Private foundation (trust)EIN 726017724Est. 1947-01

WHELESS FOUNDATION

SHREVEPORT, LA 71149

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$14.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$689K

FY 2024

Grants Made

47

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$15K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$1K–$45K

Typical

Deadlines

No deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

The only activity of this foundation is making grants to internal revenue code 501(c)(3) organizations.

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$903K

Total Expenses

$806K

Qualifying Distributions

$689K

Distributable Amount

$682K

Min. Investment Return

$693K

Undistributed Income

$571K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

47 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $10K to maximum $45K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2024. Peak $689K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

231 grants

AMERICAN RED CROSS
$255K
5 grants
FOOD BANK OF NORTHWEST LOUISIANA
$210K
6 grants
ST MARK'S EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL
$201K
6 grants
YMCA
$195K
6 grants
GLEASON INITIATIVE FOUNDATION
$180K
6 grants
CHASTAIN PARK THERAPEUTIC RIDING
$180K
6 grants
COMMUNITY RENEWAL INTERNATIONAL
$160K
6 grants
TISCH BRAIN TUMOR CENTER AT DUKE
$155K
6 grants

Grant Size Distribution

231 grants

<$10K
140
grants
$10–50K
87
grants
$50–250K
4
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

Louisiana
$2.4M
68% of total
North Carolina
$335K
9% of total
New Mexico
$299K
8% of total
Georgia
$290K
8% of total
Massachusetts
$80K
2% of total
Colorado
$75K
2% of total
Tennessee
$30K
1% of total
Texas
$30K
1% of total
Minnesota
$10K
0% of total
Connecticut
$5K
0% of total

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