The Maryellen S Willis Charitable Trust
Jacksonville, FL · EIN 30-6410683. Reported 195 grants totalling $1,629,171 to 97 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. 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 $3,000 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation for Northeast Florida | Jacksonville, FL | $590,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Downtown Ecumenical Services Council | Jacksonville, FL | $75,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Museum of Science & History of Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Presbyterian Social Ministries Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $47,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| First Coast No More Homeless Pets Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $35,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| North Florida Land Trust Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $35,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Friends of James Weldon Johnson Cpms Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Basca Inc | Orange Park, FL | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Groundwork Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $27,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Hope Haven | Jacksonville, FL | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Family Promise of Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $27,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Here Tomorrow | Neptune Beach, FL | $26,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fishweir Elementary School | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| St Johns Riverkeeper | Jacksonville, FL | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church | Jacksonville, FL | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Friends of Fishweir Elementary | Jacksonville, FL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| James Weldon Johnson Middle School | Jacksonville, FL | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mainspring Academy | Jacksonville, FL | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Take Stock in Children | Jacksonville, FL | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pie in the Sky Community Alliance Inc | St Johns, FL | $15,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Scenic Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $15,211 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sanctuary on 8TH Street | Jacksonville, FL | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| The Healing Hearts Project | Jacksonville, FL | $13,260 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Women's Center of Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Unf Foundation Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cummer Museum | Jacksonville, FL | $11,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Her Song Jacksonville Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jacksonville Humane Society | Jacksonville, FL | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Community Hospice of Northeast Florida Foundation for Caring Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elevate Jacksonville | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Wolfson | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jacksonville Survivors Foundation | Macclenny, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jacksonville University | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Johns County Parks Foundation Inc | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Jericho School for Children | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Villages of Hope | Jacksonville, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Avondale Child's Day Out | Jacksonville, FL | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Scad Alliance | Alexandria, VA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mercy Support Services | Middleburg, FL | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jacksonville Symphony Association | Jacksonville, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Nemours Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 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 |
| Eye Spy Foundation | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Goodwill Industries of North Florida | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Healing Roots | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hearts 4 Minds Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jacksonville Urban League | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| K9S United | St Augustine, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kelly's Kids Inc | Palm Coast, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Operation New Hope Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Read USA | Atlantic Beach, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Samuel Wolfson School for Advanced Studies | Jacksonville, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Project Chance | Fernandina Beach, FL | $4,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Washington, DC | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dreams Come True | Jacksonville, FL | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Volunteers in Medicine Jacksonville Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities Bureau Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Drug Free Duval | Jacksonville, FL | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Fourth and Gold | Jacksonville, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Jacksonville Animals Inc Co Acps | Jacksonville, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Henderson Haven Inc | Orange Park, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Language Exploration Enrichment | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northeast Florida Regional STEM2 Hub | Ponte Vedra Blvd, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scad Research Inc | Scottsdale, AZ | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Seeds of Love Outreach Inc | Fleming Island, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
| Kate Amato Foundation | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Florida School of Special Education | Jacksonville, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Mary's Episcopal Church | Jacksonville, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 Northeast Florida Exchange Club for the Prevention of Child Abuse Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 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 |
44 of 97 (45%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 63%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 119 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
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 |
| 2024 | 44 | $356,000 | $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
99% of its giving went to organizations in Florida. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
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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