Willens Family Foundation

SHORT HILLS, NJ EIN: 84-3831250

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$13.5M

+25.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$479K

+17.9% YoY

Grant Count

21

+16.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$23K

+1.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$969K$2M$3M$4M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$13,535,105$10,761,702$8,809,633
Revenue$1,284,862$1,228,818$1,179,698
Expenses$482,155$409,679$366,590
Qualifying Distributions$478,500$405,950$363,800
Net Investment Income$277,883$223,777$183,965
Distributable Amount$602,083$473,498$405,584

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$120K$239K$359K$479K11 grants202015 grants202119 grants202218 grants202321 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Northwestern University$240KDoctors Without Borders …$27KCaltech$26KBoca Raton Regional Hosp…$25KIMAHELPS$18KBrain Behavior Research …$17KThe University of Texas …$15KMatthew Larson Foundatio…$14KCoalition for the Homeless$13KMinds Matter NYC$13K

Grant Size Distribution

84 grants across all recorded years

79<$50K2$50–100K3$100–250K$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
Ronald WillensDirector Chairman;3
Kevin WillensDirector Treasure2
Nicole WillensDirector Secretary2
Joanne WillensDirector1
Steven WillensDirector1
Jaclyn WillensDirector1
Melissa WattooDirector1
Mark WillensDirector1
Kirk WillensDirector1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

18states
+10 more states

Cities

AlexandriaBemidjiBoca RatonBostonChicagoDallasEvanstonFranklin LakesHangerstownHillsideHoustonLas VegasLovelandMemphisMontgomeryNew YorkNewtownPalo AltoPasadenaPembrook Park

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

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