Grants paid by The Mo and Cher Willems Foundation
EIN 83-2802879 · Los Angeles, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE A70
The Mo and Cher Willems Foundation of Los Angeles, CA (EIN 83-2802879) reported 35 grants paid totaling $1,063,350 to 28 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,063,350
35 grants
Recipients
28
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23 | $173,250 | — |
| 2021 | 5 | $305,100 | — |
| 2022 | 2 | $125,000 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | $135,000 | — |
| 2024 | 2 | $325,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 28 recipients receiving the most from The Mo and Cher Willems Foundation, by grants paid, out of 28 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Bank of Western Ma 04-2751023 | D | Hatfield, MA | 4 | $450,000 | 2024 |
| First Book 52-1779606 | B | Washington, DC | 5 | $400,000 | 2024 |
| Donors Choose | U | New York, NY | 1 | $60,000 | 2021 |
| Northampton Survival Center 04-2774166 | B | Northampton, MA | 1 | $40,000 | 2020 |
| Theatre Washington 52-1317562 | D | Washington, DC | 1 | $15,000 | 2021 |
| New York Foundation for the Arts 23-7129564 | C | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $15,000 | 2020 |
| Shelter Sunday | U | Northampton, MA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
| Pen America 13-3447888 | D | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| United Way of New Hampshire | U | Northampton, MA | 1 | $9,000 | 2020 |
| Binc Foundation | U | Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $7,500 | 2020 |
| United States Artists | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $6,500 | 2020 |
| The Trevor Project 95-4681287 | B | West Hollywood, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Northampton Community Arts Trust 27-2576586 | C | Northampton, MA | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Aclu Foundation | U | New York, NY | 1 | $4,750 | 2020 |
| Broadway Cares | U | New York, NY | 1 | $3,000 | 2020 |
| Tsne Gardening Farm | U | Springfield, MA | 1 | $3,000 | 2020 |
| Martin Luther King Family Services 04-2647035 | C | Springfield, MA | 1 | $3,000 | 2020 |
| When We All Vote | U | Online, DC | 1 | $3,000 | 2020 |
| Nuestra Raices | U | San Antonio, TX | 1 | $3,000 | 2020 |
| University of Pennsylvania | U | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $3,000 | 2020 |
| Pioneer Valley Worker Center | U | Northampton, MA | 1 | $1,500 | 2020 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center 63-0598743 | B | Montgomery, AL | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Center for Cartoon Studies 41-2071791 | B | White River Junction, VT | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| The Animation Project 26-2318845 | C | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Innocence Project 32-0077563 | C | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Juxtaposition Arts 41-1851915 | C | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Cancer Connection 04-3493483 | B | Northampton, MA | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| New York University 91-1842722 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $100 | 2021 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 35 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Food Bank of Western Ma Hatfield, MA | D | $250,000 | paid | DONATION | 202522759349101207 |
| 2024 | First Book Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | paid | DONATION | 202522759349101207 |
| 2023 | First Book Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | paid | DONATION | 202401369349105200 |
| 2023 | Food Bank of Western Ma Hatfield, MA | D | $50,000 | paid | DONATION | 202401369349105200 |
| 2023 | Pen America New York, NY | D | $10,000 | paid | DONATION | 202401369349105200 |
| 2022 | First Book Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | paid | DONATION | 202323129349101707 |
| 2022 | Food Bank of Western Ma Hatfield, MA | D | $50,000 | paid | DONATION | 202323129349101707 |
| 2021 | First Book Washington, DC | B | $130,000 | paid | DONATION | 202222349349100957 |
| 2021 | Food Bank of Western Ma Hatfield, MA | D | $100,000 | paid | DONATION | 202222349349100957 |
| 2021 | Donors Choose New York, NY | U | $60,000 | paid | DONATION | 202222349349100957 |
| 2021 | Theatre Washington Washington, DC | D | $15,000 | paid | DONATION | 202222349349100957 |
| 2021 | New York University New York, NY | B | $100 | paid | DONATION | 202222349349100957 |
| 2020 | First Book Washington, DC | B | $45,000 | paid | DONATION | 202132719349100878 |
| 2020 | Northampton Survival Center Northampton, MA | B | $40,000 | paid | DONATION | 202132719349100878 |
| 2020 | New York Foundation for the Arts Brooklyn, NY | C | $15,000 | paid | DONATION | 202132719349100878 |
| 2020 | Shelter Sunday Northampton, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | DONATION | 202132719349100878 |
| 2020 | United Way of New Hampshire Northampton, MA | U | $9,000 | paid | DONATION | 202132719349100878 |
| 2020 | Binc Foundation Ann Arbor, MI | U | $7,500 | paid | DONATION | 202132719349100878 |
| 2020 | United States Artists Chicago, IL | U | $6,500 | paid | DONATION | 202132719349100878 |
| 2020 | Northampton Community Arts Trust Northampton, MA | C | $5,000 | paid | DONATION | 202132719349100878 |
| 2020 | The Trevor Project West Hollywood, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | DONATION | 202132719349100878 |
| 2020 | Aclu Foundation New York, NY | U | $4,750 | paid | DONATION | 202132719349100878 |
| 2020 | When We All Vote Online, DC | U | $3,000 | paid | DONATION | 202132719349100878 |
| 2020 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | U | $3,000 | paid | DONATION | 202132719349100878 |
| 2020 | Martin Luther King Family Services Springfield, MA | C | $3,000 | paid | DONATION | 202132719349100878 |
| 2020 | Tsne Gardening Farm Springfield, MA | U | $3,000 | paid | DONATION | 202132719349100878 |
| 2020 | Broadway Cares New York, NY | U | $3,000 | paid | DONATION | 202132719349100878 |
| 2020 | Nuestra Raices San Antonio, TX | U | $3,000 | paid | DONATION | 202132719349100878 |
| 2020 | Pioneer Valley Worker Center Northampton, MA | U | $1,500 | paid | DONATION | 202132719349100878 |
| 2020 | Innocence Project New York, NY | C | $1,000 | paid | DONATION | 202132719349100878 |
| 2020 | Center for Cartoon Studies White River Junction, VT | B | $1,000 | paid | DONATION | 202132719349100878 |
| 2020 | Southern Poverty Law Center Montgomery, AL | B | $1,000 | paid | DONATION | 202132719349100878 |
| 2020 | The Animation Project New York, NY | C | $1,000 | paid | DONATION | 202132719349100878 |
| 2020 | Juxtaposition Arts Minneapolis, MN | C | $1,000 | paid | DONATION | 202132719349100878 |
| 2020 | Cancer Connection Northampton, MA | B | $1,000 | paid | DONATION | 202132719349100878 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.0 | 202522759349101207 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202401369349105200 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202323129349101707 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.0 | 202222349349100957 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202132719349100878 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/832802879.json.
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