Willow Creek Foundation
Willow Creek Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Palm City, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $70K. Net investment income was $69K.
Willow Creek Foundation at a glance
In short: Willow Creek Foundation gave $70K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $35K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $70,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- Average grant
- $35,000
- Median grant
- $35,000
- Total assets
- $1,369,384
- -0.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Florida (89% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Willow Creek Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Equine Rescue & Adoption Foundation ($62K). Together the top 2 received $70K.
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 5 (80%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Willow Creek Foundation gives
- Giving grew 180% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 93% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2021) to $70K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $70K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Equine Rescue & Adoption Foundation Palm City, FL | Rescue Houses | $62,000 |
| Semones Family YMCA Dallas, TX | Partnering to Build Thriving Communi | $8,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,369,384 | $88,110 | $21,325 | $70,000 | 2 | $79,000 | $69,430 | $84,958 |
| 2024 | $1,372,599 | $48,940 | $11,174 | — | — | — | $34,392 | $79,361 |
| 2023 | $1,335,498 | $59,850 | $43,210 | $33,000 | 1 | $33,000 | $53,624 | $72,464 |
| 2022 | $1,319,721 | $42,554 | $36,499 | $25,000 | 1 | $25,000 | $59,182 | $75,680 |
| 2021 | $1,314,223 | $64,482 | $36,415 | $25,000 | 1 | — | $37,585 | $81,979 |
| 2020 | $1,286,916 | $6,661 | $60,606 | $50,000 | 1 | — | $41,320 | $71,632 |
| 2019 | $1,341,341 | $72,145 | $59,846 | $50,000 | 1 | — | $72,181 | $70,933 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Willow Creek Foundation reported a distributable amount of $85K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Willow Creek Foundation is led by Denise Meroni, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Denise Meroni
President & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Alice Meroni
Vice President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Paul Meroni
Secretary
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Willow Creek Foundation
How much does Willow Creek Foundation give each year?
Willow Creek Foundation gave $70K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Willow Creek Foundation?
Willow Creek Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $79K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $85K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Willow Creek Foundation?
Willow Creek Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Palm City, FL. It holds $1.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Willow Creek Foundation operate?
Willow Creek Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, New York, Texas.
What is Willow Creek Foundation's EIN?
Willow Creek Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-2593954. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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