WILLIS WONDERLAND FOUNDATION

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2023 · Form 990EZ · revenue $117K · expenses $442K · assets $14K

EIN
86-1821345
Address
530 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 308, SANTA MONICA, CA 90401-1426
Website
WILLISWONDERLAND.ORG
NTEE code
A54
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2021 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

THE WILLIS WONDERLAND FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT 501(C)3 THAT SUPPORTS THE EDUCATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF SONGWRITERS AND MULTIMEDIA ARTISTS, NOTABLY THOSE FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. PERPETUATING THE LEGACY AND EXTRAORDINARY CREATIVE VISION OF ALLEE WILLIS, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS YOUNG AND DIVERSE ARTISTS THROUGH MENTORSHIPS, SEMINARS, LECTURES, AND TOURS. THE WILLIS WONDERLAND, ALLEE'S HOME IN NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA, HOUSES ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST COLLECTIONS OF POP-CULTURE ARTIFACTS AND KITSCH IN NORTH AMERICA.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Prudence Fenton PRESIDENT2022-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Victoria Vickers SECRETARY2022-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Tina Fasbender TREASURER2022-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Sean Welch MANAGER2022-2023 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PRUDENCE FENTON PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
VICTORIA VICKERS SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01
TINA FASBENDER TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
SEAN WELCH MANAGER10 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PRUDENCE FENTON PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
VICTORIA VICKERS SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01
TINA FASBENDER TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
SEAN WELCH MANAGER10 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$117,151$442,193 $13,681-$176,319 $117,151- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$167,173$18,450 $158,723$148,723 $167,173- ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $20,600 in all, tax years 2021 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
SILVA WATSON MOONWALK FUND Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WILLIS WONDERLAND FOUNDATION” 2021 1$10,000 2021$10,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$7,600 2024$7,600
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THEODORE H & NANCY H PRICE Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WILLIS WONDERLAND FOUNDATION” 2022 1$3,000 2022$3,000
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HEROES OF THE VOSGES MUSEUM FUNDCAA54 $63,232$9,520 DIrector$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
PORTERVILLE HISTORICAL MUSEUMCAA54 $102,836$225,804 Director$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
CA HISTORIC ROUTE 66 MUSEUM INCCAA54 $191,312$157,551 PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
SHARPSTEEN MUSEUM ASSOCIATIONCAA54 $69,005$87,568 President$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
NORTH STAR HISTORIC CONSERVANCYCAA54 $132,293$96,861 Secretary$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
KNIGHT FOUNDRY ALLIANCECAA54 $177,085$107,217 Director$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
LACE MUSEUM INCCAA54 $166,814$152,640 BOARD MEMBER$1,249 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
THE TARZANA COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL CENTERCAA54 $191,716$136,732 President & CEO$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
CHICO HISTORY MUSEUM INCCAA54 $90,402$77,499 President$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
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LONG BEACH FIREMENS HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCCAA54 $170,591$52,784 Director$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
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MARY ELIZABETH SANDERS FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,154,0048 12018–2025 YOUNG-SANDERS CENTER FOUNDATION
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$462,0007 52021–2023 GOLF HISTORY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION; AMERICAN ARMORY MUSEUM; OCTAGON HOUSE FOUNDATION INC; CHARNLEY-PERSKY HOUSE MUSEUM FOUNDATION and 1 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$426,30033 112016–2024 VETERANS MEMORIAL MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC; HEARST CASTLE PRESERVATION FOUNDATION; INTERNATIONAL WOMENS AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM INC; MILL HOLLOW HERITAGE ASSOCIATION and 7 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$424,64530 182016–2024 PIONEER BLUFFS FOUNDATION INC; SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD HISTORY CENTER; THE TARZANA COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL CENTER; CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF KINGS COUNTY and 14 more
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J PAUL GETTY TRUST Private foundation$289,0008 12009–2020 A D ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN MUSEUM LOS ANGELES
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2023 · Form 990EZ · $442,193 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $303,477 68.6%
Fees to independent contractors $125,245 28.3%
Printing, publications, postage $6,826 1.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,645 1.5%
Total$442,193100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $18,450 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $14,050 76.2%
Fees to independent contractors $4,400 23.8%
Total$18,450100%

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