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Willman-Crowley Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$101k
Granted FY2024still arriving
28
Grants FY2024still arriving
6
States reached
$21k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Religion$138kArts & Culture$133kHuman Services$36kEducation$34kInternational$30kPublic Safety & Disaster$16kCrime & Legal$13kHealth$9kOther$0
02FY2024 · 28 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k26 grants · $61k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $41k
$2,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$1.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Christ Church United Methodist$20,750
The 5th Avenue Theatre$20,000
University of Puget Sound$9,950
World Central Kitchen$6,500
Broadway Inspirational Voices$6,000
Pipeline Theatre Company$3,000
Childrens Aid Society$2,500
Freedom Education Project Puget Sound$2,500
Salvation Army$2,500
Seattle Repertory Theatre$2,500
Nature Conservancy$2,500
Seattle Symphony Orchestra$2,500
YouthCare$2,000
MasterVoices$2,000
Broadway CaresEquity Fights AIDS$2,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $15k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 66% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%American Red Cross: $2k → 14%Sound Generations: $1k → 9%Nido de Esperanza: $1k → 17%Nido de Esperanza: $1k → 17%Nido de Esperanza: $1k → 17%Children's Aid Society: $3k → 17%Childrens Aid Society: $3k → 17%YouthCare: $2k → 9%YouthCare: $2k → 9%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
NY
PA
CT
CA
VA
MD
KS
DC
HI
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

80%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$313k · 27 repeat orgs$79k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +28% since the first grant, against +18% for those funded once.

27 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2024, 7 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
19

Total granted

$313k
$70k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+28%
+18%

Still filing today

67%
58%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesInternationalEducationCrime & LegalPublic Safety & DisasterOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • BI
    Broadway Inspirational Voices Inc
    4× · 2021–2024 · $31k · revenue +39%
  • PT
    PIPELINE THEATRE COMPANY INC
    4× · 2020–2024 · $13k · revenue +90%
  • SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE
    3× · 2021–2024 · $13k · revenue +30%

Funded once

  • CC
    Christ Church New York
    one grant, 2020 · $17k
  • NT
    NATIONAL THEATRE IN AMERICA INCgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $10k · revenue +171%
  • CH
    COVENANT HOUSE
    one grant, 2023 · $8k · revenue +7%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Stages

Stages makes plays and tells stories that invite everyone to live more deeply and love more boldly.

Arts & Culture
2
New York City Center Inc

The mission of new york city center is to be new york city's leading center for dance and musical theater. dedicated to making the arts accessible to the broadest possible audience, city center seeks to create a welcoming environment and…

Arts & Culture
3
Manhattan Theatre Club Inc

Mtc's work includes producing and developing new work on and off-broadway, nurturing artists throughout their careers, and positively impacting the lives of many through innovative education programs. we are committed to equity, diversity…

Arts & Culture
4
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association Inc

The oregon shakespeare festival creates world-class theater, revealing our collective humanity through illuminating interpretations of new and classic plays, and inspiring a love of our art form for current and future generations.

Arts & Culture
5
Hawaii Symphony Orchestra

To present the highest-quality performances of great music, bringing national and international distinction to the orchestra and its community; to delight and educate audiences of all ages and backgrounds, and enhance the cultural vitality…

Arts & Culture
6
Los Angeles Opera Company

To serve the public by producing world-class opera that preserves, promotes and advances the art form while embodying the diversity, spirit and artistic sensibility unique to los angeles. we envision an engaged and enlightened community in…

Arts & Culture
7
Seattle Opera

To thrill, inspire and educate through the shared experience of opera. seattle opera is vital to the dynamic cultural and civic life of our region and to the evolution of opera across the world.

Arts & Culture
8
The American Theatre Guild

The american theatre guild is dedicated to providing the experience of live theatre to foster passion, inspire creativity and empower youth within our communities.

Arts & Culture
9
Opera Philadelphia

To be philadelphia's professional producer of quality grand opera, producing a diverse range of repertoire featuring international artists alongside rising young singers, and to produce educational programs which nurture the future and…

Arts & Culture
10
Washington Performing Arts Society

Washington performing arts champions the arts as a unifying force. through collaborations with artists, educators, community leaders, and institutional partners, we bring wide-ranging artistic programs to stages, schools, and neighborhoods…

Arts & Culture
11
San Diego Opera Association

Mission: the mission of san diego opera is to deliver exceptional performances and exciting, accessible programs to diverse audiences, focusing on community partnerships, and the transformative and expressive power of the human voice. as…

