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Jerry J Wilson Memorial Foundation Inc co Jennifer Wilson

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$130k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
46
Grants FY2025
46
Organizations funded FY2024
52%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$10,500
Organizations funded a year
41 to 60
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
9
Total assets, FY2025
$3.2M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 52% of the organizations Jerry J Wilson Memorial Foundation Inc co Jennifer Wilson funded were first-time grantees, receiving 66% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 34% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $85k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEnvironmentHealthFood & NutritionAnimalsEducationOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving45$129k27%
FY202446$128k52%
FY202343$111k23%
FY202256$109k13%
FY202158$128k17%
FY202060$120k22%
FY201954$83k35%
FY201841$89k20%
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Health$185kEducation$103kEnvironment$103kReligion$73kFood & Nutrition$58kCivil Rights$54kCrime & Legal$47kAnimals$37kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
East Bay Sanctuary Covenant$56,00080%
National Center for Lgbtq Rights Fka National Center for Lesbian Rights$55,70080%
NAMI St Louis$18,00080%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$17,50090%
Drishti Compost Inc$15,00034%
Craig Hospital Foundation$14,33430%
Oakland Unified School District$11,5003n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$10,00080%
Sogorea Te Land Trust$9,00060%
Foodshed Capital$8,50032%
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All grantees of Jerry J Wilson Memorial Foundation Inc co Jennifer Wilson by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
East Bay Sanctuary Covenant$56,00080%
National Center for Lgbtq Rights Fka National Center for Lesbian Rights$55,70080%
NAMI St Louis$18,00080%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$17,50090%
Drishti Compost Inc$15,00034%
Craig Hospital Foundation$14,33430%
Oakland Unified School District$11,5003n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$10,00080%
Sogorea Te Land Trust$9,00060%
Foodshed Capital$8,50032%
Indiana University School of Medicine$8,0006n/a
Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia$8,00020%
Acta Non Verba Youth Urban Farm Project$7,50060%
Young Men's Christian Association of South Hampton Roads$7,00020%
Fellowship of the Inner Light$7,0002n/a
Judeo-Christian Outreach Centerinc$7,00020%
Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc$6,00060%
Planting Justice$6,00040%
Lgbt Life Center$6,00020%
Greenpeace Fund Inc$6,00060%
Webster Groves School District Foundation$6,00031%
International Fund for Animal Welfare Inc$6,00060%
Honor the Earth$6,00070%
New Song Mission Inc$5,50070%
The Image Project$5,5004n/a
Delta Gamma Foundation$5,50050%
Ocean Conservancy$5,00050%
The Carter Center Inc$5,00080%
Alameda County Community Food Bank$5,00050%
Next River$5,00010%
International Rescue Committee INC$5,00040%
Marin Agricultural Land Trust$4,00010%
Hawaii Farmers Union Foundation$4,00040%
The Sunshine Kids Foundation$4,00030%
Bay Area Lesbian Archives$4,00013%
Earthjustice$4,00060%
Operation Food Search Inc$4,00010%
Sierra Club$4,00060%
Pollen 8 Inc$3,50010%
Redwood Credit Union Community Fund Inc$3,50020%
Virginia Beach Spca$3,50040%
United Negro College Fund Inc$3,00040%
Defenders of Wildlife$3,00030%
The Magic House$3,00010%
Capital Area Food Bank Inc$3,00020%
Twp-The Youth Movement$3,00021%
Samaritan House Inc$3,00010%
Camp Free2Be$3,0003n/a
American Heart Association Inc$2,33330%
The Pourhouse Inc$2,00011%
Newfields Inc$2,00020%
Midwest Innocence Project Inc$1,83320%
Reach Foundation Inc (Reach Enriches All Children)$1,50010%
Slow Money Institute Inc$1,50020%
Forsyth School Inc$1,50020%
Multiply Worldwide Inc$1,5001n/a
The Piedmont Environmental Council$1,5001n/a
United States Fund for Unicef$1,20010%
Organic Consumers Association$1,00010%
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc$1,0001n/a
Norfolk Casa Inc$1,00011%
Smile Train Inc$1,00010%
THE CATOCTIN FOUNDATION dba LOUDOUN FREE CLINIC$1,00010%
Givedirectly Inc$1,00010%
Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services$1,00010%
The Life You Can Save$1,00010%
Bay Area Rescue Mission$1,00020%
Action in Montgomery Inc$1,00010%
Womens Cancer Resource Center$1,00010%
Global Birthing Home Foundation$50010%
Floreciendo$50010%
Angels' Arms$50010%
Amazon Watch Inc$50010%
The University of Tulsa$50010%
Our Family Coalition$50010%
