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Private foundation (trust)EIN 222541749Est. 1984-09

FRANKLIN H AND RUTH L WELLS FOUNDATION

BUFFALO, NY 14240

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$6.7M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$262K

FY 2024

Grants Made

15

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$17K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$8K–$50K

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$581K

Total Expenses

$316K

Qualifying Distributions

$285K

Distributable Amount

$319K

Min. Investment Return

$326K

Payout rate 89%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.89%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

15 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $8K through median $15K to maximum $50K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $357K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

73 grants

SALVATION ARMY
$165K
4 grants
TRINE UNIVERSITY
$148K
4 grants
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY HARRISBURG
$132K
4 grants
PENN STATE HEALTH
$100K
1 grant
CAPITAL REGION LITERACY COUNCIL
$77K
3 grants
MESSIAH COLLEGE
$75K
2 grants
NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY PA
$65K
2 grants
UNITED WAY OF THE CAPITAL REGION
$60K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

73 grants

<$10K
29
grants
$10–50K
41
grants
$50–250K
3
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

Pennsylvania
$1.3M
87% of total
Indiana
$148K
10% of total
New Jersey
$30K
2% of total
Texas
$8K
1% of total

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