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Wells Charitable Foundation Inc

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.

$119k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
55
Grants FY2024
48
Organizations funded FY2023
13%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$2,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$7,000
Organizations funded a year
32 to 49
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
17
Total assets, FY2024
$2.3M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 13% of the organizations Wells Charitable Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
InternationalHuman ServicesArts & CultureHealthEducationFood & NutritionOther
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
FY2024still arriving54$117k11%
FY202348$114k13%
FY202249$114k27%
FY202143$114k7%
FY202044$103k25%
FY201932$93k0%
FY201836$77k19%
FY201734$56kn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Human Services$168kInternational$138kArts & Culture$94kHealth$59kReligion$51kFood & Nutrition$51kYouth Development$42kRecreation & Sports$37kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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IL
WI
NY
OR
IA
OH
PA
CT
CA
MO
VA
MD
NC
SC
DC
LA
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Harbor House of Central Florida Inc$43,00080%
Place of Hope Inc$40,00080%
Polaris Project$36,00070%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$30,00080%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$28,00070%
Urban Youth Impact Inc$26,50080%
Catholic Relief Services$25,0108n/a
Music Mission Kiev Inc$24,8508n/a
Grace Medical Home Inc$21,50080%
Dr Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Inc$20,12510%
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All grantees of Wells Charitable Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Harbor House of Central Florida Inc$43,00080%
Place of Hope Inc$40,00080%
Polaris Project$36,00070%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$30,00080%
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$28,00070%
Urban Youth Impact Inc$26,50080%
Catholic Relief Services$25,0108n/a
Music Mission Kiev Inc$24,8508n/a
Grace Medical Home Inc$21,50080%
Dr Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Inc$20,12510%
Feeding America$19,50050%
Roever Foundation Inc$19,00081%
Orlando Union Rescue Mission Inc$18,00080%
University of Wisconsin$18,0005n/a
Americares Foundation Inc$16,00050%
Opportunity Music Project$15,50082%
Central Union Mission$15,12280%
Cannonball Kids' Cancer Foundation Inc$15,10070%
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida Inc$14,50080%
The Christian Sharing Center Inc$14,00070%
Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation of the D of C$14,0008n/a
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind Inc$14,00080%
Some Inc$13,00080%
The Mustard Seed of Central Florida Inc$12,50080%
Matthew 25 Ministries Inc$12,00070%
Building for the Arts Ny Inc$10,00030%
World Central Kitchen Inc$9,77530%
Ukrainian Nat'L Women's League of America Inc$9,50030%
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc$7,63080%
Team Rubicon Inc$6,50020%
Revived Soldiers Ukraine$6,00030%
Mercy Corps$6,00020%
Samaritan's Purse$5,75940%
A Gift for Teaching Inc$5,00050%
Community Resource Network Inc$5,00021%
Water Missions International$5,00020%
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc$4,50020%
One Heart For Women and Children Inc$4,50030%
Paving the Way Foundation Inc$4,00021%
Building Homes for Heroes Inc$4,00030%
The Lifeboat Project Inc$4,00020%
Christian Service Center Inc$3,50020%
North Palm Youth Symphony Inc$3,00031%
Mountain Seed Foundation Inc$3,00020%
The Innocent Lives Foundation$3,00020%
Razom Inc$3,00030%
National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inc$2,50010%
Music4life$2,50031%
United Nations Foundation Inc$2,50010%
United States Catholic Conference$2,0002n/a
Port Royal Sound Foundation$1,75030%
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association$1,50010%
University of Wisconsin Parkside Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Kids House of Seminole Inc$1,0001n/a
Beloved Asheville$1,00010%
The Jason Project Inc$1,000112%
Activate Good Inc$1,00010%
Ronald McDonald House Global$5001n/a
Nap Ford Community School Inc$30010%
Prevent Cancer Foundation aka Cancer Research & Prevention Fndn$25710%
Humane World for Animals Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 19 recipients with no EIN on record ($131k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Wells Charitable Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHarbor House of Central Florida Inc: $43,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetPlace of Hope Inc: $40,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetPolaris Project: $36,000 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetNatural Resources Defense Council Inc: $30,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $28,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetUrban Youth Impact Inc: $26,500 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetGrace Medical Home Inc: $21,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetDr Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Inc: $20,125 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFeeding America: $19,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetRoever Foundation Inc: $19,000 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetOrlando Union Rescue Mission Inc: $18,000 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetAmericares Foundation Inc: $16,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetOpportunity Music Project: $15,500 over 8y, 2.0% of budgetCentral Union Mission: $15,122 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCannonball Kids' Cancer Foundation Inc: $15,100 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetSecond Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida Inc: $14,500 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Christian Sharing Center Inc: $14,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetGuide Dog Foundation for the Blind Inc: $14,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetSome Inc: $13,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetThe Mustard Seed of Central Florida Inc: $12,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetMatthew 25 Ministries Inc: $12,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBuilding for the Arts Ny Inc: $10,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $9,775 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetUkrainian Nat'L Women's League of America Inc: $9,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetGreater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc: $7,630 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTeam Rubicon Inc: $6,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRevived Soldiers Ukraine: $6,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetMercy Corps: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $5,759 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetA Gift for Teaching Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Resource Network Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetWater Missions International: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc: $4,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOne Heart For Women and Children Inc: $4,500 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetPaving the Way Foundation Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetBuilding Homes for Heroes Inc: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Lifeboat Project Inc: $4,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetChristian Service Center Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetNorth Palm Youth Symphony Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetMountain Seed Foundation Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe Innocent Lives Foundation: $3,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetRazom Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetNational Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMusic4life: $2,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetUnited Nations Foundation Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPort Royal Sound Foundation: $1,750 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUniversity of Wisconsin Parkside Foundation Inc: $1,000 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 54.

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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.

Central Florida FoundationFL25.8× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Central Florida Foundation · Magruder Chesley G Fdn Im · The Lee Foundation · Universal Orlando Foundation Inc · Heart of Florida United Way Inc · Orlando Health Inc · The Dr P Phillips Foundation · Adventist Health SystemSunbelt Inc · Duke Energy Foundation · The Elinor and Tw Miller Jr Foundation Inc · Orlando Magic Youth Foundation Inc · Westgate Resorts Foundation Inc F/K/A Westgate 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 Wells Charitable Foundation Inc

How much does Wells Charitable Foundation Inc give?
Wells Charitable Foundation Inc reported 55 grants totaling $119,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 32 and 49 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Wells Charitable Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Human Services (21%), International (17%), Arts & Culture (12%).
Who are Wells Charitable Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Harbor House of Central Florida Inc ($43k), Place of Hope Inc ($40k), Polaris Project ($36k).
Does Wells Charitable Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 13% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Wells Charitable Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Wells Charitable Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Central Florida Foundation, Magruder Chesley G Fdn Im, The Lee Foundation.
Where is Wells Charitable Foundation Inc based?
Wells Charitable Foundation Inc is based in FL.

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 81 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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