The Wells Foundation

LOUISVILLE, KY EIN: 38-6157507

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$213K

-49.1% YoY

Grant Count

15

+7.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$14K

-52.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.12022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$104K$209K$313K$418K16 grants202217 grants202314 grants202415 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

HOLY TRINITY$65KSPEED ART MUSEUM$44KFILSON HISTORICAL SOCIETY$32KCATHOLIC SERVICES APPEAL$10KSACRED HEART ACADEMY ANN…$10KSAINT XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL$10KJUNIOR ACHIEVENMENT OF K…$10KLOST TREE FOUNDATION$8KVIRGINIA CHANCE SCHOOL$6KGILDA'S CLUB$5K

Grant Size Distribution

62 grants across all recorded years

57<$50K2$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ANN WELLSDIRECTOR1
DARRELL WELLSDIRECTOR1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states
+1 more states

Cities

ALBILENEALEXANDRIAARLINGTONCRESTWOODFRANKFORTLOUISVILLEMORROWNEW YORKNORTH PALM BEACHPASADENAROCHESTERWASHINGTON

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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