Arts & Culture
12
Theatre for a New Audience Inc

The mission of theatre for a new audience is to develop and vitalize the performance and study of shakespeare and classic drama. the theatre is dedicated to the language and ideas of writers - to a dialogue over centuries between…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Seattle Repertory Theatre; the most unlike its peers is Teleios. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

40 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 40 of the 57 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
40/40
Grantees still filing
29/40
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

CHRIST CHURCH UNITED METHODIST: $97,250 · OtherCHRIST CHURCH UNITED METHODISTThe 5th Avenue Theatre: $25,000 · OtherThe 5th Avenue TheatreChrist Church New York: $17,000 · OtherChrist Church New YorkSalvation Army: $15,000 · OtherSalvation ArmySeattle Symphony: $10,000 · OtherSEATTLES UNION GOSPEL MISSION: $10,000 · Other+21 more: $60,950 · Other+21 moreBroadway Inspirational Voices Inc: $31,000 · Arts & CultureBroadway Inspirational …PIPELINE THEATRE COMPANY INC: $12,600 · Arts & CulturePIPELINE THEATRE COMPAN…SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE: $12,500 · Arts & CultureSEATTLE REPERTORY THEAT…NATIONAL THEATRE IN AMERICA INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureNATIONAL THEATRE IN AME…SEATTLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $7,500 · Arts & CultureSEATTLE SYMPHONY ORCHES…+10 more: $14,250 · Arts & Culture+10 moreWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $14,000 · InternationalWORLD CEN…WORLD VISION INC: $12,500 · InternationalWORLD VIS…UNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $5,000 · InternationalUNITED ST…Save The Children Federation Inc: $5,000 · InternationalSave The …TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $22,000 · EducationTRUSTEES …THE UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND: $12,450 · EducationTHE UNIVE…+1 more: $1,000 · EducationCOVENANT HOUSE: $7,500 · Human ServicesTHE CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY: $5,000 · Human ServicesYOUTHCARE: $4,000 · Human ServicesNIDO DE ESPERANZA CHARITABLE SOCIETY: $3,000 · Human ServicesAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,500 · Human ServicesSOUND GENERATIONS: $1,000 · Human ServicesFREEDOM EDUCATION PROJECT PUGET SOUND: $7,500 · Crime & LegalEPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $7,250 · Health
Other$235,200Arts & Culture$87,850International$36,500Education$35,450Human Services$22,000Crime & Legal$7,500Health$7,250

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBroadway Inspirational Voices Inc: $31,000 over 4y, 2.9% of budgetTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $22,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $14,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPIPELINE THEATRE COMPANY INC: $12,600 over 4y, 3.7% of budgetWORLD VISION INC: $12,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE: $12,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND: $12,450 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL THEATRE IN AMERICA INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSEATTLE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFREEDOM EDUCATION PROJECT PUGET SOUND: $7,500 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetEPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $7,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED STATES FUND FOR UNICEF: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTEAM RUBICON INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetQUEEN ANNE HELPLINE: $4,250 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE: $4,250 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetYOUTHCARE: $4,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFARESTART: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNIDO DE ESPERANZA CHARITABLE SOCIETY: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetTELEIOS: $3,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetShowtunes Theatre Company: $2,750 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetHAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArts West: $2,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHolocaust Center For Humanity: $2,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBROADWAY CARESEQUITY FIGHTS AIDS INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVILLAGE THEATRE: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMASTERVOICES INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMAS MUSICAL THEATRE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMUSIC OF REMEMBRANCE: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOUND GENERATIONS: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSEATTLE CHILDREN'S THEATRE ASSOCIATION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ACTORS' FUND OF AMERICA: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE PHILHARMONIC SYMPHONY SOCIETY OF NY INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNEW YORK THEATRE WORKSHOP INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRHINEBECK WRITERS RETREAT INC: $500 over 1y, 0.6% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Seattle FoundationMightycause Charitabl…Alhadeff Family Chari…ArtsfundAmerican Gift FundFales Foundation TrustThe Norcliffe Foundat…United Way of King Co…Puget Sound Energy Fo…The 97 FundThe Wilke Family Foun…Grousemont Foundation
Seattle FoundationWA23× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Seattle Foundation · Mightycause Charitable Foundation · Alhadeff Family Charitable Foundation · Artsfund · American Gift Fund · Fales Foundation Trust · The Norcliffe Foundation · United Way of King County · Puget Sound Energy Foundation · The 97 Fund · The Wilke Family Foundation · Grousemont 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Willman-Crowley Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Willman-Crowley Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 30%
  • Save the Children Federation Inc: 30% of income from government
  • Epilepsy Foundation of America: 22% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
11report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 57 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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