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Private foundation (trust)EIN 386157507Est. 1968-10

THE WELLS FOUNDATION

LOUISVILLE, KY 40207

Total Assets

$7.1M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$213K

FY 2024

Grants Made

15

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$14K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$65K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$303K

Total Expenses

$223K

Qualifying Distributions

$213K

Distributable Amount

$293K

Min. Investment Return

$297K

Undistributed Income

$292K

Payout rate 73%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.73%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

15 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $8K to maximum $65K, 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

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $418K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

58 grants

HOLY TRINITY
$326K
4 grants
ED CHOICE KENTUCKY
$200K
1 grant
SPEED ART MUSEUM
$114K
4 grants
SCHOOL CHOICE SCHOLARSHIP
$100K
1 grant
FILSON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$67K
3 grants
CATHOLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$40K
2 grants
SACRED HEART ACADEMY ANNUAL FUND
$35K
4 grants
SAINT XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL
$30K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

58 grants

<$10K
41
grants
$10–50K
12
grants
$50–250K
5
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

Kentucky
$1.1M
97% of total
Virginia
$16K
1% of total
Florida
$12K
1% of total
California
$9K
1% of total
District of Columbia
$1K
0% of total
Minnesota
$1K
0% of total
Ohio
$800
0% of total
Kansas
$100
0% of total

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