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Wavell Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Los Alamitos, California · EIN 471382378

Wavell Family Foundation is a private foundation in Los Alamitos, California. In tax year 2023 it gave $50,000 in 2 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $25,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

Giving in 2023 was the same as $50,000 the year before.

0% of its 2023 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$50,0002$94,019
2023$50,0002$43,019

How to apply

Wavell Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Wavell Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California2$50,000

Grants paid in 2023

All 2 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Children Today Inc
Long Beach, CA
General program support$25,000
Long Beach Symphony
Long Beach, CA
General program support$25,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Wavell Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Wavell Family Foundation give?

$50,000 in tax year 2023, across 2 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs Wavell Family Foundation?

Its 2023 filing lists Kathy Choppin Wavell (President/Secretary), Helen McDaniel (Director), Elizabeth Devereaux (Director) and Christine C Lorenzetti (Director).

What does Wavell Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and youth programs.

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