Willens Family Foundation
Private foundation · Short Hills, NJ · EIN 84-3831250 · reported 2023–2025
58grants reported
$11Kmedian award
$7,600lower quartile
$2,000smallest grant
$1.5Mtotal paid
12states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 705
Short Hills, NJ 07078-0705
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University Office of Alumni Relations & Development Endowment | Evanston, IL | $302,000 |
| Northwestern University Endowment Fund Willens Center for Nano Oncology | Evanston, IL | $240,000 |
| Northwestern University Endowment Fund Ronald and JoAnne Willens Center for Nano Oncology | Evanston, IL | $203,000 |
| Civic Soul | Woodland Hills, CA | $55,134 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | Hangerstown, MD | $37,600 |
| Med Access International | Palm Desert, CA | $37,600 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | Hangerstown, MD | $26,500 |
| Caltech Caltech Endowment Fund Ronald & JoAnne Willens Scholar | Pasadena, CO | $26,000 |
| Caltech Advancement and Alumni Relations Endowment | Pasadena, CA | $25,000 |
| Caltech Endowment Fund Ronald JoAnne Willens Scholar | Pasadena, CA | $25,000 |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | Boca Raton, FL | $25,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | Hangerstown, MD | $22,550 |
| Imahelps | Rancho Mirage, CA | $22,550 |
| Imahelps | Rancho Mirage, CA | $17,500 |
| Brain Behavior Research Foundatio | New York, NY | $16,500 |
| My Block My Hood My City | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Camfed USA | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| The University of Texas MD Anderson | Houston, TX | $15,000 |
| Matthew Larson Foundation for Pedia | Franklin Lakes, NJ | $13,500 |
| Coalition for the Homeless | New York, NY | $13,250 |
| Minds Matter NYC | New York, NY | $13,250 |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | Boca Raton, FL | $12,600 |
| Magee-Womens Research Institute F | Pittsburgh, PA | $12,550 |
| Minds Matter NYC | New York, NY | $12,533 |
| Childrens Aid NYC | New York, NY | $12,533 |
| Matthew Larson Foundation for Pediatric Brain Tumors | Franklin Lakes, NJ | $12,000 |
| Ann and Robert H Lurie Childrens Ho | Chicago, IL | $11,275 |
| Coalition for the Homeless | New York, NY | $11,275 |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | Boca Raton, FL | $10,550 |
| Sanctuary for Families | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $10,000 |
| Cancer Free Kids Pediatric Cancer Research Alliance | Loveland, OH | $10,000 |
| Matthew Larson Foundation for Pedia | Franklin Lakes, NJ | $10,000 |
| Indigenous Environmental Network | Bemidji, MN | $10,000 |
| My Block My Hood My City | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| My Block My Hood My City | Chicago, IL | $10,000 |
| Sanctuary for Families | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation | New York, NY | $9,600 |
| Feeding Palm Beach Florida | Pembrook Park, FL | $9,550 |
| Theatreworks Development Department | Palo Alto, CA | $9,000 |
| Community Food Bank of New Jersey | Hillside, NJ | $8,600 |
| Assistance League of Las Vegas Operation School Bell | Las Vegas, NV | $8,000 |
| Community Foodbank of New Jersey | Hillside, NJ | $8,000 |
| NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc | New York, NY | $7,600 |
| Community Foodbank of New Jersey | Hillside, NJ | $7,550 |
| NAACP Legal Defense and Educational | New York, NY | $7,550 |
| Assistance League of Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV | $7,550 |
| NAACP Legal Defense and Educational | New York, NY | $6,500 |
| Cancer Free Kids Pediatric Cancer R | Loveland, OH | $6,500 |
| Urban Initiatives | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Urban Growers Collective | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Midwest Access Coalition | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Paws Chicago | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Urban Initiatives | Chicago, IL | $5,000 |
| Assistance League of Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV | $5,000 |
| Urban Initiatives | Chicago, IL | $2,000 |
| Feeding Palm Beach Florida | Pembrook Park, FL | $2,000 |
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