Willison Family Charitable Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 95-4608751
Foundation Overview
Based in Los Angeles, CA, Willison Family Charitable Foundation has awarded 167 grants totaling $1,232,320 to organizations in California, Texas and 11 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $85 to $89,500, with a median award of $1,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
4 of 28 recipients (14%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.
Geographic Focus
63% of grants are awarded in California, with additional funding distributed across 12 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within California, funding concentrates in Los Angeles (46%), Santa Monica (32%), Camarillo (4%).
Funding Trajectory
Declining funding trend with 65% decrease over 7 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.
Program Areas
Dual focus on general purposes (67%) and education, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Willison Family Charitable Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti Defamation League | $250 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Archdiocese Of Los Angeles | $750 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Central Catholic High School | $250 | Portland, OR, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Or Chapter | $500 | Portland, OR, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Desert Community Foundation | $1,000 | Palm Desert, CA, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| High Desert Museum | $20,000 | Bend, OR, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| International Medical Corp | $1,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| St John Fisher School | $1,200 | Portland, OR, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| St John's Health Center Foundation | $10,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| St John's Seminary | $1,000 | Camarillo, CA, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| St Joseph's Center | $500 | Venice, CA, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| St Monica Schools | $2,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Tower Theater Foundation | $85 | Bend, OR, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Ucla Foundation- Wooden Athletic Fund | $4,800 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Anti Defamation League | $250 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Archdiocese Of Los Angeles | $750 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Central Catholic High School | $250 | Portland, OR, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Or Chapter | $500 | Portland, OR, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Desert Community Foundation | $1,000 | Palm Desert, CA, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| High Desert Museum | $20,000 | Bend, OR, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| International Medical Corp | $1,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| St John Fisher School | $1,200 | Portland, OR, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| St John's Health Center Foundation | $10,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| St John's Seminary | $1,000 | Camarillo, CA, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| St Joseph's Center | $500 | Venice, CA, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| St Monica Schools | $2,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Tower Theater Foundation | $85 | Bend, OR, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Ucla Foundation- Wooden Athletic Fund | $4,800 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2023 |
| Archdiocese Of Los Angeles | $2,400 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Best Buddies Texas | $1,000 | Dallas, TX, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Carmelite Sisters Of The Most Sacred Heart Of Los Angeles | $3,500 | Alhambra, CA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Catholic Schools Collaborative | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Every Town For Gun Safety Support Fund | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Everyone Dance | $700 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Family Service Of Forsyth County | $1,000 | Winstonsalem, NC, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Greater Poston Health Center - Planned Parenthood | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| High Desert Museum | $2,500 | Bend, OR, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| International Medical Corp | $4,500 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Marine Corp Scholarship | $2,500 | Alexandria, VA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| North Texas Food Bank | $1,000 | Plano, TX, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Oregon Zoo Foundation | $500 | Portland, OR, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Proyecto Pastoral | $1,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| St John Fisher School | $1,200 | Portland, OR, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| St John's Health Center Foundation | $55,600 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| St Jude's Research Hospital | $500 | Memphis, TN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| St Monica Catholic Community | $1,200 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| The Loading Dock | $1,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| The Music Center | $2,500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Us Holocaust Museum | $1,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Ucla Foundation- Wooden Athletic Fund | $4,800 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Western La County Council - Boy Scouts | $1,000 | Van Nuys, CA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Archdiocese Of Los Angeles | $2,400 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Best Buddies Texas | $1,000 | Dallas, TX, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Carmelite Sisters Of The Most Sacred Heart Of Los Angeles | $3,500 | Alhambra, CA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Catholic Schools Collaborative | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Every Town For Gun Safety Support Fund | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Everyone Dance | $700 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Family Service Of Forsyth County | $1,000 | Winstonsalem, NC, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Greater Poston Health Center - Planned Parenthood | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| High Desert Museum | $2,500 | Bend, OR, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| International Medical Corp | $4,500 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Marine Corp Scholarship | $2,500 | Alexandria, VA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| North Texas Food Bank | $1,000 | Plano, TX, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Oregon Zoo Foundation | $500 | Portland, OR, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Proyecto Pastoral | $1,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| St John Fisher School | $1,200 | Portland, OR, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| St John's Health Center Foundation | $55,600 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| St Jude's Research Hospital | $500 | Memphis, TN, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| St Monica Catholic Community | $1,200 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| The Loading Dock | $1,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| The Music Center | $2,500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Us Holocaust Museum | $1,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Ucla Foundation- Wooden Athletic Fund | $4,800 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Western La County Council - Boy Scouts | $1,000 | Van Nuys, CA, US | General Funding | 2022 |
| Archdiocese Of Los Angeles | $1,500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Central Catholic High School | $500 | Portland, OR, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Desert Community Foundation | $500 | Palm Desert, CA, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| High Desert Museum | $2,500 | Bend, OR, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| International Medical Corp | $500 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Kentucky Finance & Adminstrative | $2,000 | Frankfort, KY, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| St John's Health Center Foundation | $50,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| St John's Seminary | $1,000 | Camarillo, CA, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| St Monica Catholic Community | $7,750 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| St Monica Schools | $500 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| The Music Center | $2,500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Ucla Foundation- Wooden Athletic Fund | $4,800 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2021 |
