The Maryellen S Willis Charitable Trust
Jacksonville, FL · EIN 30-6410683. Reported 151 grants totalling $1,273,171 to 75 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Maryellen S Willis Charitable Trust did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $7,500; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $125,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation for Northeast Florida | Jacksonville, FL | $465,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Downtown Ecumenical Services Council | Jacksonville, FL | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Museum of Science & History of Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Presbyterian Social Ministries Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| First Coast No More Homeless Pets Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| North Florida Land Trust Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hope Haven | Jacksonville, FL | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Basca Inc | Orange Park, FL | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fishweir Elementary School | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Family Promise of Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Groundwork Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church | Jacksonville, FL | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Friends of Fishweir Elementary | Jacksonville, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of James Weldon Johnson Cpms Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mainspring Academy | Jacksonville, FL | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Johns Riverkeeper | Jacksonville, FL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Take Stock in Children | Jacksonville, FL | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Here Tomorrow | Neptune Beach, FL | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Scenic Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $15,211 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| James Weldon Johnson Middle School | Jacksonville, FL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Vision Is Priceless Council Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| YMCA of Florida's First Coast | Jacksonville, FL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Pie in the Sky Community Alliance Inc | St Johns, FL | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Unf Foundation Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Healing Hearts Project | Jacksonville, FL | $10,260 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Builders Care | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Barnabas Center Inc | Fernandina Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cathedral Arts Project | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Central Riverside Elementary | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Elevate Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jacksonville University | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Jericho School for Children | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Villages of Hope | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cummer Museum | Jacksonville, FL | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Scad Alliance | Alexandria, VA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jacksonville Humane Society | Jacksonville, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jacksonville Symphony Association | Jacksonville, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Nemours Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women's Center of Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Navy Ortega Lakeshore Little League | Jacksonville, FL | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Catholic Charities | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech - Jacksonville Campus | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Duval Soil and Water Conservation District | Baldwin, FL | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Epilepsy Florida | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| First Coast Cultural Center | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Coast Esports Alliance | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls on the Run of Northeast Florida | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Healing Roots | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jacksonville Urban League | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kelly's Kids Inc | Palm Coast, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mercy Support Services | Middleburg, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Read USA | Atlantic Beach, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sanctuary on 8TH Street | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sulzbacher Center | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Performers Academy | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Avondale Child's Day Out | Jacksonville, FL | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Drug Free Duval | Jacksonville, FL | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of Jacksonville Animals Inc Co Acps | Jacksonville, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Northeast Florida Regional STEM2 Hub | Ponte Vedra Blvd, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scad Research Inc | Scottsdale, AZ | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Project Chance | Fernandina Beach, FL | $2,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boy Scouts of America- North Florida Council | Jacksonville, FL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Blessing Others All the Time | Jacksonville, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Empowered Kitchen | Jacksonville, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The First Tee of North Florida | St Augustine, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Will King Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Doing What We Dream Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friday Musicale | Jacksonville, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Gateway Council | Jacksonville, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Kim's Open Door | Jacksonville, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mayo Clinic | Jacksonville, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Renaissance Jax Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Shawn D Delifus Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
40 of 75 (53%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 64%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 87 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 34 | $282,000 | $5,000 |
| 2021 | 36 | $319,000 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 39 | $324,671 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 42 | $347,500 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 99% of this one's giving went to organizations in Florida. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Florida.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Maryellen S Willis Charitable Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 4495-304 Roosevelt Blvd 405, Jacksonville, FL, 32210. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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