The Mo and Cher Willems Foundation
EIN 832802879Total Given 2020–2024
$1.1M
35 grants · $213K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$6K
typical small grants · $3K–$48K
grant size
7%
transactional · 2/28 multi-year
repeat
$14K
Assets (2024)
28
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(818) 222-1040
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | N/A | $157K | $301K | N/A |
| 2020 | $173K | $250K | $495K | 23 |
| 2021 | $305K | $365K | $189K | 5 |
| 2022 | $125K | $385K | $191K | 2 |
| 2023 | $135K | $90K | $128K | 3 |
| 2024 | $325K | $14K | $30K | 2 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 35 grants on record
Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$3K
Median
$6K
Average
$30K
75th Pctl
$48K
Maximum
$250K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
CW
Cheryl Willems
6+ yrs
Trustee
MW
Mo Willems
6+ yrs
Trustee
MW
Mo Willems
6+ yrs
Trustee
CW
Cheryl Willems
6+ yrs
Trustee
MW
Mo Willems
6+ yrs
Trustee
CW
Cheryl Willems
6+ yrs
Trustee
MW
Mo Willems
6+ yrs
Trustee
CW
Cheryl Willems
6+ yrs
Trustee
MW
Mo Willems
6+ yrs
Trustee
CW
Cheryl Willems
6+ yrs
Trustee
CW
Cheryl Willems
6+ yrs
Trustee
MW
Mo Willems
6+ yrs
Trustee
Grants Awarded (35 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Bank of Western Ma | Hatfield, MA | $250,000 | DONATION | 2024 |
| First Book | Washington, DC | $130,000 | DONATION | 2021 |
| Food Bank of Western Ma | Hatfield, MA | $100,000 | DONATION | 2021 |
| First Book | Washington, DC | $75,000 | DONATION | 2022 |
| First Book | Washington, DC | $75,000 | DONATION | 2023 |
| First Book | Washington, DC | $75,000 | DONATION | 2024 |
| Donors Choose | New York, NY | $60,000 | DONATION | 2021 |
| Food Bank of Western Ma | Hatfield, MA | $50,000 | DONATION | 2022 |
| Food Bank of Western Ma | Hatfield, MA | $50,000 | DONATION | 2023 |
| First Book | Washington, DC | $45,000 | DONATION | 2020 |
| Northampton Survival Center | Northampton, MA | $40,000 | DONATION | 2020 |
| New York Foundation for the Arts | Brooklyn, NY | $15,000 | DONATION | 2020 |
| Theatre Washington | Washington, DC | $15,000 | DONATION | 2021 |
| Shelter Sunday | Northampton, MA | $10,000 | DONATION | 2020 |
| Pen America | New York, NY | $10,000 | DONATION | 2023 |
| United Way of New Hampshire | Northampton, MA | $9,000 | DONATION | 2020 |
| Binc Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | $7,500 | DONATION | 2020 |
| United States Artists | Chicago, IL | $6,500 | DONATION | 2020 |
| Northampton Community Arts Trust | Northampton, MA | $5,000 | DONATION | 2020 |
| The Trevor Project | West Hollywood, CA | $5,000 | DONATION | 2020 |
| Aclu Foundation | New York, NY | $4,750 | DONATION | 2020 |
| Broadway Cares | New York, NY | $3,000 | DONATION | 2020 |
| Martin Luther King Family Services | Springfield, MA | $3,000 | DONATION | 2020 |
| Nuestra Raices | San Antonio, TX | $3,000 | DONATION | 2020 |
| Tsne Gardening Farm | Springfield, MA | $3,000 | DONATION | 2020 |