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The Willis Towers Watson Foundation

The willis foundation sponsors fundraising events and in turn makes charitable contributions to u.s. Based charities recommended by willis associates.

$777k
Granted FY2020
21
Itemized grants FY2020
21
Organizations funded FY2020
81%
First-time grantees FY2020
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Itemized, FY2020
$675k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2020
$19,636
Largest grant, FY2020
$119,400
Organizations funded a year
3 to 26
FY2017 to FY2020
States reached, FY2020
12

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2020, 81% of the organizations The Willis Towers Watson Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 94% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2020, 6% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $631k went to new ones.

50%100%’19’20
RenewedFirst-time

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

’19’20
EducationPhilanthropyHousing & ShelterHealthInternationalPublic BenefitOther
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
FY202021$675k81%
FY20193$44k67%
FY201726$316kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.

Health$348kHousing & Shelter$165kEducation$130kYouth Development$102kAnimals$79kHuman Services$75kEmployment$35kCrime & Legal$26kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
IL
WI
NY
PA
NJ
CT
CA
VA
MD
AZ
TN
AL
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 45 grantees
All grantees of The Willis Towers Watson Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Habitat for Humanity International Inc$119,40010%
The Posse Foundation Inc$110,00010%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City Inc$67,63630%
Fisher House Foundation Inc$65,00010%
Gary Sinise Foundation$65,00010%
American Vet Dogs$65,0001n/a
Washington State University Foundation$50,00010%
Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center$25,00010%
Charles Humphrey Keating IV Foundation$25,00011%
Agc Education and Research Foundation Inc$25,00012%
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago$22,50020%
Adventures in Riding With Miss Julie$21,0352n/a
Kids Chance of Wisconsin Inc$20,0001n/a
Take a Breather Foundation$20,000112%
Nmdp Foundation$20,00010%
Hartford Interval House Inc$15,66311%
Community Partners in Action Inc$15,66310%
Cradles to Crayons Inc$15,00010%
Philadelphia Corporation for Aging$15,00010%
Paws Chicago$13,50020%
Horizons Inc$11,05510%
YWCA Hartford Region Inc$11,05510%
The Connecticut Institute for the Blind Inc$11,05510%
Umom New Day Centers Inc$10,94110%
United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc$10,30010%
The Florida Orchestra$10,00010%
Blessings in a Backpack Inc$10,00010%
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc$10,00010%
Safe Passage Project Corporation$10,00010%
Concerns of Police Survivors$10,0001n/a
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Wisconsin Inc$10,00010%
The Open Door$10,00010%
Brooklyn Community Housing and Services$10,00010%
Brookdale Senior Living Foundation$10,0001n/a
H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Horizon Home Care & Hospice Inc$10,00010%
Goodwill Industries of Orange County California$10,00010%
Breakthrough T1d$10,00010%
Linc Housing Corporation$9,23710%
Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc$8,75010%
Alabama Kidney Foundation Inc$8,5001n/a
Latinos In Insurance Networking For Our Community$8,1801n/a
St Baldrick's Foundation Inc$8,00010%
Ainsley's Angels of America$6,0001n/a
Blood Cancer United Inc$5,95310%

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Willis Towers Watson Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHabitat for Humanity International Inc: $119,400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Posse Foundation Inc: $110,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of New York City Inc: $67,636 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetFisher House Foundation Inc: $65,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGary Sinise Foundation: $65,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWashington State University Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSouthwest Autism Research and Resource Center: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCharles Humphrey Keating IV Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetAgc Education and Research Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetRehabilitation Institute of Chicago: $22,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTake a Breather Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetNmdp Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHartford Interval House Inc: $15,663 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCommunity Partners in Action Inc: $15,663 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCradles to Crayons Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPhiladelphia Corporation for Aging: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPaws Chicago: $13,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHorizons Inc: $11,055 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetYWCA Hartford Region Inc: $11,055 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Connecticut Institute for the Blind Inc: $11,055 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUmom New Day Centers Inc: $10,941 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUnited Way of Middle Tennessee Inc: $10,300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Florida Orchestra: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBlessings in a Backpack Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPancreatic Cancer Action Network Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSafe Passage Project Corporation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Wisconsin Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Open Door: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBrooklyn Community Housing and Services: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetH Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHorizon Home Care & Hospice Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGoodwill Industries of Orange County California: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLinc Housing Corporation: $9,237 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMuscular Dystrophy Association Inc: $8,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Baldrick's Foundation Inc: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $5,953 over 1y, 0.0% 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 37.

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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.

Hartford Foundation for Public GivingCT14.9× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Hartford Foundation for Public Giving · Sbm Charitable Foundation Inc · Ion Bank Foundation Inc · Aetna Foundation Inc · Arthur J Gallagher Foundation · The Chicago Community Trust · Ge Aerospace Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

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 The Willis Towers Watson Foundation

How much does The Willis Towers Watson Foundation give?
The Willis Towers Watson Foundation reported 21 itemized grants totaling $675,145, out of $776,968 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 26 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
What does The Willis Towers Watson Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Health (34%), Housing & Shelter (16%), Education (13%).
Who are The Willis Towers Watson Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($119k), The Posse Foundation Inc ($110k), Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City Inc ($68k).
Does The Willis Towers Watson Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2020, 81% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Willis Towers Watson Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Sbm Charitable Foundation Inc, Ion Bank Foundation Inc.
Where is The Willis Towers Watson Foundation based?
The Willis Towers Watson Foundation is based in TN.

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 45 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 e-file return for fiscal year 2020, released 2020. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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