Womens Global Empowerment Fund$20010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 75 recipients with no EIN on record ($555k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Jerry J Wilson Memorial Foundation Inc co Jennifer Wilson supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetEast Bay Sanctuary Covenant: $56,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetNational Center for Lgbtq Rights Fka National Center for Lesbian Rights: $55,700 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetNAMI St Louis: $18,000 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $17,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetDrishti Compost Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 3.9% of budgetCraig Hospital Foundation: $14,334 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $10,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSogorea Te Land Trust: $9,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetFoodshed Capital: $8,500 over 3y, 2.3% of budgetFoodbank of Southeastern Virginia: $8,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetActa Non Verba Youth Urban Farm Project: $7,500 over 6y, 0.2% of budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of South Hampton Roads: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetJudeo-Christian Outreach Centerinc: $7,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetGuide Dogs for the Blind Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPlanting Justice: $6,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLgbt Life Center: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGreenpeace Fund Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWebster Groves School District Foundation: $6,000 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetInternational Fund for Animal Welfare Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetHonor the Earth: $6,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetNew Song Mission Inc: $5,500 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetDelta Gamma Foundation: $5,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetOcean Conservancy: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetThe Carter Center Inc: $5,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAlameda County Community Food Bank: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNext River: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetInternational Rescue Committee INC: $5,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMarin Agricultural Land Trust: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHawaii Farmers Union Foundation: $4,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetThe Sunshine Kids Foundation: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBay Area Lesbian Archives: $4,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetEarthjustice: $4,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetOperation Food Search Inc: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSierra Club: $4,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPollen 8 Inc: $3,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRedwood Credit Union Community Fund Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetVirginia Beach Spca: $3,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Negro College Fund Inc: $3,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetDefenders of Wildlife: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Magic House: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCapital Area Food Bank Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTwp-The Youth Movement: $3,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetSamaritan House Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $2,333 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Pourhouse Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetNewfields Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMidwest Innocence Project Inc: $1,833 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetReach Foundation Inc (Reach Enriches All Children): $1,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 68.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Hampton Roads Community FoundationVA23.3× affinity9 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Hampton Roads Community Foundation · United Way of South Hampton Roads · Sterzing Charitable Trust · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · Sentara Health · Dollar Bank Foundation · Moneta Group Charitable Foundation · Edward Jones Foundation · East Bay Community Foundation · Impactassetsinc · Tides Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Jerry J Wilson Memorial Foundation Inc co Jennifer Wilson

How much does Jerry J Wilson Memorial Foundation Inc co Jennifer Wilson give?
Jerry J Wilson Memorial Foundation Inc co Jennifer Wilson reported 46 grants totaling $130,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 41 and 60 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Jerry J Wilson Memorial Foundation Inc co Jennifer Wilson fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (25%), Education (14%), Environment (14%).
Who are Jerry J Wilson Memorial Foundation Inc co Jennifer Wilson's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: East Bay Sanctuary Covenant ($56k), National Center for Lgbtq Rights Fka National Center for Lesbian Rights ($56k), NAMI St Louis ($18k).
Does Jerry J Wilson Memorial Foundation Inc co Jennifer Wilson fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 52% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Jerry J Wilson Memorial Foundation Inc co Jennifer Wilson accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Jerry J Wilson Memorial Foundation Inc co Jennifer Wilson?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Hampton Roads Community Foundation, United Way of South Hampton Roads, Sterzing Charitable Trust.
Where is Jerry J Wilson Memorial Foundation Inc co Jennifer Wilson based?
Jerry J Wilson Memorial Foundation Inc co Jennifer Wilson is based in CA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 153 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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