Duke University
Durham, NC
$200KTax year 2025
General use
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Gratis Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 26-3639918 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Wells Fargo Philanthropic Services
- Phone
- (888) 235-4351
- Deadlines
- January 31st, May 31st and September 30th
- Application materials
- Https://www.wellsfargo.com/private-foundations/gratis-foundation application must be submitted through the online grant application form.
- Restrictions
- The foundation does not accept grants that would be payable to, or for the benefit of, specific individuals. The foundation supports programs in the fields of education, health care and medical research, humanitarian services, abused and neglected children, and assisting U.S. military personnel and their families.
Original filing text
- Contact
- WELLS FARGO PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES
- Address
- WWWWELLSFARGOCOM/PRIVATE-FOUNDATION GRATIS-FOUNDATION WINSTON SALEM, NC, 27101
- Phone
- 8882354351
- Deadlines
- JANUARY 31ST, MAY 31ST AND SEPTEMBER 30TH
- Application materials
- HTTPS://WWW.WELLSFARGO.COM/PRIVATE-FOUNDATIONS/GRATIS-FOUNDATION APPLICATION MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE ONLINE GRANT APPLICATION FORM.
- Restrictions
- THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT ACCEPT GRANTS THAT WOULD BE PAYABLE TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF, SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS PROGRAMS IN THE FIELDS OF EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE AND MEDICAL RESEARCH, HUMANITARIAN SERVICES, ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN, AND ASSISTING U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES.
Reported organization name: GRATIS FOUNDATION
Application information: https://www.wellsfargo.com/PRIVATE-FOUNDATIONS/GRATIS-FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75 | $1M |
| 2024 | 76 | $1M |
Where Gratis Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Duke University
Durham, NC
$200KTax year 2024
General use
Mass General Brigham Incorporated - Newton Wellesley Hospital
Newton, MA
$50KTax year 2024
General use
Childrens Hospital Corporation
Boston, MA
$50KTax year 2025
General use
Mass General Brigham Incorporated
Boston, MA
$50KTax year 2025
General use
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (151 reported in all).
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Start freeAbout this data
Figures are aggregated from Gratis Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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