| Adopt A Warrior Masters Program | $2,000 | Irvine, CA, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Alliance College Ready Public Schools | $1,500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Archdiocese Of Los Angeles | $41,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Central Catholic High School | $1,500 | Portland, OR, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| High Desert Museum | $2,000 | Bend, OR, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| International Medical Corp | $1,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | $5,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Murals In Los Angeles | $500 | Valley Village, CA, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Saint Teresita - Carmelite Sisters | $1,000 | Duarte, CA, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| St John's Health Center Foundation | $50,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| St Monica Catholic Community | $7,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Ucla Foundation- Wooden Athletic Fund | $4,800 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| United Way Of Greater Los Angeles | $37,500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| Santa Monica Alternative School House | $1,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2020 |
| High Desert Museum | $1,500 | Bend, OR, US | General Funding | 2019 |
| St John's Health Center Foundation | $50,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2019 |
| St Monica Catholic Community | $500 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2019 |
| St Monica Catholic Community | $1,500 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2019 |
| United Way Of Greater Los Angeles | $46,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2019 |
| Cia Officers Memorial Fund | $2,500 | Herndon, VA, US | General Funding | 2019 |
| St John Fischer School | $200 | Portland, OR, US | General Funding | 2019 |
| Alliance College Ready Public Schools | $2,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2019 |
| St Joseph's Center | $1,000 | Venice, CA, US | General Funding | 2019 |
| Central Catholic High School | $500 | Portland, OR, US | General Funding | 2019 |
| Ucla Foundation- Wooden Athletic Fund | $2,400 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2019 |
| Archdiocese Of Los Angeles Called To Renew Campaign | $41,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2019 |
| Institute Of Classical Architecture & Art | $2,100 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2019 |
| St John's Health Center Foundation | $5,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2019 |
| High Desert Museum | $2,500 | Bend, OR, US | General Funding | 2019 |
| Community Foundation Of The Verdugos | $250 | Glendale, CA, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Catholic Education Foundation | $500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Valley Family Center | $400 | San Fernando, CA, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Nephcure Kidney International | $1,000 | King Of Prussia, PA, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Habitat For Humanity Of The Cheaspeake | $500 | Baltimore, MD, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Forest Grove Community Foundation | $1,000 | Forest Grove, OR, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Center For Brain Health | $500 | Dallas, TX, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Bryan's House | $500 | Dallas, TX, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| High Desert Museum | $3,000 | Bend, OR, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| St John's Health Center Foundation | $50,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Us Olympics And Paralympic Foundation | $5,000 | Colorado Springs, CA, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| St Monica Catholic Community | $500 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| St Monica Catholic Community | $5,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Called To Renew Campaign - Archdiocese Of Los Angeles | $43,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Together In Mission- Archdiocese Of Los Angeles | $500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Ucla Foundation- Wooden Athletic Fund | $2,400 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| United Way Of Greater Los Angeles | $51,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2018 |
| Alliance | $2,500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| American Red Cross | $7,500 | Washington, DC, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| Artworx La | $500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| Catholic Schools Collaborative | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| Central Catholic High School | $500 | Portland, OR, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| Central Catholic High School | $500 | Portland, OR, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| Pathway To Priesthood- Archdiocese Of Los Angeles | $10,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| School Of The World | $5,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| Special Olympics Of Oregon | $500 | Portland, OR, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| St John's Health Center Foundation | $7,500 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| St John's Seminary | $2,000 | Camarillo, CA, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| St Monica Catholic Community | $500 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| St Monica Catholic Community | $1,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| St Monica Catholic Community | $25,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| Together In Mission- Archdiocese Of Los Angeles | $500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| Ucla Foundation- Bill Cockrum Fellowship | $1,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Fellowship Scholarship | 2017 |
| Ucla Foundation- Wooden Athletic Fund | $2,400 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| United Way Of Greater Los Angeles | $70,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2017 |
| The Mavern Project | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| Paulist Evangelization Ministries | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| United Way Of Greater Los Angeles- The Women's Summit | $3,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| Tower Theater Foundation | $150 | Bend, OR, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| St Monica Catholic Community | $500 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| United Way Of Greater Los Angeles | $89,500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| Ucla Foundation- Wooden Athletic Fund | $2,400 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| Together In Mission- Archdiocese Of Los Angeles | $500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| The Huntington Library | $2,500 | San Marino, CA, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| The Wounded Warrior Project | $300 | Topeka, KS, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| Special Hockey Montgomery | $300 | Bethesda, MD, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| Silver Lining Mentoring | $600 | Boston, MA, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| World Wildlife Fund | $300 | Washington, DC, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| Scottish Rite Hospital | $300 | Dallas, TX, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| Boy Scouts Of America | $500 | Van Nuys, CA, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| Special Olympics Of Oregon | $500 | Portland, OR, US | General Funding | 2016 |
| St Charles Foundation | $10,000 | Bend, OR, US | General Funding | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 95-4608751 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 10601 WILSHIRE BLVD APT 1004 Los Angeles, CA 90024-4520 |
Key People (2)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Willison Family Charitable Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Trustee | Bruce G Willison |
|---|---|
| Trustee | Gretchen A Willison |
Forms 990-PF
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