,994ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$2,307,875ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$352,416ExcessFromYear1Amt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

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Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$0TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$0TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

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Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$0TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets0SalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EO0PurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth Assets0RentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement Arrangements0ReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan Guarantees0LoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services Etc0PerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities Etc0SharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EO0RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryGRANT THORNTON LLPCategoryTxt
Amt$136,900Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

All Oth Prog Rltd Investments Sch AllOthProgRltdInvestmentsSch

All Other Program Related Invst AllOtherProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescNONEDesc
Amt$0Amt

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryPERLMAN & PERLMAN LLPCategoryTxt
Legal Fees$3,770LegalFeesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
ATTORNEY GENERALS REGISTRY FEE$25$0$0$25
COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS$1,000$0$0$1,000

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