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John and Marilyn Wells Family Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 68-0526427 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$1.3M
Grants reported
42
Median grant
$5K
Future commitments
None reported

Giving by tax year

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202442$1.3M

Where John and Marilyn Wells Family Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.

RecipientLocationPurposeTax yearAmount
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA-SCHOOL OF CINEMATIC ARTLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED2024$500K
ALEXANDRIA HOUSELOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED2024$100K
LOS ANGELES ROOM & BOARDLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED2024$100K
SUNNYSIDE BAPTIST CHURCHLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED2024$100K
ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY FUNDLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED2024$100K
MOTION PICTURE & TELEVISION FUNDWOODLAND HILLS, CAUNRESTRICTED2024$100K
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATIONLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED2024$50K
CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSINGNEW YORK, NYUNRESTRICTED2024$45K
UCLALOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED2024$25K
NATIONAL FOSTER YOUTH INSTITUTELOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED2024$25K
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANTMAKERSLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED2024$25K
UNITED WAYLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED2024$10K
USC CENTER ON PHILANTHROPY AND PUBLIC POLICYLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED2024$10K
MAYORS FUND FOR LOS ANGELESLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED2024$10K
BUTTERFLY'S HAVENBEVERLY HILLS, CAUNRESTRICTED2024$10K
BIG SUNDAYLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED2024$7.5K
THE EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF LOS ANGELESLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED2024$5K
DOWNTOWN WOMENS CENTERLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED2024$5K
NGA HANCOCK PARKENCINO, CAUNRESTRICTED2024$5K
PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORKMANHATTAN BEACH, CAUNRESTRICTED2024$5K
PROVIDENCE ST JOSEPH FOUNDATIONBURBANK, CAUNRESTRICTED2024$5K
SBES PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATIONHALEIWA, HIUNRESTRICTED2024$5K
A NEW WAY OF LIFE RENTRY PROJECTLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED2024$5K
ST JAMES FOOD PANTRYLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED2024$2.5K
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF GREATER LOS ANGELES INCLOS ANGELES, CAUNRESTRICTED2024$2.5K

How to apply

This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.

About this data

Figures are aggregated from John and Marilyn Wells Family Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). 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 e-file archive.

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