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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-6063106

The Willits Foundation Inc

A private foundation in West Palm Beach, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $1.4 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,373,315

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $24,699,373
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,419,235

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $21,878,548
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,267,255

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $21,429,769
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,407,879

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $21,895,783
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,113,520

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $21,981,183
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,106,385

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $21,497,019
  • Tax year 2018

    $812,997

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $22,523,742
  • Tax year 2017

    $933,411

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $22,731,369

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cleveland Clinic FoundationWeston, FL

    Healthcare - Medical Equipment & Patient Services - Liver Transplants

    $175,000
  2. Boys and Girls Club of Palm BeachWest Palm Beach, FL

    Youth Program - 65 "Be Great" Summer Campers - Belle Glade Van

    $169,000
  3. Gill St Bernard's SchoolGladstone, NJ

    Education - BWE Scholarships 202 coinvest

    $163,000
  4. Presbyterian Church USABasking Ridge, NJ

    Religion - Various Renovations

    $135,000
  5. Center For Creative EducationWest Palm BCH, FL

    Education - Safety & Communications Equipment - Security & First Aid Training

    $127,000
  6. Sweet Briar CollegeSweet Briar, VA

    Education - Willits Ag. Fellowship /LWE Co-invest

    $110,000
  7. The Lord's PlaceWest Palm BCH, FL

    Charitable - Appliances and AEDs

    $109,000
  8. Mayo ClinicJacksonville, FL

    Women's Health Research

    $100,000
  9. Hanley Center FoundationMangonia Park, FL

    Mother/Infant Care in Memory of JHE

    $80,000
  10. Jupiter Medical Center FoundationJupiter, FL

    Healthcare - Pathology Suite - 12 Blanket Warmer Cabinets

    $80,000
  11. Cathedral Arts Project IncJacksonville, FL

    General Program Funding

    $75,000
  12. Children's Specialized HospitalNew Brunswick, NJ

    Funding for Wheelchair Lab

    $50,000
  13. Scholarship AmericaSaint Peter, MN

    Student Scholarships for Three students Paid with Funds On-Hand

    $315

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education2 grants $238,00038% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $127,00020% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter1 grant $109,00017% of the total
  4. Mental health1 grant $80,00013% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $80,00013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida8 grants $915,000
  2. New Jersey3 grants $348,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $110,000
  4. Minnesota1 grant $315

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Laura W EvansChairman and President Hours 5Pay $0
  • Christopher W JonesTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Caroline JonesTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • James A DiackChief Operating Officer Hours 30Pay $120,000
  • Megan MargiottaSecretary Hours 3Pay $0
  • Charles MargiottaTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Diana EvansTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael EvansTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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